The Winslow mail., 1912-04-06

| The heads of the different political
bureaus in Washington are designated
as Directors, this euphonious title
being much more pleasant to the ear
than that ugly. word spelled Boss
However, in the present instance, the
heads of these institutions, whose M ain
business appears to be the wholesale
manufacture of hot air and the running
of crews of typewriter operators who
hardly. are given time. to sleep. is per-
fhaps properly described by the title of
Director.
l The election of four brand new Senat-
ors coming from the new States of
Arizona and New Mexico is causing
quite an of speculation as to
the proba BILE effect that the added MEM
bership will produce in the affairs of
the upper house. While the two Mem.
bers from Arizona are Democrats and
those from New Mexico are Republi-
cans, yet the distinction would be finer
if the align ment of the new Mem bers,
as between the progressive and regu.
lar elements in the two parties, could
be definitely foretold. The margin of
control is resting on hair trigger and
the four new Senators will be pretty
able to run the whole country at times,
if they succeed ingetting together. Mr..
Marcus Smith of Arizona and Mr.
Thomas r.. Catron of New Mexico
have each served in the lower National
House as delegates. and though Judge
Albert r.. Fall, of New Mexico, has
neVer'b been q Member of that body, he
is widely known in the National Capit-
al and was one ofthe active agents in
securing statehood. Mr.. Henry F. AS
hurst, the second Arizona Senator, will
be new man to the National Capt. al,
but he is quite celebrity at home'
principally on account of his abilities
as an orator. The peculiar thing about
the selection of Senator's for the new
'ta es from Washing OH viewpoint
rizona, and Delegate Andrews of New
Mexico. who bore the brunt of the
statehood f14hts and won out, have both
retired from pub ic life. IL is said in
Arizona that strong efogt will be
made to elect Mr.. Cameron en- the com
ing fall, and it is understood here thai
le will be a candidate. for the prima.
ries.
A great fight has been won by the
Western Members of Congress in the
Usage of three-y ear homestead bill
ne effect of which is to reduce he time
residence u ion homes cad lands fl on
We TO three years This measure has
'een opposed by some of the stronges,
men In Congress, principally those com
ing from the east of the Mississippi
tlver, and has also known to have met
with the opposition of the Department
II the Interior and the General Lano
Office. The measu 9 has tie brought
lp at the session Oh Wednesday of eacf
week, and the western Members have
fought tooth and nail in the interes,
of the homesteaders, and in the COURSE
OF speech Oh the subject, Mr.. Frencl
of Idaho, called attention to the remark.
able phenomena in connection with the
exodus of the large numbers of ou1
people to the Dominion of Canada, and
ae discussed the relation of the home.
stead laws as bearing effect that has
been produced, asserting that measures
\ hat would tighten the burdens of home
i LEADERS would serve as mea IS of en-
/ ouraging farming on this side of the
2oarder. Mr.. French during the wee
1ad secured an extension Of the time
of payments for the settlers in the Oeur
I DAlene Indian Reservation. Another
hectlve speech made upon this subie,
vas that by Mr.. LaFo1lette of Washing
on, who related that he had lived for
the last thirty-six years on the frontier
nd he declared that ''lots of men are
oeing made miserable who are irving
aquire homes honestly under the
and laws of the United States" He
went on to say that if any settlers
could go upon the lands still left un.
settled, even though some of land had
timber on it, and offer an opportunity
for the aquirement of home, that such
privilege should be granted to the pr Us.
pective homeseeker. Mondell of Wy.
oming, Taylor and Martin of Colorado
and Ferris of Oklahoma, dealt sledge
hammer blows in favor of the three.
ear homestead act. and the maiden
'peeches ofthe new Congressman Hay.
len of Arizona, and Ferguson of New
Mexico, were made in support of the
residence for three instead of five years
This legislation differed but little from