The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Organization Of the next house undei
the control Of the Underwood coinhiha.
lion Of house man gers. which may q
may not include Speaker Clark. il being
carried steadily forward.
This character Of organization is re-.
garded AZ distinctly aneagonistic ia
Woodrow Wilson Ifthe latter is 10 re
present progressive policies and seek
70 obtain progressive legislation, ii is the
obvious purpose Of the honse organizers
70 present so solid front Of reactionary
chairman and sslf-consiitnted leaders
that even man OF unusual courage
might be expected 10 hesitate before de-
claring himself sgainst it. They showed
such comhipation, with Cannon 4. its
bead. 70 Taft 81 the beg inning of his ad-
minis.ratiop. and be surrendered after
but one look
There is such q striking similarity 10
the organization which Carnon and
Aldrich formed and that which they are
seeking 10 form ii the house and senate
10 oppose Woodrow Wilson, OF to capture
him. as Aldrich and Cannon captured
Taft, that the parallel. is well worth OBJ.
ssrsatian if itcontinues its development.
The natural consequence. however, 81
so paIpable ]. scheme is that ii has all
ready aroused opposition. The progress
size Democrats in the serate are busy
once more kicking 10 pieces harmony
program, thought 10 be as firmly estab-
lished as the senate's own rules az ETH
qnetie.
] So too. there Is growing discouten, IN
the house, and il would need only little
urging from Woodrow Wilson ID destroy
all The splendid structure which the
prese ii group If house bosses is con-
pleting
y.
just now there is fine line al influen-
tial names a. Washington npon the
market for jobs at good rate Of pay.
Very shortly an Administration passes
into history. and those who have man.
ned j in the high places will be ON Of
The prestige 81 high Office
has many time and oftsbeen capitalized
IN private employment. and ii goes with.
out saying that scores Of Republicans are
now giving much thought 10 the matter
OF capitalizinR shortly their experience
and reputation IS means az gaining 4
livelihood
Some of them are old men. no longer
equipped for sieing 10 the competition,
fierce as il Is Same Of tn d, are ..well
fixed !" A. The saying goes. and need not
worry little bit where The money Is
coming from 10 pay the grocery bills.
And in tina, connection 1t is worth while
10 recall that not great many years
ago in fact. hardly four ye4rs ago
there WAS q mesbber Of tht Cabinet at
Washington Who was finding great diff
gully in meeting bis grocery bills. He
struggled On against The time when his
Term As ! Cabine, official would come to
amend. end Then he had nice, fat place
in New York where he has been paying
All his bills and building up lasge bank
account
The younger nieu-and President Taft
has had anuulber Of young men in CON
spiessons POSITIONS in The Departments
are 'enkins around with the most anx-
iets. There are Numerous Assist ant Sec
resafi~s II Departments in that category
Several Of them will sgo over 10 New
York. because New York business ,u,es,
are generally qn,ie willing 10 take III 4
,yonngsser Of some talent Who ran sub
scribe himself for instance. as ex AS
.sisian Secretary of The Treasury. These
We Admitted into The directories az big
pora,inns and given stations in admin
's''a's lion wasre. provided they can MAX :
Ro'f xcelient Il enumeration aud sue
essS'a' business career are certainly
$500 pays much attention 70 poor
SonRfessupe u who are oustss into private
~ are a Roodly number 81
'Hoss' "na linus, step ont into The cold,
e''a wa'' Some Of them do not care
!" 'as', Re glad because they can make
"''v Yoney than they could earn as
as"A' rs or representatives. ard Others
hasr an uphill battle.
~
seems ihai The deadlock over con.
patton has been roken. The Demo-
elsifs have apparently won For two or
'ns'pe days the Republicans pitched battle
Is sn+ndonslv One afternoon for hours
Wy doors were locked iii into evening,
nhH The orators sprnur Il. their taet.e