The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-08
b. ARTHUR w. DUNN.

When congress remained in session
long time during the administration Of
President Cleveland that executive
would HE himself to Buzzard's Bay
and enjoy an outing. Few presidents
have publicly shown so much contempt
for congress as Cleveland. Congress
ilen bored him He dislilIed their
continual quest for places This ap-
piled particularly to senator's During
his last term Cleveland had serious
ruptures with the large majority of his
own party, and consequently his man
ner became more distant.
President Wilson will make trips to
his summer home no doubt but he will
not remain long away while congress
is working on the tariff and currency
bills He has promised to stay with
them and help them, and he meant
just what he said. The president has
methods of recreation; he plays a little
golf; he can go out sailing on the May
flower or take trips through the coun-
try in an automobile with congenial
companions and thus while away the
hot summer days and evenings.
The Ants Active
The anti-suffragists say they are 60
ing to make an active campaign here
after and meet the Suffragists at ev-
cry point, more particularly as regards
the effort to put through constitu-
tional amendment giving women the
ballot. The apparent Indifference of
the women who do not want the ballot,
as shown up to the present time, has
led many congressman to accept what
they believed to be the inevitable and
support the proposed amendment.
Men in congress hesitate to vote con-
trary to an active, persistent element
among the women, believing that op-
position to those women will cost them
votes in the future. On that account
suffrage has made large gains in con-
gress. .....
Will Not Scramble.
Senator Gallinger takes a very dig
nified position in regard to the New
Hampshire senatorship. His term will
expire in 1915, and the election will
occur next year. He has been elected
four times, the first after quite a con-
.est, the three subsequent times with
out any effort on his part and by the
unanimous vote of the Republicans In
he legislature. And after twenty -four
years. service in the senate he is not
going into rough and tumble fight for
another election. If he is chosen by
! hs party he would feel proud of the
honor, but he cannot see how he will
| be honored If he enters a general
scramble for the position.
Forestry Extensions.
In the course of time there will be
| forestry reservations in all the states,
according to the land purchases that
are being made from time to time.
These reservations will be national
parks and no doubt popular in the
states. That will insure more support
for the forestry service and conserva-
don methods which are carried on un-
Ter forestry auspices.
Reconciliation Work.
Some of the old time Republicans as
Sert that Jim Mann as minority leader
Is doing his share toward reconciinG
the factions of the Republican party
He made no distinction between regu
lars and near insurgents when he made
up the Republican membership of com
mittees. Many good committee places
| fell to men who did not support the
regular organization during the las
days of Speaker Cannon and the frs
term of Mann as minority leader
Mann was particularly kind to Mime
sofa, Wisconsin and Iowa members
who have in times past shown a dispo
sition to Jump the track" when the or
ganization was hard pressed.
Keeping His Temper.
Senator Borah has been successful II
getting legislation enacted because ht
remains calm and never seems to b,
peeved at the opposition tactics of 9th
er senators who may be opposing him
THAT Is what learned when practic
ing law" said the Idaho senator
when was young and had more tim
to watch trials than participate IL
them 1 observed that the lawyers VIII,
kept their temper, refused TO get an
CRY and excited We're more successful
than the petulant, irascible men.
have always made it a point to pre-
serve an outward exterior. although a
times it is very trying"
What Pence Is Doing.
l asked Tom Pence, the man VIII
gained fame as the publicity man o
the Wilson campaign, what the organ
lzation over which he was exercising
supervisory direction was doing. l
was supposed to be working for futur
Democratic success and improving tn
organization. principally we are try
ing to get money" replied Pence. "an'
chat is pretty hard in an off year. w
don't want to assess officeholders. an,
there seems to be no other source o
ovanna"