The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-17
Newspapers Also Compel Pres
ident to Retire Advisers.
ROOSEVELT THE EXCEPTION
Incorporate utterances Of Representa-
tives and Undertaking Magazines
Held Responsible For Adverse Public
Opinion Of Congress-Passage Of In
derwood- Simmons Bill Inevitable.
Bv ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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| officer can stand against the pounding
of considerable body Of newspapers
which have something upon which It
base criticisms.
Back in McKinley's administration
the disasters following TIE Spanish
war, due largely to unpreparedness
| to a slump in military matters, to the
| old system which had long been out
grown and to certain political manipu
lation beyond his control, made Gen
eral Alger, then secretary of war. the
scapegoat. Try as he would, he could
not get rid OF the incessant bounding
and pounding. Mckinley assured him
he was all right, but the time came
when through roundabout way AL.
ger was told to go.
President Taft declafed time after
time that he had the utmost conf
dence in Secretary Ballinger The sec
rotary said he would not resign under
fire. but he did resign.
II mere 10 Cause,
II there is a cause they-and by
"they" mean any considerable num-
Der OF critics such as went after Alger
and Ballinger-w finally compel a
cabinet member to resign. An admin
istration cannot stand out against the
ever increasing demand for resigna-
ton If there is any cause for the de
mand.
Presidents do not like to make cabi-
net changes unless 1t was Roosevelt
an exception to all rules-and he liked
to make changes even If it was simply
shifting his cabinet about, but other
presidents want to keep the men they
first select as their advisers. Conse-
|quently there is always hesitancy about
making cabinet changes even. when
there Is considerable clamor.
Muckrake Each Other.
'.If the people believe congress is cor
rupt. said Congressman Gardner We
hemently during the discussion of the
Mulhall charges, 'it is because mem
bers Of congress go about the country
telling the people that it is corrupt"
He was hitting at certain members
who have done more actual muckrak-
ing than the magazines
Said Congressman Dies Of Texas.
Republicans have called Democrats
scoundrels and Democrats have called
Republicans scoundrels in their dis
tricts, so you need not wonder that
undertaking magazines and papers will
make people believe you are seoun-
drels."
Perhaps all this smoke and what
little fire there may be will have some
effect in making congressman a little
more careful in speaking Of their fell
low members in the heat Of political
campaigns.
Might AZ Well Accept.
The passage of the Underwood Sim
mons bill Is Inevitable The Repub-
leans might just as well accept it as
agreed upon as to make long fight
IN the hope Of shaking some Of the
weakened Democrats from wool and
sugar states who believe their interests
are threatened. President Wilson has
the tariff well In hand and can get the
votes to put It through.
still IN Currency Woods.
But the Democrats are not out OF the
currency woods. The prediction that
Pandora's box was opened when cur
rency legislation was sprung upon the
party just assuming power may be
fulfilled. AS matters progress it is
found that more men know less abou
currency than anything else. THAT
Is one reason why we should learn.
remarked Democrat who does not
rank as q leader. III this currency
question Is so complicated that only
few men know It. Joseph and his grain
corner will not be marker to what
will happen in the near future"
Easy Going overman.
A nice. fine. easy going chairman is 1
Senator Overman Of North Carolina
Thanked on each side BY men who are
anything but easy going. the chair
man Of the lobby Investigation com
mittee can let his colleagues do most
Df the questioning. And, as nearly ev
ery possible question il allowed. Over
man is not called upon to overrule
these lawyers. who go far and wide in
their questions.
Another lnvsstiga alton.
Perhaps we may have another inves-
igation to learn IL the recent navy
oiucking board was actuated by fair
motives when It eliminated certain OFF,
.ers from the navy. 1t is rumored that
he old Sampson-Sehley fight coming
sver from the Spanish war and feel
ngs Of revenge on the part Of officers
rho wanted 10 get even, for certain
llIeged grievances cut 4 big figure III
,ineking ~ congress likes to inves-
igate 4 may have another investiga-I
Ion q pFogressz Over this method of 1
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