The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-23

Republican leaders in former congress
es In their efforts to obtain a measure
Of reform in expenditures. In fact, all
leaders make 1t a point to hold down
the appropriations and work to that
end-if 1t doesn't affect their states.
Must Have Something.
There is campaign coming on.
Every man in congress knows that he
must have something more than the
record of his party with which to go
before his people. He must have
something with a point with pride
In 1t which is personally attached to
himself. It's all we'll TO go back and
say. II have stood by the administra-
ton and upheld the presidents hands,"
but If. in addition. he can say. Il have
got two or three public buildings and
some hundreds of thousands Of dollars
In rivers and harbors." 1t helps-in
fact. It gets more votes than the first
statement. And so the leaders will
have to see the appropriations go as
high as, II not higher than, in any pre-
vious congress
Constitutional Talk.
President Wilson had TO wait until
there was n great amount of talk be-
fore the tariff and the currency bills
were passed, but the prospects are
that there will be a deal more talk on
the trusts than on either Of the other
measures. The trust question will
bring up the limits Of the constitution
and give all the constitutional lawyers
an opportunity 20 talk. Nothing goes
quite so far as a constitutional debate
SO many men like to be regarded as
expounders Of the constitution.
"ouilt Is Personal"
Long before the Baltimore conven-
ton ! heard John Sharp Williams ex-
press his admiration for Woodrow VII
son and quoting one of Wilson's
phrases to the effect. Guilt is person
al" referring to the managers Of the
trusts and corporations and violators
Of laws against commerce. That re-
mark helped to make Williams a sup
porter of Wilson. Now, when legis-
lation is passed amending the anti
trust laws 1t may be expected that
the guilt Is personal" idea will be in
cOrporated
More than that Democratic leaders
in Congress for years have been in
sisting that "malefactors Of great
wealth" should be punished when they
violate the laws Put a few mag
mates behind the bars, and you will
end this discrimination" has often
been publicly declared. We may ex-
pect rather drastic trust legislation
this winter.
Meat Supply.
Bishop Rowe of Alaska says that
even arctic Alaska is a great govern
ment asset. In time. he Says, the rein
deer In that part Of Alaska viii aug
ment a supply Of meat which Is dimin-
ishing In the United States. When the
government began sending reindeer to
Alaska it was for the purpose Of giving
the natives food, transportation and
clothing, all to come from those useful
animals, but it appears that the rein
deer have increased to such extent
that they will be exported to the
states as a meat supply
Struggle For Right Of Way.
The usual struggle for right Of way
OF different Important measures has
already begun. 1t has generally been
conceded that appropriation bills must
first be considered. but they have to
give way to administration measures.
Then there is the immigration bill.
which will surely pass. as well as
number Of others which members
want to put through and which the
house will have TO consider.
Senatorial Candidates.
With thirs one senatorial seats ta
Ill there are naturally quite a number
OF senatorial candidates I'm Washing
ton. Most Of the incumbents are seek
ing TO succeed themselves. while as
usual. the house has an array Of sen
atOrial aspirants. Calder and Levy Of
New York have ench been mentioned
as possible successor Of Senator Root.
Stanley and Sherley Of Bradley I'm Ken
lucky. Anthony. Campbell and Muir
dock OF Bristow IN Kansas. Alfalfa
Bill Murray of Gore I'm Oklahoma.
Knowland OF Perkins I'm California.
Mann OF Sherman I'm Illinois. LenroOt
OF Stephenson I'm Wisconsin. as we'll as
quite a number Of others. Il Is an
open field before the people this year
with primaries in most states.
Washington, Jan. speciaLl-If
the government Of the United States
were conducted upon the plan Of an
average big business concern it would
not make any difference which party
was in power so far as the tenure Of
the employees was concerned. But the
government is not so conducted and
never viii be. SO when there is
change of party management the vic
tors want the Offices which go with it.
To many of them these places are i'm
portant- They mean bread and but
ter; they are positions which they
counted upon when they We're working
FOR the party. and when success crown
ed their efforts they expected the re
wards of victory.
Every victorious party has generally
made sweeping changes in the per
sonnet Of the OfiicehOlding force so far
as IL did not affect the civil service.
Some administrations have been more
vigorous than others in making