The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-14
AMMUNITION FUR
 1914 CAMPAIGN
By ARTHUR ". DUNN.


 Washington, D. C., March 14-ls he country prosperous or is ,lt suHer- ng from hard times? This discussion .omes up periodically in both houses # congress, and the Republicans cite newspaper accounts of mills closing town and workmen out of employment IS an evidence that Democratic legis- ation has brought on hard times. The Democrats stuff the record full of quo ations from various newspapers to how that the country is in prosper JUS condition, and that 1t is really 
 Discussion along these lines will con inue as long as congress is in session, because it k a part of the campaign or 914. If the Republicans do not show hat the country is worse off on ac. .ount of Democratic ascendency, the Democrats will win the coming con ,ressional elections, and if they do win In 191l they will be well intrench- d for tue presidential campaign two 'ears from now.
 AS Lawyer Sees It.
 w. P Clough, for many years a rail oad lawyer in Minnesota and now To- .ated in New York, says that the pres mi depression. if real depression ex- sts, is because work is finished.
 We have built all the railroads that We neld," he said, and we have built nearly all of the buildings we need. Ne have stopped erecting great build uSs in Nc3 York because We have lace enough to accommodate our in- eyests. As to there being over 3OO,- ,OO unemployed in New York, why, hat is only one-third of the number If people that cone to New York ev- ,rv year from foreign shores and seek We have completed most If the great projects necessary for the present. time, and we have reached one ,f these periodical stages of stopping ,reat works until the country catches ID. They happen about every ten -ears. and there is nothing strange in he present situation"
 Proposed Monument to General Lee,
 In a glowing tribute to Lincoln and Grant. Congressman Pou of North Car ,lina made a plea"for the erection of a by the United States gov .rnment to General Robert E. Lee. He wanted it located right across the ave lue from the big monument that is low going up to the memory of Gen .ral Grant. And. by the way, that Grant monument is hidden behind rees and located on such low ground hat it will never amount to much as a 
 In the course of his remarks Con ;ressman Pou said: eve fight here for ,arty advantages. You Republicans put us in hole, so to speak, one day, md we are trying to find an opportu- lity to pay you back on the morrow. partisan battles are soon forgot en, but when q man does big, broad. patriotic thing 1t is remembered"
 Bowdle and the Rules.
 Congressman Bowdle has made a ,atechism of the house rules which he las offered to any member who wants t. Generously he has refused to ask he government to print his book, and n modest way be says that any member of the house can have it who iesires it. He told the house that he once thought too much time was spent n haggling over the rules. That was his opinion when he first came to con rress. and he was particularly antago- niStic to Congressman Mann of Hi nois. who made a speciality of rules, but he changed bis mind and concluded that the rules were absolutely neceS- sary. with all their complications, and he bowed his respects to the able par in the house who could