The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-18
POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON.

WashlngtOn,
signs of the the fact that usually when
that body in session in committee of the whole the Repub
can members outnumber the Democrats Faithful count OF
this has been kept time and time again by employees and diff
erent members On the whole the attendance dur
ing this session has been largely in favor of the Republicans
When roca comes the Democrats pour from the Of
fee building This that the Democratic members have
little time to attend to the public business but In their
offices handling correspondence in effort to their
certain prospect of the next house being Republican, Demo
Gratis in close districts having not only busy but
anxious days, just about this time.
few months ago president s'get next
Tammany hall by appointing of their favored braves
postmaster of New York The Independent Democrats of
the metropolis made great cutlery and the president de-
ferred action In characteristic fashion he has tried to
dodge the issue by naming member OF the state senate who
has friendly relations to Tammany but the senator refuses
.be the goat He will take the posmasershp and the
president placed between the devil and the deep
In either event he loses He lacked the thru
with straight Tammany appointment and if he takes
who is approved by the independents he will fail to
pacate Mr.. Murphy. "
Wilson headquarters are already open in New York The
administration leaders recall that it not until August
years ago. that they got their party machinery in work
ing order and this they intend be forehanded But
1872 the result would have been the if the Dem
ocrac headquarters had been opened ALL That
Republican division insured Wilson's election This year
there premium high enough insure his reelection.
They may open headquarters and them three
shftaday plan until election time if they wishbut it will
make difference. s.
II believe the provisions of this bill great advantage
the boot and shoe industry of the United Staes said Rep
resenatve Peters, Democrat of Massachusetts, during the
debate in 1913 the Underwood bill Experience proved him
poor prophet Department of figures show that
imports of shoes increased 70 per for the period October
1913 July, 1914 compared with similar period under Re-
publican law, October 1872 july 1913 The present tariff
placing shoes the free list during the few months of its
operation had already stimulated shoe mporatons and its
effect would have been seriously felt by nroad made in
home market had the outbreak of the stopped
foreign shipments of shoes.
cit looks to though the present administration is
looking for get troops out of Mexico said
southern Democratic member of congress to group of col
leagues 81 venture the prophecy that the day such step
this is TAKEN the end of party The
pie of this country growing weary of the Mexican policy
of the president and while nobody wants war; yet believe
the sentiment is in favor of ending the murder and oon
that is taking place in that revolutionrdden country. Tie
fact that during the past few weeks vast quantities of
milton have been shipped Carranza forces will not be pleas
ing the American people do not think there is much diff
ference between Villa and Carranza and think the admins
tration and the people of this country will find out
THE MINORITY.