Show washington LETTER WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR THE BOX ELDER NEWS washington D C january 15 while the dallinger ballinger pinchot contro veray ind and the struggle of the ansur to don speaker cannon are waxing hotter and will v more lore and more demind demand public attention lon there Is a movement gong ou on beneath the sur face of things here at the captian which should not be lost sight of the administration ad mini str atlon ts is quietly y organizing for whatever political battles it may in the immediate arid and far ba navet veAto ight future this has been made particularly evident during the past week by the perfection of a secret arrangement between the president and senator rick dick ot of ohio amder which the latter will be left belt practically in charge of 0 the forces of the republican party in that state so tar far as agthe the president may influence them through patronage and the prestige of ills his to the casual observer tills this may seem an a n ordinary deal which might take place in any state at any ally time but as ohio is the presidents awine state and as this arrangement ran gement may mark the beginning of a great struggle it is of interest to the entire lcou country this compact dick pert pertains atris only to the state afi ohio another decision of the same nature will have mere tar far reaching consequences under uris uns de it the president has ila s leffall left all tile the details ot of organization work to rank frank I 11 II postmaster aster general and really chairman oi of the national committee all questions cris pertal pertaining ning to the fulfilling of federal offices ces throughout outtie the country are left jett to hitchcock ills his in washington in a poll political way at the present time Is understood to be dominant To those who understand the inner workings of politics liere here during durin the past zear these two political ar arrangements iange the president which mean the same thing have come as a surprise prise tonly only a year ago age charles P taft iff presidents wealthy half brother w who I 1 io spent a large sum of money to secure the success of the tatt taft campaign camp for the presidency was himself a candidate for the senate from ohio lie ha failed in abat effort because of the wide popularity laXity of The theodore E burton of cleveland sir mr burton Burt jt aill be remembered remember eLd declined appointment as secretary of the treasury though lie he had been one of the leaders of the taft forces in the preliminary campaign and had made the nominating aUng speech in vie fie republican national convention at chicago sir air taft decided to espouse the cause of 0 his brother in the fight or the senate after sir air bartons burtons Cur Bur tons election it was thought by everybody in touch with ith ohio politics that C P would make the race against dick but tile issue ot of the senatorial contest will be decided by a primary and it is understood that th the president has advised his wealthy brother to make inake the race it is said that a defeat io for his brother would appear to be a defeat for himself lc ohio is in a turmoil otle rAse governor harmon the democratic governor is considered to have increased his strength while in office he will be ba a candidate to succeed himself next fall his election tor for a second term would be thought to be a slap at the taft administration especially as national issues issues will likely enter into the election hence every effort to find end a republican candidate who can win and to organize the state thoroughly thoro and to organize the state thoroughly longworth and james it garfield are not thought to be available because of their glose close association with theodore Roose roosevelt dick is hunting for a candidate so ir 19 burton meanwhile 11 ean while the cleavage age between president taft and senator durton burton is becoming wider every day bome are wondering whether burton will wj 1 l retaliate by openly opposing the president n the senate the dick foraker alliance so prominent a year ago lias has been terminated in the larger field hitchcock is a thought by ills his opponents to bring no strength to the administration with the people of the country countr y but lie he is conceded to be the greatest organizer and the most powerful raan man purely as a politician in the party at tile the present ile he was with Roosevelt who finally cnally criticised criticized him so severely during duries the campaign tart taft was also opposed to him for a a time antl and seriously considered the advisability ot of leading him out ot of his cabinet but the president is thought to have desired time to give to the great policies of his administration and to leave the detail to another hence hitchcock in the saddle and preparing at every turn the defenses for the roosevelt goosev alt onslaught which Is hoard heard approaching in the distance it is hardly necessary to add that the il e republican republic in national committee is heartily in sympathy with taft hitchcock and the entire administration that was seen to when the he new committeemen mitte emen were selected at the close ot of tile tho last convention there Is no necessity of calling upon them now tint but they may be counted upon for support when the time comes their successors will not be ba chosen until the close 0 of the next convention two arid and one half years hence it I 1 will be been therefore that the mechanical side ot of the tatt taft administration Is ready for business dick is a born organizer lie was I 1 faunal faunas II annaB principal orin cipal lieutenant and the partner of i foraker raker in ills his efforts to retain acy ln in tho the buckeye state lie ite is no not by any means considered one or of the powerful men in the senate tout but no man dian knows better the ins and outs of building a practical working businesslike political machine neither is hitchcock one of the leaders of the thought ot the nation but as cortelyou under whom lie he served said long ago ho he is a born organizer add to these there facts the indorsement endorsement Indor of cannon and aldrich by the president gaining I 1 to return the support of the house arid and senate organizations and you have a that will have to bo sum of power reckoned with they constitute a notice I 1 on the pact part of the administer adminis administration tr aaion that during its tenure of office there it is tobe to be no such contest between the I 1 executive nna ana legislative uran cries or the government overn ment as barned and made parti particularly strenuous the administration adminis trl a i of roosevelt it if there is to be a contest it is to be between public opinion and the combination which is I 1 the administration itself 0 0 that the ilbe administration will deal dea with the insurgents with a firm hand was made evident during the w week eek wilen the postmaster general gene r al notified representative miller mille rf f minnesota that in future the recommendations of himself and his fellow insurgents for postmasters in their respective districts would not be acted upon until the president was notified they would not oppose ills his announced policies this is considered by the insurgents to be a practical carrying out of the presidents intention expressed in the now famous Wi winona tiona speech of read ing ng them out of the party tile the effect has been to solidify their forces and make them more determined to advance their views immediately upon tile the announcement of the postmaster generals decision the president issued a statement winch was taken is as a con confirmation fir mation of it 0 10 it is not expected that a ship subsidy bill will be passed at the present session ot of congress despite the high hopes of those advocates of it who have organized thoroughly to impress there views upon the lawmakers the humphrey bill which has just been introduced trod may pass the house but the leaders are tearful fearful that if it becomes law there aro are so many opponents of it in the country districts of tile the middle west where the need of subsidizing the merchant marine Is less felt than anywhere any here it might prove dangerous in the congressional election the humphrey bill provides for the pay ment of mail subsidies the exaction of a heavier tonnage tax on oil foreign ves 1 sets sels and the admission of foreign vesi sets sels to american rejIs registry try for foreign trade alone the bill stipulates that ships receiving the subsidies must be constructed of iron or steel be at all times available for use by the government in case of 0 war arid and not be sold without the consent of the secretary ol of th the e navy they must also employ american apprentices 0 Adjournment 0 of the 1 present s dessl essco of congress is as not looked for earlier than june in the year of a congressional election members of the house are anxious to get away as early as possible usually in may so as to repair political fences and prepare for the heit heat of the campaign tills this your year members are more than usually anxious to do so because it is conceded by republicans as well as democrats that judging by the present outlook the result will be close but so ro much will ke bo attempted inthe way of special legislation expressive of the presidents policies which will require wide discussion in addition to the careful scrutiny cru tiny of appropriation hills bills that a comparatively long session is predicted d at the present time the average of those familiar with the work of tile the session is that the date of adjournment journ ment will be june 0 0 0 during dining the week was held the first of the four regular state receptions at the white house the diplomatic corps being received from now on the social session at tile the capital will bo be regarded as at its heights until the advent of lent however ash wednesday will arrive so early t this h is year t that b at some of the cabinet dinners will not take place until the lenten season has arrived decembers fiscal operations of 0 the government showed a balance on the credit side aid e the first time in tho the fiscal year of 1910 and the first time since tho the payne tariff law went vent into effect the receipts were and the disbursements anakin making a surplus ot of exclusive of tile deficit tor for the last six months on account of 0 panama canal operations amounting to and that on account ot of public 0 debt transactions the loss to tile the treasury thus far this fiscal year is i as against tor for the corresponding time last year the largest increase has been in customs receipt about immense quantities ot of quarter eagles half dollars quarter dollars and pennies were coined in december a good proportion of them going to help the holiday trade when there Is always a great demand for small change the officials say they think many of the quarter eagles went for christmas presents washington D C jan lc 15 pha chot has been summarily dismissed by the president speaker cannon has received a severe blow at the hands ot of the insurgents inthe in the house and the great light within the republican party parly is on these two events mean that hereafter the man who has a led tile the fight lor for the conservation of national resources and made the bureau ol of forestry famous will direct the opposition to secretary of the interior ballinger from his home on rhode island avenue untrammeled by an official position with the administration and that the house members of the joint committee selected to investigate the charges against ballinger will not be unfavorable to pinchot it is conceded by most ot of tile the legislators and executive officials that the president took goolt the only course left open to him by the public defense of ills his subordinates in the forestry bureau by pinchot and by his open attack upon ballinger Dal lingor but it is also conceded as quite likely that the forester felt sure of what the outcome would bo be when lie he wrote the letter which was read by senator dolliver in the senate the method of Pinc hots going is immaterial whether he is an insubordinate official who does not agree with his chief the president of the united states or a martyr to the cause he represents makes no difference the fundamental fact is that ho he is out arid and will openly fight the administration from noly on oil the conservation problem has become a national issue and from now on oil will be well to the front ou on the national stage congress will light fight over it party conventions vent ions will take sides in it the ballot may be called upon to settle it i The crisis has come Ps pa a burp surprise to everybody anil and therefore has caused i a tremendous sensation in an the capital because it was not thought by anybody that pinchot would precipitate it so early he has eliad the advant advantage ago ot of his official position in directing his campaign against gallinger ballinger who Is now regarded as his bis enemy it was not considered possible that the president would call for his resignation because of the advantage it would give the forester in public opinion dut but kincl ot decided to act with great aggressiveness gressi gress lieness veness and through a letter which strongly presented ills his side of the case and will be widely read everywhere the president retaliated with a crushing rebuke and abrupt di dismissal neither action chari changed ged the situation so far as the actual controversy is concerned it is simply more intense and dramatic the lines are more sharply drawn pinchot Pin cliot has great reat wealth ile he has devoted ills his life to the study of the forestry foi estry problem and to the promotion of the idea that the natural resources of the tha nation should be conserved tor for the benefit of all the people perhaps no man living knows better all the e t technical and general aspects of th the e subject ile he has been honored by roosevelt and talt taft and in tile the course of his work v ork has met lah approval throughout tile the country ile he is a man of energy arid and ability and has the additional dit ional force ot of intense colv conviction lotion lie he will prove no mean antagonist ballan ballanger er Is for thu tho time being a silent fi figure g uro in the drama charges having been made against highe says nothing and awaits trial hence the center of the fight shifts shift from the white while house to the capitol where that tria trial will take place hence also the significance of the selection of the judges will they be imbued with the idea that the administration should be or will they bo be entirely unprejudiced in their worl the public is assured of thoroughness in the investigation and of open hearings the question of whether tile he members of tho the joint committee selected to represent the house shall be appointed by the speaker or elected by that body is not vital so far as the action ot of the committee is concerned the speakers appointees would now endeavor to prove that their appoint ment did not mean a whitewash bu the question is vital in that its im solution t on will determine whether the insurgents have made a combination of real power with the democrats they have answered this in the affirmative their major majority ity wa wafe votes but it war a majority it has encouraged themi arid and increased their prestige not only in the house ot of representatives but throughout the country it if when the resolution again comes up after having been amended by the senate so as to provide for appointment by the speaker and the organization whips have gathered in all the absentees sen tees they succeed in gaining a majority their strength will be confirmed and permanent since cannon has been speaker the rulice organization in the house has been defeated on test votes but only on particular measures under consider 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