A New Star In The House

A new star made its appearance in the house at Washington last Thursday in the person of Representativo Cusliman of Washington, the successor of the brilliant an-d eccentric J. Hamilton Lewis. He is described as not unlike Abraham Lincoln in nis younger daye in personal appearance marnier of speech. His speech eïectrified "the house and made its author a national reputation. The speech was an indignant and righteous attack on the rules of the house which have reduced the house from a deliberative body to a club t toe wielded at the will of the speaker and the majority of his committee on rules. Mr. Oushman's speech was most scathing but at the eame time exceedingly witty and was applauded by democrats and republi cans alike. His word picture otf the process of law making under the Re rules was as true to life that none óould fail to recognize the humiliating condition to whieh the house has been reduced by the supineness and weak ness of its members in tamely submitting to them. He characterizei the course a bfll has to take and the humiliation put upon members as fol lows: "It is with tmspeakable humiliation that I stand up in my place here an eay that I: as a member of this body un entirely una ble to bring up for comslderatioo or Poe únal detercninatiom m Uiis floor any measure unless 1 can ii-si terms with the speaker. ■Ylio Is the speaker of this house? la he mortal rúan like the rest of us? W'ho is the speaker of this house ÖMtt eetB up his immaculate judgment to on overy bill that is introduced? When a meniber introduces a bill in this houso. mot a private bilí, but a public bill, what happens? It is refcn-ed to a great coruniittee of this house. "They pass their judgment on it, recommend it for passage and then it goee on tiie calendar. Calendar! That is a misnoiuer. It ought to be called a For therein lie the whitening Iwnesof legislative hopes. ■When the bill is reported, what does the member wlio inti-oduces it and who is charged by his con6tituency to secure its passage do? Does he consult himself about his desire to cali it up? No. Does he consult the committee that reeommends it? No. Does lie consult the majority of this house? No. What does he do? I will teil you what he does. He either consent that the bill may die on the calendar, or lie puts his manhood and his individuality in his pocket and goes t rotting down that middle pathway that leads to where? To the speaker's room. Aye. the speaker's room. The interview with Oongressman Smith, in Washington, published in 'Suturday night's Ewning News, is compamtively mild and indicates that Hauk lias a wholesome fear of wliat Editor Helber lias up bis sleeve. The laiiiïuage of the interview relative t the president is by no means like unto Uuit whicli the great jollier is alleged to have used in telling Ir. Helber wli.it the president said and how he :i,-icti. The mild interview does not indlcate that Teddy acted llke a wild Comniauche or anjthing of that sort It does not indícate that the presiden! was so Jxiorish that, but for the fact that liuslness for liis constituents demands it, the self respect of the gressnian could iu no wise permit hini to go into his presence ágain. Thei-e are rumors about that all corts of influence except the tender of the postmostorship is being brought to toear tQ cali the Oerman editor off, 'but these influentes seem not to have availed very much as j-et. He undoubtedly has material up his sleeve to make things very warm for Smith if he sees fit to publish the stuff. And why should he not publish it? Tiiis material seems to furnish the strongest kind of evidenoe that Oongressman Smith had no intention of fulfilling pi-omises to Helber, it is said. There is no question on the other hand, but that Mr. Helber took Mr. Smith's pixmises to mean just what they indicated on their face and did his work for Smith with that understanddng. That Helber worked early and late for Smith is equally true. That he wielded influenee in Smith's interest no one questions. His work for Smith was done in good faith, How has Smítu requited him? Ünder such cireumstanoes Smith well may fear what the result of Editor Heltoer's opposltion to him wlll cost Governor Bliss, in au Interview in Detroit intiinated that Justus S. teams is starting on another boodle oampaign for the nomination for governor. ÍHe likewise indieated that if tr. 'Stearns does not adheare to his ublished statement not to seek the nomination by jneans of the barrel nethod, then he (Bliss) will not hesiate to throw nis barrel inbo the eanass also. The people, therefore, have pretty good evidence of (the kind of oampaign these men will make. Two cars ago they coiTupted the primarles and the conventions beyond anything jreviously known in Michigan politics, uid now the governor nas given notice h.it he will do it again, if Mr. Stearns does. He has likewise let it be understood pretty plainly that he believes Mr. Stearns is already engaged in the corrupt use of money. The people know what to expect as f ar as these two candidates are con cerned. Do the people want that kind oí a campaign this year? If enough of the voters prefer being bought to haring a docent campaign, then they have bui to support these millionaire candidates If the people desire an honest cam paign, they would better turn down the pretentions of bota of these men. So Congressman Smith considere President Roosevelt a near approach in conduct to a Commanche Indian, eh' When Editor Helber lays this tender charaeterization tiefore the Rough Rider our Heinrich may become per sona non grata at the White House.