Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-11-22
THE POLITICIAN.

Owing to the nearness of the assem-.
bling of Congress President Mckinley
has been compelled to announce his
inability to see any callers, except
those with whom he wishes to confer,
until he finishes his annual message to
Congress. In order to show that this
would give no advantage to any par
ticular seekers after appointments it
was at the same time announced that
no more important appointments would
be made until after Congress convenes.
The President has his message we'll
under way and hopes to get it finished
in about two weeks.
Secretary Wilson is much pleased at
the action of Attorney General Nc.
Kenna in refusing to compromise a
number of cases against firm for vio-
lating the law against Sc ling oleomar-
garine as butter. Speaking of the case
he said: ~ am gratified that the gov
ernment is giving evidence that it will
strictly enforce the law. The scien-
lists in the Agricultural colleges are
teaching the people the best way to
make fine butter and the buyer should
know whether he is buying butter or
oleomargarine. There must be some
means of distinguishing the two. do
not say that it is wrong to sell oleo-
margarine, but that it is wrong to sell
it as butter, and every means should
be taken to enforce the law in this
regard. There is no question but that
eleomargarine is injurious. The more
that is used of it the more is the pub
lie harmed"
The Senators and Representatives
who will have the most to do with
shaping the programme of the coming
session of Congress are having the
least to say in the newspapers about
what that programme is likely to be.
That the recommendations of Presi-
dent McKinley's message will be fol-
lowed to as great an extent as the Re-
publican leaders can bring about, in
the legislation of the session of Con-
gress, is reasonably certain. There
isn't likely to be any marked division
in the Republican ranks.
A Washington sculptor-Mr. f.
Leimer--has secured commission to
make four bronze busts of President
Mckinley, one for the White House,
one for Secretary Alger, one for the
City of Canton, and one for the Ohio
State House, and the sittings began
this week in the billiard-room, in the
basement of the White House, the
President having kindly agreed to give
the artist a little time every morning,
while working on his message, until
the clay bust. from which the brc nze
casts are to be made, is completed.
Official red tape can always be brush
ed aside when the need for official ac-
tion is really. urg ent. This was shown
by the speedy action of the govern.
ment in ordering the revenue cutter
Bear to proceed to the relief OF the
eight American whaling vessels be-
.ieyed to be icebound in the Arctic
Ocean. AS soon as the President and
cabinet were notified that relief was
,eeded they directed that the Bear
bould be got ready for the expedition
IS early as possible, and Treasury
ficlals familiar with the region draft
d the instructions for the commander
{ the Bear, which include an oyer
md trip from Point Barrow, in sleds
rawn by government reindeer. The
of the whole business re-
ects great credit upon the adminis-
alton.
The coming to Washington of Sir
'ilfrid Laurier. the Canadian Premier.
id other Canadian officials was a So
Il success but viewed from the states
.n's standpoint it was at best par
i failure. 1t seems that Sir Wilfrid
1ht to haye known in advance that
could not succeed in fuffipg the U.