The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-11-08
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Commun'cated).
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 4th, 1901.

President Roosevelt has found
the combined pressure of Senator
Platt and Gov, Odell more than
he could resist and as a result, it
has been given out at the Treasury
that Mr.. George \. White head,
now Collector of Customs, for
Porto Rico, will be appointed to
the Appraisership of New York in
the Place of Mr. Wilbur +. Wake
man, the present incumbent, AS
indicated in these letters some
weeks past, Senator Platt came
to Washington for the express
purpose of getting Mr.. Wakeman's
official scalp. On investigation,
Colonel Roosevelt found that Mr..
Wakemau had sinned only by "A
failure in subservlency to the New
York boss and he advised the
Senator that he found no cause
for removing him.
About this time Secretary Gage
endorsed Mr.. Whitehead for the
place and Senator Platt joined
issues with the Secretary OF the
Treasury and wrote to the Presi-
dent, endorsing him also. Still
the President stuck to his colorS,
but Plat came to Washington
again and so did Odell, and both
represented that the discipline of
the New York machine was at
stake. and that it was essential to
the best interest of the orgaulZa-
ton that Wakeman be made an
example of. The matter termi-
mated by the President giving in
as above stated.
Another test of the Presidents
loyalty to his former principles is
involved in the case of Commits
SiOner ROdenburg. OF the Civil Ser
vice Commission. 1t will be re-
called that Mr.. Rodenburg was
appointed to the Commission
after the adjournment of the last
COh = ICSS, w hlO II W III IICtCSSItd(C
the presentation of his name to
the Senate. for confirmation. at
the coming session. Mr.. RIDDEN
burg was not civil Service re
former when he was appointed by
the late President, aud his ap-
puiutment was cOnsCe>slUn to the
SpOilSmen Of the Republican
party. who desired friend at
court. The appointment was de
plored by many Republicans at
the time, Who believed that now
ever much the President might see
lit to restrict the authority oi tie
Commission, the COMM Slou itself
ouS i'll TO be kept tom amy one hot
IN entile sympathy with the pur
pose Tor winch ii was created.
Since lis appointment, Mr. kodeu
burg has not demonstrated any
particular hostility, although the
Commission has permitted some
wide deNiations rom the spirit Of
the law. and III favor Of the >poIlS-
men. Mr.. Rodenhurg mas
powerful Republican faction back
OF him and il VIII acquire me Ut
mos. courage fol hc President to
signify a desire for his le>igna
zion.
Although the address Of Secre
tarl WlIsoH. delivered at DySart.
Iowa, on Saturday, has been
heralded as coming pretty straight
from the White House, it is
very weak production. 1t goes
back to the old fashioned Repub-
lican doctrine, that the United
States ought to practically build
wall about its shores aud con
duet its International affairs
along lines that the Chinese
boxers would adopt if they could.
The Secretary holds up as d sort
OF economic millennium the time
when, economically or otherwise,
the United States will produce
everything it uses in its own
territory and appears to forget
completely hat only few mouths
ago. the late President made the
sage remark that 1--WE must not
expect to sell everything and buy
nothing"
1t is thought here that Mr..
Wash burn, of Minneapolis. is
rather coming to the support of
Representative Babcock, of Wis
consin, in his fight against the
steel trust. In arecent interview.
Nh. Washburn says that steel
rails can be made and sold in this
country at $3.50 per ton. and
that that figure would give
larger percentage of profit than
the millers can make OH their
flour: but they are sold a SIS per
ton, aud that the trust pays
handsome profit on capital
stock that is more than half water.
and in order to enable the trust to
do this, Congress maintains tie
duty of $50 per ton. In con
ciu>ion, he says "If this is not
robbery, | would like to find "a
stronger word to characterize it,"
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