The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-16
National Affairs.
Special Washington Correspondence.

coming to Washington in con
siderable numbers and the
President has received them ~
and has had several confer,
enceS with the members of the Ways and
Means Committee. Gen. Grosvrnor, of
Ohio. believes there is no desire on the
part of the country for tariff revision.
He says The result shows there will he
no more tariff revision by Congress than
there will be Il revision of the Ten Com
mandmcnts. The verdict is not only
against any revision of the tariff. but
against any reciprocity treaties that will
affect the principle of protection" Hon.
Scl9lno T.. Payne, Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee. is confident that
no change is needed and that To open the
subject would have Il diSquicting effect
on business that would more than offset
any good that might be accomplished.
Major Steele. another member of the
Committee. has seen the President. and
states that in his Judgment amy tariff
tinkering would he most injudicious." So
far rs | have been able to learn. this is
the almost unanimous opinion of the Re
publican members with the exception of
II few. who, like Representative Babcock
have mistaken Il local sentiment for Il
national opinion.
Senator Hanna. who came to Wash
ngton on Friday and called at the Whit,
House for the first time since Mr.. ROose
velt'S succession to the Presidency, ex.
presses the belief that there is no occa
sion to revise the present law and the
people would seriously disapprovc such
action on the part of Congress. Senator
llatt concurS with Senator Hanna and
Senator Depew says "Reciprocity is i'm
practical and tariff tinkeling not to be
thought Of In view of these decided
opinions on the part of the leaders of his
party. it is not believed that the PreSi
ucnt will make any recommendations f.
the contrary. Whatever his private
views may have been. Mr. Roosevelt i,
too lcvel-headcd To consider himself IN
as good II position to judge of the wishes
of the people as are their representa-
tives from all over the country.
The President has, by his appointment
of Robert G. Houston, as Collector of tn,
port of Wilmington, practically defined
his position towards the j. Edward Ad
dicks faction in Delaware. 1t will bc
remembered that Nj AddickS has beer
the means of curi@iling the Senatorial
representation of his state for Il number
of years He is not sufficiently inhucn
tial To secure the Senatorial election him
self. and his contention has merely op"I.
ated to prolong deadlock, which has
made thc election Of n republican Senate.
from that StItr impossible. Mr.. Houston
is Il prominent Hmti-hdlic.;; les Ter. is
Chairman of the Sussex County Rrpuh-
liCan Committee. and has the warm
support of Representative Ball, the only
Congressional representative of Della
ware Il n" present time. The President
recently dppo!ntcd Postmaster ut Will
mington who was unfricndly to Mr. Adj
dicks, and with this new appointment. it
is predicted that .AddickS' power will
soon he 50 weakened that Delaware will
Ice able to sent her full quota 10 Com
grcss.
One Of the objects that brought Sena-
tor Hanna to Washington last week. was
his we'll known devotion to the memory
OF William Mckinley. The senator is
intensely interested in the progress of the
William Mckinney Memorial .Is,u, ia
ton. and believes that the Memorial
Arch Association should unite with the
former. and the combined forces of the
two be directed to the erection of Il suit
able monument in Canton. AMI thai ac-
complishcd. tax" up tn" erection of the
memorial arch in the National Capital.
He considers that the plans of the Arch
Association are upon too large II scale.
He has had several conferences with the
leaders of that association, but has not
received much encouragement on his pro-
position for an amalgamation.
Every government employee who had
Il vote in New York State, from the Pres
ident down to the laborerS in the De
paitmcntS. and the White House stew
ard. went home to vote, and the result
Of the elections there and elsewhere. has
been the constant topic of conversation
since. The selection of Mr.. Seth Low to
be Mayor of Greater New York, is re-
garded by Washington Republicans, not
only as Il vote of confidence in the capa-
bility and integrity of the Republican
party. but as an endorsement of the
policy which has led that party to place
in its foremost ranks, youAg men per-
meated with all the fire and energy of
youth. men OF whom the President is the
ideal type. and Seth Low and Gov. Odell
scarcely less so. Mr. Low evidently in
lends to model his administration after
the lines laid down by President Roosc-
welt, for before leaving for Great Bar
rington, where he went to rest imme-
diately after the election, he said, Il
shall make no appointments on the
ground of patronage. | have made no
pledges. l shall name my appointees
simply on the ground OF fitness for the
position