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WASHINGTON LETTER,


WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July l5, 'O1
That there are a number Of re
publlcans, some Of them prominent
who would like to prevent the elec
ton Of Dave Henderson, Speaker O
the next House is certain, but it i,
equally certain that there is not
enough OF them to do it. Conse-
quently, the stories of an organiza-
ton TO try TO defeat Henderson, are
moonshine. Politicians do not
Knowingly butt their heads against
stone walls. If there were even a
lighting chance to beat Henderson,
the fight would be made, hut a.
there isn't, the men who dislike him
most are likely to be found shout
ing the loudest for his nomination
by acclamation, in order that they
may not be left out when he dis.
tributes the committee plums. Per
sonally, Henderson favors tariff re-
form Of some sort. although he prob
ably does not 60 as far as Repre-.
sentative Babcock, but what bis
personal opinions are, will not affect
the result, as he has a record show
ling that there is never any difficulty
Of his being completely controlled
by the party bosses. That is one
reason why his re election was as
sured before the adjournment Of the
last congress. The bosses know his
measure and do not care to take
ANY chances with a new man.
As to immediate national issues,
Mr.. Bankhead, of Ala, said: "The
republicans seem to be divided on
the question Of tariff revision and
the adoption Of reciprocity treaties
| am in favor OF tariff revision, and
it must come sooner or late. | am
opposed to trusts and | believe thai
the only way to kill the trusts is u
pass a revenue tariff. Havemeyel
says that the tariff is the mother o
trusts, and he ought to be good au-
thority."
The charges against the collector
of internal revenue at Louisville
KY, Of having violated the Civi
Service law, together with the cpin
ion Of the Civil Service commission
that the evidence sustains th,
charges, have been referred to Mr.
Mckinley. As it is well know
that the violations of law, Of which
thereis no doubt, were instigated BY
the republican bosses in Kentucky
under ordinary circumstances Mr.
Mckinley would not deem it ad
visable to take any action that coulC
be regarded as a rebuke to them
but rumor says the circumstances
in this case are no. ordinary, anC
that there is concealed therein |
pilot, which involves the election 0
a successor to Senator Deboe. Ac
cording to this rumor Mr.. McKin
Hey is being urged to take advant
age Of these charges to remove Col
lector Sapp, and to appoint in hi
lplace J. A. Craft, former demo
crat, and a part Of the plot is tina
Col. X. w. Knott, editor Of th'
Louisville Post, who Processes to b
a democrat, but who supported Nc
Kinley in 1896 and in 1900, ant
who is now supporting the admins
tration policy, IS to be sent to th'
Senate as an administration senate
by the combined votes Of admins
Itration democrats and republicans
AS the story is told in Washington
Col. Knott pledges himself to g.
enough of his kind Of democrat
elected to the Kentucky legislator
Ito make a majority with the repub
licans added. Perhaps when tn
story becomes known in Kentucky
1.-THE democrats will be able to max
lii impossible for Col. Knott to carr,
out his part Of the plot, even if MI
Mckinley agrees to become a part.
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