Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-12-06
HE STARTLES THEM.
TEDDY HAS BEEN PLAYING A
DEEP GAME.


kensd to the Smooth Game Played by All
Sin on Truthful Jeems' The Cards Have
Been Stacked Very SkiIlfuIy in Many Quar-
tiers. and Mark is Likely to Awaken as
Sampson Shorne Of His Power.
tFrom our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1901.
d" Has President Roosevelt been
playing an extremely clever game OF
politics~ That is the question which
in Washington has taken precedence
of all others and beside which eco.
nomic problems, committee appoint
ments and local appropriation trades
pale into insignificance. No one ever
suspected such thing until Congress.
men began to arrive for the session
and then general discussion OF local
conditions revealed such an extraordi.
nary concentration of condolences,
that it simultaneously dawned upon a
number of people that the young gen.
tleman in the White House had been
perfecting an organization prepara-
tory to the 1904 convention with a
degree Of political skill which no one
ever suspected that he possessed.
"The discovery" as it is called, was
discussed in every hotel lobby in
Washington last evening. IL never
believed him capable OF it," said Re-
publican Senator. "The charming
naiyete with which he has made ap-
pointments and turned down candi-
dates has mislead US ALL" said another.
"In away that was 'childlike and
bland he has announced that he
would appoint only good men to Office
and all the time he has been quietly
manipulating his little bowie knife
under the fifth rib OF tho Hon. Marcus
A. Hanna" laughingly remarked q
western Representative. 1t was most
entertaining to hear the opinions that
were expressed by various members of
the Presidents party.
The facts on which 9" the discovery"
is based are as follows: It is held that
at his recent visit to the White House,
Senator Quay was lead to pledge him.
self to the support Of the President
and that is what has produced Cover.
nor Stones disaffection, because the
Governor believed that Mr.. Roosevelt
would prove SO cratic q politician as
to entirely disrupt the organization Of
his party and 60 render his nomina.
ton for . second term impossible.
AZ l have already pointed out in
these letters, Mr.. Roosevelt hes sc.
cured pledges from Governor Odell OF
New York and Mayor-elect Low of
Greater New York. 1t is true he has
lost ell chance of support from Sena-
tor Plat, but it 10 doubtful if he ever
possessed any.
With the aid Of Senator McLaurin,
who, it is believed, will remain a Dem
ocrat until the time approaches for
the Presidential convention. when he
will declare himself . Roosevelt
man." irrespective Of party, the Presi-
dent has practically reorganized the
Republican machines in North and
South Carolina and the former mem.
bers, who were under obligations to
Senator Hanna, are now out in the
cold. The reorganization process has
just begun in Alabama but no oppor-
tunity will be lost to perfect it. The
same is true Of Texas where Mr..
Roosevelt has deposed National Com
mitteeman Hawley.
In Missouri, Mr.. Roosevelt is defer
ing his decision in the Kerens- Hitch.
sock controversy, but it is alleged that
whichever faction comes out squarely
with . pledge OF support in the next
Presidential convention will be de-
clared the winner. In Illinois he has
secured pledges from Q large number
Of the leading Republicans and prob.
ably Of the entire Republican ma
chine, although it has not been his
policy to show his hand but 10 move
quietly and deliberately, but with GER
tain aim 90 that before he has been in
the White House year he may feel
relieved from all uneasiness because
OF the existence OF the Hanna ma
chine which twice nominated Mr..
Mckinley and was scheduled to nomi.
nate Mr.. Marcus Hanna ia 1904.
have it on excellent authority that
the President hopes to score . master
stroke by the recommendation in re-
gard TO reciprocity with Cuba in his
forthcoming message. He will, am
told, attempt to steer between the
ScyIla Of The high protectionists and
the Charibdis OF the Oxnard faction,
and ct the same time gain the Golden
Apple of Sugar Trust favor by recon-.
mending . material concession in the
tariff rates on raw Cuban sugar. 1t il
worthy Of note in this connection that
the report of Secretary of War, Root,
who, by the way, stands very close to
the President, recommends . treason.
able reduction in our duties on sugar.
imported from Cuba, saying that {" Our
present duty to Cuba can be performed
by the making OF such reciprocal
tariff arrangement with her as Presi.
dent Mckinley urged" etc.
In this connection some figures on
our sugar consumption and on Repub.
lican methods OF raising revenue
may prove interesting. Our consump-
ton Of sugar for the current year il
estimated at 1890, 500 tons of which
amount domestic producers, using the
term to include the producers OF Porto
Rico and Hawaii, furnish approx
mately one million tons, leaving q
balance of 1880. 500 tons on which q
duty Of about $50 per ton is collected
This means that the government
receives in sugar duties approximately
$49,OOO,OOO but, ~ this duty enables
the domestic producers to charge as
much for their sugar IS the imported
sugar costs with the duty added, j,
alec means that the consumer pays
into tho pockets OF the domestic pro-
ducers $50, 600 900 and that the con-
sumner pays total OF $85, 600 900 q
year for sugar in order that the gov.
ernment may receive q revenue oil
slightly less than $49. 600, 900. These
figures show how far Republican plu-
tocratic tendencies have carried the
party since the period. some ten OF