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


liz lNHpublltHll I bllSftSSllltn are
coming To Washington in con
siderable numbers, and the
President has received them ~
and has had several confer
cnccS with the members of tn" Ways and
Means Committee. Gen. Grosvcnor. of
Ohio. believes there is no desire on the
part of tn" country for tariff revision.
IL" says The result shows there will be-
no more tariff revision by Congress than
there will be II revision of the Ten Com
mHndmcutS. The verdict is not only
against any revision of the tariff. but
against any reciprocity treaties that will
affect the principle of projections" Hon.
SCrano f.. Payne. Chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee. is confident that
no change is needed and that To open tn"
subject would have Il disuuirting effect
on business that would more than offset
any good that might be accomplished.
Maj0r Steele, another member of the
Committee. has seen the President. and
states that in his judgment amy tariff
tinkering would he most injulicous.' So
far rs | have been able to learn, this is
the almost unanimous opinion of the Re
publican members with the exception of
Il few. who, like Representative Babcock,
have mistaken Il local sentiment for Il
national opinion.
Senator Hanna. who came to Wash
ington on Friday and called ut the White
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
l'latt concurS with Senator Hanna and
Senator Depew says "Reciprocity is i'm
practical and tariff tinkering 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 to
the contrary. Whatever his private
views may have been. Mr.. Roosevelt is
too lrvel-headcd to consider himself in
as good Il position to judge of the wishes
of the pcopl" as are their representa-
tives from all over the country.
The President has, by his appointment
of Robert G. Houston, rs Collector of the
port of Wilmington. practically defined
his position towards the j. Edward Adj
dicks faction in Delaware. 1t will be
remembered that Mr. Addicks has been
the means of culI@iliug the Senatorial
representation of his state for number
of years. He is not sufficiently intlucn-
tial to secure the Senatorial election him
self. and his contention has merely oper-
atcd to prolong Il deadlock. which has
made the election OF a republican Senator
FROM tint >tlt' impossible. Mr.. Houston
is Il pr1Min"ut Hut-.tddic.;3 leg Ter. is
Chairman % the Sussex CUUtty Rrpuh-
licNn Committees, and has the warm
support of Representative Ball. the only
tonGrc #ioMdl representative of Della
ware II n" present time. The President
recently appointed Postmaster nj Viii
mington who was unfricndly to Mr.. Adj
dicks, nnd with tai> new appointment. it
is predicted that AdtlicE>' power will
soon be 50 weakened that Delaware will
l." able to send her full quota 10 Con
grcSS
One of tn" objects that brought Scna-
tor Hanna to Washington last week. was
his we'll known devotion to the memory
of William Mckinley. The senator is
William Mckinley Memorial ,S~u, ia
ton. and believes that the Memorial
Arch Association should unite with the
former and tn" combined forces of the
two be directed 10 the erection of Il suit
able monument in Canton. and thal Lc-
compishctl. tax" up the erection of the
memorial arch in the National Capital.
He considers that the plans of the Arch
Association are upon too large Il 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
a vote in New York State. from the Pres
idcnt down to the laborerS i'll the De-
partmcntS. 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 rs Il vote of confidence in the capa-
bility and integrity of the Republican
party. but as IN endorsement of the
D'll'S Which, !'fiN l''l illHl I'iIlN w nlHtH
III its foremost ranks, youAs 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, II
shall make no appointments on the
ground of patronage. | have made no
pledges. | shall name my appointees
simply on the ground OF fitness for the
position"