The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-14
ROOSEVELT'S G HANCES

on Census and Cuban Reel
procity Bills One Of the
Causes.
In a dispatch to the San from
Washington, signed IF. A. r."
the veteran correspondent has
the following to say of the Re-
publican national situa { on
brought about by Roosevelt's in
dependent and dictatorial action:
With that air of absolute indie.
pendence which has always char.
acterized him. Mr.. Roosevelt
has caused it to be officially an.
nounced that he has not changed
hfs views as to Cuban reciprocity.
and he stands. as he has always
stood, absolutely in favor of Civil
Service reform and for the main.
tenance of all the rules and reg.
ulations designed to uphold and
enforce it. Mutterings both loud
and deep were heard at the Cap.
itol Sunday. On the floor of the
House voice was given to the feel.
ing Of resistance and resentment.
and although it came from Dem.
ocratic Representative he was ex.
pressing the sentiments of a large
majority of those on the Republi.
can side. 1t has been a long
time since such comments on the
action Of the Executive have
been made by members of his
own party as are now given ut
terance to by Republican Sena-
tors and Representatives.
There seems to be just as much
resentment on account of the
Census bill as in the matter of
Cuban reciprocity, although III
the latter case it is alleged that
to yield to the views Of the Pres
ident will be a virtual abandon
ment OF the policy of protection
and leave the party without an is
sue upon which to go before the
country.
1t is certain that the Census
bill as finally agreed upon is to.
tally different from what it was
supposed to be by those Senators
and Representatives who expect.
ed to get on the permanent rolls a
thousand or two dependents who
for political reasons only had
been put by them in the Census
Bureau. The Indignation and
disappointment OF this is bound
to bear bitter fruit. 1t is said
that the clause relative to these
appointments in its last shane
was fashioned through the Joint
efforts of the President. the At.
torney General and the Civil
Service Commission, and that it
was piece OF sharp practice. Per
hapS 1t was. but it is not by any
means the first time that confer
ence committees have foisted on
the two branches entirely new
and entirely different legislation
from what was intended.
The President, it is alleged. al.
though nominally diSclaiming
such purpose, is, in fact. assum-
ing to dictate legislation. He
"summons' to the White House
Senator So and So aud Repre-
sentative So-and SO, and without
preliminary or preface commun-
icates what he wishes and what
he expects to be done. A Repre-.
sentative very old in service said
recently: II suppose we all will
be whipped into line sooner or
later, but whether the people can
be whipped into line next No.
vember is something else."
So far as the question of spoils
included in the Census bill is
concerned, there is not apparent
ly anything to be done except to
| grumble. There is some talk of
lacking on a clause to one or the
other of the appropriation bills.
but it is scarcely likely that this
Will be resorted to, as Mr.. Roose
welt is not going to take any
backward step, and he could
easily hit upon some method of
multiplying it. The Cuban reel
procity idea of the Executive
is the rock upon which unless
there is an extraordinary skill
and management, there is immi
nent danger of splitting. That
baby industry, as the beet-sugar
interest is styled, is fighting with
the tiercest desperation and avail
ing itself of extreme bulldozing
tactics. 1t looks as if the House
Republicans will have to hold
more than one additional caucus
before coming to a satisfactory
conclusion.
The beet sugar men threaten,
If their demands are not acceded
to. there will be a loss of 20 Re-
publicans members in the States
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