Milford chronicle., 1902-09-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.


W G>I II not SAdI ca Will DOOHl, III VIII
not I've from lack of interest on the part
of the federal authorities. President
Roos evelt has started west on a trip
which will occupy nearly three weeks,
and during which he will cover ), 42S
miles. In addition to his regular ply
stefan, he his accom- panied 10y DIR. Rich
ardson, "A Washington throat specialist,
who will render such aid as Is neces-
sary to keep the Presidents throat in
condition for trying amount Of public
speaking which is before him. 1t is
confidently stated, by those iii posi-
ton to know, that the President will /
advance no new and startling ideas, :
no innovations III political economy, |
but will appeal to the people on the |
ground of plain common sense and |
the magnificent record which the re
publican party has made in the past
He will warmly advocate his policy of
transferring the control Of corporations
from the several states to the Federal
Government and will remind his hear
ers that the same objections now adj
vanced against this policy were adj
vanced when the creation of the In
ter:tate Commerce Commission was
first advocated. The conditions which
then governed the railroads, and which
still prevail, have come to govern the
great industrial corporations and the
same generalsupervision by the federal
authorities that has proved so salutary
in the case Of the railroads will prove
equally efIicaciOus in regard to the cor
porations or trusts" He will present
nc new phases in his representation Of
the Cuban situation but will urge the
people to uphold his hands in his eff
forts to secure reciprocity for the new
republic on the ground that by so do
ing. he is carrying TO its fulfillment the
3 policy of his lamented predecessor and
is sustaining the honor of the nation.
. He will discuss freely and frankly the
tariff question and will prove to the
people how chimerical and unsOund
/, are the arguments of those democrats
, who would reduce the tariff and en-
danger the whole financial fabric Of
the country for the purpose of retaliat
ing on a few trusts which are taking
q advantage of their power to unwarrant
ably advance prices. On the othel
4 land, he will declare that the party il
. welded to no particular tariff schedule
and that, as conditions necessitate, j
will modify such schedules as hav,
- outgrlwn their usefulness. He viii
:, easily demonstrate that the welfare o
. the nation demands that such change
- in the tariff as it may become necessar.
= to make be made by the republican
!, party which created it and which
capable of revising it, rather than b
the democrats who are avOwed unbC
levers in the protection of America
Al industries and maintenance of the hig
re- wages now received by American wOrl
ID men.
m In addition to the President, Seer
OF taries Root, Shaw and Wilson hay
20 also gone west and will address al
er diences at various points. SecTetal
# Root, whose destination is Peoria, wi
d, tlke the occasion to pay high tribu
n to Gen. Wheaton who makes his hon
n there and who was recently retired.
e. cretary Shaw wi il elucidate the pOlit
a of the administration from the stan
". point of a business man. Secreta
at Wilson will address a few audienc
he on political questions but in the ma
he he will cOnfne himself to an explain
ad ton of the practical benefits which ]
)se Department is accomplishing for t
of American farmers and outlines of t
de. work the Department now has unC
irs way but the results of which will I
les be attained until some future da
ng Before leaving Washington, Secreta
nj. Shaw increased by SO 600, 600 the
posits of the government in the regul
eer. lyappointed depOs taries in New Yo
lis thus Obviating the shortage of curreu
to made factor in the stock market.
try might be expected from Presid,
ing Roosevelt's cabinet officers, the speed
ac- which they contemplate making v
ing be in no sense, strongly partisan,
urn rather an accounting of their stewa
ries ship and an explanation of the pli
iv'- along which they will work in
rib future.
nd, There is still much gossip go
e. the rounds in Washingt N concern
Speaker Henderson's refusal to st,
for reelection. The democratic CHI
man has repudiated the statement (
-. he or his associates had any ide;
a. making a personal attack on
Speaker and now the gossips are
~, diting such intentions to the prob
~. ton candidate in the Speakers
- trict. Ex-Speaker Reed is in w,
ington and consented to see nun
of newspapermen on Saturday
80 stated that he had nothing new
impart in regard to the action of
successor. He st emed surprised at
general unwillingness to accept
reasons for his action advanced
/, Gen. Henderson as the true caus
80 ~ the step, nevertheless, there was a
culiar expression about Mr. Re
eyes when he was asked if he did
believe that the fact, that the Presi,
- had failed to invite the Speaker tc
important conference held last W
had been largely instrumental in
$50, cipitating his declinatiOn ia again
:, nc for Congress. Mr.. Reeds reply
Pm sure l cannot tell what
owed 80 -o-l'' - '''' . ~ ''''' :"
Discussing the political situa
generally, Mr.. Reed said, after
49,, facing his remarks with the slater
NV that he was out of politics, "They
81 better leave the tariff alone"
80 lieve the sentiment of the people OF
- country is decidedly opposed to /
revision and if it is not it certainly
be if the tariff is revised. When a
-, if the position of the Speaker W
have any serious effect on the poll
situation, Mr.. Reed said, AFTER q
stating that he was too much 0
politics to make forecasts, Il II