The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-08-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

watched with greater interest by the party
leaders in Washington than the Iowa
state convention. The fact that Secre-
tary Shaw, Secretary Wilson and Director
of the Mint Roberts all had a voice per-
sonally or through their representatives.,
III the convention added the weight of
administrative Endorsement to the pro-
ceedings. 1t is further understood that it
was at the directly expressed wish of the
President that the tariff plank, as framed
in the Des Moines platform, was adopted.
While that plank expresses, in the most
conservative terms, sentiment in favor
of tariff revision, it is believed here that
such an expression coming from Iowa
will have its effect on the national policy
and that not only in the fall campaign
but in that of 1904, the Republican party
will stand for moderate tariff revision.
The more radical in their views express
the belief that the short session of the
Fifty-seventh Congress will, as a result of
this action, appoint a commission or a
subcommittee of the Ways and Means
Committee, to sit during the summer and
draft tariff bill to be considered during
the first session of the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress. That tariff revision will be possible
during the short session no Republican
believes. The Democrats on the other
hand, claim that if the Republicans are
really in earnest they will rush through a
bill which will remove or reduce the
duties on trustmade goods, even though
they are obliged to defer more extended
consideration to the next Congress.
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A subject which is attracting consider
able interest in Washington is the pro-
posed reorganization, on new and broader
lines, of the Union Veterans Union
Heretofore admission to this society has
necessitated, on the part of the candidate
for admission, that he have served at the
front during the Civil War. 1t is now
proposed to open the membership to all
soldiers and their immediate descendants
and possibly to members of the National
Guard. It has been claimed that not
withstanding the fact that the G. A. R.
admits members of all political parties to
its ranks, it has been and is, to all intents
and purposes, a Republican organization,
while it is hoped to make of the U. V. U.
a secret society which shall have but a
single aim, and that the espousal of the
interests of the soldiers, their wives ard
families. The chief promoter of the pro-
posed changes is General R. G. Dyren-
forth, now national commander of the Z.
V. u, but he is ably assisted by private.
Dalzell Colonel Strattan of the Post Of
flee Department and others.
Speaking of the aims of the U. V. u,
as he interprets them, General Dyren-
forth told your correspondent that he de-
sired to see the new organization polit-
ical unit for the benefit of the veterans
especially. "The new organization, said
the General, will be neither Republican
nor Democratic but will throw its weight
of numbers and votes i'll every national
state and municipal election i'll favor of
the candidate who will pledge himself to
favor the interests of the soldier, his
widow or orphans, and while some men,
bers might vote the Republican ticket in
one place, others might vote the Demo-
cratic ticket in another The single object,
the furtherance of the interest of the vet
Grams, will be the aim of the U. V. U.
Interest is being awakened throughout
the country in this movement, as there is
not village in the land that does not
contain some veteran or his relict It is
proposed to test the power this organiza-
ton can exert in the coming election by
going into some Congressional district
where there is decided majority for the
party which has a candidate not avowedly
friendly to the old soldier, and rallying
its strength in favor of the opposing can
didate, provided he will pledge himself
to guard the interests and whatever there
is left on earth belonging to him."
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In connection with the above state
nlent which has never been made public
but which reaches your correspondent
from sources believed to be thoroughly
reliable, is TO the effect that the President
in his desire to make this "a young mems
administration" has issued a sub rosa
order to the members of his Cabinet to
the effect that no appointment, promo
tion or reinstatement be made in the case
of a person over SIS years of age. If this
be correct, it will be seen that there is
little opportunity for the veteran of the
civil war in the employ of the govern
ment, and it is intimated that the object
of General Dyrenforth is to cause the
resembling of the order referred to. 1t
was garbled form of this order of Mr..
Roosevelt which leaked out in the Treas
ury Department and resulted in the SEN
sational statement that Secretary Shaw
was opposed to tenure of Office for any
employee exceeding four years in length,
a statement Mr.. Shaw promptly denied.
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A case docketed in the Supreme Court
this week, and one that body will soon
have to decide, is in some respects as i'm
portant and technical as any that ever
came before it, and one in which the
whole country will be interested. Daniel
Cronin, of Denver, Colo, saloon keep
er, opened wine room for women. The
city passed an ordinance prohibiting such
place for females. Cronin asked for an
injunction restraining the city from en-
forcing the ordinance. He contended
that he had as much right to sell liquor
to women as to men, and that they have
as much right to drink as men have. He
also referred to the fact that female suf-
frage prevailed in Colorado, and argued
that since women have been given the
right of suffrage, they stand on the same
footing i'll all respects as men, and hence
are entitled to 'the pursuit of happiness"
and the same rational enjoyment" as
their brothers. The district court upheld
this contention, but the finding was over
ruled by the State Supreme Court.