The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-11-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 18th.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 18th.
Mr.. ED1ToR:-That the utmost vacilla-
ton and indecision has been shown by the
President in handling the Oily white
movement in the south is the opinion of
all who have closely observed his actions
in that connection. Apparently Mr.
Roosevelt has abandoned the enterprise
as hopeless and is now prepared to return
to the old custom of maintaining a south
ern organization, with its concomitants of
colored republican officeholders, etc. He
has removed two federal officeholders in
Alabama for their activity in eliminating
the negro from the party councils, and
now it is reported that he has removed
District Attorney Warren s. Reese for
the same cause. For considerable time
the President encouraged Senator Jeter
C. Prtchard to believe that he would have
the assistance of the federal administra-
ticn in his project. Senator Pritchard
explained most forcibly to the President
that the only hope of building up sue
cessful republican party in the south must
be based on the elimination of the negro
and showed him that SO long as republi-
canism stood for negro officeholders the
better element of the south would "vote
democratic" regardless of their convic-
tions on national issues. Now, Mr.. Roose-
welt has abandoned the Senator and has
returned to the old custom. That he has
done so is believed to augur that he ex-
poets to favor the restriction of southern
representation in Congress, and that he
believes he must take the step in order to
solidify the southern delegations to the
next national convention. Soon after the
convention of Congress, it is said, Repre-
sentatives Dick, Crumpacker and Dayton
will be called in conference with the
President and several members OF the
Cabinet to consider the subject of restrict
ing southern representation, and it is for
that reason that Mr.. Roosevelt has de-
! termined to revert TO the old negro off1ce-
holder policy of his predecessors.
The Presidents recent statement, made
before the New York Chamber of Com
merce, that 1.-The growing completely of
our social and industrial life has rendered
inevitable the intrusion of the state into
spheres Of work wherein it formally took
no part" has attracted the marked atten-
ton of the democrats and some republi-
cans, who see in the words a prediction
of at least some measure of state social
ism. "Where will the President draw the
line." ask these gentlemen, who evidently
think the President is treading on deli
cate ground "Mr. Roosevelt says there
is an inevitable ndency in that direction.
but if he permits the government to de-
velop that tendency where can he stop it,"
is it not time to nip it in the bud?' These
are some of the questions that are being
asked, and some of them will doubtless
be put to the President himself when he
returns to Washington.
Insufficient time" will be the excuse
the republicans will make for not repeal
ing the duty on anthracite coal and alter
| ing many tariff schedules known to be en-
tirely too high even to suit the vast ma
jority of republicans, according to Repre-
sentative Grosvenor. Moreover, the Cen
eral says that there will be no extra ses-
sion, or words to that effect. There may
be difference Of opinion between the
President and the General on this score,
however, for it is stated by some politi
clans, who are very near to the President,
that he regards an extra session of the
Fifty eighth Congress as inevitable to re-
publican success in 1904, in which Mr..
Roosevelt is very much interested. OF
course, he will not commit himself for the
present, but will keep his ear to the
ground" to use the expression of his
political friends.
There are numerous indications that
the pressure to enact anti trust legislation.
which will be brought to bear on Congress,
will be cyceedin Civ strong. The PruS-