The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-21
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Communicated).
w ASHINGTON,
Nov. II, 1902.

Nov. II, 1902.
That the utmost vacillation and
! indeciSiOn has been shown by the
President in handling the "lilly
white movement in the south is
the opinion of all who have closely
observed his actions in that con
nection. Apparently Mr.. Roose
welt has abandoned the enterprise
as hopeless and is now prepared 10
return TO the old custom of main
tanning a southern orgaizatiop.
with its concomitantS of colored
Republican otficehoIderS. etc. He
has removed two federal office
holders in Alabama for their ac-
tivity in eliminating the negro
from the party couDcilS aud now
it is reported that he has removed
District Attorney Warren s.
Reese for the same cause. For a
considerable time, the President
encouraged Senator Jeter G..
Pritchard to believe that he would
have the assistance OF the federal
administration in his project.
Senator Pritchard explained most
forciblv to the President that the
only hope of building up success
full Republican party III the south
must be based on The elimination
of the negro aud showed him that
so long as RepublicaniSm stood
for negro ot1iceholderS, the better
element of the south would vote
Democratic" regardless of their
convictions on national issues.
Now. Mr. Roosevelt has abandon
ed the Senator and has returned
TO the old custom.
That he has done so is believed
to anger that he expects to favor
the restriction of southern repre-
sentation in Congress and that he
believes he must take the step III
order to solidify the southern dele
cations to the next national con
vention. Soon after convention
of Congress, it is said, Represcn-
tatives Dick, Crumpacker and
DAYTON will be called i'll CON
ference with the President and
several members of the Cabint to
consider the subject OF restricting
southern representation and it is
for that reason that Mr.. ROose
Welt has determined to revert to
the old negro otlicehOlder policy
of his predecessors.
The Presidents recent state
ment. made before the New York
Chamber of Commerce that, The
growing compleXity of our social
and industrial life has rendered
inevitable the intrusion of the
state into spheres of work where
in If formally took no part, has
attracted the marked attention of
the Democrats and some Republi-
cans. who see in the words a pre-
dic!ion of at least some measure
of state socialism. wv here will
the President draw the line!" ask
these gentlemen who evidently
think the President is treading on
delicate ground. "Mr. Roosevelt
saws there is an inevitable ten
dency in that direction but if he
permits the government to de-
velope that tendency where can
he stop itm "Is il not tine to nip
it in the bud?r These are some
of the questions that are bein g
asked and some of them will
doubtless be put to the President
himself when he return to Wash
ington.
"Insutlicient time" will be the
excuse the Republicans will make
for not repeating the duty on an
thracite coal and altering many
tariff schedules known to be en-
tirely too high even to suit the
vast majority of Republican, ac-
cording to Representative Grosve
nor. Moreover. the General says
that there will be no extra session,
or words to that effect. There
may be a difference of opinion be-
tween the President and the
General on this score however, for
it is stated by some politicians who
are very near to the President that
he regards an extra session of the
Fifty Eighth Congress as inevita-
BILE to Republican 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 exceedingly strong. The Presi-
dent favors it and is especially
anxious that some means should
be taken to enforce publicity so
as to prevent the floating of what
are called wildcat stocks on the
market. He is told, even by some
of the tinanceers, that there is a
grave element of danger in this