Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-10-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS RE-
VIEW OF THE SITUATION PoLIT-
ICAL AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Oct. 2.-In his Cincin-
natl speech President Roosevelt de1n-
itely declared that he is opposed to
tariff reduction as a cure for the trust
evil. He points out, among other
things, that the trusts would stand the
abolition of the tariff better than any
body else, and that the first effect OF
such a law would be to kill the indie
pendent competition.
He does not, however, put himself
in an attitude of absolute opposition
to all tariff changes or consider the
present tariff schedules sacred. He,
however, vigorously objects to an over
hauling of the tariff along free trade
lines, because he believes such action
would unsettle business of every kind,
disturb the money market, bring many
manufactures to a standstill and pro-
duce a disastrous panic.
This speech is being, of course, Sc
verely criticised by free trade organs
and orators, but then the president has
never exhibited a great regard for the
wishes or opinions of democrats and
free traders.
The New York republican convention
at Saratoga gave to President Roose-
Welt and his administration it's heart
lest approval and most cordial sup
port" On the tariff question the plat
form says that the pledge given by
William Mckinley of abundant work
and good wages, based on the passage
of a protective tariff bill. has been full
filled. The greatest national issue is
the maintenance of prosperity.
While the platform encourages prop
er business enterprises it condemns all
combinations or monopolies ''having
TOT their purpose the destruction of
competition in legitimate enterprise,
the limitation of protection in any field
o labor or the increase of the cost to
the of amy of the necessar-
les of life"
The abscess on President Roosevelt's
leg which caused an operation, neces-
stating the abandonment of his trip
and which has laid the president up in
bed for a while, had been forming, it
seems, for sometime, but was not even
known to his friends until it had as
summed serious proportions. 1t. was
said at the beginning of the journey
that the president would deliver five
set speeches on national questions. He
was especially DESTROYS of making his
tariff speech. The last few days OF
the trip developed additional reasons
which determined the president to
make this speech. Reports had con
t1nued to come to his train that the
situation in Iowa was more serious
than was generally believed. He
wanted ut understood, as his speech
shows, that he considered common
sense treatment of the Iowa situation
better thar. fine politics.. So he made
the speech at Logansport, Indiana, al
though in the greatest pain, and stood
the while upon a leg which would
have put most men in bed several days
before.
Bradstreet's reports estimates of a
bumper crop of corn Of not less than
1900, 100000 bushels, a great wheat
crop Of over 100000 bushels. an
immense oat crop of probably 900, OOO,.
600 bushels. and a 1O,5OO,OOO bale cot.
ton crop. The farmer may well smile
complacently.
Notwithstanding the inactivity od
coal railroads, the August figures from
the railroads of the country show in.
creased earnings of $500, 900 over
August of last year.
4 @. grL-.r E.s $50. E-. HE