The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-31
JOHN 7. MORGAN'S DREAM
MAY YET BE REALIZED
Canal Joining the Waters Of the Atlantic and the
Pacific May Be Constructed by the
Niearaugan Route.

, sues, with the tacit understanding that
both Babcock and Lafollette will go into
the campaign Of 1904 urging tariff reduc-
ton. 1t Is quite probable that an agree
ment may be reached by which Lafollette
will be q candidate to succeed Senator
Quarles, leaving the field open to Mr..
Babcock to succeed Senator Spooner. In
either event 1t Is certain that the next
two campaigns in Wisconsin will have
tariff revision urged by Republican can
didates.
The Iowa Situation.
The Iowa situation is even more alarm.
ing to the Republican managers. Iowa
Ia very stronly represented in Washing
ton. She has two members of the Cabi-
net In Secretaries Shaw and Wilson, d.
rector OF the Mint, Speaker In the House
and recognized Republican leader IN
William B. Allison in the Senate. Iowa
officeholders in Washington stand for the
administration. Iowa Republicans, how
ever are opposed to the administration
policy in keeping up an unnecessary trust
breeding protective system. Governor
Cummins represents the Iowa Tariff Re-
visionists. Recent developments In that
State make 1t certain that the question
cannot be kept out of the campaign In
1904. Iowa Republicans in Washington
forms in their State. but the voters. the
people who pay the taxes, have very rad
ical ideas on the trust question and will
insist upon a hearing and proper recog'
milton of their views by their represen'
tatives in Congress.
Western States Sympathize.
Nearly all Of the Western States are In
sympathy with the Republicans in Iowa
and Wisconsin. All during the session OF
the last Congress some of the really able
men in the House sought to convince the
leaders that the time was ripe for al
least preliminary action looking to re-
vision of the tariff. They made 1t plain
that the people of the West were protest
ing against the abuses which had grown
up under the high protective system. The
autocratic leaders refused to listen to
these warnings They professed to be-
iieve that so long as the farmers of the
West were receiving fancy prices for
farm products they should be content to
continue paying exorbitant prices for
Observation-Disclosures goods. So confident
were they that their position was cor.
rect that they announced that the West
was safe in the coming Congressional
elections, and that the efforts OF the COM
mittee would be confined to the Eastern
States, where the laboring men were pay
AiNSSSoeAAA
of life without any corresponding increase
| in their wages. Congressman Roberts OF
Massachusetts, made an effort to secure
| the appointment of a commission to SIT
during vacation and revise the tariff
The leaders turned him down.
Hearing from Congressman.
Since the adjournment Of Congress the
administration has been hearing from
Republican members OF the House who
| are at home looking after their re-elec.
| ton. The entire burden Of this CORE
spondence is that something must be done
| in the way OF the revision of the tariff
and that quickly, if the Republicans hope
to win the campaign of 1904 In the East
ern States, particularly. the reports show
| that almost, the entire body of wage.
earriers propose to support the Democrat.
| ic ticket. The operation of the trusts
has made the full dinner pail a luxury
| in this Republican year of 1902. The ad'
| ministration leaders have been plainly
! informed by their friends that a Demo.
cratic Congress will certainly be elected
| in November and that a Democratic
| national victory in 1904 will assuredly
follow unless the Republican party
promptly and emphatically abandons Its
protection Of the trusts and hastens tC
the relief of the people.