The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-29
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
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WASHINGTON,
Aug. 25th., 1902.

Sylvanla Railroad have effected
another merger. This time it is
the Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington Railroad that has
absorbed the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore and the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroads
and will be merged with the Bal
timore and Ohio, bringing the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroads under one
corporate management. With
such a merger taking place in his
immediate neighborhOod it is diff
ficult to understand what glory
the President can take unto him
self by virtue of his suit against
the Northern Securities Company.
The virtual consolidation of the
b. & o. and the Pennsylvania
systems has been effected for some
time and still The attorney general
makes no move to enjoin the mer-
gers. Another phase of the new
organization will consist of the
issue of bonds to the extent of
SO. 10000 This issue it is al
legged is to cover the expense of
the proposed union station in
Washington, but as is well known
Congress by the provisions of the
bill now resting in the House
Committee on the District of
Columbia, will donate lands and
privileges to the merged company
which are valued at nearly that
sum and it is predicted by persons
familiar with the methods of pro.
cedure followed by great corpora
tions that the time is not far dis
tant when the bonds will be taken
up 10y an increased issue of stock
which will represent the value
of the dopation Congress will
make to the Pennsylvania Rail
road, If there is any sincerity
about Mr.. RooSevelt's protesta
tons that he is opposed to great
railroad monopolieS, he will turn
his attention to the nefarious bill
which Congress proposes to pass
and to the Pennsylvania Railroad
trust, the OF ganization Of which
is being perfected almost before
his eyes.
Probably no more difficult stu
alton ever confronted an aspirant
for election to the highest office
in tue land than that which now
confrontS Mr. Roosevelt AL
though he deity retrained from
melting the last Congress to ac.
ion against the trusts, beyond a
few pertnnctory recommendations
i'll his first message, his Indepen-
dence Day speech startled the
proprietors of the octopi and they
quickly made it k own that
campaign conducted along the
lines laid down on that occasion
would receive no support from
them. Republican politicians
promptly notified the President
that he must adopt a more con
sentative tone in dealing with the
trusts, the alleged plans formu
lated by the President and Rep.
resentative Littlefeld, of Maine,
were Immediately hushed and lit.
tie more was heardin regard to the
trusts or the modification of the
tariff with a view to their sup
preston until the Iowa Republi,
cans met and adopted platform
inimical to the interests of the
trusts magnates. Secretary Shaw
then went to Oyster Bay and
conferred with the President and
it was given out, after his visit,
that he would voice the senti-
ments of the President on the
trust and tariff question during
the campaign. Consequently Mr..
Shaw's first speech made at Nor,
risville, Va, was awaited with
interest. The Secretary defended
the trusts and the Dingley tariff
bill, INDUCED in a number of gen
eral statements in regard to the
great interest his party took in
the welfare of the wOrkingman
and probably pleased the trust
magnates and the capitalists but
woefully disappointed the advo.
Gates of tariff reform, of which
there is an immense number in the
Republican party throughout the
West.
Now Mr.. Roosevelt is on a tour
of the country. He will not, it is
stated, take up partisan questions
which would be unbecoming in
the President of all the people.
Under this specious plea he will
avoid the trust and tariff ques.
tions, at least so his friends hope.
On the other hand, he has already
given a forecast of his addresses
to the people. Judging by his
New Haven effort his line of argu-
ment is to consist of a laudation
of the army and the Philippine
policy. When he gets out west
it is more than likely that he will
become impressed by the preva-