The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-03
HAS ROOSEVELT
BEEN MUZzLED2
Republicans Want Him to Dodga
the Tariff Issue.
PARTY MANAGERS ALARMED
His DeIiderances Concerning Trusts
Are Not in Tune With the Orthodox
Campaign Text Books of His
Party-Is Hea Free Trader7
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Timss.y
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 2.-One
of the besr-informed Washington cor
respondents sends out the following in
reference to President Rooseyelts
speeches:
President Rooseve1t's tour OF New
England, Notwithstanding that it haa
aroused public interest in the congress
sional campaign in that section, has been
a source of constant alarm to the Re-
publican managers. They are afraid that
the President will increase their burden
by taking cosnizance OF the widespread
discussion of the tariff in the newspapers
and introduce that subject into his own
speeches. II he should do this the man
ayers say they could not keep the tariff
out of the campaign. Whether he de-
Tended the Dingley schedules or offered a
pauacea for the evils created by them
the effect would be the same
Thus far the President has consented
to be managed so far as tariff discussion
is concerned According to a news dis
patch to the chief Republican organ in
the West sent from n point in New
Hampshire where the President visited.
three New England senators held a Cou-
ference with the President and obtains
ed from him specific promise 70 ig-
more tariff discussion Obviously this
senator's were acting as ambassadors Of
the Republican Congressional COMMITTEES
apart from any connection they might
have with New England industries that
are beneficiaries of the Diugley act This
amazing story was printed in good faith
and inasmuch as it did not evoke a de-
NAL from those concerned 1T is accepted
as truth.
CLOSE TO THE TARIFF.
The President had been verging close to
n 5ljscussfc, rof the tariff In his nunler-
Gus speeches. He had undertaken a dis
cussion of reciprocity and property and
his tariff friends feared that sooner or
later he would be led by inadvertence or
through desire to tell some truths about
the tariff.
The news dispatch in question says
that the President permitted himself TO
be muzzled so far as that subject is con-
cerned. Nevertheless the Republican man
ayers are alarmed They suspect that
at heart the President is Il free trader.
They know that his leanings were in
that direction before he became Presi-
dent They appreciate that this present
attitude is the result OF q desire to avoid
unfortunate complications inside OF the
Republican organization. Therefore, they
are insisting that he shall let the SUD
iect OF tariff alone in his speeches. Nhiie
he has been obligns them in New Eng
land they have no assurance that he VIII
continue to DO so after he reaches the
middle West. where the propaganda OF
tariff reform is gaining recruits by tho
thoCsa nds each year. They fear that tbs
President will discern the trend OF pub
lie opinion and talk about tariff regard
less of consequences.
PARTY MANAGERS DISTURBED
The partv managers are also disturbed
because the President has chosen to DIR
fer from them about trusts. They have
said in their campaign textbook that
trusts are worthy organizations entitled
to the fullest confidence OF the people.
The President is urging the enactment
of a. law that will require them TO sub
r,;- their affairs TO the fullest publicity.
~ This course the President is cutting
DOWN the revenues of Mr. Babcock's exc
cutive committee, and that is II serious
thing in the eyes OF Mr.. Babcock and
mis- friends They need money in their
business They had supposed that tho
subjects of tariff and trust We're disposed
of altogether 50 far as the Administra-
ton is concerned in the speech delivered
by Secretary Shaw. IN Vermont. but they
did not count on the Presidents capacity
TO throw overheard cut and dried pro.
grammes