The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-07
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
w ASHINGTON.
(Communicated).

JuuSe GrlSgS says INC Dolho-
Gratis are bound to win, that
Coler will be elected Governor of
New York by $4,000 majority and
that the Democrats will have a
majority of 16 members in the
House. Mr.. Griggs has just re-
turned from New York and be-
lieves he left everything there
ripe for victory. That the Presi-
dent is exceedingly anxious is
evidenced by his somewhat unpre
cedeuted utterance issued from
the White House just before he
left the city. He instructed Sec
rotary COrtelyou to say, "The
President is watching with in
terest and most earnest desire for
Republican success in the various
Congress canvasses and those
State canvasses in States like
New York and Pennsylvania
where governors are to be elected"
Such a statement from the Presi-
dent of the United States is SO
unusual that it can only be inter
preted as meaning that he is ex-
tremely anxious over the result
and desires to inject into the
campaign all of his personal pop
ularity and spirit possible. There
is no question but that the Re-
publicans are thoroughly demon
allied in many sections and it
will not be surprising if they fail
to poll anything like the vote
they anticipate.
Chairman Griggs talked recent
~ of the results to be obtained by
a thorough revision of the tariff.
He pointed out that Americans
pay just double what other people
pay for their lead pencils because
of the high tariff on them. The
price of American graphite pen
ellis to the trade is 1915 per gross,
while they are sold to the foreign
trade for 1926. The pencil trade
of the United States is supplied
by just four firms which are so
protected by the present tariff
that competition is impossible and
they are charging American con-
sumers nearly doubly what they
charge the foreigner.
There have been many remark
able features about the campaign
just closed. The President and
members of the Cabinet have been
most positive in their promises of
reforms which the real leaders of
the party oppose and oppose Wig
orOusly. Mr.. Moody has on sew
eral occasions promised the i'm,
mediate repeal of the duty on an
thracite coal, while Hanna, AL
drich, Allison and others have
protested that there must be no
,, change in the sacred tariff sched-
ules. Attorney General Knox
has been promising the people
that there would be additional
legislation looking to the control
OF the trusts. The real leaders
have said, half heartedly, that
there would be change in pres
ent statutes if it was demonstrated
that such change was necessary,
but Mr.. Knox says unqualifiedly
that such change is necessary and
points out the instances where
he has been unable TO prosecute
trusts because of the inadequacy
, of the law. The President has
caused it to be made known that
ne intends to recommend a BIZ
partisan board to consider tariff
revision while Senator Hanna has
assured the people they must
"stand pat" and not permit any
schedule to be revised. The Min.
nesota Republicans have promised
sweeping tariff reform and the
eastern Republicans have urged
the reelection Of the party be-
cause snch re election would pre-
vent tariff reform.
The Democrats, however, have
adhered to one issue and that is
tariff revision. They believe that
the infant industries have been
nursed into trusts by the tariff
and they are anxious to reduce
that tariff in the interest of the
consumers. Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Hill, all the
ablest men in the party in fact,
have stated the issue to be the
same and have emphasized the
necessity OF tariff reduction for
the welfare Of the country. That
the people have not heard the
last of the tariff or of the trusts is
evident on all sides and that
they demand some steps toward
their relief is equally evident.
That many persons will vote for
the Republican candidates with
the belief that they will effect the
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