The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-10-03

lev, and in so doing has weakened the
lican delegation. 1t is admitted that in
recognizing Gen. Alger Mr.. Roosevelt felt
that he was recognizing the cleaner man
and the man who had the greatest claims
the position of Mr.. Ferry is quite analog-
Gus to that of Mr. Hanna when the latter
was first a candidate for the Ohio senator
ship, nevertheless, it is often injudicious
who is the cleaner man. Moreover, it is
a kind of pot and kettle controversy
difficult to decide
The news from Speaker Hendcrsnns
character The selection of Be, jamin p.
Birdsall to succeed the Speaker is a clear
victory for the Cummings tariff revision
faction and blow at the national repuh-
lican organization. But the nomination
of Birdsall was not the most alarming
feature of the Third District convention.
The actual threat that the Black Hawk
county delegates would bolt to exGov.
Boies was, perhaps, only a straw, but it
clearly showed how the wind blows in
that quarter and is regarded as significant
Of great danger, not only to the republi.
can candidate but to republican hopes in
1904. 1t may be said that the situation
throughout the West is the cause of the
gravest apprehension to the republican
leaders.
While ominous reports were coming in
from the West, Wall Street undertook to
contribute to the troubles of the admins
tration. After exploiting various rumors
calculated to injure the Secretary OF the
Treasury and belittle him in the Of
the finauciers of tue country, the story vi
friction between the Secretary and the
President was successfully exploited. 1t
was eagerly seized by the newspaper cor
respondents, and its wide circulation
made necessary personal denial by the
Secretary himself. As a matter of fact,
the Secretary admits that he and the
President discussed the tariff situation he
fore he m#'lc his first speech on the sub
jec, ami they were perfectly agreed, as
was stated in these letters 1t is true that
the President admitted some necessity of
tariff revision at Lnsansport, Ind, but
that was due to his keen appreciation of
what was expected of him by the western
voters, and, while it proved sufficient to
warrant the stories referred to, it was not
even then enough to satisfy the voters.
Ex Governor Boies' letter of acceptance
leaders in Washington and is taken to in
dictate that he has in 10 way lost his grasp
on national issues and will prove the same
forcible candidate that he was when he
ran for Governor 1t is believed here
that his chances of.election are excellent
and it is already predict ed that he will
become leader on the democratic side
of the House of Representatives.
Still another note of discord in republic
can ranks reached Washington last week,
and this time from that stronghold of re-
publicanism. Massachusetts. Representa-
tive Lowering has announced his position
rn the tariff in these words, II believe in
free coal, free iron and reciprocity with
Canada. | believe in free raw materials,
so far as these are practicable, without
breaking down entirely the American sys-
tenn of protection to our industries.
believe the time is ripening for a revision
of our tariff along these lines and think
something can now be accomplished