Middletown transcript., 1902-10-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsH1Ncros, Sept, 29i

, will be able to use his injured leg mex
week, when he will review the Gran'
Army parade, on the Sth. After doini
SO, he will return with Mrs. Roosevelt t.
Oyster Bay to remain for two weeks
Secretary Cortelyou told your correspon
dent Saturday that Mr.. Roosevelt hope'
to secure absolute rest at Oyster Bay ant
to be free from all callers except such o
. he might summon on important business
If he can secure the retirement which h'
desires at his summer home, he Woult
prefer staying there to going to some re
sort in the mountains, but if his friendI
will not permit him to rest on Loni
Island, he will be forced to go to sOmt
more inaccessible point. After remain
ing two weeks in Oyster Bay, the Presi
dent will return to Washington and oc
cupy the temporary White House until
election-day when he will go home to
vote, and it is hoped that when he re-
turns to this city again, the renovated
White House will be in condition to
receive him and his family.
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The most interesting development in
! Washington this week consists OF the ex'
tensive changes made in the diplomatic
corps, announced at the State. Depart
ment Saturday. Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower, now ambassador to Russia, is to
become ambassador to Berlin. Mr.
Robert S. Mccormick, now ambassador
to Austria Hungary, is to become ambas-
sador to Russia. Mr.. Bellamy Storor,
now Minister to Spain, becomes ambassa-
dor to Austria Hungary. Mr.. Arthur 8.
Hardy, now Minister to Switzerland, be-
comes ambassador to Spain. Mr.. Char
les Page Bryan, now Minister to Brazil,
becomes Minister to Switzerland and Mr..
David E. Thompson, of Nebraska, be-
comes minister to Brazil. The most mo-
table feature in these new appointments
is the thoroughness with which the Presi'
dent has put into practice his policy Of
rewarding merit in the government ser
vice. All of the men appointed to i'm
portant posts have served the country
creditably at lesser posts. Instead OF
their being selected because of their poll.
tical influence and their ability to sway
local public opinion they are selected be-
cause Mr.. Roosevelt believes that having
rendered efficient service, they deserve
promotion, and because, having gained
diplomatic experience in the past, they
will be in a position to further the inter-
ests of the United States in the countries
to which they are assigned better than
would an inexperienced man. No mora
direct denial of the statements that Mr..
Roosevelt has abandoned his civil service
position could have been made than is
contained inssthe announcement OF these
appointments. Mr.. Thompson, the only
appointes from civil life, is . man OF
known ability and he is appointed to
post of minor Importance where he can
gain his experience without serious loss
to the country, as might be the case had
he been appointed to European court,
while be has the assurance that, so long
as President Roosevelt's policy is carried
out, faithful service in Brazil will gain
for him promotion in the diplomatic
corps.
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There is manifest q certain apathy in
in the campaign WHICH is the occasion OF
some anxiety to the Republican leaders.
Chairman Babcock was recently in Wash
ington and stated that the only danger to
Republican success was in the "stay-at-
home" vote. He said he had good
grounds for believing that no votes would
be lost to the party the conversion Of the
Vntars to Democratic doctrines, but there
was an element of danger in too great
on the part of those who
were reluctant to 60 to the polls and vote, |
except in close campaigns. The Demo-
Gratis are considerably worried at the pros
psct of the loss Of two votes from Texas
No steps have been taken thus far to
ward electing successor to the late Rep.
de Graffenreid and the selec-
tion of q Congressman for governor
will leave another vacancy in the delega.
tion.
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One of the weakest points in the DEM
ocratic arguments, as pointed out to your
by a prominent Republi-
can recently, is the fact that even were
the people to return a Democratic ma
iority to the House it would be impos-
sible for the Democrats to enact my anti
trust measure in accordance with their
views. There is no possibility of the
Democrats securing control of the Senate
until at least two Congresses, after the
Fifty-seyenth, shall have expired. There.
fore the only hope of ANTITRUST legisla.
ton is in the election of safe Republi-
can majority in the House. With the
President and Congress both Republican
there is reason to anticipate that some
but effectusl, remedy, not
destructive of the trust, but corrective of
Of trust evils, will be placed on the sta
tute books. Moreover, with some Demo
Gratis still shouting "l6 to l." others fav-
oring measures which are essentially so
cialistic, and still others advocating gold
standard, there would be no hope OF sem
sible legislation from that party.
Frustrated by Husbands Crime
Mrs. John Lynn, wife of the former