Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22
GREAT PROSPERITY
Representative Lands Talks
on Business Conditions.
PRESIDENT A FACTOR
HIS POPULARITY AFFECTED THE
RECENT ELECTIONS.
Does Not Believe There Will Be Either
Trust or Tariff Legislation
This Winter.
PRESIDENT A FACTOR

country enjoying a prosperity uneaualed
in the history of the world assured con-
tinuance Of the same policy for the imme-
date future. three months Of hard work
ahead IN the short session of Congress to
make the necessary appropriations and
clear up the loose ends of legislation with
out attempting anything new is the situa-
ton OF the country and the outlook for
Congress as seen by Representative C. b.
Lands of Indiana, who came to town yes
terday
I'VE had to dig down into the sepulcher
of dry bones. bring up democratic skele
ton, show its points and tnen hold II up
while We demolished it." This was Mr..
Lands duplication OF the campaign In In
diana. There were no democratic speeches
to refute," he continued. land the republi-
cans had to make the democratic speeches
first and then rip them up the back
President Roosevelt was one of the potent
factors In the campaign. Even before he
made his master stroke In handling with
unexcelled skill and tact the coal strike
problem. which he brought to a successful
elimination, he was recognized, and the
people Of the country were determined to
give him a substantial recognition OF their
appreciation Of his administration as a
whole.
ut can be said unqualifediy. however.
that had he not brought the strike to a
would have been democratic. The popu-
larity of Mr.. Roosevelt throughout the
country Is something almost beyond COM
prehension. All of his moves since he as
sumed the delicate task of following In the
footsteps of the great Mckinley have been
most carefully watched, each move has
been heartily approved. until he is Endorsed
not only by the republicans, but by the
democrats and the popuists.'
No Trust or Tariff Legislation.
"Will there be any trust legislation at the
short session.
mo. not in my opinion 1 think we will
have our hands full In passing the regular
appropriation bills and in clearing up the
odds and ends of legislation already on the
boards. 1t Is almost legislative impossi-
bility to take up any great new question or
piece of legislation and do anything with
it at a short session of Congress-
How about the tariff?'
too great a problem for the short
session, and whether the tariff should
be revised at all Is still somewhat
OF an open question with me. ! am
tariff schedule. or in any law, but 1t seems
to me that if some of the schedules Of the
present law are revised 1t will be move
which will be wise more for the purpose
of meeting what Is said to be the popular
demand for revision than move made
necessary by any actual trade or CONNER
clal condition which needs remedying.
Present Prosperity.
ut is acknowledged that our present con-
dition OF commercial prosperity was brought
about by the Dingley tariff. Just look at
that commercial condition. In Indiana 1t is
absolutely impossible to get workmen
enough in any line of industry. Farmers
had to pay 10 cents shock for harvesting
their corn and man can cut fifty shocks
of daV The do of he
try estimate that they are fully zoo, 900 cars
short of an adequate supply to handle the
freight traff1c OF the country. A big sewer
mandatory in Ohio has been shut down
for five months simply because IL cannot
get cars to haul its manufactured product
to delivery points. Pittsburg is SO flooded
with business of all kinds that the business
community of that city has actually thrown
up Its hands In despair and cried quit, no
more orders until we can get our decks
clear. The Pennsylvania railroad is simply
freight-gorged. 1t is so blocked up with
freight that it cannot handle it's business.
This condition is the same with many other
roads of the country. The wages of the
worker have gone up in every line, and
there is plenty of work for every one. Why
in my state the servant girl question Is be-
coming one of the great problems. The
girls are migrating to the factories, where
they make more money, and to get ser
want for household duties is becoming a
rare acquisition. Indiana Is being net
worked with trolley lines, yet If it were
possible to get the laborers, the rails, the
ties and the cars those lines would be con-
structed in many new directions.
Ten-Year Panic Theory.
AS Mr.. Lands stopped to take breath in
his account Of prosperity he was asked IL
he was believer in the ten-year panic the
DRY.
THAT theory seems to have worked In
the past" he answered, but our CONNER
cial condition has changed materially since
that time. We have reached out in every
direction around the world, and a CONNER
cial depression wave would have to start in
many quarters and at the same time In order
to rea oh sufficient proportions to paralyze our
industries. 1t seems to me that we have
grown beyond the influence Of a ten-year
panic cycle. However. If the democratic
party should get into power that cycle
would undoubtedly set us to spinning back
ward so fast that our heads would whirl."
Mr.. Lands has taken quarters at the
Portland for the session and declares that
he is to be just an every day, hard-work-
ing congressman during the three months
to come. without any big ak to grind.