Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-08-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.


day and left almost Immediately to
take part in the campaign in the
New England states, informed
your correspondent that the most
prosperous conditions existed
throughout the west and that,
while there was no active interest
in national politics, the people
were too well satisfied to desire
any change. When asked to define
the tariff plank in the Iowa Re
publican platform, he said that it
meant that the people desired some
modification of the tariff schedules.
That in this time of plenty they
considered such modification could
be judiciously made. That while
true to the principles of protection,
they believed there were certain
industries which no longer needed
the same protection that was essen
tial to their prosperity when the
Dingley law was enacted and they
expected the party to modify those
schedules. They were particularly
desirous of a modification of the
schedules affecting trust made
articles but were convinced that
any revision of the tariff could be
intrusted only to the Republican
party. Speaking of the President,
he said that the people of that sec
ton were all enthusiastic in this
support and even the Democrats
approved of him and many express
ed the wish that he was their lead
er instead of the leader of the Re-
publicans. "AIr. Roosevelt" con-
tinued the Secretary, sis the type
of man which westerners love. He
is fearless, honest and brilliant.
They are for him to a man. They
regard with the greatest approval
his attempt to regulate the trusts.
They consider that he is following
the rational path in his effort to
secure that regulation through the
courts and by means of the Sherman
law. If that law should prove de-
fective, they believe Mr.. Roosevelt
will so inform Congress, pointing
out its defects, and that Congress
will promptly remedy them. Such
a course, they say, is in marked
contrast to the revolutionary meth
odsadvanced by Democratic leaders
who would seek to destroy the
trusts by a radical revision of the
tariff, thereby throwing hundreds
of men out of employment, render
ing worthless the investments of
thousands of business men and
undermining the general prosperity
with which the country is blessed.
Recent statements made at the
Republican campaign headquarters
indicate that the leaders are feeling
some apprehension at the outcome
of the fall elections and from
curious cause. They say that the
very widespread prosperity is like
ly to prove a menace to Republican
success for the reason that the
people are all unusually busy and
many good Republicans are too
liable to feel an unwarranted Sc
curity and. therefore, leave it to
their Republican brethren to go to
the polls and vote. Experience in
past years has shown that this ap-
prehension is not groundless. 1t
has not been unusual for the Demo-
Gratis to poll 80 per cent. of their
vote in off years while the Repub-
licans poll but 20 per cent. With
Mckinley or Roosevelt at the
head of the ticket, there would be
no such danger, for every Republi-
can would be proud to go to the
polls and cast his ballot for such a
leader, but with only a congress
man, or at most IA governor, to vote
for, there is danger that the full
Republican strength will not be
brought out. 1t. therefore. be-
hooves every good Republican to
vote this fall in order that thepros-
porous conditions which now pre-
vail and the wise policies which
the party has inaugurated may be /
continued.