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WASHINGTON. d, C., September D.
,s,-,is} The webbing attitude of Pres
.s.rt Roosevelt on the subject OF trusts,
- .ii,,,,e1strated In his New England
s,osess is giving the Democrats here
l, consolation. After series Of
..s.rhes chat Indicated that the Chief
,sl,,jye was fixed in his determination
=, fry ia bring about some legislation by
'-,r-ass for the control OF the trusts
No president wound up his tour of New
lrrcland by q declaration that after all,
= might be necessary TO haze an amend
~; 10 the Constitution comforting upon
The Federal government authority to con-
.,gf the trusts. This declaration is ridi-
,,5r5 rs prepostercrs, and as meaning
tba postponcment OF the solution OF the
question for an indefinite number Of
years If The Presidents suggestions
should he adopted.
IN THE DIM AND DISTANT FUTURE.
This is what the President said at the
rorciusinn of his speech at Fitchburg.
l8ut. gentlemen. l believe firmly that in
the end there viii have 10 be an amend
tnent to the Constitution OF the nation
comforting additional power upon the
Federal government to deal with cor
,,oratpns. To get that Will be matter
OF difficulty and matter OF time
The foregoing statement was preceded
there are good trusts and bad trusts. and
that the good trusts must not be modest
I'd Just how il would be possible TO diff
Iercutiate between a good one and a bad
one the Democrats do not understand,
Hnd they regard this being the weak
fst argument the President has yet made.
The ancient little rhyme is recalled:
''There was once a little girl
N,ho had a little curl
Eigbf in The rpnfra n fPr forehead
Hhen she was good, she was very, very
good
But when she was bad she was simply
horrid
So the trusts could be good and bad by
turn, and when bad they would no doubt
De lloTrid
ii is pointed out here that the Pres-
dents drawing the line between the good
trusts and the bad ones was not under
taken by him until the announcement
game from New York that Senator Plat
had decided against the Republican State
convention of New York endorsing Roose-
Teit for 1902, because of the strong feel
Ing that had developed against him in
Wall street
1t is said that even if the President is
trying to show that he is not hostile TO
The right sort Of combinations of capital
his suggestion of good and bad trusts is
! somewhat childish one that will do lit
Tie 10 make him popular in Wall street
WISHES OF M0NEYED MEN
he opinion is fast forming among we'll
Informed politicians that moneyed men
IF the country are going 10 throw their
"elght TO the election of a Democratic
house this Year, so that there may be
brought about wide gulf on the trust
question in Congress. BY having a Dem
ocratfc House. the expectation of the cap
!talsts is that that body will enact trust
legislation of rigid sort which will not
De sanctioned by the Senator NOTHING, will
he done and wide difference of opinion
VIII be created, which may go on into the
next Presidential campaign causing
Roosevelt and his party TO split as well
as The Democrats. If the trusts can get
both parties fighting in their own ranks,
5hey can reasonably hope to prevent any
thing being done 2't1Etf
FIFTH LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT.
The Lighthouse Board is determined
that The Fifth Lighthouse District which
Includes Virginia, shall be equipped with
the Light facilities its Importance as 4
commercial section demands In its re-
concentrations to the last Congress the
board sought the establishment of num-
cronS signal stations. new towers. keep
efs dwellings. etc, in this district, the
total asked for amounting to s274 100.
Only two items in the recommendation
were granted, these being the Baltimore
light and fog-signal station. and the
lender juniper, the amount appropriated
forl these two purposes being So 900. The
board is not in the least DISCOURAGED.
however and Will ask the next Congress-
Tor me necessary appropriations for the
erection OF the proposed projects, TO-
gether with such new ones as they NAV
pee fl 10 make. The officials at the bu-
E1n hot tIax,
brore success next time.
For the erection of a light and fog
ksisnal station at Ragged Point, mouth of
Ehe Potomac river, Virginia $4,000 wa.
sseA ed There is a dangerous shoal there
#@nich makes off from the west bank q,
aehe river, where there is 4 short turning
spolnt The board thought that it would
spe wise 10 erect a lighthouse at that
s2oint TO guide ships by night and a fog
sEtation 10 warn vessels by dav during
sfhlcE weather, Estimates for this work
were made some time ago and SIC. 600 was
Thought 10 be sufficient, but the rise in the
cost of material caused the board 10 add
sth additional $4,000 in its last recommen-
sialioh 10 Congress. Congress did not see
slt to make the appropriation but it is
snelieved II Will be made next session
For the purpose of erecting a new ligh,
ghouse tower at Fort Washington. Poto-
fnac river, Md, sl,G00 was asked. The
present tower is inadequate. The board
d esires TO place a larger Lantern, at Ioorr
washington and the tower now there is
Nnot large enough for such a purpose. The
soniy way TO get the new and more SER
giceable lantern at Fort washington is
10 erect a new tower
THE CAROLINA COAST.
To construct suitable keepers' dwell
Pings at Bodie Island light station ano
HCape Lookout light-station North Caro-
rina, $500 each was asked. The accom-
Enodations at these two places are not
Sufficient for the keepers and their as
E5stants To bring their families to dwe,t
kwith them. This is not calculated to
make things congenial 10 the men upon
whom SO much depends and does not ado
interest 10 the work But Congress did
bot see il in this light and the appro-
,priation was not made. a strong effort
will be made by the board to get Congress.
10 appropriate the necessary amounts to
erect a comfortable keepers dwelling at
both of these North Carolina stations.
For several years the board has asked
in It's annual report for an appropriation
10 construct light vessel for use orr
Cape Lookout shoals, North Carolina
The board asked for $4,000 for this pur-
pose last session. Cape Lookout shoals
extend eight miles beyond the point o,