The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-09-24
WASHINGTON LETTER
(FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Washington, D. c., Sept. 81, 1908

As an indication of what one promi-
nent man thinks. Senator Clay of
Georgia, who Is in Washington this
week arranging for winter quarters"
as he puts it, says that his state, and he
believes most of the southern states will
send delegations to the next national
convention instructed to support Sena-
tor German for the first place on The
ticket When asked what effect Mr..
Bryan's opposition would have, the Sen
ator replied, "Nonc whatever. Why
my dear Sir, we are sick aud tired of
seeing Bryan's name in the papers If
the press Of the country could only real
ize that he is no longer regarded seri-
ously by the practical democrats, the
newspapers would ignore him. AS
soon as the papers drop him, his occu-
patton, as self.appointed dictator Of the
democratic party, will be gone. We
are not paying any attention to him in
Georgia. We have talked the matter
over among ourselves and we have
about concluded that Senator German
is not only the strongest man In the
party we can nominate, but we believe
there is an excellent opportunity of
electing him. His democracy, his abil
ity as leader and his safe views on all
the important questions which will fig
ure in the coming campaign stamp him
as the strongest man we have in our
party today. This estimate Of German
is not confined to Georgia but it extends
all the way from Maryland down
through Virginia, the Carolnas, Flori-
da, Alabama and Louisiana
Reports from the Northwest are to
the effect that the people Of that section
republicans and democrats alike are
anxious for tariff reform and one repub-
lican Congressman. now in Washington,
admits that were the democrats to nom-
mate safe man, sound on the money
question and with conservative tariff
reform ideas he could give Mr.. Roose.
welt very close run in Minnesota 1t
appears that t'l,. people Of that section
have at last awakened to the fact that
the tariff on wheat was imposed merely
to hoodwink the farmers and really does
no one pennys worth of good, while
it prevents the Minneapolis mills from
grinding the thousands Of bushels OF
wheat harvested in British Columbia
and deprives the northwestern railroads
Of the benefit of hauling both the wheat
and the flour. The coopers would also
be benefited could this wheat find its
way to Minneapolis as they would sup.
ply the -four barrels, the lumbermen
would supply the material for the bar
rels and so on, until a large number Of
northwestern interests would benefit di-
rectly or indirectly from free wheat 1t
is also desired that general reciprocity
treaty with Canada be effected. OF
course such treaty would be emphat,
ically opposed by the Eastern republic
ans, but that very fact may augment
the disaffection Of those in tho north
west.
Postmaster General Payne is under
stood to have defended defense OF his
action in removing Miss Todd. the Della
ware postmaster. at the behest OF Alice,
the Addicks senator, which will enable
the President to approve Paynes course
aud avoid any rupture with Payne or
Addicks Although tho Postmaster
General told Miss Todd that she was re-
moved because she was personally OBJ
noxious to Senator Alice. and although
In the first interviews he gave on the
subject he plainly showed that he be-
lieved the agreement entered into be
tween the Delaware senator's, whereby
each was to control half OF the federal
patronage and use it to reward faithful
henchmen, was ample reason for his
having removed Miss Todd and replaced
her with an Addicks poltcian after
bllS DItNS VI tIlp touh'ly uu'
qualified disapproval of his action MIR.
Payne bethought himself Of the advisa
bility Of alleging that Miss Todd was
guilty of Offensive partisanship' and
alleged that reason in his report to the
President OF course, Mr. Roosevelt is
too ardent civil service reformer to
tolerate federal employee who was
guilty of taking sides, even though she
be woman, without vote. and even
though she took sides against notori
Gus corruptionst who had brought dis
grace on her state Consequently ac-
cording to all reports, Miss Todd will
remain removed by order Of the Presi-
dent, and Payne will once more escape
the consequences Of his acts.
General Frank d. Baldwin, command
ing the department of the Colorado, has
just made an interesting report to the
War Depar tment in which be deals an.
other blow at the anti canteen move.
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