Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-04-10

| Parent of Our Infant Industries Has Out
lived Her Days Of Usefulness - Secretary
Root Has Sounded a Clear Note OF Inquiry
IN His Boston Speech Roosevelt's Ramble
Causes Apprehension Of the Trouble of q
Year Ago (tie Talks Too Much. You Know
Panama Canal Assured - Special Session
of Congress to Ratify Cuban Treaty in No
vember.
(From our regular correspondent
/ WASHINGTON, April 2, 1908.
! Those Democratic statesmen now in
Washington are talking earnestly and
seriously of the great tariff fight which
they will precipitate in the next ses-
sion of Congress. They say they will
be unit for tariff revision along a tar
if for revenue line, although without
going 10 extremes. They will start
the ball rolling as soon as the joint
resolution approving the Cuban treaty
is introduced in the House. This they
VIII SUN ~ o'hehu WIFI PioNlsiou
for the removal Of the differential on
refined sugar. 1t is expected that
Speaker Cannon will rule the amend
ment out Of order, but an attempt will
be made to gain assistance from those
Republicans who attached such an
amendment 10 the Cuban reciprocity
bill and repeat the tactics adopted
then, overruling the chair. If this is
not successful tariff bill will be in
troduced and some of the Democrats
believe they will be able to secure suf-
ficient strength from the Republicans,
whose majority in the House will be
only thirty, to pass it. This hope is
based on the fact that many of the
western and northwestern Republi.
cans made their canvasses last fall on
promise to revise the tariff. Such
hopes are not entertained with enthu-
siasm by the older Democrats, however.
In this connection it is significant
that Secretary Root will deliver to-
night in Boston an address before the
Home Market Club, the acme OF
concentrated protectionism. In his
speech Mr.. Root will say that there
must be no "tariff tinkering" before
the election OF 1904, but will make a
quasi, equivocal promise of such re-
vision as is compatible with the
business interests of the country" by
the Fifty-ninth Congress, which being
interpreted means revision not objec-
tionsble to the trusts. While it is ap-
preciated that Mr.. Roots speech voices
the sentiments of the President it is
believed that it is made in the home
OF protection with a view to sounding
the depth OF opposition to any change
OF the tariff schedules and that if great
opposition is manifested such revision
as is ATTEMPTED will be of SO mild a
character as to be inappreciable to the
public. That there will be some pre-
tention of tariff revision by lite
friends" is however probable as there
are too many Republicans in the Mid
die States and northwest demanding it
to be entirely ignored.
The Democrats are watching with
the keenest interest the political situa.
tons in Iowa and Ohio. Senator
Money has said, and his views meet
with general approval; that any Dem
crat who carries either of these pivotal
States will stand an excellent chance
of securing the Presidential nomina.
ton. There seems 10 be little prospect
of Ohio's electing Democratic Cover
nor, although M. E. Ingalls, candidacy
for the Mayorality of Cincinna ti is ap-
preciated to be closely allied with the
gubernstorial nomination next fall.
II Mr.. Ingalls, could win the governor.
ship, he would doubtless be the Demo.
cratic National candidate. In Iowa
there 10 believed to be greater possible
ity OF Democratic victory. Governor
Cummins has educated . large faction
OF the Republican party to believe in
tariff revision and if President Roose-
welt demonstrates to the Iowsns, on
his western trip, that there is no hope
OF any practical revision, it is possible
there would be q considerable oppor.
tunity Tor q strong Democratic guber-
material candidate.
The President has started on his
sixty-six day western trip, during
which he will travel nearly 5000
miles. He will meet with many fac
tons OF his party and will have a diff.
cult task to reconcile all he meets and
avoid giving offense. Many OF the
older member OF his party expressed
relief when his trip OF year ago came
to sudden end at Indianapolis and
some OF the them now regard his long
expedition As a dangerous experiment,
but If he gives serious offense and robs
himself Of some votes in the national
convention some OF the members of his
party will shed no tears.
Evidently the President regards the
ratification Of the Panama canal treaty
with great confidence as he has au.
thorized the Isthmian Canal Commits.
sion to made trip OF inspection over
the route of the canal. The working
member of the Commission will sail
from New York, probably on the 9th,
for this purpose and they will be ac-
companied by Major William NJ. Black
who accomplished much in the work
OF cleaning Havana and solving the
sanitary problems which confronted
this government when it took posses.
sion of Cuba. Major Black, who is a
member OF the Army Engineer Corps,
has been detailed for service with the
Canal Commission and expects to
make so thorough an inspection OF the
canal as to be able to form his plans
for improved sanitation even before
the treaty is ratified. The first work
of the United States in connection
with the canal will be the cleaning OF
the cities of Colon and Panama and
other towns along the route with the
hope OF materially improving the sani.
tary and hygienic conditions prevail.
ing there. 1t is appreciated that this
must be done to prevent repetition
OF the fearful loss of life which attend
ed the active work of the French com.
pany on the canal.
The final exchange Of notifications
of the Cuban treaty has been effected
and now only the approval OF Congress