The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-10-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
w ashington, Oct. 70, 1903.

w ashington, Oct. 10, 1903.
/ President Rooseyelt's interest in Mary
/ land politics is one Of several clrcum-
stances which have made the campaign
/ in the state Of national importance, hard
/ ~ second to that Of the contest in ONO.
/ For some time their has been bitter
! facional struggle among Maryland re-
publicans, between the followers Of Sen
ator McComas and Representative Mudd
who quarreled over federal patronage.
Many Of the republicans are determined
/ that Senator McComas shall not be re-
| elected aud this lack Of harmony IS liable
/ to be Of service TO t'e democrats. The
/ leaders OF both factions have had fire.
ouent interviews with the President and
/ this gave rise no rumors that he favored
/ first one aud then the other faction. He
now has made it plain his interest in the
campaign is merely party one and that
! he is neither for or against any OF the re-
publican candidates. He has appealed
! 10 the leader, to put aside their factional
differences and unite to defeat the dem
ocrats. II is not known just what effect
| the Presidents attempts at harmonizing
! the party will have but they have much
ANNOYED Senator German who publicly
criticises President Roosevelt for inter
! in the state compaign. Mr.. Gorman's
criticisms may be good politics, but they
are not very just az there are plenty OF
presidents for the presidents Interior
ence in state politics in the interest of
the party. 1t might also be said that the
/ Senator Maryland is himself Interfering
in the Ngw York campaign, as he IS now
in ,hat city aiding Tammlny. He Is one
of the mos, probable candidates for the
democratic nomination for president and
many republicans feel that he is the
strongest man that the democrats can
put up His chances for nomination are
supposed to be in direct proportion to
the democratic success in his state and
this is another circumstance which
makes tile Maryland campaign OF impor-
lance. In addition, the race question
which has been made the issue OF the
campaign, is OF special Importance to
President Roosevelt as he has done much
to make it "a factor in present politics.
He no doubt feels that republican VIC
tory in Maryland would give the Presi.
dent prestige as party harnon1er, would
be a partial Endorsement OF his attitude
toward the negro, aud would lessen the
power of Senator German as a possible
competitor in the presidential campaign.
Senator Hansbrough is preparing a
bill along the general lines recommends
ed by the President in his message to
the last session OF the fifty-seventh Con-
gresS. This measure provides that the
desert land act shall he SO amended as to
prevent the assignment Of the entry
meu's right before the operation Of the
three Yeas from the time Of entry
Speaking on the subject of land law re;
vision, the Senator said recently, "rne
facts do not warrant complete reversal
of the existing land laws, although the
notifications which have incorporated
| in my bill ! regard as most important,
| People who have lived III the west who
nave watched the struggles of the poor
| but energetic settlers in that country con
| tending with the fact that they cannot
har, asst a money crop under eighteen
months from the time they enter upon
their land, aud that inthe meantime they
must support their families, cannot but ap'
precinte that the provision whereby a
settler can, at the end of fourteen
months, borrow cash upon his land,
make the final payment aud gel clear
title on which to base n mortgage, is a
wise one, as wise today MS when it was
enacted by Congress, The needy set.
tier who has lived in The community
for fourteen mouths aud demonstrated
habits of thriit and industry, can always
secure from the local bankers the funds !
with which to commute his claim and
enough to live on Temporarily, stock his
farm, buy few agricultural implements,
etc, and that class of man makes a good /
citizen, appreciate that there may be
a serious fight in Congress this session,
over this subject but have reason to
believe that a majority will support my
bill"
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