The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-04-10

ferring from the pockets of the people to
$50, OOO, 900 annually. This is how Mr.
B lbcock explains the situation. lie says
that protection means the equalization OF
the cost of American labor. On an aril-
Gle, which costs to produce in this coun
try 1925 and which, because Of cheaper
labor, can be produced abroad for 81, Mr.
Bahcock would place a tariff Of % cents
an he unhesitatingly says that every cent
Of tariff above that amount means tie
robbing Of the people. The Steel Trust
can produce steel cheaper here than II can
be produced anywhere else i'll the world,
therefore, the tariff OF nearly SIS per ton
which is now assessed is actually license
to the trust to rob the American people
of that amount on every ton. w hat the
republicans will do to Mr.. Babcock when
thew learn that be has talked thus to a
newspaper correspondent remains to be
| seen.
Great expectations have been ente; :
tanned with regard to the President s
| speeches in the west and those membels
of his party who looked for some encour-
agement in the nature Of a promise OF
tariff relief have been disappointed The
President has already demonstrated that
he has been converted to the 'stand pat
policy of Mr.. Hanna and other high pro-
tectionists. Amusement is expressed in
Washn gton at trick Of which Mr.. Roose-
welt was guilty in Milwaukee. He pre-
tended to quote in entirety bis famous
Minneapolis speech but attempted to take
advantage Of the memory of his audience
and omitted without reference one Of the
most important statements made in that
speech. In his speech Of September End,
1901, Mr.. Roosevelt, then Vice President,
said, The vast individual and corporate
fortunes, the vast combinations Of capital
which have marked the development of
our industrial system, create new c,ldi
lions and necessitate a Change f.nm the
old attitude of state aud nation toward
property These words the President
deliberately omitted without reference to
OF explanation Of the omission. In the
opinion of democratic statesmen no clear
er evidence is required that Mr.. Roosevelt
has abandoned the cause of the people
aud espoused that Of the capitalist and
the monopolist.
It is stated in Warrington on excellent
authority that the President has sharply
rebuked Secretary Shaw because OF the
latters activity in making changes in the
personnel of the Treasury staff. Hereto
fore, Mr.. Shaw has had free scope in the
making of changes He has been per-
mitted to get rid of Secretary Spaulding
ana to promote his private secretary,
Armstrong, young man only 20 years
old, to the important position of Assis
tant Secretary of the Treasury. Recent
ly, however, Secretary Shaw has listened
to charges preferred by Wilbur F. Wake
man, whom Mr.. Roosevelt deposed,
against George Robinson whom the
President appointed Assistant Appraiser
only two weeks ago and the Secretary is
new investig eating Robinson. The Secre-
tary has also stirred up trouble in the
Chicago custom house and the President
has apparently put a quietus on this eX-
traordinary activity on the part Of his
Secretary of Treasury.
Secretary Root has issued further in
structions with regard to the inspection
of militia regiments by officers of the
officers of the regular army, prior to
their enrolment as properly qualified
troops The Secretary instructs that
only thoroughly competent officers lie
charged with the duty of inspection and
that they refrain from undue Formally IN
the performance Of their duty. He urges
that the militia be provided with maya
zine guns of the required type as soon as
possible so that they may become accus-
toned to handling and drilling with them.
In every instance the officer charged
with making the inspection is Instructed
to first confer with the adjutant general
of the state with regard to the most con-
venient time and place for the inspection
which may, and probably will in many
instances take place during, the annual
encampment
Although the President ami Mrs Roose-
welt are out Of the City, improvements at
the White House are still being made.
On the long terraces at each end OF the
main building have been placed rare trees
and shrubs, including number OF Dutch
green bay trees which have been especial
ly imported for the purpose at cost o.
appro ximately 5000 each. All Of the trees
and shrubs are grown in tubs so that they
may be removed TO a place o: safety IN
cold weather
An instance of the mistake the Govern
ment makes is dealing on purely albl-
trary basis with the Indians came to light
this week A delegation of Flathead In
dams have come to Washing ton to pro
test against ruling of The Secretary OF
the Interior whereby every Indian is com
PEELED to pay a tax of 81 per head for all
cattle he pastures in excess of 100 head on
the reservation. This, the Indians claim,
was ordered without consultation with
them and amounts to putting tax on en-
terprise. The amount collected is reds
tributed pro rata among the Indians so
that the lazy, shiftless members OF the
tribe profit at the expense Of those more