The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-04-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence Of Intclligcnccr

Special Correspondence Of Intcliigcnccr.
Washington, u. c., April q, 1908.
The breaking out of open 'hostilities
between Governor Odoll and Senator
Platt, of New York, has produced
political sensation here in Washington.
The Republicans are really alarmed
lest the Empire State Republicans be-
come involved in another great politi-
cal feud which may rival in intensity
the memorable Roscoe Conkling epis-
ode. They know that. such fcud
the politics ofthcState and the Nation.
Coming just ut time when the Dem
Ocracy of New York is united and in
splendid fighting trim, the Republicans
feel and know that it means defeat in
the State and perhaps in the Nation,
for, it New York State goes Demo-
cratic in 1908, it means that the States
OF Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland will swing into the same
ment of solid South with these States
of the East and some State Of the mid
die West, perhaps Illinois, which
would elect a Democratic president.
This fact hnn thrnWn q acara intn the
Republicans as big as an Iowa barn.
1t is known here that President Roose-
velt, before he started West, tried his
best to patch up truce between Sena-
tor Platt and Governor Odell and to
obviate the pending conflict; Several
House with that object in view, but,
as events have shown, the Presidents
efforts toward peace was fruitless.
The rupture that has now become
open, has been observed by politicians
and commented upon for several
months. Senator Platt knew that it
was just q question OF q short time
when he would have to fight it out
with Governor Odell, and his friends
ing at once. The old man is not as
fond of fighting now as he once was
and he preferred to wait until Odell
opened tho game. Now that the gov
error has forced the fighting the old
political .war-horse will get into his
lighting rig and take one more whirl
at his enemies. The result remains to
be seen. But. whatever that result.
whether "Cassio XIII Roderigo OF Rode
rigo kill CassiO," 1t all makes for the
good Of Democracy and therefore the
entire country.
There is great rejoicing in the Office
Of the American protective Tariff Lea
que, in New York. It has compelled
Preeldent Roosevelt to change front
on the question Of tariff revision and
it is now boasting Of its achievement.
1t 1s no exaggerati0n to say that the
most powerful instruments in this coun-
try today for the moulding Of public
sentiment is the organization Of man.
ufacturers whioL bears that name.
The American Protective Tariff Lea
que defeated the Cuban reciprocity
legislation of the first session of the
Fifty seventh Congress. emasculated
the Cuban reciprocity treaty ratified at
the last session, and will attempt at
the next session to further negative
that treaty, 1t has thus far preyented
ths ratification of the reciprocity trea-
ties negotiated by Mr. Kaeson. 1t has
combatted the Iowa idea" 80 success
fully that President Roosevelt, who
started out with declaration that he
would "stand pat" on the Mckinley
policies, which included rer .procity.
has now concluded to "stand pat"
with the high tariff faction Of his
party. This league has membership
prominent manufacturers of iron, steel,
cotton goods, woolen goods, cutlery,
Yankee notions, leather goods, hosiery,
gloves, varnish silks, etc., in the entire
country.
The 1000 members pay in years
when important electiOns are on, n
minimum annual assessment of 300
each. This minimum fund of $780,
600 is swelled by additional contribu-
object of the American Protective
Tariff League is to create sentiment
in this country favorable to the main
tenance of the protective tariff and to
prevent the abatement of existing tariff
rates. 1t is tho decentralization of
the stand pat" idea. 1t opposes the
crossing of u st" the dotting of an III"
or the changing of q. punctuation mark
in the existing tariff law. The league
ita object Of molding public sentiment
by working upon tie readers of the
Country through mnsterful sSatem
of newspaper sshc:cates. 1t boasts
that the combined circulation per week
OF the newspapers using the editorials
and other matter sent out by league
was 100000. Approximately that re-
presents 24,000,Q00 readers per week.
All this matter is sent out in sterao.
typed form md free to the papers de-
string to uee It.. Besides this the leass
que publishee weekly paper called
the American Economist" which sis
sent out to all the leading papers of
tho country and has circulation of
more than $4,000 per week. IT voices
the most intelligent thought on the
tariff question from the standpoint OF
protection and its sophistries are re.
produced as editorials in many of the
leading papers OF the nation. From
the above can be gathered an idea of
the immense engine used by the pro-
tectiye tariff interests of the country
10 keep the pt9ple fooled and belfev.
ing that they are getting some benefit
fJO.fs the svstem OF nrntection 5f tha