Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-23

an absolutely neutral position
between the factions and that he is In
terested solely in the ucces OF the
party without any reference 10 the
persons Involved. Friends Of the
president believe that II Maryland
should go republican It would serve
as an Endorsement by q state with
southern sympathies. Of his attitude
on the negro question, and would
lessen adverse criticism on this sub
ject by people In the north and west.
Senator German was very severe In
his criticism of the president, saying,
1.-THE president has assumed TO him
self the title Of chairman pf the
state committee, so active Is he look
ing alter the details OF the c~ani1aign.
Every federal Office holder AMI every
occupant Of a state or municipal place
whom the president believes he can
control has been ordered by him to
get out aud hustle" for the repnb-
lican ticket. When he was q civil
service commissioner under the Har.
riaon and Cleveland administrations
Il was Rooseyelt'a habit to demand
that d federal Office holder who was
a member Of q state, city, or other
political committee should resign one
or the other place. Now that he Il
president. however, he permits federal
Office holders, appointed either By him
or BY his aubordinates to engage ais
actively III Il campaign us those who
follow private yocations, Every oc-
cupant OF n federal place In Maryland
Is openly al work for the republican
ticket presumably under specific ord
ers from the president"
Prominent members Of the house
have assured the president that the
Cuban reciprocity resolution would BIC
passed at the extra session OF CON
gress. Representative Jones Of Wash,
ington. who was n Of the strongest
opponents Of the Cuban reciprocity
treaty In the last congress. told the
president although he still op.
posed the measure personally, he
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Would vote for Ii when II came VI
In the house The beet sugar inter
ests have Withdrawn their opposition
To the treaty. The discussion viii
give The democrats an opportunity
To talk against the tariff and II Il
expected that they will take ever,
adyantage IL NJ. Many speeches de
~nouncIng the tariff VIII be useful a
home during The coming presidential
campaign, 10 they Will be delivered
In spite Of the fact that there Ii ne
hope or stopping the passage of Thu
resolution which Will make the treat,
efectiye.
There Ii a report that Speakcr-to-b,
Cannon will enlarge the house com
mittee on rules in ordcA TO avoid III,
necessity Of removing Representative
Dalzeil and governor. wkp were on TIL
last committee and who arc not /
entire agreement with the new speal
CIR on the way In which the cuisines
/, Of the house should be eonauctei
, Many republican members would !
glad to see these two men omitted !
the forming Of the new committed
but such action would cause dissel
I sion in the party ranks, SO the cast,
/ way would be to add two more libefi
republicans who would support II
speaker. This would necessitato d
ding another democrat 10 the cnmmi
r tee and ms there are already two del
%ocratic members. tho commits
would be a little unwleldy. iIowev
q this Is one OF the problems Will
3 confront the new speaker and In sol
/ Ing IL he should not lose sight
!. the fact that many republicans fay
| the adoption 81 more liberal rul,
d or at least an abridgement OF Y
a powers Of Dalzell and Grosyent
e who are autocratlc and diciatorlal d
|, yocatcs Of the ReelsHenderson rule
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