The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-04-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent

Washington, April 6, 1908
The Postofiice Department investi-
CATION, announced in these letters a
week ago, Is still progressing and it is
now evident ttat great saving in the
expenses of the Department will be
effected at a result, IL is not unlikely
that it will be necessary to make ma
terial changes in the PERSONAL ofthe
Department and the President and the
! Postmaster General will not hesitate
TO demand such designations as they
believe will promote the welfare Of
service. Since the investigation be-
gan, Perry S. Heath, ex Assistant
Post master General has been in Wa, h.
| inston to protest against the investi-
CATION and urge the President to
spare Mr.. Heath's porteges, and
James 5. Clarkson secretary of the
/ Republican national committee came
I t. Washington to protest against the
/ injury OF any employees who had
! strong political influence, but the
/ President has refused 10 listen to any
! protest and will chew to the linen re-
/ gardess of political consequences.
/ Since the Investigation began,
/ hundreds Of letters have been receiv
/ G from local postmasters furnishing
! evidence OF reckless extravaganza
/ and, in numerous instances, of extor-
/ ton
/ Representative Babcock of Wiscon
sin, Chairman Of the Republican Con
/ gressional Committee has taken issue
with the tariff policy of the President
and the members Of the Cabinet and
I declares in unequivocal terms that the
republican party is pledged to tariff
revision by the Fifty eighth Congress.
Mr. Rabcook, speaking to your CORE
4 spondent, said that he regarded AZ
wholly uuwarranted the apprehension
/ Of hard times IN a result OF a revision
of the tarrIfi by the republican party
Democratic revision would, of course,
ruin the financial prosperity of the
country because it was clearly under
stood that such revision, was under
taken with free trade object in view
Republican revision, on the contrary,
would be undertaken with the policy
OF protection always III sight and
would not seriously disturb the pros
porous condition the country is now
enjoying. Mr.. Babcock say that in
the last campaign the republican par
~ lost many republican cities because
the the cost OF living had increased
ont of all proportion to the income of
salared employees. This was not the
case IN the country districts because
OF plentiful crops, bu, with a failure
OF crops the condition would become
universal and nothing but disaster TO
the republican party could result
Mr., BRhcork maIntalns that 90 per
cont vi the American people are pro-
tectionists and protective tariff but
that means duty OF sufficient amount
merely, to compensate The employer
for the increased price he has to pay
for labor. All over that extortion
and tends to create monopoly He
cites the case OF the steel Trust which
he maintains, under the existing
schedules, il enabled TO take from the
! pockets OF the people $50, 200, 600 an
nually TO which it IL not entitled.
The remarkable growth of the ex
port OF manufactured articles by the
United States IL clearly shown by fig
ures issued today by the Treasury
! Department. In 1890 the exporta-
ton of manufactures amounted to
l,2I3, 81. In 1902 they amounted to
siO3, Gal ,i0l. In 1890 they formed
practically percent of total exports
in 1902 approximately 80 per cent of
the total exports The growth in this
/ direction is especially marked since
1895 since which time the increase
has been go Millions
Maud Last night Jack told me that
he wouldn't marry the best girl living
unless what unless she took Rocky
| Mountain Tea. Sensible fellow, IS
cents, Merrili's Pharmacy.