Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
fFrom our Regular CORES pondent.,

(FrOm our Regular CORES pOndent.)
Washington, d. c., Oct. 19.-Fear-
ing democratic victory in the state
President Roosevelt has interfered in
Maryland politics to an extent which
has been resented even by members OF
his own party. His purpose was to es
tablish harmony between the two re
publican factions which have taken
sides with either Senator McCOmas or
representative Mudd in their quarrel
over. Federal patronage. The leaders
of both factions have had several con
ferences with the President who gave
them plainly to understand that be
wanted a republican victory in the
state and that they should put aside
their differences and unite to that ef-
feet. 1t is believed that the President
has missed the mark and that his in
reference will have an effect the Op-
posite of which he desired. The lead
ers of the different factions seem as far
apart as ever and one of them gave
out in an interview the opinion that,
Mr.. Roosevelt has accomplished nOth'
ing except to lay bare to every side
that the republicans of Maryland are
sadly divided, All his advice will
have no material effect upon the cam
paign. On the other hand. as is we'll
known, Maryland people. when in poll
tics are exceedingly clanish. They re.
sent outside influence, and IN my ]udg
ment a mistake has been unwittingly
made by Mr.. Roosevelt" Senator
German criticised the Presidents in
reference very severely. He said,
''The.voters of the country are con-
fronted with the almost unprecedented
and most extraordinary spectacle of
the President devoting practically all
bis time to the conduct Of campaigns
In States where local elections are
pending. In my own state, Maryland,
there is scarcely day when the Presi-
dent does not summon to the White
House the chairman of the republican
state committee or some other leader
to instruct him how to run the can
vass. Every federal offieebOlder and
every occupant OF q state or municipal
place whom the President believes he
can control has been ordered by him
to get out and hustle for the republi.
can ticket. When be was civil ser.
vice commissioner under the Harrison
and Cleveland administrations it was
Roosevelt's habit to demand that a
federal officeholder who was a member
of a state. city or other political COM
mittee should resign one or the other.
Now that be is President be permits
federal Of6ceholders appointed by him
self or by his sub0rdinates to engage
as actively in the campaign as those
who follow private vocati0ns.
According to the reports of the agents
of the Department of Justice thousands
OF illegal naturalization papers are be-
ing granted to aliens all over the coun-
try IN violation Of the provisions of the
immigration law which was passed at
the last session of Congress. The state
courts are especially lax in naturallza
ton cases and an instance is cited
where Chicago judge admitted 1900
foreigners to full citizenship in one
evening. This would have been physi-
cally impossible if he had administer
ed the oath separately in each case as
be is presumed to do by the law. The
provision of the law which states that
persons with anarchistic beliefs, inclina-
lions or tendencies shall not be citi
zens of the United States has been fire.
quently ignored. 1t is said that Presi
dent Roosevelt will recommend tC
Congress the passage of an act which
will give the Federal courts jurisdlc
ton in all naturalization cases an6
which will create special com mission
to examine and report to the judge up
on all applications for citizenship pa
pers.