The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-10-03

hled many charges against his private
life. Sargent and Garfield also found
that Miller was of II quarrclsomc DISPOSE
ton, pictorial and arbitrary, and man
who, in the position of foreman, caused
friction and dissatisfaction. In Il word.
he is II man i'll fitted to marriage men.
quite irrespective of the union factor III
the situation There is little doubt that.
under ordinary circumstances. Miller
would be promptly discharged. On the
other hand. there are likely to cnSlle eX-
tcnSive and radical reforms rs result OF
Aliller'S having brought the matter to thc
attention Of the President. and his in
tcreSt in his work and in economical adj
miniStration will secure for him more
than ordinary consideration bv the prcSi-
dent. Again. the charges preferred by
the | Mon are 50 serious that ii will he
almost impossible for the President to
ignore them. In fact it is generally be-
lievcd that they will compel the President
to discharge Miller for the good of THE
public service. but from whatever stand
point he looks ut it Mr. Roosevelt is
bound 10 find the situation perplexing.
Although the date on which Congress
will convene in extraordinary session is
still more than Il month away, November
9th. there are already many indications
of approaching political activity At the
capitol all is activity preparing the cham
berS and committee rooms for the adj
vent of Senate and House Furniture is
being rcpoiShed carpets laid. walls re-
paired and decorations touched up. while
great quantities of coal are being stored
IL the CHvcrnpu$ basement. Representa-
tive Cannon, the Speaker to be- has been
i'll Washington and engaged II house. and
numerous other members of Congress
are here looking after their winter quart
rrS. Members of the Cabinet are re
turning to the city. the White House is
radiant with new paint gildingS and the
fall flowers in the White House gardens
the great beds of cosmos at the rear of
the House.
Notwithstanding the fact that Column
bia permitted the time stipulated for the
ratification of the Panama Canal to en-
pir", without making any progress to-
walHiS ratification or even asking an rX-
tCntion of time. there seems tu he Il
general confidence that the United States
will eventually build the canal and build
il by the Panama route. The cXplaml-
ton that local political conditions in Col
umbia prevented the ratification of the
treaty is generally accepted. together
with the assertion that Columbia will
after the Presidential Election to occur
there III December. be ready to negotiate
II new treaty on an entirely reasonable
basis. the objection to the present treaty
having been that il was feared 10y each
of several presidential candidates that it
would mean that one of their competi-
tors would kill the supervision of tn"
SlO.OOOOOO purchase price
Senator Foraker and Representative
Dick. of Ohio. have been in Washington
during part of the past week ami
brought news of the Ohio campaign.
They say that Senator Hanna. notwith-
standing his indiSpOSiton. will speak in
fourteen towns during the last ten days
OF the campaign. which. it must be adj
mlttcd, is Il pretty strenuous undertake
ing. There is not the slightest doubt in
tn" miul of either Senator Foraker or
Representative Dick as to the final out
com" of tIc campaign. In fact. they
place the majority for Hanna in the next
Legislature 1T from 30 to 10 votes ON
joint ballot. As Ia the challenge of John
II. Clarke. issued to Senator Hanna to
IN in i,i ,l,l, .,,;,