Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-16
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Marshal Richards Of Alaska
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Dismissed.
JUDGES MUST RESIGN
BILE TARIFF REVISION.
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Representative Payne Does Not Expect
an Extra Session-6ov. Odeu
at Lnncheon.>

AiITeu D. moore OF the NoIHe oi'eiAe' ~
Melville c. Brown of the Juneau district.
This action is the result of the 1nvestlsa-
ton of the Alaska judiciary made recently
by Assistant Attorney General Day.
The Presidents action. which was an
nounced at the White House by Attorney
General Moody, followed a conference with
the President. Mr.. Day was especially Sc
lected for the work by President Roose-
welt and left for Alaska on the 9th of last
June not returning until the Sd of October,
travelling meantime over the most OF the
territory. When he returned he made
thorough report as to the facts to the Presl-
dent.
No details as to the dismissals were given
out, and all that is definitely known Is that
charges have been made for long tline
involving judges, marshals and other ON
Gals in important mining cases before the
courts, and the facts were difhcult TO get.
Judge Wickersham of the third )udlclai o.
vision was one of the men involved, put ne
appears to have been eXonerated. AT least
he is to remain in his position. In the case
of Judge Moore, who was personal frieno
of Senator Quay and was appointed from
Beaver, Pa, there were no charges Oh as,
honesty or corruption, but he was regarded
as not being the proper man for the posi-
ton, owing to the peculiar and dlfncult con
ditions under which judges and other ON
Gals labor in the territory. The charges
ming were more serious. He was accused
of having an interest in mining ana other
properties that were in litigation, ana OF
appointing his secretary as receiver IN SONS
of the cases that came before him. Marshal
Richards has been under suspicion for
some time along the same lines.
To Change the Conditions.
If appears to be almost impossible to OBJ
tain men for positions in Alaska who do
in min l.
CATION or some of the other many disputes
arising in the territory. Even If they re-
main uncontaminated in realty, damaging
reports are circulated about them. they fall
under suspicion.u and charges are almost
certain to be made against them
The President proposes to try to put
stop to such state OF rs by appointing
to office men whom he .~ersonally KNOWS or
believes to be above suspicion; men or the
incorruptible type. He already has mao
few appointments of this kind In the terrl-
tory, and he has given the lighting factions
and interests to understand that he Will
place conhdenceIin these appointees, and
that it will accomplish nothing to have
charges made against them when they do
not act to suit certain men or corporations.
Charges have been made at times against
Governor Brady in efforts to have him re-
moved from office, but the President does
not appear to have been impressed by the
accusations, certainly not as to the charge
of dishonesty 1t is quite probable that
Governor Brady wif1continue in his office
unless reasons, foI q change. now I'M
known. should develop.
Discussing *ariff Revision.
! Discussion of possible revision of the
tariff occupied some of the time of the
President -today.@zThe consideration given
the subject was not long, nor was it Of
definite character. II was rather in the ma
ture of soundings taken by the President as
a guide to future action Among those who
talked with the President was Representa-
tive Serene E. Payne of New York, chair
man of the House ways and means COM
mittee. AT the close of the interview Mr..
Payne said: 1T is too early yet to discuss
with definiteness what action may be taken
regarding tariff legislation. l suppose that
when the republicans of Congress get here
they will take up the subject probabl in
an entirely formal way, and reach some de-
termination as to what may be best to do.
1t is scarcely likely, / think, that an ex-
traordinary session of Congress will he
called for consideration of tariff or any
other legiSla ton -
Mr.. Payne sad he had heard little about
the New York sena torship, but expressed
the opinion that Senator Depew would
probably be returned Il have not heard
that Frank Black ever did anything that
entities him to succeed Senator Depew."
Mr.. Payne remarked.
Representative McCleary of Minnesota
tariff
question. While he declined to give for
publication the nature of his conference
with the President, he said he had dis
cussed the subject pretty thoroughly with
the chief executive.
MY own judgment is" he suggested
that if the tariff is to be revised in the
next four years it would be better to be
done at an early date. Personally l am a
'stand-patter,' but if a gain to the whole
people of the United States is to be achieved
by a revision of the tariff, either up or
down, I am for it.. The effect on the whole
people seems to me- to be the final test to
apply to the question. AS to that, no de-
cision has yet been reached"
Other Callers.
Senator Chester I. Long of Kansas ex-
tended his congratulations to the Presi-
dent on his election, and talked to him
briefly about some matters of interest to
his state. He said he did not take I'D the
tariff question with him. That is g. most
important question" he said, land It is
too early to make any definite statement
about it."
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode Is
land presented to. the President a party
OF railroad men of Rhode Island They
have been In North Carolina since the cleo
ton looking over some railroad properties
In that state. Senator Aldrich said he had
no opinion to offer at this time regarding
either the proposed revision of the tarifr
OF the QOiOlIlS HI EXTRAORDINARY session
of Congress Heo would like to look over
the situation before reaching a conclusion.
Capt. Henry Narcotic. commander of the
Department Of Florida of the G. A. r. ac
companied by his wife, called on the Presi-
dent and offered congratulations
James De Conlay, jr, correspondent Of
Australian papers, was caller.
Think Bryan Men Did It,
Representative Kline. the only democrat
who was elected from Pennsylvania In the
recent political upheayal. frankly attributes
his election to republicans President Roose.
Welt carried the District, which has here
tofore had 5000 democratic majority bv
1.1oO votes, while Mr.. Kline got through by
1900 The facts zWerE that the renuhl;ca ne
had no idea they could carry the district
and gave the nonfipatton to a man who had
been a democrat III The past. The oid-Iine
republicans did not IKE this man and ree
scented 1t by voting for Kline
THE republican victory was greatly helm
ed along by Bryan democrats" said M
Kline. From what I can see they did not
relish the nomination OF Parker and eli
over the country they voted for Rooseuait'
who suited their ideas much better than
Parker did.
This utterance of Representative Kline
was accepted by Representative living
the President. The Bryan men did IT."
Mr.. Livingston remarked. but some one
else suggested that dome" 1t would be