The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-02
SEE EN- TAKE ROOT
What Can Roosevelt Do
With These?
Mastery Inactivity Of . Stand Pat
tiers" Threatens to Make Him
Sweat In Vain Over Tariff
Revision.
BY CICERO w. HARRIS.


Washington. Dec. 1.-The near APP
proach of the session of Congress mas
brought numbers of the victorious
party to the national capital. The ma
.iority of these congressman appear TO
be ardent stand-patters or persons
who are firmly persuaded nothing VIII
be done of consequence if anything 81
IAN, in the way of revising the tariff
schedules either in extra or regular
session, either this winter or in the
near future. Senator Hale's strong
position on that side has marked the
high water marge on the subject, al
though one can read between the lines
of the more guarded iater-expreSSed
views of Speaker Cannon and see Drac-
tically the same uncOmprOmiSing OD-
position. "Uncie Jo'' does not wish TO
seem TO be in opposition to the Presi-
dent, and hopes the latter Will hold
up in his formed determination to
secure revision if possible.
There is more or less of backing and
filling | think, on Mr. RoOsevelts
part. Besides the notice that no harm
is intended to any American industry.
there comes the statement that the
administration is merely ascertaining
the feeling of Congressman on the SUBJ
ject and not exerting any pressure in
favor of revision. The truth is tNc
chief executive is finding out that he
is now up against a most serious prop
oSitiOn and fears that the mass OF his
party is opposed to doing anything
with the tariff. The fact appears at
a single glance, if the states for and
against revision are placed in para lei
columns of the New England States,
only Massachusetts has any extern
isive revisionist sentiment. Everywhere
else in the ola East the stand-pat pro-
tectioniStS are in an Overwhelming
majority. Going West, the States Of
| Ohio, Wisconsin, the Central Western
! commOnWea of Kansas anu Ne
/ braska. and even the majority In
Iowa, are adverse to change at this
| time. The Pacific coast and Rocky
Mountain States are on the same side
! of the question. Revision is strong in
| Illinois, Minnesota. Michigan, and has
some force in Iowa. IS enc of the
| Senators (Dolliver) and the governor
| (Cummins) favor the policy. FMS
brief glance shows what uphill w )rk
! is before the President. He VIII prob
ably cease before long to urge the
matter.
AS the time is so short. the Com
mittee on Rivers ana Harbors. not
withstanding what Chairman Burton
said few days since, and when
sent to the News and Observer, was
Iobliged to decline the cordial invita-
ton TO visit Wilmington. The MEM
bers did so with reluctance. as II fine
time awaited their expected arrival on
| the hospita BILE Cape Fear. 1T is De-
! leved that the committee fully realize
| the magnitude of the proposed deep
ening of the harbor channel and its
great value to national commerce.
The following postmasterS of the
| 4th class have been appointed in NORTH
Carolina: At California Creek, Madi-
| son county, William l.. George, vice; Il.
! l.. Edge, resigned; at Reepside, Lin
coin county, William c. Kiser, vice.
p A. Reep, deceased.
| Rural carriers were appointed: on
route 4 from Madison, Charlie l..
Martin, with Claude II. Martin as sub
stitute; on route Z, from StateSVille.
Jesse S. Sheriff.. with r. l.. Kimball
as substitute. There were vacancies in
the service to begin December Is.
The following rural free delivery
routes have been ordered established
to begin January 2, 1905: Route z.
additional, from Colerain, BERTHE coun-
ty. Length, PSI miles; area 20 square
miles: population. $50; number OF
houses, 124. Route 2, additional.
from Fremont. square miles: popu-
lation, 270; number of houses. 90
Route /, from Merry Hill, BERTHE conn
! ty. Length. 26 1-2 miles; arear, 20
square miles; population, $685. num-
Der of houses, III. Route /. frole
IStovall, Granville county. Length,
| 16 SIS miles; area, Is square miles
population, 500; number of houses. 50.
The Comptroller of the Currency
has approved the application of the
First National Bank of Louisburg. The
capital stock of the new bank is $25,-
1000. The incOrporatorS are Robert c.
Allen. Ithaca, New York c.. W. Ford.
u. NJ. Allen and w. H. Waddell.
I George w. Buchanan has been dis
continued as storekeeper and gauger
at Raleigh. James S. Douney has been
appointed storekeeper and gauger at
Asheville.
| =. Among the more prominent arrivals
at city hotels are Representative Ed
w. Pou, at the Metropolitan; and DR.,
| $. Westray Battle. of Asheville. at the
New Willard, NJ. G. Hunter. Of Char
lotte, is at the Raleigh; also H. S.
Bryan and wife and w. c. Lovejoy, of
the same city.
Two Fatally Injured.