Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-09-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
tFrom our Regular Correspondent.

nave no doubt that Parker will carry
them both. Republicans, weakened
Ind disgnsted by their party quarrels
n w est Virginia, show signs of sur
render. Congressman Dayton, despair
ing of re election, is about ready To
withdraw from the Congressional race
and President Roosevelt talks of APP
him U. S. District Judge, in
place of Judge J Jackson. who is re |
firing at the age Of eighiy-siX. The
withdrawal Of Dayton is delayed by |
The fact that he is the strongest can
ddate the Republicans can name for
the House.
In Maryland, our affairs look even
brighter than in West Virginia. Wei
are pretty sure TO carry the State BY
10000 and elect four, perhaps five of
the six Congressman. General Agnus,
editor of the Baltimore American. IRE
publican showed your cores pondent
the other day note from the Presi-
dent which ended with the sentence,
II really believe we have a chance to
carry Maryland" That can hardly
he called an enthusiastic prophecy?
Democrats here who have had gloomy
thoughts about the election prospects,
succeed in painting a magnificent
rainbow in the following fashion: The
gain of the Republican vote of Maine
over that of 1900, is per cent, and the
gain In the Democratic vote "a per
cent. Now the Democratic vote of
New York for President in 1900, was
693, 1888, and the Republican vote for
President for the same year In that
State was SOL $50. Add 5 per cent to
this Republican vote and We get S45,-
000 as the probable Republican vote
this year. Add "a per cent to the
Democratic vote of 1900, and it gives
us $3.50, 22S as the Democratic vote
there this year. This Is a Democratic
majority in New York State of 1900
Similarly in New jersey, where the
vote of Republicans and Democrats
Tor President in 1900, was respectively,
IFS, 0l0 and 1854 sos, apply the Maine
per centages of gain, and presto change!
there is a Democratic majority OF
%, 900. By similarly adding the Maine
per centages of gain in the West, Par
ker will carry Nebraska by 1900 and
Indiana by "a 600. This shows how
far the situation is FROM being hope
less.
The quarrel in New York be-
tween Senator Platt and Governor
Odell is all that Democrats could wish
for. Woodruff's speech Of surrender
on Thursday looked like pouring oil
on water, but it was really pouring
oil on fire. Given respectable Dem
ocratic ticket next week when our
party's convention assemblies at Sara
toga, and the defeat of Higgins will be
a foregOne conclusion. The New I orB
Sun, Republican, declares editorIally
that he 'shas neither the character
nor the ability to qualify him for thu
governorship of the State Of New
York" Bourke Cochran having large
" aided IN reducing the Republican
majority in Maine, will be large fac
| tor in the New Y ork campaign
Should the Democrats carry the state
he could realize the ambition of BIZ
life by succeeding Depew in the Sen
ate, or perhaps, going as Irish ambas
sador to Great Britain. Republican,
admit that the Vanderbilt protege ha
been g sore disappointment in Ght
Senate, and the transfer of Cochran;
mighty and picturesque forensic eff
forts from the House to the Senate
would be delight.
Another document which is givel
wide circulation by the committee il
Report No. 1" of the Parker ConSti
tuition Club replying@to ROOSEVELT
executive order putting all veterans o
sixty-tWo on the pension roll. 1t de
clares the PRESIDENT act unconstitu.
tiOnal and ''faithless departure from
| the law instead of faithful execution
of it," It charges the President will
1.-THE usurpati0n of legislative p0we
| in the creation of a new class of pen
sioners whom Congress had chosel
not to PENSION" and defines his con
| duct as ian Intentional departur
from the law" The report of thes
eminent lawyers concludes that "tht
action of President Roosevelt, thre'
months before his nomination. was {
bid for the pension vote. If Judg
Parker should to day announce tina
his pension Commissioner, when APP
pointed, would give a pension to any
body who was sixty years old. and tina
his Secretary of the Treasury woul(
honor the certificate, the reception 0
such pr0nunciamentO by the people
of this country may be well imagined
The PRESIDENT act, in effect approprl
ated the nations money for his owl
campaign fund. The order was un
constitutional, lawless, and most re
prehensible."
A fortnight ago the President is
SUED an order forbidding heads of de
partments and bureaus to give on
their big estimates for next years sp
preparations. A few days later h'
publised his letter of acceptance il
| which he exclaimed, 1--WE have nothin!
| to conceall"
We note with more or less interes
that Paris newspaper says: "W'
bora IL from q trl,cf worthy courna fh q