The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-03-22
NEWS LETTER FROM
THE CAPITAL
Views of Statesmen on the
Merger DeCisiOn-Com-
mentS on Men

respondence Daily Silver State Re-
publican statesmen are generally
agl eed that the practical, as well as
the political effect of the decision of
the supreme court, made public on the
14th inst, in the case of the govern
ment against the Northern Securities
company, will be good. Stocks have
been but little disturbed by it. and the
managers and owners of the railroads
involved in the controversy announce
that they intend to faithfully obey the
law as 1t stands. The decision Is
blow only againsnt unreasonable re-
straint of trade" as the result of
smothering free competition; and 1t is
an application of the much talked of
government by injunction" to trust
as well as against labor organizations,
and as such should render organized
labor less sensitive. In laying down
the rule that law is supreme. that 1t
must be enforced. that the people must
be protected and that a state may not
create a corporation which can disre-
gard a constitutional act of congress,
the court has cleared the atmosphere
of much uncertainty and doubt end
ing a formidable controversy which
threatened the peace of society. This.
having been accomplished under a re-
publican president, In effect daprives
the democrats of much stock in trade
for the coming campaign. With this
decision to its credit. with many other
things for the public welfare accom-
plished. the republican party goes be-
fore the people with renewed conf
dence.
The Mccall committee. authorized
investigate the charges against Con-
gressmen, made In the Brstow report,
IS hard at work. and being non-parti-
san. has the confidence OF both par
lies and the people. There was much
reason why members of congress
should feel sensitive over the revela-
tions laid before the country, even If.
they had not violated law. At least
the ethics of their relationship with an
executive department needed to be
more precisely defined. 1t will be a
good thing for all concerned when the
postoffice department, and all the other
seven departments are taken out of
politics. and congressman have no oc
casion to make recommendations and
suggestions, or quarrel over spo'ls.
There is a growing feeling that new
conditions must prevail. and that the
representatives. of the people should
give more attention to legislative mat
tn,. 1e 10. aF
ing investigation there may be a re-
distribution of duties IN the postoftice
department, and Mr.. Wynne. assistant
postmaster general. may be relieved
of much of the work which now falls
to him.
The president has no intention Of
pushing things against the trusts. o.
disturbing existing economical condi
tlons Attorney General Knox will
proceed slowly and with caution. AS
was to be expected. many kilograms of |
ccngratulation have been received a
the White House. Secretary Hitch I
cock and Pension Commissioner Ware 4
have recently had many conferences /
with the president, and while Mr. /
Ware denies that he has any intention I
of resigning. 1t is believed that there is |
a plan on foot to abolish the pension |
office and transfer it's duties TO the /
war department. If this is done Brig. /
General r. c. Ainsworth Is to be the /
head of the office. There is more OF
less friction between the pension COM
missioner and some of the officials OF
the interior department.
The president has felt obliged to de-
cline invitations to see the battleship
launched in April and to ad-
dress the general assembly of the
church in Buffalo in
May.
Besides the regular army and the
national guard. the president says he
would be glad to see third line of
defense" for the nation. to be known
as the National Marksmen's Reserve
He would like to see. rifle club in
every city. town. village and hamlet.
The proposition is to have congresa
authorize the issue of government
arms to civilian rife clubs. In few
years this plan should give a reserve
force of 100000 men.
The two cabinet secretaries who are
talking most to the people at present
are Taft and Cortelyou. For a man of
his size Secretary Taft covers much
ground. On Memorial day he will
speak at Topeka. Kansas. Secretary
Cortelyou has just spoken to the Mer-
chants club OF Chicago. when he
pleaded for more community OF in
terest" He says all classes of meE
are workers. and he believes In or
gGnized labor. His department In
Washington has grown Immensely. II
now has fifteen bureaus. 10000 en-
ployes and annually distributes sl0.-
10000 Secretary Wilson is In Florida