The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-11-03
At HOME AGAIN.
President Returns From His
Tour of the South.
Forces Gathering In Warrington
Preparatory to Spending
the Winter.
RAILROAD RATE LEGISLATION.

Washington, Oct. 81. -Presiuent
Roosevelt came ashore from the Dol
phin at the Washington navy yard at
1855 O'Clock this forenoon and 1--WE
minutes later he had left the yard
for the White House in carriage
with Mrs. Roosevelt, and the trip
was at an end which round ID out his
tour of the entire Uuited States du-
ring his presidency.
When the Dolphin showed herself
around arsenal point and left the
Potomac for the eastern branch, the
firing squad manning the saluting
battery, got ready for action. len
minutes before the landing was made
a saluted Of twenty-one guns was mr.
ed from the yard battery and imme-
diately answered by the Dolphin.
The forces are gathing in Wash
ington we allude to the political and
SOCIAL forces which make Washington
during the winter season the center
of interest on this continent. Some
members and Senators are already
here and others. who are not here
are represented by their wives who
are arranging for winter homes
either in detached houses. apart
ment houses, hotels, or boarding
houses. as their tastes may be and
their exchequers afford. Washing
ton is better prepared to receive
this winters contingent than ever
before. To all appearance there has
been almost excessive building OF
fine apartment houses and it can not
well be seen but that the over supply
will produce the usual effect OF re-
duction in rents. To all appearance
visitors will be able to wallow in
apartment houses at reasonable eX-
pense. and hotels in their COMPETE
ton for guests have been compelled
to lower their prices also.
-.
With regard to political questions,
the most prominent of course, are
those relating to railway rate leglsla-
ton and the Panama Canal. The
Senate Committee on Railway Rate
Legislation of which Senator Elkins
is chairman, has already resumed
its session in Washington, while
Senator Foraker and Taft in Ohio
and two rival conventions in Chicago
are though their speeches, assisted
by the press, giving the country
foretaste of the debate that will be
held in Congress this winter. Sena-
tor Foraker, from his sick bed, has
launched bolt at Secretary Taft,
charging him with the atrocious
crime of being one with Mr.. Bryan
and the democratic party in favoring
federal control of the railroads.
This and similar charges and the
fact that the President needs and is
expecting to receive Democratic
support, plainly shows that on this
question at least there will be no
adherence to party lines. The
Democratic support of the Presi-
dents contention is indeed remark
able. Said Ex-Governor Campbell
of Ohio, himself once prominent as
a Presidential candidate. 1T is
mistake to attempt to combat public
opinion. We are here to endorse
President Roosevelt's plan of Gov
erment regulation of railroads.
President Roosevelt's demands are
reasonable and it is mistake to
oppose them. Some people think
man who wants the railroads regula-
ted by the Government is socialist.
If this is true, then perhaps | may
be called socialist although | have
no sympathy with the theories of that
creed. lam opposed to Government
railroads, but want fair play. Dis
elimination in railroad rates must
be stopped. Public opinion is more
powerful than the wealth and influ-
ence of the railroads." These words
uttered at the Chicago Convention
and the words of Ex-Governor Van