Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-11-24
HOPE FOR DEMOCRATS.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Nesos, under date of the Goth in
slant, gives the following in relation to the
outlook for future tariff legislation:
Republican members. OF the House Of
Representatives arriving in the city private
ly say that unless some move is made at the
forthcoming session towardS revising the
tariff 1t would not surprise them II Demo
cratic Congress should be returned at the
elections In November, 1905. They base
this feeling upon the sentiment existing for
tariff revision in their respective districts.
OF course this view is not entertained by all
or nearly all of the incoming members, but
the Tact that 1t is held by any Is significant
There is no doubt the Administration
realizes the demand for revision will increase
in volume In the next few months, and tht
Republican leaders are doing everything
they can 10 keep 1t in check. After leaving
the President few days ago Speaker Can
non placed himself on record as opposed T.
tinkering with the tariff, and other Con
gressmen, large and small, are falling into
line behind him. 1t is said that the Speaker
made bis announcement at the request of
the President himself, who thought that
some word from Mr.. Cannon would temper
; the talk Of those Representatives who feel
the pressure of the revislonists In their dis
tricts.
"President Roosevelt's friends say that tht
al at do ha al NA1
called upon recently by the shoe and leather
interests Of the country 10 urge the putting
of hides on the free list does not fairly rep.
resent his views, and that he estopped from
making these known at this time by the
legislative situation that will confront him
when Congress convenes In December. He
believes that If the revision sentiment is en-
couraged 1t may overshadow the railroad
measure can be passed, and this is the very
thing he is most anxious 10 avoid. When
the rate matter is disposed Of, then, 1t Is held,
the President will give careful consideration
to the tariff, but he thinks any definite state
ment from him just now that there should
be revision at this winters session might re
suit In disaster to his rate programme. He
appears to be fully confident that he can
hold in leash the tendency toward tinkering
until his main object lie accomplished.
"But some of the Congressman fresh from
their constituencies shake their heads doubt.
fully at the suggestion that even the Presi-
dent will be able to stay the tide. This feel
ing lie especially noticeable among the mem
bers from the Middle West A man from
Indianapolis, q stsunch Republican, said To-
day that he fully believed unless some tariff
legislation should be enacted before next fall
Democratic Congressman could be elected
from that city. The tendency for revision
appears 10 be equally strong among both
manufacturers and farmers. The recent re.
ciprocity convention In Chicago set the
pace, and since then the movement has been
gathering strength In manner that is said
not to be folly appreciated at Washington
The farmers beli-ve that judicious rear.
rangement OF the tariff schedules would en-
( able the foreign markets TO be opened up In
q way that would add greatly TO their vel
fare, and they are asking themselves why
this is 80 long postponed. Another element
5of danger in the situation next fall, provided
1.-THE revision agitation has gathered the forc'
NOW predicted for ii by lite friends, is tina
1.-THE Presidency will not be involved, ant
Republicans who otherwise might not at
tempt to split their ticket may vote for Dem
ocratic Congressman, feeling that as long a
they have the White House 10 the contro
= of their party they can afford to give Dem
ocratic House q chance to come to thei
raliafO