Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-04


tive capacity, but the President has in
view a mani who he believes combines
these REFUSES in the person of Frank
II. Hitchcock, First Assistant Post
master General, IT, *a -
Another feature of the President's
plan consists of the establishment of a
depot of the purchasing bureau in New
York City He has discovered that on
large quantities of supplies which the
contractors would gladly deliver free
of charge, in New York the Govern
ment now pays the freight to Washing
ton, breaks the packages and ships a
considerable portion of their contents
back to New York at express rates,
which are materially higher than
freight. He is of the opinion that with
depot in New York, the government
could save this extra expense for
transportation, and that all postoffices.
customs houses, etc. east and north of
New York could be supplied direct
from there. In time, presumably,
depots could be established in Chicago,
San Francisco, New Orleans and other
points from which the Offices of the
government in each section of the
conr,trv could ba CrnplioI
President Roosevelt has sent d char
acteristic letter to Senator Havburn of
Idaho. The Senator wrote the President
protesting against the federal forest
reserve policy on the ground that it
was working harm to the Republican
party, In replying to this letter the
President says in part; The other
clippings you send. relate TO party
matters, and strive to make it appear
that the forest reserve in Idaho is a
matter of political Importance. Now,
when can properly pay heed TO polit-
ical interests | will do SO; but | will
not for one moment sacrifice the inter-
ests OF the people as a whole to the
real or fancied interest of any individal
Or of any political faction. The gov
eminent policy in the establishment of
the national forest reserve has been in
effect for some time; its goods are
already evident; it is a policy emphati-
| cally in the interests of the people as
whole, and especially of the people
of the west. | believe they cordially
approve of it and | do not intend to
abandon it,. The letter is typical of
the Presidents attitude where the
inter ests of any party conflict with
those of the general public.
Secretary Wilson has just returned
from the west enthusiastic regarding
the crop prospect in that section of tt e
,ountry. Speaking of political issues
the Secretary said today, The peaple
Of the west are ready to accept any
policy with regard to railway rates
which may prove acceptable to the
President and they are prepared to
retire to private life those public Off
Gals who refuse to stand by the Presi-
dent, in the fight he is making for the
people. The farmers have never. in
my experience, been so interested in
any problem as they are in that of rate
| Legislation. They are not particularly
opposed to the railroads, but are
anxious to secure square deal and to
prevent further discrimination. They
are convinced that the man to secure
for them perfect square deal is the
man in the White House. They believe
that anything he does is all right
Consequently they will back him up in
any fight he may enter.
Secretary H JchcocS. who has Just
returned from his summer vac alton,
speaks encOuragingly, entertainingly
of the land frau prosecutions. The
Secretary is convinced that many con-
victions Will follow that of Senator
Itchell and he describes the people
is deeply interested in the outcome of
the government prosecutions. Speak
ing on this subject the Secretary
pointed out what d hardship it was to
the real settler to have thousands of
acres in his vicinity taken up fraud
emily and ultimately sold to the great
land and cattle companies with the