Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-10-26

English with more or less difficulty but
many of them speak Frerch, German
or Spanish as we'll or better than they
speak English.
The return of the President is ex-
pected by the first of November and
from that date until the assembling OF
Congress there will be great interest in
political matters centering here. 1t is
doubtful if more than once Or twice in
the history of the country, there has
been such intense political anticipation
and even anxiety IL relation to matters
us Hamlet and Vice. President Fair
banks would say--"ot great pith and
moment The President in his South.
ern speeches, expressed himself with
his usual plainness with reference to
railway rate Legislation and trusts and
those who were doubtful as to his views
will not have to wait for his message
to Congress-. The East Is with him.
The South in Congress will probably
be with him. The unknown quantity
in the question will be in the West
So great and growing is the Presidents
popularity and Influence, that he is fast
overaweing opposition.
Rarely IN our history has man been
in position to do so much good and
gifted with dlscernment and strength
to do it. Whether he can complete his
great work IN three years and four
months remains to be seen. Much, al.
most everything, will depend upon the
National Congress. Will it help OF
hinder? The people of the country
without regard to DIVISIONS political or
geographical, believe in the measures
urged by the President. Senator For
aker around whom the opposition tc
Railroad rate legislation appears te
cluster, claims not to oppose the Presi-
dent, but merely to lave better meth.
cd of his own. This method il the
method of the railroads and of their
attorneys, like Senator Foraker on the
floor of the Senate. So the issue is
"The people of the United States,
Plaintiff versus the Railroad Corpora
tons, Defendant; Roosevelt for Plain
tiff; Foraker, Elkins, ct al. for Defend
ant.
The revenues of the Government un
der the stimulation of good times are
increasing and it is possible that with
certain little economies projected-s
million here and million there-oul
national housekeeping may 60 on and
without the necessity of an additional
tax on beer or coffee.
The Government seems to have
awakened to what hundreds in and oul
of Washington have long known the
unspeakable extravaganza and gross
wastefulness of the Government Print
ing Office. This Office is the biggest
printery in the world and employs
three thousand people some CT whom
work. Its pay roll is enormous, so ii
its finished out put. But its out put
is fit for nothing but to be put out. II
is in fact bran-new old junk, fresh
from the press. This is not exaggera-
ton it is literal truth with regard to al
least fve-sixths of the dismal rubbish
printed by the COVE nment printing
office. If the government would let it:
printing contract to first class job Of
fee and baye only necessary work done
it would save al least three millions o.
dollars per year. But the government
does not do things that way, Congress:
is not spending it's own money and the
Government Printing Office will 60 on
1t is said however, that the expense Of
this establishment will be cut down one
million Of dollars. At least two mil
lion ought to be Topped off.
The gazing of the Cabinet, as the or
der by the President that members
shall not talk to reporters is called, has
created quite sensation in journalistic
circles. But "the boys" have heard Of
executive sessions before, and in fact
know something about them and con-
fidentlv predict that be the Cabinet
ever SO virtuous there will still be
cakes, and ale and news. There is on =
ly one way in which the President can
prevent news from percolating through
the Cabinet and that is to abolish the
Cabinet.