West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-16
OUR washington LETTER.
The Visit OF the British Prince
Admiral a Very Quiet Affair.
A Move to Establish and Furnish Homes
Fer Our Ambassadors Abroad.
Regular Correspondent Of The Arsu,

Regular Correspondent OF The Argus.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1905
The British Prince with his Naval
retinue has departed. The President
has returned from Oyster Bay where
he went to cast his unique ballot.
The news OF the elections has been
received and digested. Secretary
of the Navy Bonsparte has returned
IN triumph from Maryland having
defeated Senator German and his
amendment Secretary Root of the
Department of State keeps up his
vigils in his office denying himself
to ambassadors, newspaper men and
even to the President unless he feels
like letting go long enough to see
them. He is a phenomenal worker
and accomplishes more than any
predecessor by an invention of his
own which consists in doing one
thing after another. Secretary Taft
is on the way home from Panama
athwart the flashing brine. The
hnal words OF the Presidents mes.
sage relating to the Panama Canal
will not be written until he has had
full consultation with the War Sec
|
retary on conditions as he found
them OH the Isthmus with the final
report OF the last commission and
Secretary Taft's relation of civil
matters, labor and sanitary condl-
tions. the President and Congress
and the country ought to know as
much about the Canal on the 18th
mas as the astronomers knew about
the canals on Mars.
History, that is political history,
is making with bewiIderlng rapidlty.
We cannot of course see its end, but
1t is always interesting to note its
bearings and pointings. The Presi-
dent and all that he stands for is
growing stronger every day. The
vox populi or vox deli, both, or
whichever you please have deliver
ed his adversaries into his hands.
The election results in New York.
Philadelphia, Maryland and Cincin-
natl were all victories over Boss
rule and triumphs for the reforms
he has advocated. Is there no sig
nihcance in ;he fact that Foraker
was against the policy of the Presi-
dent on railroad rates legislation in
Ohio, and that Taft favored his pol.
icy and denounced Republican Boss
ism IN Cincinnati taken in connec-
ton with the election on the 7th of
November And this Is the Ohio,
that gave Roosevelt an unprecedent.
ed majority only twelve months ago.
and would give him a bigger one to.
morrow IL she had a chance The
other elections were the issues of
pure Government against bossism
were joined, were equally significant.
The festivities in honor of the
British Prince.Admiral last week
were anything but imposing. They
may even be called tame. He came
and went without pageantry or bat
ing of tomtoms. The functions
were OF the simplest, but there was
no lack OF hospitality, welcome and
good feeling. Members OF the same
family are less ELUSIVE and formal
in their meetings than or dis,inp-
uished strangers. There was
marked contrast between the recep.
ton OF this English representative
OF the royal family and the German
representative who came here two
years ago. But the Admiral Prince,
his captains, and the crews of his
fighting ships, will doubtless carry
home with them, the impression Of
friendship and kinship that has so
often been expressed in the words
"Blood is thicker than water"
There will probably be no con.
spicious movements relating to the
great questions that will come be
fore Congress until Congress assem-
bles. The issues are ma de up, in.
deed have been made for months,
and the relative strength Of the op-
posing parties, it is thought, will
develop soon after Congress assem-
bles. We will then know what
prospect there may be for legislative
action relating to railroad rate con.
troll the tariff and the Panama Can.
al. There are minor questions.
mainly economical, that are having
the closest consideration Of the Ex.
eeutivc and his cabinet, and these
will doubtless be set forth in the re-
ports Of the Departments and cpl
lomized in the message Of the Pres.
ident.
II is thought that the President