Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-04-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Rrom Our Regular Correspondent-l
Washington D. c. April 10, 1905.

From Our Regular Correspondent.l
Washington ID. C. April 10, 1905.
Governor Cummins came to Wash
ington yesterday and expressed
some views on the tariff question
which sent the cold shivers down
the backs Of the stand patters, es-
pecialy those in the House. The
Governor sent word TO Secretary
Shaw that be wanted TO talk TO him
about his wheat drawback order
and the Secretary Immediately found
that he had urgent business in New
York and would not be back until
several days after the Governor was
compelled to leave Washington.
Then the Governor consented 70
talk to your correspondent on the
subject Of tariff revision in general.
1T is not probable that Congress
will revise tariff until the people
demand It in terms SO emphatic that
their determination to have IL can
not be misunderstood" said the
Governor when asked IL he expect
ed revision by the coming Congress.
I'VE must elect a House Of Repre-
sentatives next year is in sympathy
with revision" he continued with
emphasis. AT present the House
is with the stand patters do not
want to be understood as criticizing
the sincerity OF it's members, but it
is obvious that the atmosphere OF
Washington stimulates the stand
patters and stiles reyisionists. 1t
is evident that some of the members
ought to be given an opportunity to
breath the freer air OF the country
for q while" The Governor said
that q change in the Republican
membership could be easily brought
about, "by nominating men who
stand for the things the people are
asking in Legislation. II the peo-
pie want lower duties, and believe
they do" he said, they will see to
il that their nominees next time are
pledged TO make the tariff schedules
conform to our platform. COMPETE
tion," said the Governor in conclus-
ion, ''is the only means Of keeping
prices down. The reasonable APP
plication OF the protective tariff is TO
give the producer in this country
duty equal to the difference in the
cost of producing the same article
abroad. But there are many arti-
cles upon which the duty isso much
higher that it becomes factor in
creating a monopoly. The result is
that home manufacturers do not feel
the competition of foreign countries
until their prices are raised to the
level of the unfair protection af-
forded by the tariff. This is indie
fensible.
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Governor Cummins is believed TO
be a candidate for the Senate to sue
coed Senator Dolliver whose term
expires two years hence. When
asked regarding the allegation he
refused 20 affirm or deny it, but
Senator'S Allison and Dolliver have
no doubt as to the Governor inten-
tions. He has become the benefi-
ciary of a recent Supreme Court de-
cision which has the effect of ex-
tending his terms for two years,
which will keep him in Office right
up to the time of the Senatorial con-
test, although the Allison organiza-
ton had hoped to retire him to the
Obscurity of private life q year in
advance OF that event.
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Governor Cummins expectation
that the next Congress will pay no
heed to President Roosevelt S recon-
mendation on that the tariff be re-
NiSC0 oStSCS OhstAOiy Win q Sbtbto-
ment made recently to your CORES
pondent by Senator Hansbrough.
THE House is dominately by an
oligarchy of stand patters," said the
Senator, and he added. Tariff read
justment is dead" The situation
is indeed peculiar one. There is
doubtless majority in the Senate,
including the Democratic member
ship, to pass tariff bill providing
for material readjustment, or revis-
ion, but as the Senator says, the
House is dominated by the stand
patters. Under the development
Of the pernicious Reed rules the
House has lost its character as a
deliberative body and must invari-
ably act under the whip and spur of
party discipline. Thecommittee on
Rules, which consists of Speaker
Cannon and Representatives Payne,
Grosvenor, Dalzell, Williams and
Underwood, controls the actions of
the House as absolutely as Caesar
ruled Rome. Cannon, eros venor
and Dalzell are all ardent stand
patters aud the Democratic men,