The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-01
ROOSEVELT TALKS
TO OH!ESfEADERS
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Dick Say Ia asSS revision is I'M
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PRESIDENT is INTERESTED
Expresses His Deep Desire for Har-
mony and Success in the Com
Ing Congressional Campaign
Dick Foraker Call.
PRESIDENT IS INTERESTED

Oyster Bay, July s1.-Senator Charles
Dick of Ohio and Elmer Dover, secretary
of the republican national committee,
made Joint pilgrimage to Sycamore Hill
today. President Roosevelt discussed
with them for two hours the political
situation in Ohio.
Aside from the advantages of the dis
cussion, the single fact that Senator Dick
was a guest at Sycamore Hill and came
away bearing the Presidents expressions
of enthusiastic desire for harmony and
success in the coming congressional cam
oaign is regarded as a political occur
ance which will have decided weight in
the republican situation in Ohio. 1t has
bo"n said in Ohio that Senators Foraker
and Dick did not stand for the Roose-
welt administration, a report that bid fair
to cause at least degree of trouble. 1t
has now been mailed to the mast" If
these words OF Senator Dick have mean
ing. ut is safe to make one prediction;
that President Roosevelts administration
and the work OF Congress will receive sin
cere and enthusiastic endorsement in the
Ohio republican platform.
TIdtIOiin GloIdouSO WIN FiCGldCIlAt
Senator Dick has for many years made
the first draft of the state platform and
this was one of the principal topics Of
his discussion with the President today.
AS indicating the part President Roose-
welt took in the conference, Senator Dick
said
The President Is very greatly interested
in the result of the congressional cleo
ton. and he does not hesitate to say so.
''Rightfully he feels that he has inaugu-
rated policies which he i hopeful of con-
Guiding successfully. This can only be
accomplished with the help of republi-
can majority In the sixtieth Congress.
The President is ready to do all he can
to bring about republican victory in
the coming campaign This does not
mean that he is going on the stump; he
could do that. 1t does not necessarily
mean that he is to mingle in local con-
ferences, but he will have a keen general
interest in the result, and will aid in all
possible ways"
Besides the strong endorsement of the
President with which the Ohio platform
is to be featured, there Is to be a stand
pat declaration regarding the tariff.
impossible to Revise Tariff.
General Dick expressed himself freely on
this point.
the slxtieth Congress to revise the tariff, "
he remarked Besides 1t would be de-
cidedly mad political sense. There has
never been an exception to the occur
renee that when a political party In con-
troll Of Congress undertook to revise the
tariff two years preceding a national cleo
ton 1t failed to elect its candidates in
that election.
1.-THE republican party of Ohio stands
row as always for the protection of the
American working man. The present tar
if law. known as the Dingley law, has
produced in this country unparalleled
prosperity.
1--WE must, at the proper time, however,
recognize and deal with the sentiment
which demands a revision of certain
schedules The republican policy has al
ways been and the expressions of the
leading advocates of the protective tariff
idea, including Mckinley it's greatest
champion. have been for prudent revis-
ion when considered on such tariff sched-
ule as shall appreciate changing eondi-
tions sooner or later needed to be
changed"
Outlook Better Than Year Ago.
Senator Dick then gave his reason for
look in Ohio at the present moment is
decidedly better than 1t was year ago.
Herrick he said, was defeated for re-
election as governor largely, If not en-
tirely, on the temperance question. This
question Is not now factor The de-
feat of Herrick had a salutary effect on
Ohio republicans. 1t had undoubtedly
brought them to a realization that they
could not be split by dissensions and win
an election. The lamented death Of Gov
ernor Pattson, the only man on the DEM
ocratic state ticket who was elected, COM
ing as 1t did. shortly after his Inaugural
ton, had placed the administration OF
affairs In the hands of Governor Harris.
His administration had been strong and
well calculated to bring harmony to the
republicans throughout the state.
VIII Be Lively Times.
"The state convention this year is to
be held on the 18th and 18th OF Septem-
ber," he said, very much later than
usual. The convention is also to mark
the opening of the campaign In the state,
and from that time on there are to be
lively times politically. OF the twenty
one congressional districts twenty are
now represented by republicans At least
three of these members secured their cleo
ton in what are regarded as democratic
districts These are the Fifth, Thirteenth
and Seventeenth.
ut is hoping for a very great deal to
bring yourself to believe that we can
carry all Of those districts again. We had
the aid of the Presidents name on the
ticket last time, but we were never in bet
ter shape to put up hard fight to retain
every one, and shall try TO do It,"
Secretary Dover remarked in answer to
a question that the federal Investigations
of the Standard Oil company would have
no bad effect on the republican situation