New-York tribune., 1906-08-14
POLITICS AND CANAL.
DISCUSSED At lslGAMORE
Messrs. Sherman and ShOnts 4momg
the Presidents Visitors.
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oyster Bay. Aug. 13-President Roosevelt dis
cussed the Congress campaign, Panama Canal
affairs and various subjects of interest with
callers at sagamore Hill to-day, and also found
time 10 dispose of his usual amount of official
work. Chairman Sherman of the Republican
Congressional Committee the principal con-
ferree on politics, and Chairman Shonts and Sec
Tetsry Bishop took up subjects pertaining 20
the isthmian work. In addition TO these guests
who took luncheon with him. the President en-
ter;ained Henry W. Taft. brother of the Secre-
iary Of Wag, and RoneGt Bridges, of "Scribners
Magazine"
Chairman Sherman's visit was principally for
Ihe purpose Of discussing certain features of the
campaign textbook which will be issued next
week
Il wished the get the Presidents final decision
on certain paragraphs said Mr.. Sherman. and
did so The campaign? Oh. il will come out
al right We VIII have a safe Republican ma
joTity in the next House. OF that there is not
the slightest doubt OF course, we do not ex-
peel The overwhelming ma jority we gained last
election. but it viii be safe enough. neverthe-
less"
When Speaker Cannon, Mr.. Sherman and other
members of the Congressional committee visited
the President several weeks ago certain topics
10 he handled in the textbook were discussed in
detail. Mr. Sherman said the President had
approved the way in which the topics had been
handled
The book VIII be a stand pat document with
word pictures of the record Of the Republican
party and reasons why that party should be
kept in power he said.
M. Sherman spoke sppreciatiyelv of the
Presidents interest and assistance In the cam
paien. AT the last election" he said. we had
President Roosevelt on the ticket and no real
Democrat against him. For this reason we car
Tied number of strictly Democratic districts
that We had no more right to than some one
besides the President had TO Sycamore Hill.
While We expect TO lose some of these districts
the Republican members who hold them now are
ce1lhdent in every instance of their reelection"
4lr Shonts said he would advertise AT once for
23'o coolies 10 work on the canal
The impression should not go abroad that we
sre going 10 employ Chinese exclusively he
said. We intend to get the benefit of competi-
non IN labor, as well as everything else for the
good Of the canal. To hire nationality to
the exclusion Of all others would soon result in
serious trouble, for the members of the race so
favored would soon decide that the canal could
not he built without them. We have tried
Spanish laborers. and find them very vaua BILE,
80 intend TO get more Of the same kind. The
less"
Nj shonts said the new steam shovels ordered
some time ago were arriving the isthmus. and
we're being immedfately installed The dirt was
coming cut Of Culebra Cut so rapidly that great
difficulty WAS being found in disposing of it,
The Presidents trip 10 Panama not dis
Cussed to-day. Mr.. Shonts said that conditions
On the isthmus were much improved. and that
both Secretary Taft and himself would go with
the President when he makes his inspection of
The work in November.
Representative Longworth. who is a member
OF the campaign committee. took part in the po-
litical discussion. and viii visit Republican
headquarters in New York tomorrow.