Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-06-08
goes on to say that there is great need oil
a live business organization, one that
will do things.
From Washington.
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. d
Washington, June 8.

Oregon, and us e1ecl Oh tue Suli'N''
and fall elections Of members OF Con-
gress. "The Oregon election Is an IN
dication of the revolt Of the people
against the stand pat policy of the repub,,
lican party. In nineteen hundred ana
four, Oregon gave President Roosevelt
forty-two thousand majority out OF q
total vote of nine-hve thousand. This
year-two years later-Oregon returns to
Office with an increased majority, Gov
e,nor Geo. f. Chamberlain, democratic
incumbent for the past four years; re-
duces the msjorities in both congresslon-
al districts given the republican
candidates, and, on a popular vote
for United States senator, against
the immense majority given President
Roosevelt, offers the republican man
ayers the cold consolation OF bare ilVe
thousand majority for the republican
nominee, Jonathan Bourne, jr, over the
democratic, nominee, John NJ. Gearln,
incumbent. The issue of the revision
of the tariff was presented by the Oregon
demo Gratis, and it was dwelt upon In the
utieranccs Of all the newspapers which
supported the democratic nominees. In
asmuch as the majOfties received by re-
publican candidates who were elected
were the smallest since the presidential
election of eighteen hundred and ninety
ak. democrats may take wsrm comfort
from the Oregon outcome aud grid them
selves for lighting winning battle Tor
the control of the next House OF Repre-
seutatives."
The Roosevelt children, Ethel and
Quentin, started for Oyster Bay at y
o'clock this morning. They were ac-
companied by Steve Cornell, the secret
service detective; Mile Drelet, their
goyerness; colored cook, butler and
maid from the White House force. Az
soon as Cornell takes his charges safely
to Oyster Bay he will return to his post
of duty as guard at the White House.
The secret service will not maintain a
guard at Sycamore Hill until after the
arrival there of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt.
The President this morning received
telegram from the officers OF the Wash
ington State Grange now holding It's
18Th annual session a. Spokane, which
saws: "The Washington State Grange,
in 18th annual session, repudiates the
reported attempt of the attorney for GER
tain corporate interests to speak for the
farmers of this country in opposition to
your efforts to remedy condition OF meat
packers or meat packing
Chow did the Interstate Commerce
Commission learn all about the graft in
the Pennsylvania Railroad" is the
question being asked in Washington.
Congressman and Senators, even Senator
TiIlman and Representative Gillespie,
the joint authors of the resolution under
wbict. the investigation into the rela-
tons of the railroads to the coal indus
try is proceeding, are surprised that the
graft has reached such gigantic proper
tions as TO make rich men out OF in
significant clerks. That the commission
has been able to uncover 80 much
pollution that the public did not suspect
and of which the high officials, so it
might seem, we're in ignorance, all in
few weeks, is what is Occasioning so
much talk. 1t has been limited that
some one has gained immunity by re-
vealing the polluted strata, but 1t can
be said anthoritatively that nothing is
farther from the truth. The secret OF
the whole success is the systsm that the
commission act to work Immediately
after the passage of the congressional
resolution.
Labor Commissioner Charles 2. NELL,
one of the authors Of the famous beef
inspection report, had long talk with
the President this morning. 1t is sup
posed that the subject of Mr.. Nei!l's
testimony before the House agricultural
committee was discussed. 81 rather
like the affair as far as ii has gone"
said Mr.. Neil. 81 am having just as
much fun out of il as anyone and |
don't care how long they keep on the
stand" Mr.. Neill said that he had no
idea when the supplementary report on
the packing houses, now in course OF
preparation, will be made public. Asked
if he had any sensational testimony for
today's session OF the committee, he
laughed and said: 'Well, come from
line of ancestors that did not object to
killing an occasional landlord, 50 | do
not have any fear. if the scrimmage does
get hot"
The President today sent to the House
committee on agriculture copies of two
reports of inspection of The Chicago
packing houses conducted by the Agri
culture Department before the Neill
Reynolds investigation. In his letter
of transmission, the President comments
on the immediate and extraordinary
improvement in packing house cOndi
tons following The forecasts of the
Noill-Reyuold's report, aud quotes
letter from a friend in Chicago who de-
scribed the haste of the packers in clean
ing up and renOvating their establish
ments as "amusing if it were not so
nearly tragic" The President further
says that his investigations in Packing
town are not yet finished, and that he
is not yet prepared to make a final stale
ment either with reference to the COM
plants against the bureau of animal in
dustry or Gas to certain of the graver
charges in connection with the adultera.
ton of meat products, as we'll as GER
tain other matters.
James Bronson Reynolds, joint all;
thor of the famous Neil-Reynolds report
dealing with conditions in the Chicago