Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-12-27
POLITICIANS AT SEA
NOBODY KNOWS JUST HOW THE
CAT WILL JUMP. Il
Tariff Revision Demanded Oklahoma an
Important Democratic Factor The Finan-
cial Conditions Becoming Brighter
From our REGULAR Corresropd.n,

WAsHINGroN, II. c.. Dec. }, 1901.
The report comes to Washington
from many sources that if Mr.. Roose
welt is renominated the solitary hope
of Democratic success lies in a new
man, other than Bryan, and a new
platform, while others are equally in
slstent that in the denomination OF
Mr.. Roosevelt lies the salvation of the
Democratic party, as it will surely
place Mr.. Bryan in the executive chair.
Among the latter class of prognosti-
Gators in Washington, the recent utter
ance of Mr.. Henry Watterson. the edi
tor of prominent Southern journal
who declares that the very thought of
third term is treason, and that IF
through any Vaccinations of political
conditions, or any conspiracy of party
machinery, it could present itself as
an actually. the people will rise en-
mdsSc. especially in New England. and
crush 1t as giant isht crush an eng
she'll is being quoteI as gospel truth
Mr.. Bryan's recent declar; ton in
favor of immediate tariff revision is
welcome by Democrats in WASHINGTON
who believe that it will serve to en-
phaSlze the utter incapacity of the Re
publican party to deal with the tariff
monster which it has itself Created
Already there are Indications of a live
ly row in Republican ranks. Repre-
sentative Burton of Ohio, for instance
has announced his intention to resign
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors. He contemplates
this step because he believes that he
is entitled to and hopes to force the
Speaker to appoint him to the vacancy
of the Ways and Means Committee
created by the defeat of Representative
GrosvenOr of Ohio. The Speaker, how
ever. cares nothing for the fact that
Mr. Burton is entitled to this recoo AZ
ton and is determined that he shall
not have it because Mr.. Burton has
SHpouStu tle cause OF the PRESIDENT
and Secretary Taft, both of whom favor
revision. Like all ardent protection
lists. Mr.. Cannon is first a stand
patter" and with him justice has to
take its chances after the protected in
dustries have been duly provided for
The State of Oklahoma. just adj
mitted to the Union, is the first Demo
cratic state to come into the Union in
siXty-twO years. or since Texas was ad-
mitted. And it will have a greater
voting strength in Congress and in
Presidential elections because of the
fact that il is the largest state in popu-
lation ever admitted to the Union. 1t
| is a source of infinite satisfaction to
Democratic politicians in Washington
that ii comes in just at a time when
the party most needs it to save the
Democracy in the United States Sen
ate from the disgrace of falling below
onethird of the membership of that
body. With the two Democratic Sena-
tors from Oklahoma. the Democrats
will again have one more vote than the
one-third necessary. and if united, the
party will have an unlimited veto
power in the consideration OF treaties
Although entitled by its population to
seven members of the lower house.
Oklahoma will have but five, and Of
those five members. four are Demo
Gratis and one is Republican.
The financial situation is no longer
the chief topic Of conversation and
discussion at the Cabinet meetings be-
cause of the steady and wholly salts
factory improvement in conditions
throughout the country. and particu-
larry in New York the outlook is great
ly improved. According to the Secre,
tary of the Treasury the fact that
money is now being sent to the West
freely through the usual channels, in
dicates. better than anything else, that
the stringent conditions which have
prevailed are easing up.