Middletown transcript., 1907-11-30
WASHINGTON LETTER

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federal officials, that oAiceholders must
not promote third term sentiment. From
the most authoritative sources it is learned
that tile order is to the effect that no
federal ofiiceholder may vote to instruct
delegates for the President, nor may be,
if elected delegate, permit himself TO be
instructed for Mr.. Roosevelt. President
Roosevelt it is declared, is determined
the next Republican national convention
shall not be a repetition, in any respect,
of that of 1892. when a large number. Of
the delegates we're federal officeholders
instructed for Harrison for a second term.
Senators and Representatives are daily ar
irving in Washington in large numbers,
and several of them have recently in
formed the President that their efforts in
behalf of Secretary Taft are being
thwarted by the promotion OF third term
sentiment by federal officials, and the
President is said to have exclaimed to a
certain Senator. ''That has got to be
stopped, and stopped mighty suddenly"
Hence the order to the members of the
Cabinet to restrain at once the course Of
their subordinates. This action on the
part Of the President most effectually dis
sipates the twaddle, SO freely circulated by
those reactionaries who are bitterly op-
posed to the policy OF the administrator,
that Mr.. Roosevelt by his appointments
to federal Offices was seeking to pro-
mote the demand for third term.
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Speaker Cannon has arrived in wash
ington and he is very optimistic as to the
financial aud business outlook. When
broached on the subject Of some plan TO
relieve the money stringency, he said,
with most becoming humility, that he
preferred to await the recommendations
of the President, the Secretary of the
Treasury and the appropriate committee
that has jurisdiction over this subject, be-
fore making up bis mind as to What
should be done. As there are quite as
many plans as there are people advocat-
ing them, this is considered a wise pre-
caution on the part of the astute Speaker.
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The Brownsville investigation is still
being prosecuted by the Senate Commit
tee but with no heart by any member Of
that committee except Senator Foraker.
The whole result OF this investigation has
been@to demonstrate precisely what the
War Department found when it first
sought to probe the affair. First, it is inn
possible to determine who did the
shooting; second, the shooting was
undoubtedly done by some members of
the negro regiment; third, the impossl
bility of fixing the guilt on the actual
culprits destroyed the usefulness Of the
entire regiment, as preserver of the
peace which is the chief function of the
army in times of peace. The facts are
most unfortunate. If the guilty men
would confess their guilt all the rest of The
regiment could be promptly restored to
the army. Senator Foraker has done
everything possible in the case and has
nothing except to establish !,
beyond doubt the guilt OF some of tile
soldiers.
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Reports have reached Washington from !
Ohio to the effect that some organization ;
in that State have endorsed Senator For.
aker for the presidency but this is not ac-
,epted as signifcantin Washington. The
very large majority OF the Ohioans who
reach here declare that while the senator
has some staunch friends and will prob
ably be reelected to the Senate there is
no question whatever that Secretary Taft
will have the Ohio delegation in the Ma.
ional Republican Convention. In fact,
,yen Gov. Hughes OF New York, who
lfter Mr.. Taft is the strongest candidate
n the field, is not regarded as having a
yhost Of show against the Secretary Of
War who has conducted every DELICATE
mission entrusted to him with such re-
skill and who is not only heart.
ly in sympathy with the Presidents poll.
lies but who sat in the council chamber
md assisted in forming many of them.
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Many Senators and Representatives are
eaching Washington now and all from
be west are telling to the President the +,
anne story, the refusal Of the New York
+ the west as to currency. The western
rnkers, have all the year, been sending
heir cash to the New York banks but
ghen September came they asked that it
e returnedto move the crops At first
mall amounts were sent them but later s
he New Yorkers refused absolutely to III
end any money west and the greatest iI.- /
Dnyenience has been caused throughout {
le agricultural SECTIONS of the country. I 1
ecretary Cortelyou apparently failed to- q
ppreciate the situation aud put all tls 9
reasury surplus in the New York banks /
'ow, however the President has taken a
and and insists that every penny re- II
siyed from the sale OF Panama bonds and '
reasury certificates shall be deposited in c
estern banks. With money pIentyli ihf i
le vest the crops can be sent east and u
I'D Immediately to European buyers and
uropean money will then flow in to re- &
eve the short in the East. e
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Senator Hansborough is ii Washington v
i'd is exertiDg himself to promote the b
Of free alcohol BY farmers, in a
,cordance with the provisions Of his Bill Z