The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-27
ROOSEVELT HEDGING
SAYS THERE IS TO MUCH ANTI
 CANNON TALK
Does not Believe that Speaker Would Go Against Declared Policy of
 The Republican Party.

Washington Special to New orleans | Picayune.
 The impression about the White House among congressional callers fs
 that too much space is being given in the newspapers to the war correspon-
 dence from Hot Springs, for those who are familiar with the manner of or ganizing the House of Representatives are unwilling to believe that Judge
 Taft will begin his career in the White
 House by lighting Speaker Common.
 Representative Kennedy, of Ohio, ad-
 mitted to be a close friend and sup porter of MT. Taft. said the talk was mystical and that he was sure there
 was nothing to 1t ,-- ~. | T have not been consulted about anything of this kind" said he. T do
 not know that I would be. but I know l Speaker Cannon. The latter will not interfere with the pledges of the Re- publican Party to readjust the tariff to existing conditions, and on the other hand, think he will join heartily and earnestly in this. keeping in mind, like all of us, the fact that the party is welded to protection and that we are not to make this change because we are making concession to the Demo- crats.
 q do not belive that the Speaker would attempt to thwart the will of tu6 COuhlAJg SaJS NhdS many schedules must be reduced and others probably raised No American interest worth taking into considera ton is to be hurt by what we will do, and that might as well be understood now. Business throughout the country can go right along with the knowledge that thls revision is in the hands of the men who will look out for the country and that the new occupant of the White Rouse and Congress will both do their duty as they see 1t. without
 interfering with each other"
 Uncle Sam's Unpaid Bills.
 For the past sixty days Uncle Sam has not been meeting his current ob- llgations as. he is wont to do. Work which has been in progress under the direction of, the United States Engi- neer Corps in pursuance of appropria- tions made by Congress has been per formed In strict accordance with the law, but the men who have made the dirt fly have been compelled to wait for their money long after payday had come and gone. No explanation for this default has ever been made. The projects were authorized by Congress; the money was appropriated; the con tractors did, the work, and the engi- neers in charge, both in the United States and in the Philippines. have made their acquisitions, and these in their turn have been duly approved and all the red tape which the law re- quires has been properly tied on, but the warrants have not come out of the Treasury Department
 Levee contractor on the Afissis- sippi River. between Memphis and Vicksburg. and elsewhere, have been greatly embarrassed by these delays and have been appealing to their Con- gressman to do somthing. Represen- tative Humphreys, of Mississippi, has had a number of conferences with the officials at both the War and Treasury and to day Secretary Cor telyou promised that the situation so far as these particular contractors are concerned, will be relieved at once. Secretary of War Wright has been with MT, Humph reys and his friendly interest and influence were potent in bringing about the desired result.