Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-01
POLITICS IN OUR TOWN.
Who Dares to Say National
Capital Is Slow?
AIR JUST FULL OF KNOCKS
And Bunches of Patriots Meet Every
Minute.
MR.. FEENEY IS FOR TAFT NOW
Favorite Diversion of Local Demo
Gratis Now Is Verbal Assault and
Battery on President.
AIR JUST FULL OF KNOCKS
Mr.. FEENEY IS FOR TAFT NOW


las and F. V Brookshire. two local at
torneys. raped President Roosevelt and
roasted repubicanism in general.
Mr. Douglas declared that Mr.. Roose-
welt protected former Secretary OF the
Navy Paul Morton after his guilt as the
vice president of a Iaw-breakinE corpora
ton had been established by Judson
Harmon in the Santa Fee railroad and the
Colorado Coal and Fuel Company case.
In shielding Morton. Mr.. Douglas de-
clared, the President defied the Sherman
antitrust law and defeated the ends OF
justice.
Mr.. Douglas was particularly optimistic
about the outcome of the election IN NO
vemher, declaring that the republicans
are divided and desperate.
They have been driven to the wall and
are in dire distress. he said. land they
have now come before the American peo-
pie and are saying something about tarlf1
reform. That is simply campaign talk
Any sane. self-thinking man should know
that no republican Congress will ever
consent to a reform in the tarif.
Mr. Douglas then took up the subject
Of trusts, saying that they never existed
to any extent under democratic rule; that
they have all crept into prominence ana
power during the republican administra-
they are f1ourishing and will continue to
flourish If Bryan is defeated.
Brookshire Is Heard From.
After taking a few filings at the Presi-
dent crticising him for using his Office
as political asset. Mr.. Brookshre. who
was at one time member of Congress
from Indiana. spoke on the question Of
rural free delivery.
Republican partisans. he said, ARE
attempting to prove that the republican
party inaugurated rural free delivery,
and ii would seem that they are attempt
ing to obtain votes by the partisan in
sistence that the republican party has
been more friendly to this branch of the
postal service than the democratic party
The rural free delivery service was
inaugurated at the instance of the demo-
Gratis during the administration of Will
liam L. Wilson as Postmaster General.
Mr.. Brookshire then quoted from MIR.
statement that the first rural free de-
livery route in the United States was
estab lished October L. 1898. and the ap-
preparation for the purpose was $4,000
More Raps for Roosevelt.
"A noise maker rather than man OF
action" is the way Gov. Claude A. Swan
son of Virginia described President Roose-
Welt last night in a speech at the Alex
andria county courthouse before an audi
ence of about four hundred democrats
from Georgetown. Clarendon and Ball
ston. Representative Carlin Of Virginia
also spoke.
He bitterly arraigned Speaker Cannon
for alleged unfair methods of controlling
the House, IF l read the signs Alright"
he said. there is to be an end to Can
mons tyrannicaI policies On every hand
strife and discord appear in republican
ranks while the democratic party has
never before been SO solidly united"
Carlin Chimes In.
Mr. Carlin discussed the Foraker incl
dent in the course of his speech. Con-
corning the reputation of Foraker by
the President he said:
He must drop Aldrich. Cannon ana
Root. He should not rest satisfied with
detailing the dog-he should get its head
and then it's whole body. You have heard
a deal of late regarding Roosevelt poll
cies. Mr.. Taft says he will pursue the
same policies if elected. What are they?
During my seven months in Congress
there was not a suggestion sent to Con-
gress by the President which was sup
ported by the republican representatives.
Andrew Lipscomb also spoke.
Before the meeting Gov. Swanson and
Representative Carlin were entertained
at dinner by Richard Moncure at his
East Falls Church home Mr.. Moncure
presided at the meeting. which was held
In the open atS, as the courthouse was
too small. There was. a lively pyrotech-
nical display prior to the speechmaking.
The committee which made arrangement
Gov. Swanson and Representative Carlin
consisted of Walter L. Varney. James E.
Clements, George w. Zachary, I. A. r.
Taft and Frank Upman.
Feeney a Republican Now.
James L. Feeney. president of the book
binders union and member of the CEN
trail body. will address the Taft and Sher-
man Marching Club at political rally
Saturday night at interstate republican
headquarters
Although a lifelong democrat. Mr.. Fee
ney is working for the republican ma
tional ticket this year. He does not be-
Bryan q result of the stand taken by
President 0ompers of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
Local Political Activity.
The Colored Republican Ohio Club met
last, night in. the interstate republican
headquarters 6l3 18th street northwest.
Several coored orators whooped it up
for Taft and Sherman. Colored leaders
asserted that most of the colored voters
OF the country are solid for Taft and
Sherman. a
Inc executive committee of the League
OF Republican Clubs will hold meeting
III tHe headquarters on 10th street to-
night. Henry NJ. Camp. in charge of the
campaign work at the headquarters will
preside
The West Virginia Republican Club will
meet at headquarters tonight and the
New York Republican Club will hold a
meeting there Friday night The Ken
lucky Republican Club will meet Satur-
day night
Many District republicans went To Ral-
timore last night to hear Gov Hughes
Henry NJ. Camp returned from New
York Tuesday night. where he went to
consult with the republican national COM
mittee. He is rapidly shaping I'D the
work. which he hopes will result in voters
of the District going home to vote
Cheap Tickets for Voters.
To accommodate local residents who
want to go home to vote the Washington
terminal lines of the Trunk Line Asso-
citation will sell tickets to voters and
their families through a Joint agent upon
identification and the payment of a reg
istra,ion fee of - cents. The fare will
be one and half single fares for the
round trip and tickets will be sold for
use on October L. =. 3. 1. = .. 10 II, II.
H. IL 1S, - 23. ~. 81. %, 30. 81. and
November l. and j.
The joint agency will be located in the
basement of the Home Life building. at
18th and G. streets northwest. and will
he open from s am. until = p.m m. week
icb} ing fS q h