The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1908-11-13
ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. z, 1908.
MR.. EDITOR:

WASHINGTON, D. c. Nov. z, 1908.
Mr.. EDITOR:
The election over, public interest Is
directed to the next national event OF
importance, VIII ich will be the assembl-
ing of Congress-, the Presidents
message and the atte ndants of the end
ing of remarkable administration. In
political circles, the re IS much talk
about tariff legislation, with the general
ly expressed opinion, however, that the
circumstances do not favor radical
tariff changes. 1t is thought probable
that with Speaker Cannon returning
with the vindication Of large popular
majority from his district and Mr..
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania and Mr..
Payne of New York. all re elected and
all standpatters, tariff reform will have,
as usual, hard road to travel. In the
Senate the conditions will not be more
favorable. As usual, Aidrich, Hale,
Burrows and other standpatters will
remain against any important change
in the various schedules. Tho demand
for revision, Of course, comes chiefly
from the West and the South, but the
demand is not unanimous from any
locality. General Hancock was much
derided years ago for his remark that
tariff was local question, though his
characterization is now known to have
hit the mark. Tennessee and Alabama
will join hands with Pennsylvania in
opposing a reduction Of the tariff on
iron. Texas and Montana and many
states lying between them will oppose re.
duction of the tariff on hides, although
Massachusetts has long insisted on such
reduction. And so i: is throughout the
various schedul es. Local and special
interests will be able to carry the day
against univ ersal necessity. In many
cases the revision 1t is thought will be
upward instead of downward. This
will be the case with certain products Of
the farm and dairy Of which small
quantities only are exported. These
tariff rates will be increased for the
purpose of impressing the farmer with
the belief that he is "in it" to share the
benefits Of the high tariff. 1t is thought
that the duty on lumber will be wiped
out or considerably lowered for the
timber supply in northern states is
greatly diminished and the necessity OF
foreign supply and especially from
Canada is too urgent to be ignored. 1t
is thought by some that there will
be an attempt made at the regular ses-
sion to put tariff revision bill through
Certain leaders would like to do this,
for in the first place they would prefer
to avoid the calling of an extra session
to which the Republican party is COM
mitted. They would avoid, if possible,
spending time in Washington after the
1st of March. 1t is also realized that the
sooner the manufacturing, mining and
commercial interests Of the country are
apprized of tariff changes and the
sooner they settle down to business.
the sooner the country will return to
healthy business basis.
President Roosevelt, who has so long
occupied the forefront of the stage, is
for the moment and perhaps will be for
long time, eclipsed by the president
elect, and it is just probable that he en-
joys it if it may be so called, for surely
be has brought it on himself in his own
approved way. Those who have TALKED
to him recently relative to the New
York Senatorship are impressed that
he would like very much to see the
present Secretary Of State succeed Sena
tor Platt and it is rumored that the
president himself hopes to succeed
Senator Depew in year or two after
his hunting holiday in Africa and his
editorial experiment on The Outlook
Magazine are ended. Secretary Root
would be able to uphold the prestige Of
New York and would do much to re-
deem it from its present low level on the
senate floor. Mr.. Root is silent on the
subject but there has been extensive
use of his name recently in connection
with the New York senatorship. 1t is
said that president elect Taft very much
desired to have Secretary Root remain
as the premier of the new cabinet. He
could no doubt be appointed to the
Chief Justiceship Of the United States
Supreme Court il Justice Fuller should
retire within the next four years.
There are. however, number of New
York candidates for Senator Platt's
place, among them Ex-Governor Frank
B. Black and Tim othy Woodruff.
There has been a revival of talk
about President Roosevelt's succeeding
to the presidency Of Harvard Universi-
ty. but it is not believed that 80 restless
and strenuous parsonage as the Presi-
dent could be held down to the pro-
prieties and traditions of his very re-
spectacle Alma Mater. 1t is said that
MIR. Roosevelt would certainly find the
gown and hat of the University presi
dent Nessus shirt. He would far
rather take off his coat and work in his
sleeves than 10 don the university uni
form.