The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-13
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gen.
eral Topics from
the Capital.
November I, 1908.

Inc ELECTION over. puOllc Inter
est is directed 10 the next nation
al event of importance. which will
he the assembling OF Congress, the
Presidents message and the at
tendance of the ending of a re-
markable administration. In pc
litical circles. there is much talk
about tariff legislation. with the
generally expressed opinion, how
ever, that the circumstances do
not favor radical tariff changes.
1t is thought probably that with
speaker Cannon returning with
the vindicariou of a large popu
lar majority from bis district and
Sir Dalzell, of Pennsy lvania aud
MIR. Payne. of New York, all re-
elected and all standpatlers. tariff
reform will have. as usual, hard
road TO travel. In the Senate the
condition will not be more favor
able. As usual. Aldricb. Hale.
Borrows aud other staudpatiers
will remain firm against any lm-
poTtant change in the various
schedules. The demand for re-
vision. Of course, comes chiefly
from the West ana the South. hut
the demand is not unanimous from
any locality. General Hancock
was much derided years ago for
his remark thar the tariff was a
local question. though his charac
terization l. now known TO have
hlt the mark. Tennessee and Al
ALBANIA will join hands with Penn
sylvsnia in opposing reduction
OF the tariff on iron. Texas aud
Montana and many states ~
ing beteen them will oppose the
reduction of the tariff or hides.
although Massachusetts, has long
Insisted on such reduction. And
so it is throughout the various
schedules. Local and special in
terests will be able 10 carry the
day against universal necessity.
In many cases the revision it is
thought will be upward Instead of
downward. This will be the case
with certain products OF the farm
and dairy of which small quaint
ties only ate exported. These
tariff rates will be Increased for
the purpose of inpreSSing the
farmer with the belief that lie is
lin Tito share the benefits of the
high tariff. Ii Is thought ihat
the duty on lumber will be wiped
out or considera bly, lowered for the
tim Der supply 10 northern states
is greatly deminished and the ne
eesSity of a foreign supply and es-
pecIslly from Canada Is TOO nrg
ent 10 be ignored. 1t is thought
BY some that there will be an at
tempt made at the regular session
to put tariff revision bill through.
Certain leaders would like 10 10
this for in the first place they
would prefer 10 avoid the calling
OF an extra session 10 which the
Republican party is committed.
They would avoid. ii possible,
spending time in ashington al
Ter the fourth of March. II is al
80 realized that the sooner the
manufacturing. mining and cOm-
mercial interests OF tlse country
are appTlZrd o: tariff changes
aud the sooner they settle down
TO business. the sooner the conn
try will return 10 healthy bust
ness basis
President Roosevelt who has 80
long occupied the forefron; of The
stage. l. for the moment aud per
hsps will be for a long ii ne,
ecipsed by the president elect.
and It Is just proba bic that lie ea-
joys the eclipse OF it may be %
c He'd. for surely he has brought
ii on himself IN his own approved
way. Those who have talked 70
him recently relative 10 the New
York Seuatorship are impressed
that he would like very much to
see the present Secretary of State
succeed Senator Plat aud it is
rumOred that the president him
self hopes 10 succeed Senator De
pew IN year or two after his
hunting holiday in Africa aud his
editorial experiment on The Out
look Magazine are ended. Secre-
tary Root would be able 10 uphold
the prestige Of New York aud
do much to redeem it from its
present low level on the Senate
floor. Mr. Root is silent on the
subject but there has been extern
sive Use OF his name recently in
connection with the New York
Senatorship. Ii is said that pres
ident elect Taft very much desir-
ed to have Secretary Root remain
as the premier of the new cabinet.
He could no doubt be appointed
TO tue Chief Justieeship of the
United States Supreme Court if
Justice Fuller should retire with
in the next four years. There are,