The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
AT THE HOTELS.

"There are only two candidates for the
Republican Presidential nomination. and
they are Taft and Cannon" said Nathan
Frank, prominent lawyer Of st. Louis
Mo-, at the New Willard last night, and
If the people could overcome their appre-
tensions as regards Cannon being too old
man for the office. he would probably
receive the nomination
SIR. Frank was the first Republican
Representative in Congress from Missouri.
and it was his election TO the house OF
representatives which made that body
Republican. Mr.. Frank was sole pro-
prietor Of the ST. Louis Star before it was
bought by the Scripps McRae people.
Although devoting his entire time to his
extensive law practice, Mr. Frank takes
the deepest active interest In politics.
The entry Of Hughes into the Presi-
dental arena. continued Mr. Frank. is
entirely too late TO be Of any practical
benefit 10 himself. II may probably have
the effect OF dividing the New York dele
CATION, and preventing the same from
unanimously supporting Taft. Practically
All Llif tDuLAg anu IleAi III anu tJAuAt 'DAl-
ventions throughout the country will take
place within the next four weeks or So
and Hughes announcement came too late
! am afraid, TO have any telling effect
upon them. The Hughes people may com
bine with others against Taft; they may
trade or support others; they may do
most anything except bring about Hughes
nomination.
a tremendous following. The ticket may
be Cannon and Hughes-it is hard 70 tell.
Taft is eminently fitted for the Office
by reason of his wide experience in the
judicial and executive branches Of the
government everywhere.
There is one thing certain, and that
Is, the people will not stand for dicts-
ton as to who should be the successor
Of Roosevelt The people won't stand
for the naming Of a successor It is a
question whether Tafts chances ara
strengthened by being looked upon as be-
ing the successor Of Roosevelt IL cannot
be denied. however. that he would not
be where he is to-day if IT were not for
the administration"
". J. Oliver, millionaire. contractor.
proprietor. and politician, whose home
is In Tennessee. is for Taft and does not
hesitate 20 say so. Mr Oliver. who ex-
poets to be one Of the delegates from Ten
nessee to the Republican national com
vention, is registered at the Raleigh.
The trouble with cur Democratic
statesmen. Of Tennessee, is that they do
not stand for any broad questions Of
national Importance in Congress They
are knocking the railroads, in order TO
make themselves solid with the people,
whether the people are benefited by il
or not is Of little or TO consequence.
Il am Taft man, rrst. last, and all
the time. When he was away. and Cor
telyou came down to Tennessee and help
ed himself right and left al Tsfts ey-
pense. / jumped in and took my stand
on Taft's side. ] organized Taft clubs
all over the district, and they are look
ing out for his interests to-day.
1T is hard TO tell at this time whom the
Democrats favor. They'll have 10 find
out first who is responsible for the low
eTing Of the rate law from 3 10 Z-z cents.
After they have learned who their ben
efactor was, they viii acclaim him and
follow his political fortunes. There are
so many Democratic factions in Tennessee
IL Is really difficult 10 keep track Of
them and their doings.
Few people realize just what has been
happening TO the newspaper publishers at
the hands Of the paper trust within the
last five OF six years, " said F. W Barker,
a New York trade publisher. at the Coch-
ran yesterday.
Nor do they realize added Mr. Bar
ker, how great has been the Increase I'D
the cost Of the newspapers laid At his
door every morning during that time: and
this with regard 10 just the paper itself.
without word or a line printed upon IT.
The newspapers Of the country have
perfected their product and have extend
ed their scope until to-day their combined
daily circulation provides a G5ily paper
for every four persons in the whole
United States. Within the present year
the paper trust has compelled an advance
IN the price of newspaper of Sl2 per ton
on the SA.010 tons used. making the Cost
in the vicinity Of 100000. an increase OF
over Sl0600o1 i'm the space Of one year.
This has been done under the pTCteXt Of
protecting the labor of about 15Gl0 mil
operatives, whose combined annual wage
is in the vicinity Of 81 00)011
Now the trust is considering another
advance OF SO per ton.
THE newspapers insist that the paper
manufacturer who induced Congress u
protect them against competition from
abroad are under obligations TO provide
for the present and prospective demands
of Gnrsssr-l..Yl ss- FfeF-.
manufacture. or 70 staTve the market SD
that the papermaker is in position To
create a famine and to stop the supply u
any publisher. should rank as "a crime.
Many newspaper proprietors are un-
able TO obtain any quotations for paper
next year. and do not know where 20 OBJ
tain d supply. In all the history or
crimes charged against combinations and
trusts. such q situation is unprecedented.
I understand the typographical unions of
the country are petiJiOning Congress to
repeal the tariff on wood pulp and any
thing pertaining to the making Of paper.
James White. OF Ottawa, Canada, chief
of the Dominion. who is here
on business. is registered at the Arlington.
Mr.. White says that Canada has lots Of
timber Of all kinds and that there are
immense areas OF spruce timber which
will supply wood pulp to the world for
many years 20 come.
There is q feeling in Canada that there
should be an export duty on spruce, said
AIr. White. because if taken out of the
Dominion as raw material. il will have
to be worked into pulp wherever il is
to be used, depriving the Canadian work
man of that much labor and wages. We
want to give our own people employment
and we therefore want an export duty
On spruce timber, in order to secure some
profit, unless it is made into pulp in our
country and the material is exported il
that state
The wheat export of the United states
is falling of every year. more being con-
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