Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-29
SPARKLING NOTES
FROM WASHINGTON.

by Special Correspondence. Washington.
ID. C.. May 27.) Z
What with Congress on his hands and
the Taft boom on his shoulders, Presi-
dent Roosevelt is not having smooth
sailing these days. When the Repub-
lican National Committee selected
United States Senator julius Caesar
Burrows, instead of the ubiquitous
Beveridge. to preside over the National
Convention. it was direct intimidation
to Mr.. Roosevelt that he could not run
things entirely to suit himself When
this news reached the White House
there was an explosion and Republican
reactionarieS were classed with male
factors of great wealth as most unde-
sirable citizens. The atmosphere has
not cooled off yet in the Presidential re-
gion, for there is imminent danger that
the anti-Taft faction may by manipula-
ton OF the 200 contested delegates
hold control of the convention and up
set the political arrangements of one
Theodore Roosevelt
This Congress will go down in history
as the most extravagant on record, as
standing pat on the tariff, as refusing
to consider reform legislation that the
President has recommended, and gem
eral do-nothing record of what it should
have done, and doing things it ought
not TO have done. More money was
appropriated than present high taxes
will produce income, so that it is esti-
mated there will be shortage of $3.50, =
600, 900 for the coming fiscal year.
The currency bill was fixed up by the
Conference Committee to suit Wall
Street, and the frenzied financiers.
Certainly the Republican party docs
things" All this talk about idle
money is nonsense. A dollar runs
away faster today than ever before,
and is harder to catch, of course.
Crumpacker came to the front again
with his periodical bill to reduce South
ern representation in Congress. Itwas
sop to the negro vote to offset the
disastrous result of the Brownsville
affair. Democrats denounced the au-
thor and his bill, declaring the latter
to be cheap campaign move, and that
the South would never a second time
submit to carpet-bagger days. The
bill cannot pass the Senate, so Senator
Daniel declares, and he is pretty gooc
authority. 1t is not thought that the
author had any idea of its success, anC
introduced it solely to pacify the negr,
vote in Ohio and other Northern States
All the delegates to the Republican
Convention having been elected. the en-
tire attention of the politicians is nov
eentered upon the election of deleg .tes t,
the Democratic Convention. 1t is tn,
consensus of opinion that since Penn
sylvania with GO delegates has declared
for uninstructed delegates to the Dem
ocratic Convention, it is assured tina
MIR. Bryan cannot receive the necessar,
two-thirds majority to nominate him
Even Alabama, where the friends OF
| Governor Johnson made a belated eff
fort for delegates, the decision was not
unanimous for Mr.. Bryan for one OF
the delegates at large, and u district
delegate, were instructed for Governo,
johnson by the Democratic voters. In
Michigan, the Bryan leader, Mr.. Cam
peau, was defeated as delegate, ano
will be succeeded as member of tn,
National Committee by friend OF
Governor Johnson. Florida has elected
an anti-Bryan delegation following the
lead of New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, and other states. The evi
dent object in view in so many state.
deciding TO send uninstructed delega
tions is to allow time for consideration
and conference with the delegation.
from other states as to the claims of riva
candidates and the best course to pursue
for success.
There may be some doubt about how
great the revolt of labor will be against
Secretary Taft, but that Wall Street
interests will warmly support him with
its money and votes seems certain
That representative Wall Street banker
Jacob II. Schiff, the partner of tha
"malefactor of great wealth. Mr.
Hartman. has accepted the Vice
Presidency of the Taft Organization o.
the State of New York. He declares
THAT with rigid insistence for du,
and proper regard Of the law, all classe,
of our citizens will, with Mr.. Taft a.
President, become readily convince,
that every legitimate interest will b,
safe in the hands of their Chief Exec
utive." From this we may assum,
that Mr.. Taft will receive the unitec
support of the Wall Street influence
and that bankers and railroad mana
gers will vie with each other in films
the ''dough-bags" of the Republican
party. The malefactors of grea
wealth have evidently, as Mr.. Schifl
says, become readily convinced" tha
they ''will be safe in the hands o,
Taft. The latest news about the Re
publican National Convention is thai
the Taft men are confident of his nom
ination, and the anti-Taft people are
certain he is defeated, with the balance
of power in the hands of the Commit
tee who decide the contested delegates
The corner in corn at Chicago will
hardly help the farmers that have solo
their crop, or those whose corn will moi
come up to grade, although the price is
rs cents bushel. It's merely a fight
between the big spectators and has
nothing to do with supply and demand.
WHAT OUR GOVERNOR THOUGHT