The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-06-19
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gen.
eral Topics from
the Capital.
June l5. zoos,

of course, known that Theodore
Roosevelt would be nominated on
the first ballot at the Republican
National Convention, but this
year it is known without doubt
that Taft will receive the Republi-
can nomination at Chicago and
Bryan the Democratic nomina-
tion at Denver. Noone, of course,
knows who will be elected. The
Democrats think that they have
a better chance to elect their can.
didate than at any previous elec.
tion in the past twelve years. Mr..
Taft will not create the enthusl.
asm among The Republicans that
Roosevelt would have created.
He is a good man, but not very
papular candidate, or as the say
ing is, magnetic. He is a very
poor orator, prone to make mis-
takes and faur pas as he did in
the matter OF charactsrizing Grant
as an sxinebriate. when he at
tempted to eulOgize him on Dec
oratiOn Day. 1t is quite prob
able if he is allowed to talk, land
who can prevent him?) he will
say many things that will hurt
and perhaps be fatal to his can
didacy. Mr.. Bryan is also given
to talking great deal, and not
always with perfect prudence,
hut then lie is much finer orator
and upon the whole has a better
command of his tongue than his
competitor for the Presidency.
The platform is practically
ready for presentation at Denver,
it is understood, and among other
things will contain a clause de
nouncing the Crumpacker Cam
paign Publicity Bill, and then
another denouncing the extrava.
gance of the Republican admin
istration, and will also declare for
tariff revision, and for the Fed
eral improvement of the public
highways.
John Mitchell is considered out
of the race for the nomination for
the Vice Presidency on the Dem
Ocratic ticket. The claim is now
made that he and his friends
could do vastly more good for
labor If he were Governor of Ill
insis than he could do as Vice
President of the United States,
and the expectation is that he
will give his consent to his name
being put up for that office.
That the reduction of postage
from the United States to the
United Kingdoms of Great Brit
ain is greeted with universal APP
proval is shown by the number of
letters and kilograms of congratu-
lati with which the Postmaster
General has been deluged re
Gently. "In Great Britain" Mr..
Meyer said. "there mas been
sentiment for the reduc-
tion of postage to and from this
country, for number OF years,
to two cents an Onnce, and | nm
certain that in the course of time
the Postoflice Department can
arrange for the same rate with
the other Countries Only with
in the last few days Postmaster
General Meyer issued an order
the weight limit on
parcels for Great Britain and Ire
land 10 eleven pounds, effective
on July 1st.. instead Of four
pounds, six ounces. which is the
present limit at which packages
can be sent in the mails to the
United Kingdom.
In unmistakable language, the
President and the Secretary of
War have notified the Panama
that elections in the
republic must hereafter be con
Quoted fairly and honestly, and
while no serious trouble is APP
pretended by the administration,
if Intervention is necessary the
government is prepared to make
it effective by the use of whatever
force may be required.
There is at least one man who
is satisfied with the treatment OF |
his department. by Congress. The
United States Fish Commits
sioner was very moderate in his
and as consequence
received distinguished consider
alton at the bands CT the Appro-
priation Committee. which bore
in mind, no doubt, that the Fish
Commissioner had for the past !
four years diminished the expen
ses of tho Fish Commission.
while he increased the output of
the work and the efficiency of his
bureau. The commission expects
to plant over three billion fish in
the United States this year, and
the cost is estimated at 9l68 to
hatch and distribute a million.
Several hundred millions Of lob