The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-02
ORR WASHINGTON LETT l1sS

Mr. EDITOR:
simultaneously with the return OF the
President to Washington. Republican
political headquarters in fact, if not IN
form. have been shifted to this city and
the President himself, without invitation
and without saying "by your leave has
assumed control. Everything is saying:
"Well, it's just like him." If the Re
publican leaders we've anything any
more than dumb driven cattle, in the
presence of this towering personality
they would ask the Presidl at to stand
aside in order that the peopie-the vot-
ers-might be able to sec his little can
didate. But no! Teddy is having his
last go in the glare of the limelight and
he won't stand aside. Many OF the lead
ers of the Republican party believe that
the President should abstain from fire.
quent controversy, especially at this
early stage of tho campaign. One dis
tinguished member of the party, whose
counsel has been often sought by the
President, expressed tho opinion today
that such should be his proper policy.
The Democrats are congratulating them
selves that the fire of the President has
been drawn and that his influence for
the Re publican candidate will not be as
potent now as if he had held himself in
reserve for the home stretch.
The Presiden had busy day yester-
day but he put no more ginger into ths
campaign. He was receiving compli-
ments on his treatment of Bryan and
Haskell in yesterdays letter and last
night before leaving his office, waited to
read the latest afternoon news from the
CAMPS of the Democratic leaders. Many
about the White House today predicted
that Governor Haskell would be obliged
to quit the treasurship of the Democratic
National Committee, and some Demo-
Gratis are of the same opinion, as they
are also that Dupont will have to leave
the Republican Committee. So honors
and disgrace are balanced. 1t is fact
that Haskell has not been and is not
popular with national democratic poll
ticians of the better type. They resent
ed his intrusive activity at the Denver
Convention and his affiliations with
Standard Oil and other trusts were the
subject of much anxious discussion at
Denver. There are official denials to
the contrary, but it is fact understood
by Democrats with esoteric knowledge
that arrangements had been made for
the acceptance of HaskelPs resignation
before the Presidents diatribe.
The National tuberculosis Congress
has, since last Monday, been holding its
sessions in the unfinished new National
| Museum building and the sessions will
continue for ten days longer. DIR. Koch
the most famous of living physicians
DR.. Guinard, DR.. Trudeau, DR.. Flick
and many other eminent specialists arc
attending and participating in the dis
cussions. One person out of every sev'
en-, it is said, who died ten years ago
| met his death from consumption or tu'
berculosis, as it is called. To-day the
tax of the great white plague is some
what less and estimated at only one In
ten. In fifteen years, according to the
predictions of earnest physicians war
ring against the disease, the plague will
be effectively swept from almost every
country in the world. During the com.
ing week the American capital will be
the scene of the worlds fight against
the most deadly plague in history. Fol
= week longer physicians, philanthrcp'
lists and interested laymen will sit il
conference to effect methods of action
Two years will ensue before there is
another international conference. When
this congress shall have adjourned
united action will probably prove to be
its greatest accomplishment. for after
| all there are no medicines which pre-
vail against this disease and ever since
DR.. Koch's discovery Of the tubercle
bacillus in 1852. it has been known that
fresh air. good food, and cheerfulness
are the most effective remedies for ar.
resti- & the ravages of consumption.
Interesting news comes from far of
China that the illustrious Tang-Shao-
vi, attended by splendid suite with
silken garments and long queues, is on
his way from the Celestial Kingdom
bearing a letter to the people of the
United States from the hand of the
Son of Heaven, as the Chinese Emperor
is called. The Emperor Tor the Dowa-
ger Empress, which is it is doubtless
grateful fol- the return of the pittance
of eleven millions of dollars which did
not rightfully belong to us as an in
demnity for our expenses in suppress
ing the Boxer trouble. Such thing
IS patriotism and public sentiment i.
unknown and unconceived in China
and only few even of the mandarin
class know of this generosity on the
part of the United States. In fact only
a very few in China could understand
1t if it were explained to them every
day for twelve months, and it is doubt
full if it could be gotten into their heads
in any other way than by teaching them
the English language. Nevertheless,
this high dignitary is coming to express
the thanks Of his government at Wash
ington and he and his suite will
doubtless be laden with chinaware,
jades and trinkets as presents to the
great of our land. Can it be that the
Chinese government has been misled by
chimeri talk of an alliance between
this country and China.