The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
Washington Snapshots and Sidelights

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got Federal Job. Mr.. Hitchcockt
specially Is oiiiccholdcrs, especially ths
class which tho soutn produces. 1t ra-
mains to BIO scon how he manages this
Ills Of the grouclly "o,ts," Including tho
negroes, In Sonthernl States. 1t will re-
l uulfe Skill TO nuke them see that It Is
1 TO their interest to whoop things up
for Taft. Tafts election would mean
the continuance in ofilco of tho Same
lold bunch. The "outs" want u chance
lat the trough. The Florida conven-
tion would Indicate that they want to
get their front feet In.
Some OF the best Informed spectators
OF the contest for tho presidential nomi-
nation believe that Wall street is on
the point of declaring for Secretary
Taft. They fear in the street that IL
Everybody does not turn out and htistIe
In every known way for TAFT that lie
VIII not be chosen OH an early ballot.
and about tho time the convention be-
gins to get good and tired some orator
| Will jump up and make a rattlirr
Roosevelt speech and stampede the
convention. Wall street doesn't want
lltooscvclt--nor Bryan. There liz little
in tho record of Secretary Taft to make
Wall street afraid. His decisions while
on the Federal bench indicated n con-
scrpatism which would almost be re-
garded al rcactionary these DAYS. III.
speeches since lie became a presiden.
tai candidate have not shown that he
hus any ideas likely to hurt or en-
barrass capital, or even the "predatory
wealth." which appears to be the chief
enemy of the republic II Mr.. Roosc-
Welt has the situation sized up right.
But the support OF Wall Street is
much moro likely to hurt than to hclp
candidate for Office. 1t is said that
the managers OF the Hughes campaign
nave begun 10 collect funds krom tho
street, though they arc not meeting
with particularly generous responses
TO their appeals. During the last
gubernatorial campaign. Mr.. Thomas II.
otherwise. at the disposal OF Mr..
Hughes Possibly Mr.. Ryan may help
his former counsel take the step from
Albany to tho White House.
The difficulty which the managers OF
tho Hughes campaign will encounter
WIN not be lack of funds so much Us
lack of enthusiasm. Mr.. Hughes does
not appear to have friends. A member
OF his staff Is quoted as saying that
III Hughes Ii nominated I hope Bryan
Will beat him." An utter lack OF per-
sonai magnetism Is the chief charac-
teristic of the Governor OF New York.
Some doubt as to whether Mr.. Hughes
is sincerely friendly to certain reforms
believed to bc imperatively demanded
is also in the way of his hearty sup
port by the average citizen. The White
House is said to share this doubt.
Representative Ben Johnson, of
this week struck ee Keynote .n When ou bs
demanded that the President discon-
time his practice Of indiscriminatcIy
d demo rich mel a,na and come gu.
President to let the country know
whether the malefactors are In Con-
gress and II So whether they arc
are members of Congress, whether they
arc Democrats or Republicans. spe-
cia1 dispatch from New York one day
manding the same thing of Mr.. Roose-
welt. II Is not an unreasonable de-
mand The generalization which Mr..
Roosevelt has made all along has put
the entire business world under sus-
pieion. Were he to particularize and
specify. the innocent would not suffer
with the guilty.
the House this Week. also ais advanced ID
an idea which might be developed into
good Democratic campaign document.
Representative Townsend. OF Wis
c cons,as Who had preceded .,! Mr. Cochran;
wbas he Win bit tSs of
Deity that the people were coming
into their rights again, as the result
ton Of national affairs.
rights !" demanded Mr.. Cochran. at tho
Of his speech.
cisive, ,aat there was burst OF
spontaneous applause from the Demo-
cratic s,de T. suggesited deiying
much time. hut which would yield rich
results. The Republicans have been
in almost uninterrupted control of the
euaae the foS ean
ditions which made the Roosevelt
crusade necessary. Bourke Cochran
does not carry the weight exercised by
often regarded as IA bar to more than
reasoning.
But his speech. filled with dozens OF
cpigrams,. and ineontrovertible asser-
tions. clothcd in diction as polished as
a diamond was one OF the most force
full heard in the hall of the House in
many a day.
There was nothing. in the speccl,
quite so incisive as the query i havo
quoted.
which has It's headquarters in this
city, and is tho strongest labor organi-
zation in the world. representing as it
does practically the union working
object OF suits instituted to recover
damages under the decision of tho
Supreme Court. which said last week
that unions which published an "un-
fair list" was liable In damages under
the Sherman antitrust act. Under ths
provisions OF the act three times tho
actual damages may. be recovered.
An official of the federation frankly
admitted to-day that he was some
What troubled at the prospect OF ths
suits brought to recoupt firms which
The union. He was inclined to think.
however. that action would lie against
the Individual unions and not against
he national organization.
1t is not believed there will be man
Tested any disposition on the part of
Tho firms which have suffered from
The unfair list to pursue the unions
Or the national body. 1t Is realized
hat Congress may enact legislation
which Will make. the boycott legal all
.hough, as stated, this Is not probable.
It will BIO urged that as the Supreme
COURT has decided that corporation.
or otherwise. may keep a
blacklist" on which 1t may enter the
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