The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-28
MANY SUPERVISORS ARE
: FORCED TO MAKE CHOICE
CONGRESSMAN Bartlett of Georgia Says
Republicans Are Everywhere
Dissatisfied With Payne
Adrich Tariff Law.

Washington, August 27.-(special)-
President Taft's determination to have
non-political census is working havoc
In party organizations, especially since
he has ruled that no census supervisor
may hold membership on a political COM
mittee or hold any partisan office.
virginia being located just across the
Potomac attracts most attention In
Washington. Representative Carlin Of
Alexandria recommended Raleigh Green
for supervisor in his district.
The new order hits this candidate, for
he is a member of the state democratic
committee. Representative Lassster put
forward william A. Land, who was also
indorsed by Senator Martin Of Virginia,
but Land is a state committeeman and
will have to give UP partisan politics just
at a time when his services are needed
for the democratic state ticket, which
the whole national republican organiza-
tion will try to defeat.
Republicans Suffer.
The republican state organization. how
ever, fares no better, for R. P. Bunt-
Ing, who was to have been named as
member of the republican state commit
tee and will have to give up one job or
the other. This has caused regret among
the Virginia republicans. They do not
!, really expect to defeat the democratic
candidate for governor-Judge w. II.
Mann-but they have decided to make a.
hard tight to signalize the growth of the
republican party's strength in the south.
How are we to do it If tbs Presi-
dent hands out good census jobs to dem
ocrats?" they cry. From all over the
country come similar complaints. The
case first presented was right in the Pres
idents own state of Ohio. One of the
supervisors was a member of republic
an county committee and his representa-
tive in Congress inquired whether he
would have to give 1t up. He accompan-
, led his inquiry with a statement that
the services of this particular man on
partisan committee were greatly needed
to insure republican success.
Without a moments hsitation the
President made his ruling against super
visors holding partisan offices, no matter
how inactive they might be during the
taking of the census.
Payne Bill Is Dangerous.
Representative Bartlett of Georgia, on
his way south from a stay in Maine, Is
impressed with the idea that the country,
as a whole, is dissatisfied with the Payne
tariff bill. and that the democrats have
splendid chance in the next few years
to even up with their many defeats at
4 the hands of the republicans.
when old-time, staunch Maine repub-
find fat trrft1 thA r;a
law and declare their intention of rebuk-
ing the republican party at the first op-
portunity, 1t Is significant" said Mr.
Bartlett. Yet. l found many able citi-
zens of that state, business and profess
sional men, who were severly condemna-
tory of the new law. They declared that
there was no genuine doward revision
and that the wool schedule alone was
an outrage.
There was also much criticism of
Speaker Cannon and his methods of run
ming the House, and this struck me as
showing the familiarity of American
citizens with the work done in Washing
ton.
II am told that In the northwest, middle
west and other sections Of the country
dissatisfaction is widespread with the
tariff and that the republican leaders al
ready fear the results when the next con-
gressional election rolls around.
Democrats Must Be Alert.
1t is to be Hoped the democrats will
take advantage of the situation. There
is no question that next year prices will
soar for everything used by the people
of the country.
.The Payne tariff act will be largely
responsible for this in spite of the ef-
forts of the republicans to deceive the
people into believing it is due to other
things.
When the voters of the country have
to pay 30 to 40 per cent advance on the
clothes they wear next year it will be
mighty hard for republican speakers to
make them believe that this condition has
\ been brought about by anything else than
the tariff.
And the tariff is responsible. too in
that 1t has fostered wool trust, which
could not have existed on lower rates of
duty. on woolen goods.
The Georgian does not believe that
President Taft will be able to stop the
dissatisfaction in the west by speeches he
will make on his long trip through that