Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-26

The difference among Republican Sem
| ators must be composed. The wrangl-
ings among Republican Represent
atives, between high tariff men and
| low tariff men, must be adjusted. These
are not so serious in the House. Mem
| bers are willing. to follow the Presi-
dent. He is the party leader The
Representatives in most cases claim it
| is not their business to argue against
him when he has taken a position. The
people look to him for Republican par
ty law and gospel Once he has spoken,
! most of the Republican Represent
atiyes believe it their duty to support
him and to refer complaining constitu-
ents to him.
The new situation, which finds politi-
cal Washington in a great hubbub, is
as unexpected as it is unique. Probably
it would not have arisen had not
twenty-five Representatives gone to
the White House to protest in a body
against free raw materials. They were
all from Western states, saving only
| few from West Virginia. The wise old
| party leaders in Congress say this
White House pilgrimage was a mis-
| take. In any event it provoked the
| President to make his statement.
| Heretofore he had said but little pub
licly regarding the tariff rates, although
} he had been making his views known
TO the conferees.
| Few people here doubt but what in
| the course of a week or ten days how
ever, that the skies will have cleared.
| The best way will be found. The Re-
publicans are accustomed to doing
business in that fashion. They emerge
from embarrassing plights with credi,
| and the. people trust them for their sa-
gacity in such crises as are constantly
| arising at Washington. The President
| is probably assured of greater popular
| ity, which naturally will strengthen his
party. 1t will all be arranged well
| before the shutters are put up at the
White House and also on the big
| marble building on Capitol HILL where
| Senators and Representatives deliber-
ate. %
Collector Crosby and Postmaster
| Snipe of Bath were here Monday, rel
atiVe to proposed change of plans
| for the enlargement of the postoffice
alive to proposed change of plans for the
| enlargement of the postoffice and Gus
| tom House in that city, for which an ap
nropriation for $500 was secured in
the last Congress- The cans prepared
we're not satisfactory u b request
has been made of the treasury De-
| partment that they be changed.
| Mr. Crosby and Mr.. SMpe were ac-
companied to the office of the super
vising architect by Congressman
Swasey and by Congressman Burleigh,
the ranking members of the House
Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds. The outlook is that favor
able action will be taken upon the re-
quest of the Bath gentlemen and that
new plans will be made. Favorable
| action has been taken upon the written
| request of Governor Burleigh made
| some weeks ago, followed by further
| correspondence and several personal
| calls by him at the PostOffice Depart
ment for extension of the city delivery
service at Hallowell.
| The following letter explains the
| situation:
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Washington, July 81, 1909.
Hon. f. c. Burleigh,
House of Representatives.
My dear Sir:
The receipt is acknowledged of your
letter of the 18th instant, with refer
| ence to a proposed extension of the
city. delivery service at Hallowell
Maine, to a section in the south part
of the city now without service of
any kind. % 49,
In reply you are informed that the
Postmaster at Hallowell, who was re-
Gently asked to investigate the situa-
tiOn has inst renlied RI tho Dapa RI
ment's inquiries. He states that the
section in question is provided with the
needful public improvements and that
it can be served by his present force
of carriers. He has therefore been au-
thorizd to make the extension.
Very truly yours,
c. P. GRANDFYELD,
First Assistant Postmaster General.