Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
Thermometer Was above 90 and
He Rested after Attending
Church.
CENSU S SUPERVISORS now
Has Already Decided HIS Policy for
the south-wIII Not Make Apy
Appointment Of Judges for New
TnriT Court-No Work on
Message until November.

Beverly. Macs Aug s.-Beverlv was
hot today almost as hot as Washing
ton, but President Taft spent lazy
Sunday and did not seem 70 mind tho
more than in the shade. He began
the first sabbath Of his vacation by go
ing to the Unitarian Church Miss Helen
Taft and Capt. Archibald Butt accom-
panied him. Through the early hours
of the afternoon the President sat on
the broad veranda of his cottage over
looking the sail-dotted ocean and read
"'rhe Greatness and Decline ~ Rome"
by the historian Ferrero, who spent q
week at the White House with Mr..
Roosevelt.
After dinner he again sought the cool
Of the veranda
Mr.. Taft has several matters Of off,
cial business before him during the COM
ing week He Is going to take UP things
and dispose ~ the matter Of census
supervisors throughout the entire United
States. Tho secretary 81 commerce and
labor. Mr. Magic, and the director Of CEN
sus. Mr.. Durand. are coming to Rev.
erly the latter part of the week. bring
ing with them a list Of names Of for
midabe length and by the time they
leave the President hopes to announce
his position.
POLICY IN THE SOUTH.
The President has fixed finally upon
the policy he will follow with reference
to census appointments In the South. In
the States which are solidly democratic,
the President Will divide the appoint
ments equally among the democrats and
Il thn
pontecs shall not be active partisans.
however. but capable men
From the so-called solid South this
President has picked out North Carolina,
Tennessee. Kentucky and Missouri as
debatable States and will treat them on
the same footing as northern States. Civ
ing all OF the census Jobs TO republicans.
The States where the division between
are as follows:
Virginia. South Carolina Georgia, Flor
ida. Alabama, Mississippi. Arkansas.
Louisiana and Texas.
As to Virginia the President is repre-
scented as believing that the bitterness Of
tho recent primary fight in that State
between Henry ST. George Tucker and
Judge Mann for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination will give the republic
cans an opportunity to make an excel
lent and encoura ging showing at tho
polls next November. Anything he can
legitimately do to help the party IN thu
State. It is said. he will gladly do. Sew
eral administration officers and possibly
cabinet minister or two will make
| speeches during the Virginia campaign.
President Taft Is giving serius
| SilcrQttnn
ton between Japan and China over
| the Matchmaking railroad.
| In the event OF violation being
| lodged against either parity to the
treaty II is believed the matter will
become question for consideration
by all the powers. The United states
will have a hand in whatever is done.
NO JUDGES AT PRESENT.
The President definitely has decided
that he will not make any appoint
ments TO the bench OF the customs
court provided for in the new tariN
bill. While authorizing the court.
Congress failed to mako any appro-
priations for the Judges or any other
officia II the President should ap-
point Judges under present conditions
he would have to fix their salaries
This he does not wish to do He be-
!ieves that in both the Senate and
House the members should have the
right to c>>~ess by n vote their pref
erence in u, matter. AS 70 the OBJ
lection that a $4,000 salary would
give tho customs Judges a greater
commemorative than that enjoyed ny
the United states circuit court Judges.
the President Is said to feel that the
higher figures should prevail in both
cases.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
NJ. Taft has turned the task Of selecting
FIVE expcrts to form tariff commission
under the now law over to secretary Ct
the Treasury MacVeagh. Mr.. McNeash
, has authority to go ahead and select the
, right men and the President will confirm
them. Secretary MacVengh Is expected
In Beverly the latter part Of the week
Postmaster-Geueral Hitchcock, who is &c
spend his summer vacation at Mr. Mac.
Veagh's place near Dublin. n. H. is ex'
pected 10 accompany the secretary OF the
treasury on his visit.
President Taft told several OF his callers
to-day that he did not expect to do any
active work on his message to Congress,
until after he returned to Washington
I'm November
Mr. Toft has had the general outline Of
his message In mini for some time. Sew
eral Of the cabinet members are working
on the details Of the various provision.
and will report their conclusions 10 The
President Attorney General Wickersha n
for instance, is working on the PROPOSE
ton Of reforming the laws as to inter
state commerce and violations Of the anti
trust law. aecretarv Nagel is working
along the same lines.
President Taft Is looking forward
to n period of great prosperity In the
Philippine Islands as n result OF the
enactment Of the Philippine tariff law
He believes that many small INDUS
tries will be built up In the Islands
under the market aflorded 10 Filipino
products In this country.
Rev. Augustus NJ Lora of Provi
/, dence, r. T.. preached the service a
y the First Parish Unitarian Church at
tended by the President this morning
. He made no reference to the presenc
n of the chief magistrate Of the nation
Z Graf crowds watched tho Preslden
l. arrive and depart but few entered tn