The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15


fornia, attacked the land policy Of Bal
linger, who was In attendance.
Political.
Already the progressive Republican
Senators and Representatives OF the Mid
die West, who held out to the last
against the tariff programme made by the
Aldrich-Cannon organization. have been
heard from. and with no uncertain note.
Among the first Of these to receive gem
eral attention as a sort Of spokesman is
Senator Cummins, Of Iowa, who was in
terviewed at Chicago on his way home
from Washington. He emphasized five
points Of the campaign which It is pro-
posed 70 wage against the regular party
clique, as follows: First. to place at the
head OF the party men who will keep
platform pledges; second, to fight FOR
control Of the local organizations every
where; third, TO oppose any general re-
vision OF the tarifr at least for a decade.
but TO favor revision from time to time
Of particular schedules; fourth. TO advo-
cate the appointment Of an expert tarin
commission to furnish the necessary in
formation 10 Congress-: fifth. and not to
oppose President Taft, whom the pro-
gressives believe to have in mind a
thoroughly progressive programme for
his administration. The next general bat
ueground is 70 be the Republican ma
tional convention of 1872
In his leased summer home at Beverly.
Mass. President Taft has been seeking
rest in the bosom OF his family and on
the golf links since August Z. when he
arrived from the Capital All except
the absolutely necessary official business
was left behind and no interviews are
granted. The President IS recuperating
20 be ready for his big circle swing
through the West and South. beginning
September 10. A tentative outline OF this
coming trip was given TO the press before
he left Washington This indicates a
total mileage OF about 13.C00 Accom-
panied by his private secretary and milf
tary aid. a number Of reporters. and
guests at different stages of the journey,
the President viii travel in his private
car attached generally TO regular trains.
The day he is 20 start viii be his fifty
second birthday, and his first official stop
after leaving Boston viii be Chicago.
thence via Madison. Wis. Minneapolis.
Des Moines. Denver. and 20 the Seattle
Exposition. The return trip will take
the party southwark 10 the Mexican bor-
der. where Diaz is to shake hands with
Taft; a four days sail down the Mis-
sissippi from St, Louis, a stay on his
brothers ranch in Texas. and a home
ward sweep through the South after at
tending the waterways convention at New
Orleans.
The President has decided TO have the
census appointments divided equally
among Democrats and Republicans in
the States of the solid South which are
wholly Democratic, In all other States
the Republicans TO get all the places.
Without dissenting vote the Alabama
senate on Tuesday passed the house reso-
luton favoring the adoption Of an IN
come tax amendment to the Federal Con-
stituuon. II was later signed by Gov.
Conner.
on Monday Gov. Conner signed the Car
michael prohibition bill which had passed
both branches Of the legislature. Mrs.
Nell, president Of the State w. e. T. L.
and other women being present 10 wit
ness the signing. Under this new law It
viii be a crime % sell or 90 store any
liquids containing more than One-half OF
] per cent of alcohol. Locker clubs will
be Illegal and the possession Of a Fed
eral revenue license is prlma facie evil
dence Of guilt. Other still more radical
bills were still pending but were then
certain TO pass.
The legislature Of Georgia came 10 the
end OF its session Wednesday without
having permitted the Federal income tax
amendment proposed by Congress 10 come
20 a vote. Again on Monday the ques-
ton had been brought Up in the senate.
but consideration was refused by the
vote Of 10 10 y, a gain Of five for the
amendment. Opponents Of the measure
urged that Il would be unwise for the
State to give over its income tax power.
IL was charged by friends of the meas
ure that a powerful lobby was at work
10 prevent consideration at the present
session.
Failure also met the resolution for the
popular election OF Senators and the COM
pulsory education bill the latter because
Il would give the colored children the
same right as the whites 10 receive the
attention Of the public schools. The
secret society bill. which became law,
makes il "a crime for one to wear the
emblem of a fraternity of which he is
not a member. The Smith faction was
in control Of the session.
The Connecticut senate agreed on
Thursday 10 defer until the next session
Of the legislature the consideration OF
Constitution.
Gov. Weeks has vetoed the liberal
Sunday law passed by the Connecticut
legislature. 1t would have repealed the
old blue laws.