Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-01
WASHINGTON LETTER

.bor concession to the views OF
orosident Taft by the Senate leaders
their agreement to waive the
lime limit which they had deter
mined to attach to Mr.. Tafts pro-
noctiou of a two per cent tax on the
rat earnings of corporations. Evil
dantIy the members of the Senate
ere beginning to appreciate that
thew have in the White House a poll
tciap of more than ordinary ability.
10 has already demonstrated a skill
! n the game of economic politics OF
no mean orderi in the mastery ability
With which he has handled the tariff
LEGISLATION. While giving no en-
couragement to the insurgents"
Mr. Taft has placed no obstacles in
. their way; avoiding any criticism of
the press that he was exceeding his
constitutional prerogatives, his atti-
tude has encouraged the press to
criticise the Senate tariff bill as pro-
ducng too little revenue; and finally,
hiding his time, the President has
waited until the Senate leaders were
!. obliged to go to him for assistance
todefeat the income tax, when he
adroitly guides them into a position
where their only resource is to enact
asubstitute which is but degree
less Objectionable to many of them
than the Cummins-Bailey PROPOSE
ton. Whether President Taft will
play an equally skilful game in OBJ
tanning the enactment Of other
measures for which he is understood
to stand remains to be seen. It is a
safe prediction that he will, and
that he will prove possibly even
more successful III obtaining legis-
lation from his predecessor. The
difference between the two is in
method, and not in determination
nor skill.
The railroads of the country have
spent $3O,000,000 since January |,
Tor new car equipment.
If reports from Washington are
correct, Secretary Nagel expects to
revolutionize the Department of
commerce and Labor. He has shown,
already, decided tendency to know
al about the things for which he
Is responsible as an officer of the
government, and he has now set in
motion the machinery for thorough
investigation of every bureau in his
department. The resignation Of Mr..
Nofth as Director Of the Census is
sNoehce OF the fact that political in
Nuelce will avail nothing where in
eoihpetence is proven, and those
clerks, II there be such, who are
nofe interested in watching the
.'ock Fhan IN the conscientious per-
lOfmance of their duties had better
Jake need while they may. Mr.. Ma
sel plan to enforce efficiency and
economy in the department under
MS control is consonant with the
p0Ilcy Of the present administration
ana expressed by President Taft toE
nlS Cabinet almost Immediately
following his inauguration.
y view Of the recent achievements
7 Venezuela and the benevolent
;u'e 7 Of the United States there
49, tnls would seem to be hardly thef
o ,,,'le lor any one in this country to |
~'gsnlze or assist a filibusterine ex-l
'e N against that country.
Of - tp the least gratifying feature
San we news from Washington that
ISL Aldrich and his associates in
sg 9 upper house of Congress have
Tsf teu to add to the tariff bill the
na ~ proposition for tax on the
fso e. earnings of corporations. is the
6lo No. mat this constitutes a serious
t 1,o% ol to the Aldrich leadership in |
s re senate, Mr.. Aldrich and his as. :.
t to tSo have not it is true, yielded
pub ble demand Of the so-ca!led Re-
p 3 aS Insurgents but the
pb .du leader Of the "Maceom,ian
The Wa. found it necessary to go to
4''e House and confess his