Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-20
OFrom our Regular CORRESPONDENT

Washington, d. G. May Is. 1909.
The tariff continues % be- almos,
the solo TOPIC III interest Ia political
circles la Washington. as 10 Is 10 a
considerable extent in business aud
financial circles elsewhere.
Nogrcat amount 81 progress is be-
Ing made by the Senate just now al,
though ono thing has been demon.
siratcd during tho last week aud
thai Is that Is is hopeless ~ look for
any overthrow 1T the Aldrioh or.
ganisaiion In The upper nouSa. The
votes on the various schedules have
varied. 10 i true. but not material
ly aud the usual division shows the
strength If the organization to %
about OIL votes as against al for the
combined strength " the Oemoc rats
and the Republican insurgents A
somewhat unfortunate phase OF the
situation is the regularity with
which certain Democratic Senator's
vote with the organization. . rcgulA.
rity which gives color 81 the allega-
ton thai Mr.. Aldrioh has q reserve
force Of Democrats 10 draw on when.
ever . sutiicient number oi kapubli.
cans break away from the organiEa.
tlon To- render necessary calling out
The reserves. The most optimistic
observer III the events in the Senate
cannos reasonably predict any ma.
tcrial changes from the tariff as re-
ported by abe Finance Committee
before 1, passes the Senate, The
earnest advocates, ut tariff revision
downward arc SAIL making a brave
hgha, out they are gradually turn,
ina thelr eyes toward the White
House a. the only power which can
save she country from the reenac,.
ment ~ measure which is virtual
IN the nlngley law with a tew incon.
SequentlAl changes
From the White House CONES the
information that she PreSiien, has
n0t changed his views In the slight.
esi aud THAI no will veto any bill
which. ia his estimation, does no,
tultll the pledges u the party aud
" himself Is lis leader and which
does NOS constitute genuine revi.
sion downward, When these ret.
serated assertions ~ The President
Are submitted ~ the Senate leaders
they tall back On she declaration
that all tariff bills ara made In coa.
Terence and orce iaey succeed in
getting ihe bill through the Senate
they will then make such alterations
a. are necessary ~ secure ,he ap,
prevail 81 President TAR, This
seems - 10 probable prediction
for thc Congress can hardly AFFORD
"a have the President veto the tarig
bill, course In which he would ha
amply sustained ey popular opinion
and which would only retsc, ur.
fortunately on those SeryjsorS ~ the
special Interests who had violated
their pledges aud make such a
course necessary,
Assuming thai she Senate leaders,
once thew have passed lAelr bill, 80
a. The President aud ask him she
price " his approval. a. expressed
IN terms ~ reduced duties, the fate
II the consumer viii resi- with The
Chief Executive Oa him will &c a
tremendous pressure ~ sAka as liz.
Gle - possible in return for his ar,
prevail aud the opinion is divided
aS 81 how long DO will hold on,
against the ioStSte Uce ~ the Marty
leaders IN Congress- aud the widely
heraldei views ~ Interested per~
SanS thai 10 j. only necessary - ssa
any kind ~ = bill Gaally eaacts.i a.
usher in al era ~ unprecedented
prosperity. As 10 Is al east vNsSSi,
ole thai The tArta lAw Eaw being
framed will Ssari - iAe statute
books tor aeGaaoer CSyeaES, 10 waali
% well Il ihoSe WHO have - nsrSoa.
a. Interest in high duties wolli ~.
frAis, in 81 FAR s. possible. from al
dlsg - The elAEso- ~ Ias prosSciei
Interests foS GaAl iiSpaSl ss,1 II tAs
bill, sor BY So ad1inE ,ssy are a,ers-
" 0psol1lag The hAaiS ~ those $50
seek - iAiGce sse PrsSsieas ~ A.
prove any sors u = bill rather lAaa
keep sAe ce0a'ry loeSeg in suS,
peGse>
A earsoeS movements Is % kAaa il
WASASsEsaa 81 aS<pl wAAa are ser.s
cd "Sayli1A Ao2rs f>r she Govern
Eees sEnpAoyeS wAe WORK tragn = A
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aar outdoor exercise TAsSe hoarS
are eos particularly hoeE as sAsy are.
eaa tAere Is q course - disposition
n sAa~san aAeEn