Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-24

 as has the disregard of his personal preference in the matter of MT. Loeb'ss presence in the cabinet.
 On behalf of the president-elect the , explanation is made that he wants all his official family to be body of men who will stand on their own merits, independent of any reputa- ton that may have accrued to them incident 10 connection with the lt~administration.
 Connection with the Roosevelt ah ministration is not a bar to prospec tive members of the cabinetto-bJ however. Only the Loeb and New berrys and Cortelyous, who were heavily tarred with the Roosevelt stick, will be barred. \ slight exception must necessarily be made in the case of Frank II. Hitchcock, however, even though he is a strong Roosevelt man, or. was the last time he expressed himself. He is to be in the Taft cabinet, but must not continue as national chair , man, and his position will be a mod est and minor one, rather than that of chief adviser to the next President
 The outgoing and incoming admin istrations constitute house divided against itself, and as long as Presi- dent Roosevelt remailD at the helm things exciting and sensational may occur at any moment. There may be breach between MT. Roosevelt and MT. Taft, there may be more mes Only it should be borne in mind the President is just now fighting the re- publican party. Democrats should secure good seats in the gallery, and watch the fun.
 Duties To Be Higher. While 1t is practically assured the ways and means committee of Con- gress will report bill for the re- moval or great reduction of duties on lumber, wood pulp. steel. coal, paper 
 and work of arts. there will be a higher instead of lower tariff on the bulk of necessaries of life. At least there is now strong tip out to this effect.
 The bill. according to good author ity. will be drawn on the principal of a maximum and minimum tariff. with the Dingley rates as the mini mum rates on most articles not enumerated.
 Assurances have quietly gone 10 those big manufacturers who let the l impression get out among their em- ployes just about election time that 1 they might be compelled to'close down or lay off men in the event of Dem ocratic victory. that they need feel no apprehensions to the action that will be taken by the ways and means committee. Therefore those concerns i having monopolies of certain com modities-outside of lumber. wood l pulp, steel. coal and paper--are mt , worrying. They have the tip pretty straight the disposition of the com mittee is to advance rather reduce duties. to increase than diminish pro lection.
 It is strongly rumored the maxi mum rates will be from 10 to 70 per cent higher than the present sche- dules and the President will be au- thorized to apply them to imports
 from countries which discriminate against American merchandise and partic ularly our agricultural pro ducts.
 If the committee persists in it's all legged present intention of raising the tariffs on most of the necessaries 1t will be in defiance of no less than 100 protests that are official, as the re- norts of the committees hearings contain that many letters from the smaller manufacturers who declare that some of the tariffs simply oeneht the trusts, and not the workingmen or consumer.
 On the other hand there are many letters which purport to show that some of the existing tariffs are not too high, and should therefore oe maintained.
 Tn a number of instances reports bv mercantile firms and individuals on the same commodity, contradict each other decisively. Very often reputable merchants have written let ters to the committee charging that testimony submitted by other dealers in their lines was absolutely false. I Postal Savings Bank. I Friends of a postal savings bank Ibiii. the promise of which furnished