Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-23
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
By Ralph Smith

! imported bagging and ties are used.
Drawback simply means that persons
who export articles manufactured from
| material that has been imported and on
which duties have been paid are entitled
in some instances to receive from the
treasury 80 per cent of the duties paid on
such imported material, and in some
cases all the uties are refunded.
The amendment suggested by Judge
Bartlett provides that the drawback pro-
vision of the law shall be extended to
the exporters of cotton baled in imported
bagging and ties, so that the duty paid
on such imported bagging and ties may
be paid back to the exporters OF the
same This would virtually mean that
about sixty-five per cent of the bagging
and ties used in this country would pay
no duty, since about that proportion OF
the crop is exported, and the duty paid
for the imported bagging and ties would
be paid back on the exported cotton.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April H.-Sena-
tor w. o. Bradley. of Kentucky, denies
the statements credited TO him in speech
he made before a negro audience IN
Washington last week. He says he dldn |
crittcise President Taft's southern pol
icy, nor did he speak Ill of former Pres
ident Roosevelt's treatment of the negro
soldiers who shot up the town of BROWNS
vile. He admits that he touched upon
these subjects in the course OF his re-
marks, but contends that his utterances
were misconstrued
Senator Bradley's denial has been gen.
orally accepted. Possibly his utterances
were misconstrued by the persons who
heard them, and in view of his public
disclaimer there is nothing more to be
said concerning the particular incidents
The Bradley incident, however, ofrers
opportunity for comment on a custom
quite common in Washington and else
where with certain public men-the mis-
quoted statesmen. There are two classes
OF these-the fellow who says something
sensational or unusual for the sake OF
temporary notoriety and the fellow who
makes brash statement for the sake OF
pleasing a certain class, or locality, de-
pending upon an explanation or nat denial
to set him right II needs be. OF the two
classes, the second is by far the worst
customer He is usually a trained and
tricky politician and is dangerous be-
cause OF his success in fooling the people.
The fellow of the first class doesn't
hurt. Everybody soon gets on to him.
He is not taken seriously. They regard
his denial or explanation of a statement
as only another move to break into the
limelight-get notoriety.
The late" president as Colonel Rcose-
welt is generally referred to in Washing
ton, was a cross between the two classes.
He said things-and occasionally he did
things-to please the people. If thS &C.
casion later arose he did not hesitate
to contradict the original statement, and
elect the person crediting 1t to him to the
Ananias club; also, he loved the lime
light. He sought notoriety, but usually
with purpose as instance his attack up
on Tillman. He ~uncorked that just at
the time the house of representatives
was censuring him, and the Tillman ex-
posture had the desired effect of turning
attention from congress attack on the
president to the presidents attack on
Tillman.
But although clearly in the wrong, Mr..
Roosevelt never denied or attempted to
correct himself regarding the Tillman
matter. Maybe he would have done so,
except that his charges were over his
name