Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-12-28
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Stand-pat Republicans do not like
the clamor from various quarters for
another revision of the tariff by the
present Congress.
Elmer Dover, who entered politics
with the late Senator Mark A. Hanna,
aud acted as his secretary, has decided
to abandon politics and has become ex-
ecutive officer for a firm of Chicago
engineers. For many years Mr.. Dover
held the position of secretary of the
Republican National Committee.
Just before the opening of Congress
Representative Fowler of New Jersey
issued statement in favor of a pro-
posed bill for a permanent tariff COM
mission and bitterly assailing both
Cannon and Aldrich. His bill propos-
es that Congress fix the maximum and
minimum rates and that commission
of fifteen shall determine the actual
rates within those bounds.
Vice President James S. Sherman
in a recent address said: During this
administration we intend to still fur
Their perfect our monetary laws. We
intend to start the rehabilitation of the
merchant marine. We propose to fur
Their improve our methods of federal
regulation. We shall take up serious
ly and effectively the conservation of
our natural resources and the matter
of inland waterways"
In the course Of his series of adj
dresses in Texas before starting on his
travels to tropical chimes, w. ]. Bryan
said at Galveston that he had been
criticised in past years for mis- advo-
cacy of the income tax on the ground
that it would not hit him much, if any.
He would not now say what he was
worth, but he did not mind saying that
his income tax would exceed the
amount that SO per cent of the wealthy
Republicans would have to pay
In his speech at the Civic Fedora
ton banquet in New York, Senator
Root again warned the country that
the Federal government is breaking
down under the policy of vast central
ization of authority and called a halt
He said: This country is too great,
its population too numerous. its inter
ests too vast and complicated already.
to say nothing Of the enormous in
creases that we can see before US in
the future, to be governed as to the
great range of our daily affairs from
one central power in Washington"
Among the batch Of nominations
sent to the Senate by the President
was that of Franklin Lane TO continue
his service as a member of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. He was
first Amounted as a Democrat by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
In his report as president Of the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League,
DR.. Charles w. Eliot asserts that Con-
press has not helped the civil service
movement as it should. and that our
presidents have understood the matter
better. He felt that the merit system
ought TO be extended to the higher Of
ices. and he advocated retiring allow
ances.
Prospective antitrust legislation that
may be brought TO the attention of
Congress after the United States su-
prerne Court has passed on the Stand
ard OIL and tobacco trust cases formed
the subject of q recent conference be-
tween President Tan and Senator Mel
son of Minnesota
John Caldwell. who has held the po-
sition Of assistant superintendent Of
logging under VIM OfEeln at Cass
Lake. MINI. for ten years. has recelv-
I'd notice from Washington 20 appear
at the national capital and prepare to
accept the position OF superintendent
OF all the Indian lands in the United
States.