The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-15
WASHINGTON NEWS
Tariff Bill in Conference but
President VIII Have to
be Consulted.
PRESIDENTS WESTERN TRIP
To Visit Seattle Exposition-Win Re-
turn by Way OF South-To Meet
President DiaZ-Win Be i'm North
Carolina i'm the FalI-A Row Ex-
pected OH the Tariff Bill.

Carolina i'm the Fall-A Row Ex-
pected OH the Tariff Bill.
Special to The Caucasian
Washington, D. c.. July 12.-Pres-
ident Taft, after spending nearly a
week attending the celebration of the
discovery of Lake Champlain and
visiting other New England points,
hurried back to the capital on ac-
count Of the rapid progress being
made with the tariff bill.
1t seems that the President, when
he left Washington, expected to re-
turn before the bill passed the Sen
ate, but just what his object was in
getting back to the White House be-
fore the bill passed has not yet been
given out However, the tariff max
ers beat him and got the bill into
conference before his return.
It is now announced that the Pres
ident will exert his influence to get
some of the high Senate rates re-
duced in conference, but those who
are most familiar with tariff legisla-
tion are at loss to know how this
can be accomplished. Indeed, Sen
ator Aldrich promptly gave out an
interview stating that it was not usu-
al for the conferees of the two houses
when considering the bill to confer
with the President in the meantime.
1t has all along been announced
either officially Or semi-oficially that
while the President would let the
two Houses of Congress have their
way in shaping the tariff bill, that it
must be remembered that only a
few days ago President Taft, in a
speech, said that the Republican
party must keep it's promises made
to the people in the last campaign.
Just what all this means and what
the net result will be will be await
ed with some interest.
The Presidents Westman Trip.
1t has just been announced that
President Taft will Immediately
after the tariff bill is signed, or soon
thereafter, start on long Western
trip and make big swing around the
circle. He will take in the Alaskan
YukonPacif1c Exposition in Seattle,
and will then go to California and
visit the Yesomite Valley, going
through the forests of big trees, and
then swing South through Arizona
and Texas.
1t has been announced that at
some point in Texas, probably Ell
Paso on the banks of the Rio Grande,
President Taft and President Diaz
will meet and exchange greetings. 1t
is announced that the President will
| then go on to New Orleans and visit
the annual meeting Of the Deep
Waterways Congress- and then re-
turn home through the Southern
States, stopping at Birmingham, At
| lanta, Wilmington and Richmond.
If the plan should be carried out
as now announced, it means that the
President will be at Wilmington In
the early days of November.
Cowles' Proposed Election Law.
Several Republicans who have
been here from the State recently
say that there Is a general feeling o1
regret among the progressive Repub-
licans in the State that Congressman
Cowles should have introduced a bill
proposing to restore the old federal
election statute.
| The position seems to be about
this, that regardless of the merits ol
demerits of the proposed federal elec
| ton law and regardless of the
amount of election stealing and ras
cality committed in the State by the
Democratic machine that the intro
/ duction of this bill by a Republican
Congressman is a tactical blunder
In the first place, such bill will no
be passed by Congress, and in thu
next place, even If it should be pass
ed, it would not result in any ma
terial good toward preventing elec
tion frauds, but would simply serv,
to play into the hands of politician
like Mr.. Simmons to raise a false is
sue and revive the old campaign cr
of forced bills and negro" to diver
attention from the bad records of tn
Democratic party in both the Stat
and the Nation.
It is reported that the Democrat
machine in the State is already max
ing capital out of the introduetfo
of this bill, and it will probably
one of the chief campaign cries use
by the Democrats in the next cam
pafgn.
The Wrights Do Fly.
This afternoon the Wright brotl
ers made very successful flight owe
the proving grounds of Fort Mye
with their new areoplane.
This machine is similar to tn
areoplane that made several success
> full flights guided by Orville Wrigf
at Fort Myer last summer, and ais
to the one that won such renown
the experiments made by Wilbt
S Wright in France and which he sol
e with such handsome profits to
: French syndicate.
e The army and navy officials hel
y are taking much interest in the M
a chine and believe that they will
J. lof great utility for army and na'