The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-01-21

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soon 1t would perhaps do away with
the postal banks. and II not, the lat
ter would be an additional complica-
ton which the trainers Of the new
measure would have to meet. Advo-
Gates of the savings banks think that
they would furnish basis on which
to rely for precedent and guidance
when the time for a good national
bank shall come.
TARIFF PREPARATIONS.
The tariff makers are wrestling
with the question Of whether to i'm
pose a tax on coffee. for the sake OF
the revenue. Just now there is q
complete control Of coffee by some
New York firms and the Brazilian
government, SO that these people
could simply put up the price oil COL
fee and make our people pay the
tariff. whereas ordinarily the COM
petition between foreign sellers would
cause them to sell at the same price
and pay the tax themselves. But the
coffee monopoly is said to be very
insecure. and coffee from other places
than Brazil will soon be supplied In
large enough quantities to break the
corner" and then 1t would be the
foreign sellers instead OF the American
buyers who would pay the tax. Pro-
badly the tax will be put on.
The Democrats are getting together
data with which to confute the Rep
ublican tariff opponents. The entire
field of tariff revision he's been farm
ed out among the various Democrats
whose training warrants such a trust,
ane it is thought that they will be
able to give some exciting debates on
the question when it comes up after
Taft's Inauguration. They will not
prepare a counter-bill but will con-
tent themselves with trying to criti-
else the Republican measures.
TILLMAN AND FORAKER.
The Tillman and Foraker scandal
may be treated in a few words. Wash
ington is sick of them and gives them
little attention. Tillman's speech Of
Monday was like an impotent volcano
which can spout nothing more solid
than evil vapors. On Tuesday he
called Attorney General Bonaparte a
liar. On Wednesday he complained
that his mail was being tempered
with. On Thursday he delivered an
other speech of sheer utilization, in
Guiding Postmaster General Meyers
with Bonaparte and Roosevelt as being
guilty of malicious falsehoods. The
Senate does not want to investigate
his case. The facts are apparent,
and they do not warrant criminal pro-
secution, but look bad to the average
honest man. 1t is thought that Till
man is beside himself with disease
and with, longstanding jealousy Of
President Roosevelt. He is demanding
that his acts be Investigated.
Senator Foraker harangued the Sen
ate again on Tuesday about the dis
charge OF the Negro troops who are
said to have raided Brownsville. Little
heed was paid to him. although the
Senate passed his resolution asking
for an investigation Of how the Presi-
dent spent the emergency fund Of
81, 900 900 voted for President McKin-
ley in 1899. Senator Foraker will
pass out of the Senate next March,
to be succeeded by Theodore +. Bur-
ton. 1t is said that the negroes Of
the United States will employ Foraker
as a lawyer to take their cases into
the courts and will give him 100000
for doing it. This looks like easy
money" for Foraker, but 1t is pretty
hard on the negroes inasmuch as
their case has long since been practi-
e'uy settled, unfortunately perhaps.
FIGHT WITH PRESIDENT.
Congress fight with the President
continues stubbornly. There will be n
investigation OF the Secret Service,
because the special committee appoint
ed for that purpose find it would take
them many months to really investi-
gate, and as a matter of fact they know
that the service is all right. But they
have passed a bill permitting a Mis-
souri, company to dam the Missouri
River to get power for milling pur-
poses. and since the President vetoed
such bill relating to the rainy River
last year 1t is evident that they in
tend to rebuke him and protest
against his policy. He believes that
water power belongs to the people,
and that its users should pay license
to the peoples government. Consti-
tutionally his position may be queasy,
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