The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. 1.-THE
best known street of Washington, Penn
| sylyania Avenue, is beginning to as
sumo an Inaugural holiday appearance.
Seats and grandstands have been built
in front of the White House where the
President, after his Inauguration on the
fourth of March, the diplomatic corps,
and high government officials will SIT to
observe the grand parade Thousands
of others will here occupy seats on both
sides of the Avenue at prices varying
probably from one to two dollars. As
usual the mile stretch of avenue from
the Treasury Department to the Capt.
tOl grounds on the south side will be
lined with seats or bleachers very much
after the manner of those used in base
ball, football and other athletic Ispecta-
cles. Windows all along the Avenue
on both sides are rented at exorbitant
prices and from these thousands will
gaze at the military, political and civic
ploNCoolpilS dS lIlty pass W anu lIOll
the Capitol on the fourth of March.
As has been already observed Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be seen in the car
| riage only as it proceeds to the Capitol.
He will not return with his successor to
the White House but will go direct to
the Union Station from the Capitol. and
there take a train for his home at Oys-
ter Bay. This is an innovation; but by
no means, as the public we'll knows, I'M
usual for Theodore Roosevelt.
His personal household goods are al
ready in process of shipment to his New
York home, and after President-eEect
Taft shall have taken the oath OF office,
Theodore Roosevelt will become priv
ate citizen There is good sense and
propriety in his effacing himself and
turning his back on the White House
and the Capitol, and leaving the glory
and the burden, without diversion of
his conspicuous presence, entirely to
his successor.
Important differences have developed
among the members of the Committee
on Ways md Means that are expected
to involve bitter fight over the tariff
bill when it comes up before..the House
at the special session to be called for
the tenth of March. The Republican
stand-patters on the committee are in
the minority. 1t appears that Serene
Payne, leader of the House, and John
Dalzell, the leading standpatter, are
not working tremendously on the new
tariff bill. From latest information re-
garding the Ways and Means Commit
tee, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Bonynge
of Colorado, Needham of California,
Fordney of Michigan and Calderhead of
Kansas are still as rigidly standpat as
ever, but those in favor of revision
downward and Of more liberal policy
are Payne of New York, Mccall of
Massachusetts, Hale OF Maine, Boutelle
of Illinois and LOngworth of Ohio. The
two remaining members, Crumpacker
of Indiana and Gains of West Virginia,
appears to be doubtful element, but
1t is thought majority is in favor of
real revision. 1t is said that some of
the differences between the two groups
are irreconcilable and they will not be
settled except after long debate and a
bitter contest in the House
The President, as was expected, has
vetoed the census bill appointing three
thousand clerks without civil service ex-
animation. His most remark able words
in the message vetoing the bill were:
81 do not believe in the doctrine that to
the victor belongs the spolls; but think
even less Of the doctrine thai the spoils
shall be divided without fight by the
professional politicians on both sides;
and this would be the result of permit
ting the bill in its present shape to be-
come law.
The message was received with the
accompaniment of laughter which has
been the recent fashion of receiving
messages from the President by the
House and Senate. 1t is believed, how
ever, that Congress will not be able to
muster the nect ssary two-thirds vote to
override the veto. 1t is thought proba-
able that the bill will remain on the
table, awaiting the action of the special
Congress which, althoughit will be call
ed specifically for the purpose of con-
bave nsnar S anb D wi" To epsf
able to pass the bill over the Presidents
veto by two thirds vote. it is doubtful
if some members and some Senators
would dare to vote in favor of such
measure