The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-04-01

the IOOllsn IdTIHtIS WIN uo hOe NhO"
that all the profit on hides goes to
the beef trust. Just what steps he
expects to take to create money for
the pressing needs of the Govern
ment he has not said.
AS a matter of fact the real tariff
bill will be made on the Senate side
of the Capitol, and Mr.. Taft is max
ing overtures of friendliness to all
the Senators, in the hope OF getting
them to fix the tariff in accordance
with his ideas. The Senate is work
inc splendidly this session, and there
seems to be none of the scrapping
among the members which marked
last winters work. They have made
good start on the tariff bill already,
it is said.
In the House the discussion of the
Bill is prolonging itself beyond exDec-
tation. Mr.. Payne made a two days
speech which showed a wonderful
memory and a wonderful knowledge
of the tariff problem, but which did
not prevent the Bill from being
fiercely attacked by the Democrats
and many of the Republicans. The
House is going to convene at ten
o'clock, and hold its meetings far
into the night this week. Probably
it will be able TO pass the Bill and
send it to the Senate within about
two weeks.
Kentucky newspapers received here
show that an attempt is being made
to get people to believe that Sen.
Bradley. is to have full charge OF
Appointments to all Federal offices
in his home state. There is no truth
in these stories, which did not come
from the White House at all, but
are originated by set of office hun
tiers who would like to believe them
IL they could. The reasons for the
attempt to make the Kentucky Re
publicans believe them, however, are
pretty well understood here.
In the first place, it is Bradley's
ambition to do what the stories say
he will do-build up machine of his
own followers, who will obey his COM
mands and give him absolute command
of Republican affairs in Kentucky.
There is OF course strong opposition
to this by such men as Edwards, Tin
sley. Bennett and other leading Re
publicans who are pretty well salts
fled to let the voters run the party.
Bradley's friends hope to be able
to scare the supporters of these men,
who do not know the real facts, and
so force them into Bradley's power.
In the second place, there is now
going on in Louisville a fight for
control of the Republican organization
between the whiskey men and the
drys. Bradley, since his election to
the Senate by whiskey votes, has
been very we'll disposed toward the
whiskey ring, and would be glad to
help 1t out. And these newspaper
writer's, again hoping to deceive those
who do not know the facts, are trying
to scare the rank and file of the
party into the whiskey-Bradley ranks
in the Louisville primary fight. 1t
is even reported here that In case
they fail to get control in Louisville
they will throw the fall election TO
the Democrats.
The actual facts are as follows:-
Bradley, as Senator from Kentucky,
has a considerable power in the SEN
ate to prevent confirming of nomina-
lions of men for Kentucky positions.
He cannot force the appointment OF
any one, but he can prevent their APP
pointment. Mr.. Taft, thoroly loyal
to his friends, still has very little
time to fight over the patronage and
does not wish to have more import
ant things blocked by getting into a
row with Bradley over postoffices. 1t
is therefore reported that an arrange
ment has been made whereby Brad
lev will be consulted about appoint
ments. but will not by any means be
given full power in the matter. He
will not be permitted to punish those
who supported Taft, but where this
question does not come up his oandi-
dates will receive consideration on
their merits Taft will insist on
high grade of appointments which
will cut out many a Bradley pie-hun-
ter-and Bradley can get his men thru
only il they are approved by Taft. In
return he will not oppose the con-
firmation of the nominations sent in.
The regular party organization, of
which Judge Burnam is the head, will
receive, as is usual, about the same
consideration that the Senator does.
Bradley will have nothing at all
to say about the Republican Congress
sional districts, which will greatly
handicap him in the fight he has
undertaken against Mr. Edwards.