New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15

suspects the genial bunco steering Of his
friend. the Secretary. he is so pleased with
/ the results he has achieved that ne cher
ishes no resentment. nor even regret Tor
the $1,000 he IS out Of pocket
BLAINEs PREDICTTON.-In Twenty
Years Of Congress- James q. Blaine de-
clared that the time would come when the
great food producing states would turn TO
free trade. while the South. having become
a manufacturing section. would demand
protection. IN the opinion OF Representa-
tive Mck!nlay. OF California, who has just
returned from q trip through the Middle
West. M. Blaines prediction IS about 70
be fulfilled. This, according 10 Mr.. McKin-
lay. Is the factor which is making possible
the insurgency 81 such men Beveridge
la Toilette. Bristow. Deliver and Clapp
Their iEsistent demand for lower duties.
which NJ. McKInlay pronounces tanta-
mount 20 4 demand for free trade finds a
ready welcome among the food producers
OF the great Middle West while. on the
other hand. the cotton manufacturers OF the
South. alarmed AZ the progress % the
japanese in markets hitherto controlled by
Americans. are lending willing ears 10 pro-
lection arguments. Mr.. McKinIav decIare.
Il L
whether they are labelled Republican or
Democratic. are preaching propaganda OF
'ower duties. and are Influenced 20 do so bv
the fact that their largest advertisers are
the department stores. many OF which are
extensive importers. and that the, insist on
2 general lowering Of the tariff. In this
situation NJ. McKinlav sees the largest
necessity Tor education, although he is little
fearful OF the ultimate outcome. for he ex-
poets 70 see A protectionist from the South
elected 20 Congress for every free trader
from TIC Middle West. but he is insistent
that the political future calls for strenuous
educational work on the part OF the Re
publican party. and especially on the part
OF the orthodox Republican press.
TWO WET BL.ANKETS.-The gloom cast
over the Jefferson Day dinner by William
Jennings Brysns letter has already been
described q these dispatches, but that did
not prove the only sorrov Of the faithful
little band Of District q Columbia Demo
Gratis who sought last night httingly 20
celebrate their patrons anniversary. The
speech Of John Temple Graves. REPRESENT
ing William Randolph Hearst proved q vet
blanket OF only slightly less magnitude
The condescendinE tone OF Nr Graves
when he stipulated the conditions on which
NJ. Hearst would receive the wandering
Democracy back into the fold Of the IN
dependence League proved source Of in
tense annoyance 70 the Democratic stall
warts TT the Democratic party is ready
fc- he principles that our league has
fought FOR We should unite N the forthcom-
ing struggle" declared Nj Graves 70
the intense indignation OF many Of his
against t-e Democratic party OF caucus, d"
Ne declared, with singular lack Of tact con-
sideri-g the fact that he was addressing
Democrats Who have no vote except in
caucus. no voice except II conventions and
n rhe clamor fer spoils. Then he added
We are for the Democratic party Of re-
sporsibilitv. The party OF principle" and
apparently realizing that the party they
represented had neither. many q the din
ers left th= room according 70 z veracious
eyewitness. Al IN al, IL was 2 sad affair
BURTON HELPS TAFT-The valiant
fight which Senator Burton purposes 70
make on the river and ha-bor bill. now
on ire Senate calendar, may save the Presi-
dent from much embarrassment, posi- bly,
from The necessity % a veto. As has been
told in this column. the President IS de-
-e--ined not 70 approve a river and harbor
bill which e merely q grab bill, or which
violates these principles CT consistent
waterways improvement which he so
earnestly advocates. II IS with the cordial
approval Of the Executive that Mr.. Burton
is making z fight 20 remove the unwar-
-anted items in the bill 70 the end that Il
may oe approved by the President without
stulri5csrion. and that it NAV afford no
ground for criticism ~ the Republican
party q. .. n.