The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-04-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, D. c., April Is, 1910
Mr. Editor.

National Woman's Suffrage Association
in this city. The President did not
squarely take issue with the propo-
ganda, but expressed some doubt as to
the ultimate results of the enfranchise-
ment of the sex. These doubts were
perhaps justified from his long study and
observation of male suffrage and from
his knowledge that the man best
qualified to vote most frequently had
his vote cancelled by the worst qualifi-
ed voter. He knows, as does every
statesman, that suffrage is at best a
makeshift and that until a combined
psychometer and phrenometer shall be
invented which will accurately take
stock of the mind and morals of the
voter and a law be passed that will
enable every mans vote to weigh &C.
cording to his stock of sense and soul,
popular suffrage cannot be more than a
laundering, clumsy instrument for the
attainment of wisdom and purity in
government. 1t is the mistake OF a
few hundred or perhaps few thousand
good women to imagine that they have
in suffrage panacea for the cure of
bad government. They have not
thought enough or gone deep enough
historically or philosophically into the
subject. Well, Mr.. Taft tried to tell
them something of this kind, although
he would not have dared to have spoken
out as plenty as your humble CORES
pondent, and his gentle advice was re-
ceived with Kisses and cat calls, almost
under the caves of the White House,
from the ladies in the audience, who
showed that they were no more polite
than men and even less reverential.
Whatever may be said against the
President, he is a man and a gentleman.
If these ladies had called on DR.. Samuel
johnson, they would doubtless have
been received with the Fiddle de de.
nv dears" in which he replied to de-
putation of ladies who congratulated
him on the publication of Rasselas.
Today it is said the responsible mem
bers of the National Woman's League
are trying to throw the responsibility
for the impoliteness upon unattached
female hoodlums in the audience.
The work for the establishment of
Washington memorial in the shape of
great forum or hah to be used, by
visiting delegations and congresses
from all parts of the United States and
the world is proceeding successfully
The structure is to known as the
George Washington Memorial Building.
Tentative plans for the building, which
will contain an immense auditorium
seating not less than five thousand
people and a number of smaller halls
to be used by scientific and patriotic
societies, have been submitted. 1t Is
also proposed that future Inaugural
balls shall be held in this memorial
building.
Indications point to the adoption by
Congress of the two hattleship program.
Senator Hale of Maine, strenuous
opponent of big ships, it is thought
will not oppose them this year, and the
sentiment for these colossal ships is
strong in the House of Representatives
There was much talk in the early part
of the session about an empty treasury
and that it was needful to be economical
There has recently been little talk OF
this kind. The revenues Of the govern
ment are rapidly incre asing under the
present tariff.
There was much talk in the early
part of the session about an extensive
waterways program. Senator Burton
of Ohio, than whom no one better
understands the inland navigation
situation, has filed a minority report or
Rivers and Harbors Bill. 1t will be
remembered that Senator Burton was
for many years head of the Rivers ano
Harbors Committee of the lower House
He there acquired more thorough
knowledge at first hand of the rivers
and harbors schemes in the United States
than any other man. What he knows
about waterways in this country and
Europe he has gained by profound in
yestipation or at first hand. In short,
he is an authority and probably BETTE
entitled to be heard than any man in the
United States. In his minority report
he denounces squarely what he calls 6
"dribbling opposed policy, in appro
priations for harbor and river purposes
He is opposed to the system making
lot of small piece-meal appropriations
instead of those sufficiently large fol
the completion of the work. But the
most notable feature of his minority
report relates to the conflict between
water and transportation. For years
it has been the policy of the railroads
to reduce rates on certain classes OF
freight for the purpose of driving river
steamboat navigation out of business.
Mr.. Burton desires to have the Inter
state Commerce Commission fix mini
mum rates on railrosds when necessary
to protect water transportation.
One Conductor Who Was Cured
Mr.. MILFORD Adams is his name, and
he writes about it.-"Some time ago
was confined to my bed with chronic
rheumatism. l used two bottles of