New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-28
From The Tribune Bureau.
Washinrfnn MN.

tfrom The Tribune Bureau,
Washington. March ..
THE PRESIDENTS EASTER.-Presi-
dent Taft spent Joyful Easter. Easter is
feast Of optimism. and many things have
happened recently TO make the President
optimistic. only yesterday he brought TO a
successful issue the tariff negotiations with
Canada, thus not only avert.ng a tariff war
with the nearest neighbor OF the United
States but fulfilling his prophecy made on
August ). 1879 that the maximum and mini
mum clause Of the Payne bill would enable
kim Ito secure the removal OF obstacles
which have been interposed 10y foreign gov
ernments in the way OF undue and unfair
discrimination against American mer-
chandise AM products" Just 4 week ago
"Canaonism" received its death blow i'm the
House. The Democrats Were robbed Of their
chief issue IA the campaign and the
progressive spirit % Mr.. Taft found in the
affair an occasion for rejoicing. Senators
who visited the White House yesterday
suned the President Of the passage OF the
Interstate commerce bill. the statehood bill
and the conservation bills, al of which Mr..
Taft has placed on his legislative pro-
gramme. The adjustment OF the tariff diff
culties with Canada payes the way for the
approval al Ottawa OF the Canadian
waterways treaty. one Of the most I'M
portaut conventions ever negotiated be-
tween this country and Great Britain II
is not surprising that as President Taft
rode through the streets OF Washington on
this beautiful Easter lie wore his most eN-
pansiye smile.
CANNON AND ROOSEVELT-''Nothi
has been more widely misunderstood in
The present administration than the rela-
tions OF President Taft 10 Cannon and
Aldrich." recently remarked shrewd OBJ
server Of political affairs. and that brief
remark revealed row widely these rela-
uOns are misunderstood. The coupling of
the names Of Cannon and Aldrich indi-
Gates, IN the minds % many people close
TO the scene Of action. a complete mlsap-
prehension OF the two men They are as
far apart as the poles. For many people
each has fascination. To many others
chiefly those who form their judgments
from the articles In a certain class OF
magazines-they are equally repellant
Commenting on tile leadership of Nh.
Cannon. a great statesman said not so
very long ago: ITO change the leadership
and organization Of the House at this time
means 10 bring confusion upon those who
have been successfully engaged in the
steady working out Of a great and COM
prehensive scheme for the betterInent Of
our social. industrial and civic conditions.
Such a change would substitute a pur-
poseless confusion. a violent and hurtful
oscillation between the positions OF the
extreme radical and the extreme reaction
AIRY for the present progress along the
lines CT a carefully thought out policy"
And again: with Mr. Cannon as Speaker,
the House has accomplished q literally
phenomenal amount OF good work The
man who penned these lines was Theodore
Roosevelt. Coming from such a source,
they Unquestionably prove that Nj. Can
non has virtue, and has achieved results
far beyond anything which the muck
rakers OF the present are willing 20 place
10 his credit The fact is that President
Roosevelt greatly liked the rugged old
Speaker. on the ether hand, from the
time that Senator Aldrich achieved the ,n-
clusion OF the court review clause IN the
railway rate hill he forfeited the conf
denoe Of Mr.. Roosevelt Mr. Cannon has
never enjoyed the confidence OF Mr.. Taft.
TAFT AND ALDRICH.-Nhen Mr. Taft
was inaugurated he found bitter animos-
lily between the White House and the Sen
ate leaC-ls. and a decided distrust OF
Speaker Cannon by many OF his associates
in the House. Mr.. TAFT old not trust Mr.
Cannon. but he felt il would he without mis-
preTogative TO seek TO alter the decision OF
the House ia its choice OF a Speaker. Con
/ sequeutly he said nothing and Mr. Cannon
was reelected. MIR. Aldrich, however. who
is a far ADLER politician and i much more
. progressive man than the Speaker. went at
once 10 the White House and sued for
peace. lie gave his word that the hands %
the President I'm his effort TO carry out the
Roosevelt policies would be upheld by him
self and his associates in the Senate. IL
required little discermmont 10 gauge the
metue Of the Senate Insurgents. Their
chief principle was selfshness, and II was
obvious 10 Mr. TAFT That nothing was 10 be
accomplished by relying on their assistance.
II Is entirely unnecessary 10 20 behind Mr..