The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.

startling from legislative or an execu-
tive point of view al the capital of the
United States But there is not the
| slightest abatement of interest in the
1 political situation which is seriously dis.
cussed wherever men of information and
prominence in political affairs come to-
gether. : The election of Ravens, Demo.
crat in New York, to succeed Perkins,
Republican. deceased, and this election
reversing 10000 Republican majority,
practically changing $1,000 votes, is re-
garded as extremely significant of general
dissatisfaction with the national political
situation and program. As far as can be
discerned, the dissatisfaction is mainly
with the tariff bill of the special session
and the Presidents persistent approval Of
it. It seems to be in vain that Senator
Aldrich and Representative Payne and
the President point to the fact that the
revenues of the government are increasing
and that there is fair prosperity under the
present tariff. The election in New York
coming so quickly upon the heels Of
Foss's victory in Massachusetts, is regard
ed as indicative of nationwide move
ment which some say only Roosevelt
can stem. Others ask, "Will Roosevelt
be able to stem itl Will he not rather
joint it," Time alone can telll'' 1t is
certain that the country is following the
triumphant procession of Roosevelt in
Europe more closely than the standpat
attitude Of the President in Washington.
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During the week of the visit of the
editor Of the New York American, Will
liam Randolph Hearst. to Washington,
his long interview with the President and
his subsequent eulogy of Taft given out
to the press has been much commented
on. He was received at the Capitol by
members and Senators with it.appears al
most1as much enthusiasm as was Bryan
a few days before. There are those who
say that Mr.. Hearst Is playing for the
presidential nomination in 1919.
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Much interest and significance is at
tached to the announcement by Senators
Aldrich and Hale that their Senatorial
terms win by their own volition end on
the 4th of March next. These Senators
are the head of the little coterie in the
Senate that has very completely ruled. in
that highest Legislative body for long
term Of years. Mr.. Hale, believe, isl
seventy-four years old and Mr.. Aldrich
sixty-eight. They belong rather to a
past political era than that of the present.
They are both In degree provincial,
down. East statesmen and are not in &C.
cord with fhe broader, more modern and
more progressive sentiment of the nation
The oncoming younger. class of statesmen
are represented by Cummins, Beveridge,
LaFollette and Dolliver, more nearly
represent the feeling of the nation with
reference to domestic and foreign policies.
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There continues to be considerable
interest in the question of an international
exposition to celebrate the completion Of
the interoceanic canal at Panama. New
Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco. Los
Angeles and Washington are all reaching
out for the exposition. Considerable
rivalry is already apparent and these FIVE
cities are looking toward Congress for
money. Congress has had much ex-
perience with expositions at Philadelphia,
Chicago, St. Louis. Buffalo, New Orleans,
and Seattle. All these were in sense
provincial expositions. 1t is time and
meet that we should have distinctively
National exposition. The city of Wash.
ington has reached that degree of expan-
sion and prominence that even if it were
not the capital of the country, 1t would be
entitled to celebrate and event so EN-.
phatically national. 1t is time that the
European and Asiatic world, and may
say the American world also, should learn
that there Is capital of the United
States. The government at the capital
should celebrate the most stupendous
accomplishment in the completion of the
greatest work ever undertaken by man.
There is but one logical place for such
celebration. It can be held at Washing
ton at one-half the expense, not only 10
the nation, but to the hundreds of
thousands that will visit it. as compared
with the other cities mentioned. The
foreign countries that will send exhibits
of art and manufactures to the Exposition
can do it more effectively and economi-
cally by landing them at Washington
than BY sending them across the CONT
nent to San Francisco or Los Angeles, or
by the Culfto New Orleans.