The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-06-23

the concessionate corporation suggests
English control, but limitations that
German influences are really back of
it is being investigated. The posi-
bility that such railroad might prove
of great military and strategic value
in operations in the Canal zone is rec
ognized.
There are other features in Pana-
ma that are interesting Washington.
One is the matter of the election of
president, which will occur next May.
Already there are half dozen candi-
dates in the field, and the political
pot is boiling furiously. The num-
erous candidates have followed Col
onel Cocktails to Washington in or
der to secure his support, but it is
likely that owing to his position as
chairman and chief engineer of the
Isthmian canal commission, he will
keep his hands off, Since the Colonel
arrived in the capital, he has reported
to the war department that gambling
is a common practice on the Isthmus,
and that the City of Panama is wide
OPEN 1t is likely that the United
States government will request Pa
mama to take stringent measures to
remedy this evil. Colonel Gotballs
has indicated to the President that
he would like to have congress fix
at as early date as possible, the
tonnage tolls to be charged ships
which pass through the Canal, and
it has been given out at the White
House that the President would be
pleased to see this legislation included
in the Democratic house program.
Colonel Roosevelt has advanced a
novel proposition to the OBJECT that
the government take over the control
of trusts doing an interstate business
and place them on the same footing
as the railways. He would begin with
the enactment of drastic and far
reaching legislation that would put
the great interstate business corpora
tons at least as completely under the
control and regulation of he govern
ment in every respect" as the inter-
state railroads business is now put.
AS starter for this new function OF
government, the Colonel would take
hold of Standard Oil, sugar, tobacco,
steel and the like; but he does not
take the public into his confidence as
to where he would stop.
The poll given by the Chicago news
papers upon the reciprocity bill in
the senate has attracted good deal
of attention in Washington, and is
believed to be substantially correct.
The poll shows % Republicans and
35 Democrats for the bill and rs
Republicans and 3 Democrats against
it. Two Republicans are rated doubt
full but probably for the bill. They
are Kenyon and Lorimer. Two Dem
ocrats are rated doubtful and prob
ably against it, Clark and Davis of
Arkansas.
There is real friction among the
Bryan Democrats and the leaders of
the House of Representatives, owing
to the criticism of the thrice-candi-
date for the presidency of the policy
agreed upon by his party in their
house caucus with reference to the
wool schedule. However, it is not
at all likely that Mr.. Bryan's protest
will avail, as the opposition to the
agreed program will likely not be
carried into the consideration of the
bill before the house. 1t is crafty
ing to Democratic congressman, that
such eminent men as Woodrow Will
son, who seems to be in the lead as
a candidate for the presidency, and
Colonel Henry Waterson, the wise old
sage of the Democracy, have given
their approval of the house program.
Incident to the big gathering of
national top-liners at the meeting, in
Baltimore this week to pay tribute
to Cardinal Gibbons comes the con-
firmation of the rumor that Theodore
Roosevelt will support President Taft
for denomination next year.