Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-03
President Receives Stacks of
Letters Endorsing the Pact
With Canada.
USES THEM AS AN ARGUMENT
oDOonents of the Agreement Retort
by Citing Appeals From the
Small Manufacturers-5iII to
RecreanIze Consular serv-
Ice Approved.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


wasnington.-Uncle Sans mail
carriers who have the White House
90 their route are heavily burdened
these DAYS with letters of endorse
mert OF the administrators position
sp Canadian reciprocity. Mr.. Taft
q directing the attention of senators
and representatives who call to the
slles Of appeals from ultimate con-
,umers," and is telling his visitors that
The sight of them ought to be better
than any argument he can make to
secure legislative sanction OF the
agreement with Canada.
Some of the visitors retort by tell
ing the president that they are get
ting Just as many letters upholding
he other side of the question. Then
tie president retorts in kind by say
ine that his letters come from the con-
mmer while the other letters come
nom the producer. and that the pro-
ducer has had all the best of protec-
ton and that now It is time to give
the consumer a chance.
The retorts do not stop here, for
the members tell the chief executive
II is the small producers from whom
they are hearing, not the men who
are allied with the great interests" I"
but the ones who are trying to make
livings for themselves and who would
not know a trust" If they saw 1t
across a country road.
Reciprocity with Canada still hangs
N the balance. No one knows what
its fate will be In the senate, even II
II should succeed in getting through
the house. Each side has a complete
battery and magazine full of ammu-
nition TO use In defensesof it's cause.
The president is hopeful and SO are
tae men who have opposed the presi-
cent's views. Today 1t is anybody's
battle.
Escorts Grandson to Senate.
A day OF two ago Senator Davis
Elkins Of West Virginia. who was ap-
pointed to succeed his father, the late
Stephen B. Elkins, came on to the
moor OF the senate arm in arm with
former Senator Henry Gassaway
Davis. for whom the present senator
3 named. Mr.. Davis is Senator Ell.
kin's grandfather and he had come
10 the senate,- as he jocularly ex-
pressed II, to see how his grandson
was getting along. but he added: Il
know that he, viii not vote to suit me
on any question. for he is a dyed-in-
hewool Republican and am a
rock-ribbed Democrat"
Il seems probable that N. P. Bryan
VIII be the new United States senator
from the state of Florida. Mr.. Bryan
. q brother Of former United States
senator from Florida, who died in Of
ice. William Bryan. When the broth.
e. took the oath Of ONCE he was the
Youngest man In the senate chamber,
hne boxing. alert man whose phys.
zeal strength seemed able to resist
an attack Of any disease, and vet
within few short weeks of his ap-
2earsnce on the floor of the senate
Death claimed him.
The elder senators took with ex-
uaordinary kindness to their Young
colleague. His was an appealing
personality, and Notwithstanding the
snort time which he served and the
consequent shortness Of his acquaint.
hncs with his colleagues, his death
came TO them as a shock. Many an
aged senator. knowing that his time
y worlds service was rapidly draw
ing 10 close. must have looked at
5oung Bryan with something like
ensy, and yet his death was the first
which occurred among the senate
membership during the long session
q the year In which the young man
esttred once.
Consular 6lli Likely to Pass.
rill for the reorganization of the
ohsuiar service Of the United States
eas been approved by Secretary Knox
ana Is likely to pass the house at the
present session. When the ad-
Nnistration has its way the con-
su'ar service win be lifted en-
aleiy out Of politics, and 1t may be
1s' senators and representatives. al,
ooqsn they have looked to the serv.
~ Tor places for political fayorites
nl nail the day when civil service
.e'es N the foreign Offices of the gov,
trumonf o~'
~heE Senator Root was secretary
y state ne established certain regula,
sons 70 provide for merit promotion
= me consular service. He could no,
s.ss tne force Of law to his regula.
sons' but President Roosevelt backed
saem up BY an executive order which
authority. anu
when Secretary Knox came into ~
~ ne extended the civil service reg.
auons OF his predecessor and so
olea nom President Taft another ex,
1--we order to help him enforce his
Ies As things are at present in the
department young men are given
opportunity to enter the consular
''ce without the necessity of secur
s political influence. Examination
neid frequently and the successfnl
''aa'es are put on the waiting list