Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-10-19
TARIFF IS
QUESTION.
Brings up Discussion on Every
Hand---Taft and Party Fail
.u to Agree.
TO INSPECT PANAMA CANAL
Governments Printing Office is Back
Number--Supreme Court
in Session.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 16.-When
Pythogeras invented his great prob
lem it afforded a task for solution com.
paratively easy when put alongside
some of the things that enter into the
tasks of the Washington newspaper
correspondent. There has been per-
sistent demand upon the correspond
ent of the News to analyze present
day political conditions from the
viewpoint of the national capitol,and
since one of our good friends has
reduced the proposition to the follow
ing form, the News man feels compell-
ed to bend to the task. The question
asked is: 4M
What is the sentiment in Washing
ton in regard to reciprocity, and its
effect upon the next Taft campaign?"
Old-timers will tell you that there is
no such thing as sentiment, in Wash
ington. The national capital is the
wax disk that acts as the recorder.
and by means of proper mechanism
forth exact sounds. 1t is the
------ -c1Iat has the sentinent--the
phonograph through which it is given
voice is operated at the seat of GOV
eTnmeEtt:,5 President Taft may draw
tens Of thousands ofpeeple together in
san Francisco, Yet many a time his
automobile has passed through New
York avenue in Washington, and
would hardly be observed but for the
guards who always follow on their
motorcycles. Nevertheless the situa-
ton is never overlooked here, and by
devious means perfected through long
years, there can always be secured A
more accurate knowledge of the SEN
timent and conditions of the country
from here, than from any other point.
President Taft and his party disa-
greed upon the issue of reciprocity
with Canada, and when it passed con-
gress the democrats claimed a full
share of credit for the measure. The
American farmer had kicked up a big
fuss, and when President Taft had got
ten as far west as Michigan on his
trip, and evidently was bent on car
rying the issue of reciprocity before
the people in all his speeches-then
when the Canadian voters had cried
out unmistakably may, nay,"-well.
there is no questioning the fact that
the regular organization listening to
the voice of the country through the
Washington wax cylinder, heard
sweet and joyful sounds when our Ca
madam neighbor emphatically broke
Off all negotiations with US, and there.
by removed the issue of reciprocity.
Washington learns that the presi-
dents tour of the country is not PRO-
ducing startling results. Everywhere
Mr.. Taft goes he is well received, and
his speeches are given close attention.
His talks concerning worldwide peace
are striking responsive chord, par
ticularly in view Of the daily news of
horrible war in Europe. There is
no denying the existence of condi-.
ton Of rampant insurgency in a great
many of the states, and among the
people there is positive unrest,
which the democrats and progressive
republicans are asserting is due to
the tariff, Wall street is bitter. and
It is not unlikely that the money pow
er will "go Democratic, The coun-
try never has had much use for the
P'aayne-Aldrich tariff, and the presi-
dents defense Of 1t has undoubtedly
worked '71 more to his disadvantage
than Canadian reciprocity or any,
other issue. {a 3s
The future Of Mr Taft undoubtedly
lays in the outcome of the struggles
TO begin in December over the tariff. ].
The people are patient, and it IS safe
to say that the die liz yet to be cast
Thoughtful men everywhere are in
elined to believe that most tariff leg.
dslation has been consummated more
or less after the manner of horse
trading, good deal Of 1t being along
the line of David Harum's style.
=. A is the coun.
try scientshc revision, by means OF