The Washington herald., 1911-10-20
POLITICAL NEWS
AND COMMENT

Taft acted wisely in vetoing the tariff
bills sent to him for approval. The
manufacturing interests OF the State are
SO enormous that the tariff is a vital
question there.
The convention, however. went upon
record as not being opposed to a reason
able reduction of tariff schedules when
such reduction can be accomplished with
out injury to American labor.
The Baltimore Sun has duly nominated
tor Democratic candidate for President
Of the United States the Hon. John
Franklin Baker. OF Trappe. Nd. He
would certainly get the unanimous vote
Of the baseball fans outside of New
York.
Gov. Mann, of Virginia, believes that
woman suffrage will be universal in the
next ten years.
Many representative people," he says,
already advocate the enfranchisement Of
our women, and the recent example of
California makes me believe that the
movement in Virginia will meet with
early success. The theory involved in the
rights of women to the exercise of the
ballot is a just theory, but the difference
between theory and practice, especially
in politics, is a great difference. Per-
sonally, 1 believe that the women Of
Virginia will be voting at the polls with
IN the next ten years. Such a condition
IS but the inevitable evolution of our
democratic form Of government. 1t is
a fact which we might just as well pre-
nara
The subcommittee OF the West Virginia
Republican State committee will meet at
Clarksburg on the Sth OF next month
10 draft rules and regulations for the
Statewide primary to be held next June.
Every effort will be made, 1t is said, to
have a fair election free from fraud.
District Attorney Waugh. Of West Vir-
ginia, who may be an unprejudiced
prophet, predicts that his State will go
Republican next year. with the Re
publican party Of West Virginia again
united" he says. Il think there is no
question but what the party will recover
its losses and win a sweeping victory"
lie notes what he calls "a remarkable
brace" in the Republican ranks.
The West Virginia Democrats are quite
interested in the question Of their party
Presidential nominee. Former Gov. Nc
COrkle and Mai. Joseph Chiffon, brother
OF United States Senator Chiffon. have
been in Columbus to see Gov. Harmon
whose cause they espouse. They think.
however. that he ought to get busy II
he expects to win.
We are for Judge Harmon" said for
mer Gov. McCorkle. We think he is
the strongest man. We want to win the
election and think he can carry West
Virginia easily. But We want TO tell him
some plain facts. In the last sixty days
he has been losing ground in West Vir-
ginia. 1t seems to US that Woodrow
Wilson's managers are organizing much
more carefully than have the Harmon
managers.
The situation in West Virginia is du-
plicated, am told. in many other States
The Wilson managers have built up the
finest organization that l have ever seen
owned by a Presidential candidate"
Senator Cullom. of Illinois. who has
left Springfield for this city, is quoted
IN a dispatch from that city as saying:
7 am not a candidate for reelection
in any sense Of the term. That is a mat
ter that rests entirely with the people
OF Illinois My party is badly split up
because of the antagonism of certain
candidates. can be of no use to it
here"
Less than $500 has been spent by the
Senatorial candidates in Arizona accord
ing to their prediction statements filed
with the clerk Of the Senate yesterday in
advance of the primary in the new State.
which is to be held October "a. Henry
G. Ashurst, who says that he is going to
get a majority of the Democratic vote.
spent Sj2l, while II. L. Pickett, who does
not state his party afiliation, confesses
to S223.5O. f. johnson. candidate for
Senator on the Socialist ticket, swears
that he spent nothing in his candidacy.
Politics in Oregon, so far as it re-
lates to the insurgent movement is in
a state of chaos, according to Col. Philip
Schuyler Malcolm, OF Portland, Greg,
who is at the Shoreham. and is attending
the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite
MasOns. Col. Malcolm is a prominent
leader in the Oregon Republican ranks.
1t is difficult even to approximate
where this insurgent movement will final
ly lead to-" said Col. Malcolm THE
question Of the initiative and referendum
and recall are as yet academic ones. We
ere hardly sufficiently acquainted with
them in this country to either approve
or reject them.
president Taft. fully believe, will
not only be renominated. but will be re-
elected. The people of Oregon are fully
In accord with President Taft's arbitra-
tion and reciprocity views"
The future will prove that every one
of President Tafts vetoes of Congress
sional bills was correct, not only from a
political, but also from an economic
Point of view" said W. H. Beardsley, OF
Hamilton, Ohio, at the Raleigh last night
Mr. Beardsley Is a capitalist and has in
terests in Arizona and Mexico, where he
spends great part of his time. He says
he is a stalwart but not 'hidebound"
Republican, and would vote for a Demo-
crat if, on a local ticket, he proved to
be the better qualified man for the place.
Mr. Bearsley does not look unlike Presi-
dent Taft, OF whom he Is an ardent ad-
mirer.
mo matter what the political belief
of a man may be, he cannot disprove
President Tafts honesty of purpose"