The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-29
When Colonel Roosevelt Was
One Of the BoSSed
HIS TARIFF IDEAS CHECKED
Some Republicans Seem to Think That
the Democrats Will Nominate w. ].
Bryan--The CumminS
Wool Bill.

Washington. April 20. Washington i.
recalling one set OF bosses that Col
Roosevelt submitted to, and they were
Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon
each in his way lord OF his house and
both in command Of Congress The col
ontl after 1904 did incline to a revision
of the tariff, and Henry NJ. Whitney
and others in Massachusetts can testify
to that, The colonel, then president
went SO far a. to talk about this. hut
Aldrieh and Cannon went to him and
laid down the law SO hard that Roose-
welt completely gave up the idea and
never resnrrected il even receiving IN
1907 with offended feelings the memorial
OF the Massachusetts legislature which
Coy. Guild persuaded that body To pass,
asking Roosevelt to further the revi-
sion OF the tariff Tile colonel turned
his activity in the direction OF railroad
rat" revision, aud was accommodated by
Messrs. Aldrich and Cannon for keep.
ing still on the tariff
Democrats are contemplating the Taft
Roosevelt spectacle with varying feel
ing. Some Roosevelt Republicans love
to say that Democrats are telling them
that they fear Roosevelt a. candi-
date again for the presidency. heliey-
ing that he would attract many Young
Democrats at his side There probably
are some Democrats who 20 believe. Re
that a. il may. il is at all events
qualification to the Democrats that the
presidential debate is supplying 50 much
political ammunition that the Demo-
cratic campaign book this year win APP
proach the size OF an encyclopedia. And
many Democrats think that the split
IN the Republican party is now 50 thor
ougl that neither side can be expected
to support the other after the conyen-
ton. Meantime as Roosevelt is a pos
sibility in the nomination, some Repnb-
licans believe his nomination would re-
suit in the nomination by the Demo
Gratis of Col Bryan and that BRYAN
would win, that being the humiliation
fate would have in store for the ex-
president as he sought to make himself
lifelong president. Bryan would not
have TO be introduced, Republicans say,
to the people, and would be bold, and
the people. knowing him to be honest.
would prefer him BY good deal to the
third term candidate.
Anent the story Chairman Mckinley
is telling of van drawing up in 1909
in front of the department of commerce
and labor office building and taking
therefrom TO the White House a load
of written secrets that Herbert Knox
Smith, the commissioner of corporations.
had accumulated against interests friend
ly to the colonel the recollection of
some people in Washington to-day is
that Col. Roosevelt himself called i'm
his carriage at night upon the commits
sloner of corporations at his Office and
personally took away with him to the
White House, the records, TO lock them
up so that no one could get at them
except with his own consent.
Senator Cummins doe, not care to
frame a wool bill until he has disposed
of the steel bill which he is arranging
to persuade the Democrats to accept.
but when he does so. if he does. he is
inclined to fix upon 10 cents a pound
on raw wool as the basis of his bill !
The Democratic rate is equivalent to 10
cents pound aud the original Hill
bill in the House was Is cents a pound !
but the Republlcans made II Is cents I
a pound, II is understood that this is |
regarded as too low by the Senate Re-
publican regulars, who want to fix the |
rate at 20 cents pound. The pres
ent rate is about 2l cents a
pound according to the tariff board. |
The Democrats sa, that if the Senate
will come down to 10 cents
4 pound they will pass their wool bill. |