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TARIFF LAWS
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increased cost Of living than the lay
ing of the Atlantic cable.
May Mean Nothing.
In view Of the presidents seemingly
contradictory statements. and tleiI
general vaguehess. many shrewd poll
ticians affect to believe they mean
nothing and are thrown out for effect
during the campaign. II does moi
seem possible the regular Republics
can regain absolute control Of the
senate and the Democrats are likely
to remain In possession Of the house.
In such an event tariff revision would
prove more of a joke than It did AT
the last session of Congress-. The
Democrats and Progressives would
dominate the senate. while the solid
Democratic majority of the house
would make no concessions beyond
their own ideas Of revision. In such
an event any change in existing law
would prove impossible. The same
would prove true In case of Governor
Wilson's election. The Progressives
would hold the balance Of power in
the senate and prevent any legislation
except on their own lines, which are
too conservative for the Democrats.
The extreme optimism manifested
by President Taft is having benefi-
cial influence on his followers through
out he country. They have all been
encouraged by his statements that the
situation grows daily better In sum-
ming up bettered conditions Mr.. Tart
said:
aFiYe or six weeks ago It was as
serted generally that the republican
party would secure the vote of the
solid east, including all Of the New
England states, with the exception Of
Maine and Vermont; that the demo
cratic party would maintain its hold
on the solid south, and that the third
term party would secure the solsi
west, leaving only the middle west as
dsbatable ground.
To-day, with the election still one
month away, the republican party
finds itself with q strengthened hold
or the solid east, having routed the
third term party In Vermont and the
democratic party in Maine. The third
term leaders recently conceded that
" you'd pick tn state of Utah out
OF the solid west, and, after conferring
with Chairman HilleS and others re-
Gently in the west there Ii every rea-
son to believe that the Republican
party win carry Michigan, Washington
Idaho and Wyoming.
Moreover, IL the proper kind Of a
is waged, we will carry Ore
gon, Kansas and Minnesota, where the
strength has rapidly waned
since the recent tour through that
section by the party's candidate.
Roosevelt Hurts Himself.
It is an admitted fact that Col.
Roosevelt has materially weakened his
position by many incorporate utter
ances. In all his platform haranguEs
he slashes right and left with double
edged knife and cares nothing who is
injured thereby. His declaration that
the beneficiary of stolen goods is
equally guilty with the man who pnr-
loins them created general resent
ment. 1t even iritated Lodge. Root,
Borah and many who have stood faith
fully by the ColonePs fortunes since
his entry into public life.
In handing a card OF admission to
the Ananias Club to Governor Wilson,
with his usual court comments, Col
Roosevelt did himself some harm and
No injury to the Governor. While it
might be fact that Governor VIII
sens statement regarding the former
Trust situation have baen incorrect, or
even untrue, an announcemenrto that
effect by the Colonel does not carry
much weight.