New-York tribune., 1912-03-21

, implying that Mr.. Roosevelt had not advo-
Gated it.
PRIMARIES IN MARYLAND.-My at
tention has been called to a doubtless un-
Intentionally misleading passage in Colonel
Roosevelt's reply 10 the President on the
subject Of primaries in Maryland. Mr..
Roosevelt SAYS that "every Roosevelt mem-
ber Of the Maryland Legislature is for the
primary bill, and they have been endeav-
oring to secure the assistance Of Governor
Goldsborough and the other supporters or
president Taft" The situation in Mary
land becomes clearer when 1t is known
that the Maryland Legislature is strongly
Demo ratio that party having majority
Of ten In the Senate and twenty-three III
the House and that the Democrats are
rreyocably opposed 10 any lair ana just
primary law. Further II would require a
constitutional majority to secure the en-
actment of such a bilI-that is. majority
Of the membership OF each house, as dis
tingushed from majority OF a quorum IN
each Many primary bills have been IN
troduCed, but the Democrats are either op-
posed to any such bill at all or are de-
termnrd that none which the ItepuDllcahs
Of the state could approve shall pass. Ihos'
i'm a position to speak with authority declar"
that every effort I'm the direction OF pri-
mary selection OF candidates in Maryland
has I'm the past turned out 10 be ineffecuEe
and has merely encouraged corruption ot
course, the professional politicians might
welcome such bill. for the reason that II
would probably result as was the case the
other day in the 1st District in Indiana
in the workers" being paid $40 day 10
round up the voters and bring them into
the primaries. but those who deplore p"-
IitIcaI corruption are a unit against pref
rrential primaries under the conditions
which exist in Maryland, and those VINO
TAX, the trouble to verify the facts here
presented will, moreover, realize that, what
over previous impression they may have
gained. the President and the Republicans
in that state are wholly powcrless TO secure
primaries.
TO DEPORT TROUBLE MAKERS.-Srh-
ator Root. whose recent bill authorizing
the Pcsident TO prohibit the expectation
Of firearms and other munitions OF war 10
any American country where the govern
ment f. threatened with insurrectlon ana
violence has had such salutary enect III
Mexico has introduced an amendment 10
the immigration bill which, If adopted, VIII
serve TO correct another evil which has long
beeu an occasion of annoyance and anxiety
10 the executiv" branch of tho government
ana Eas at times menaced the friendly rela-
tions of this government with its neIGhDors
to IN, south. This amendment provides LOT
the deportation Of aliens who come To tho
United States and undertake here the over
throw OF the government Of some nauoh
with which the United States IS AT peace.
Tho abolition OF this amendment Would
make possIblc the suppression OF the MeX-
can iunta in New Orleans and the NicaTa-
guam iunta in the same city, would enaole
the administration TO deal enectlNeIy WIN
similar institutions in any section OF the
corr,rv and would render impossible much
NJ the revolutionary work carried on IN
New York and elsewhere. tn" amcndh'h'
would o' course. vest ia the administration
discretion az 10 the application OF the law
but II would make it uosslDle for this gov
ornn,ent to deal effectively with foreigners
who abuse the asylum of the United states
j., order 10 promote trouble in other re-
1t. G. 9. II.