Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-30
To Fight for Banana.

To Fight for Banana.
The banana as the poor mans food
has an advocate in Representative Gordon
Of Ohio, who told the President this morn
ing that he would oppose the proposed
duty on bananas on the floor Of the
House.
While Representative Gordon is OPP
posed to tax on any food stuffs, he set
forth that he would concentrate his OPP
position to the matter of bananas, which.
he recited. are sold almost exclusively In
the poor quarters of the big cities.
lie told the President that bananas
are essentially the workingman's food
during the summer months.
The amendment to tax bananas. put
on in the Senate finance committee, and
aimed at the possible trust proclivities
of the transportation concern which
handles bananas and brings them into
the United States, he regarded as a Sc
we're blow to efforts to reduce the cost
of living: Representative Gordon said
that the President had promised to take
the matter under consideration.
Many members Of the House. he said.
are opposed to the banana tax Be-
cause Of agitation in favor of the tax
on bananas in certain quarters Rep
resentative Gordon said he determined
TO make his representations direct to
the President although the House
to submit to the imposition.
Strong Opposition to Patterson.
The nomination of Adam +. Patterson,
colored, for register of the Treasury, now
pending before the Senate. has developed
opposition SO strong that it is doubtful
if his nomination will receive confirma-
ton, according to information given by
Vnlrc &c, Il D.,
ed effort made to have the President
withdraw his name. The possibility that
the Oklahoma colored man would re-
ceive some consolation appointment, pos
sibly the diplomatic mission to Liberia,
which has been suggested, seems more
and more doubtful.
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma, whose
original candidate for the post of
register of the Treasury was an Okla
homa Indian of full blood. and who &C
cepted, without enthusiasm. the nom
ination of Patterson. was at the
White House this morning with view
to conference with the President on
the matter. Senator Gore was at the
the White House, presumably discuss
ing the same subject with Secretary
Nc Adoo.
Senator Hoke Smith OF Georgia, a de-
termined opponent of placing any col
ored man in office with authority over
mined opponents of Patterson's nominal
ton for register. He has seen the Pres
ident and put before him his views on
the subject. Senator Owen of Oklahoma
is also opposed to the nomination of Pat
terSon.
The aspirant, Patterson. was himself at
the executive offices this morning. He
did not see the President, although that
was the avowed purpose of his visit. He
said he was about to leave WASHINGTON
e., hat 1n
determine his status before his departure
Would Dust Postmasters.
A clean sweep of Objectionable repub-
lican third and fourth class postmasters
delegation in Congress. which presented
its views to the President this morning.
The five democratic representatives in
Congress, accompanied by State Senator
Kent l.. Keller, recited the "iniquities"
of the office holders and asked for in
yestigation.
The success Of the democratic party
in the Illinois congressional elections
in the fall of next year, State Senator
Keller as spokesman, told the Presi-
dent depended upon the elimination of
these postmasters. He asked for their
dismissal and the substitution Of tried
and true democrats. Representatives
Foster, Ba1IZ, ON ana Hill
were the members Of Congress in the
party. Senator Lewis saw the Presi-
dent later, but was in full accord with
the views of the congressional delega-
ton.
senator Keller proposes that the
President designate twenty democratic
inspectorS to look into conditions and
report Republican inspectors. he as
serts are SO partisan in their investi-
cations that they never discover any
wronstloing to disclose and condemn.
His Photographs Held Up.
He charges that when he was q can
didate for reelection to the state
senate that the republican postmaster
withheld until several days after cleo
ton photographs of himself that he
mailed eleven days before.
He considers that the control of the
mails by republican off1ceholders has
been political asset that they have
freely used in partisan fashion, greatly
i'm turing the chances of democratic cam
didates for office and advancing repub-
lican aspirations
While he thinks it probable that the
President would have respect for the
civil service, State Senator Keller stated
his opinion that the civil service ex-
% mutations as conducted in Indiana are
q farce. and calculated to return onlv
r.n,hiicans to the offices under civil
The mower exercised by republican post.
nasters at election time, he said. was
uiaIded in partisan fashion to the con-
founding of democratic opposition. In
some of the districts. he said. the lines