Show WORK WHICH WILL ENDURE I 1 T C crawford craw ford the talented and pleasing plea einz correspondent who writes washington gossip tor for the new york ti 71 abune has bus recently talked with president harridon Harr over the general topics ot of the day including tha the work ot of the administration daring during the winter the work of the last congress and incidentally upon the work of the future f the president was first asked what he thought of the work of the fitly fifty P i first congress and said in substance euba tance that in many ways it had bad been moat most remarkable and of an important I 1 1 character it had been done in ia the face of tremendous criticism the I 1 legislation evolved was the outgrowth of fierce contentions and the rd result salt one that will stand well in history and one which the country will approve b I 1 mr karrisoo expressed his ma marked aked approval of the patriotism I 1 and fidelity to duly duty of lion ilon I 1 thomas B reed who so effects effectually II checked chocked the revolutionary 1 I I 1 tendencies of the democratic 11 I 1 I 1 minority of the house of representatives 11 and made important and necea I 1 I 1 ury guy legislation possible by establishing i and enforcing the principle of majority rule he ile expressed ills his opinion that an adherence to th that at role ralo I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 i A 7 i 1 I 0 o ar 1 i I 1 I 1 1 a the one principle which will preserve the institutions of our country in id following out this line of thought the president said in effect that the majority rule ia is aa underlying prin ciple of our institutions it la Is what has contributed in the past to security and it is the only guarantee in the futura future tor for our safety the minute you pass from that and concede the minority rule you go to chaos and confusion the correspondent asked the president it if be he thought the republicans would make the issues involved in the election bill prominent in future campaigns and was rewarded with the opinion that in that bill the principle principe ol 01 majority rule ia is involved it is fir the public to determine whether it shall become a dominant issue in the immediate campaign or in the near future it is not a local question to be settled by the states that of whether we a shall 1911 have honest elections or not the principle of majority rule asat is at issue in national elections and the people of the whole nation are interested and it will not do for the people of any section to say that they must be let aone alone and permitted to increase their representation in congress by dishonest election methods how low soon the question will become a leading issue depends upon how much the public conscience is quickened rp garding the principle of right and how long the country will consent to such inequality of representation in the administration of national affairs as bai has b been 0 on brought about by the suppression of legal votes in the southern states of the union the president believed that the principle of majority representation which to a great degree prevailed in congress during the last two sessions would have a good influence upon the public in calling their attention to the importance of this issue the president was asked about the new now navy and the criticisms which had baen directed against the sums of m money 0 ney expended upon it particular reference was made to the recent declaration la that during the late war of the rebellion a navy was built up without any great loss lots of time al we asha had d ho he preparatory schools and no established navy at the time the war broke out lie ile cepl replied aed that there would be no justice in making any com comparison parison between that time and this then we were contending against apart a part of the country which had no navy although at the close of the war our navy was the best beat that that period represented the times have changed and the conditi conditions ond are vas vastly aly different the progress in the art of gunnery and shipbuilding has been so great that no nation could upon short notice hope to corn COM pate remotely with the humblest nations which have adopted modern ap the progress in the art of gunnery alone Is such that it requires enormous plants long established carefully supervised and educated aud and skilled workmen prepared long beforehand in order to turn out quickly and promptly weapons when desired lie ile was willing to concede that the navies of today to day may be worthless a few years hence but that has hati nothing to do with the casear case at present 1 I do not think said the P president r es ident that even the humblest owner of the smallest house with nothing more than a mero mere hide bide stretched upon its inner walls would hesitate to close his door against intruders rather than wait for tho the possible development of some future style of hin hinge ewelch which would enable him to close his door with more ocon econ my and dispatch the truth of it is that the establishment of a navy puts a nation upon respectable tooting and is the best guarantee guaran tse against the possibility of auy war in other words it is an insurance and should be so regarded in regard to the mckinley bill mr II arrison thought that it should have a fair trial the bill has been charged with numerous faults and it may not bo be entirely perfect but there is no reason why its wo workings r king should be prejudiced as Is now being attempted by the democratic frea free trade press by malevolent predictions the bill has been already long enough in operation to indicate that much that was charged against it is untrue and a period should be permitted to pass long enough to test fairly the character of the measure then if it can be shown by such fair and impartial trial that it has faults let them be eliminated being asked about the criticisms directed against the reciprocity policy of the administration where it has been said that there is no real commercial advantage to the united states because the english merchant can still undersell the american merchant on account of bis his being able to produce at home cheaper and because he has his better transport lon connections with the south american countries than we have the president said that under the mckinley bill he bad had full authority to give the american merchant euch such advantages as would enable him practically to eland stand upon a footing with the english merchant as far as the cost of brodu production action was concerned under this act the american merchant can get raw material for the duty is in not charged where such material is imported to be manufactured into articles for exportation and BO so the american merchant will bo be able to sell at the same point of advantage aa as the english merchant and the additional advantage of free entry into ports where treaties are made As to the improved means of communication the american merchant will soon have the same advantages as his english campo titor through the establishment under stimulus of american subsidies of american steamship 11 lines n ea these steamships will bo be constructed in the came same way as were the modern broam ships of england and will be so built aa as tobe to be available as cruisers in case of a war which would make them valuable auxiliaries to the navy the president said in conclusion that the future would show that the republican party was upon the eide aide of good government and modern progress and that it merited the confidence of the country he ile thought it was about time to abolish the chair II I 1 i I 1 1 pvc I 1 I 1 01 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 manship of the Apologetic a for the republican party A co representing the boston boot ot and shoe chub and the new england Shoe and jeather J eather association nonpartisan non partisan business organizations waited on the president and secretary blaino a few days ago and presented a series of resolutions recently adopted by those organizations endorsing the administrations reciprocity policy and urging its extension to their own industry see informed the cam committee ral 4 t that he would do all he lie could to eee see that their interests wore were not overlooked when the proposed treaties are formulated and they in turn assured him that they were heartily in favor of the reciprocity scheme and won would id lend their best aid to its development the pre president al dent said he be recognized the importance of their industry and would endeavor to secure its recognition ad rapidly and completely as possible in the matter of reciprocity cip rocity with other countries TUB department of state at washington is informed that the rumors that the brazilian government does not intend to carry out the recent reciprocity agreement with the united states are discredited by the action of the authorities at kio rio de Janei janeiro roin in issuing instructions to the officials throughout the country concerning the free admission of merchandise from the united states the newe newspapers of para iara contain an official announcement no of the new rates fixed by the agreement directed to the governor governo r of para by the general government me t of brazil |