The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-14
What Is Going On in the Political
Arena Of the National
Capital.
REPUBLICAN BLUFF on TRUST ISSUE.
The hGrdFS upon the People Imposed
by URnerrssary TsNRtiaH--Rrpub-
IicHns Trying to Dodge Rr1Pansi-
bHity for Cuban scandal - Trasts
Are HrIRE Favored.

from the sweat Of labor. Somewhere
within the limits Of the United States
men, women and children toiling with
their hands must produce the wealth
from which this sum h 10 b. taken.
Whether the taxes are to be paid al.
rrcily or indirectly matters but little
so long as the fact il borne In mind
that labor 10 the end pays It ali
We're these taxes to be returned, 10
the people who pay them, In public ben
clits there might be reasonable ncqui.
essence in bearing such burden. TN.
fortunately not one dollar In ten ever
really gets back To the taxpayer. The
| public funis are consumed los tax
eaters. q hungry swarm ranging from
| the smallest place holder discontentcd
! wI;a wages far IN excess ~ Whn, he
| could earn in private employment, np
10 III" mighty specialized Interests
| which look upon the government az a
1 proper victim for thei: exploitation to
Do" extent Of millions,
When u D. considered that congress
udiourns with some Of the greatest
schemes Of republican grab still hung
mp between the house and senate the
country viii! stand uRhast at what may
set hrfull unless a check be- given 10
this reign ofprodlRsliiy by democratic
succrss next November
Republican PrSiens-.
Theholiowuessof the republican pre-.
tense ~ opposition 10 trnsts was illus.
tratrd by the action Of the ma ioriiy on
tho proposed constitutional amend.
m"nt followed by the almost unaui.
m"u- vote NJ the house passing amend
mcuts to strengthen the sherman anti.
trust law.
The republicans refused 20 permit
the democrats IN have either voice or
hand In shaping the constitutional
amendment. Itsdrfcrts. itshmhiRuities
sud n. weakness were properly shown
mp by the democratic speakers. set the
republicans were obdurate and pre-
fcrrcd to have IL considered ~ n parti
mu proposition A. result the
amendment was badly defeated. ~ the
republicans intended It should he. la.
hur leaders went 10 Chairman RAY. oa
be- Judiciary committee. and 10 Repre-
sentative Litticfeld of Maine. the au-
thor ~ the amendment, and proposed
that labor unions be- specifically cx.
r'picd from its operation. Hut they
were refused, though Il was plainly
demonstrated that interruptions
judges could take advantage " the Ian
ruayc Of the amendment to suppress
every labor organization In tho coun-
try. II was also pointed out that n
farmers alliance or n benevoleu1 Rsso-
'iation could he equally brought under
he ban Of judicial construction.
The republicans showed a surprising
so allow the Ray hill. |
the sherman act. TO come 10
: vote in the house, They were finally
rpcrcrd into accepting an amendment |
by the democrats excepting /
industrial organizations from it, opera.
ton. Thus amended IL went through |
with n practically unanimous vote. al. |
though several Of the republican lead |
the amendment referred to- |
The necessity Is manifest when II is /
explained that the Sherman antitrust |
law had been twisted by interruptions
Judges IN numerous instances "a apply /
10 labor unions, while the trusts Of I
which Z, was aimed were permitted 10
% srot.frce.
Hut the republican willingness 10
pass the bill through the house found
rs adequate explanation whrn Il
reached the senate, where Senator Pet
igrew moved that II he placed upon
he calendar for immediate action. but
senator Gallinger, OF New Hampshire.
, republican, moved its reference 20
he Judiciary committee for the sole
purpose Of hmrying II forever.
The Cabnn AFFAIR.
Postmaster General Smith IL now
guirming TO dodge responsibility for
he Cuban postal scandals. After four
weeks Of public discussion Of tina,
affair he comes Go the front
With IA claim that he recommended re-
renehmeni and n reduction of cxpcndl-
ures as far back as last january. Al
houRh this Is evidently sn after
bought on the part OF Mr., Smith, II
night be accepted with better grace
we're he not guilty Of an outrageous at
empi 10 mislrad the public as 10 the
Ntent of the Cuban defalcntlons. In
n authorized interview he states that
hesc deshlcations win be found TO be
ess than 100000. In making this
iatement he knowingly aud purpose
y ignores he fact that Nicely and his
onfederates stole stD0,OOo worth Of
lamps and disposed Of them apd that
he 300 of defRlcation ia In excess
Z the stamp stealing referred TO. Mr.. ,
ninth further ignores the fact that for
early gear Raihbone, the head OF the
'uban postal service. was given nbao-
itely unlimited authority and that he
allied to make a single one of the ,
Monthly reportn for which the regula, |
ions called. Mr.. Smith aiso ignores
he fact that under his control several
cores Of postal employees have been put
. Office and retained there withou. any
fRrrant of Law. II ~ also further
act that q treasury expert who dis
oyer@d and called attention of his SUI
eriOr officers TO these irregularities
'aA promptly reduced from $4,000 to
500 and warned that n be dug any :
eeper into these matters he would be
lscharged.
But Postmaster General Smith need !
OF feel lonely nor huiniIiafed. There
not department under this admin J.
tration which cannot develop rotten
rss quite equal 20 that Of the post
Ace department, The only anxiety
the thieves and iooterr in that they !
sait make the hooks balance. No mat J
= hpw much crooksdness aud steal
4 goes on beneath the surface. No long I
the books balance everything win BE- =
ell. liz
The Trissaruia railway. six miles :,
ny, built around Hsvaua BY the war
'partnenf. Is an exceiIcrf example.
De a3nxtrnctsan aecoani Of The iris j
rBia railway II ~ pretty . piecc OF :
~ cue ever need 70 mak b
r. II balances to a cent. Yet shia nix | c
Ixnsk ~ 1snsyI~ ~Sss& rxx..&1s2 ...sa - II