Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30

dispatches as were sent out by the
Associated Press. 1t was almost i'm
possible for newspapers anywhere in
the country that did not send special
men from their home offices to get even
the current routine announcements
correctly stated. 1t was almost un-
known outside the headquarters what
the national committee was doing. Men
who had distorted matter given out,
changed quoted interviews and misrep-
resented things generally, would simply
laugh in the face of Chairman Jones or
any one else who taxed them with it,
treating the matter as great joke or a
smart thing. OF course Mark Hanna
and his corruption fund were back of
this and will be again if the committee
| should go to Chicago. On the other
hand, this city, to which the committee
will probably remove, is geographically
inconvenient but is eminently fair in
| its politics. The Washington cores
| pondents are partisans but they are
honest partisans and do not distort
matter placed in their hands. This is
regarded as matter of greatest i'm
| portance and there is strong senti-
ment in favor of putting the head
quarters here. About the only objec-
ton raised is that it will involve tear
ing up root and branch the organization
in Chicago and the transportation of all
material assembled there to this city.
By those who favor Washington this is
regarded as of minor Importance COM
pared with the advantage of being To-
Gated where they will be sure to receive
fair treatment.
The atrocious unfairness of the re-
publican members of the judiciary COM
mittee's attempt to make it appear that
the democratic members were opposed
to antitrust action, is shown forth by
the minority report filed by the latter.
1t seems that the majority resolved
itself into subcommittee excluding
tho democrats in much the same way
that is followed by both parties when a
tariff is framed, and prepared the
amendment to the constitution and the
twenty four page report thereon and
submitted them to the house without
permitting the minority even time to
, read them, or in fact to lay eyes on
them for more than about ten minutes
before they were showed in. Naturally
the democrats objected to indorsing Sc
important proposition without al
l least reading it, and at once the news
was sent broadcast over the country
that the democrats opposed antitrust
t legislation. AS matter of fact, thu
b democrats do object to the proposed
+ action not because it is intended t.
/ strike at the trusts but because it il
Y nothing NOR or less than smooth re
publican campaign trick. The minorit,
II report says that when it is found tina
It the chief of those whose duty it is t,
@ prosecute offenders against that Law
t persistently "fails and refuses to prose
o cute any of them," the question arises
@ Are we suffering most from lack o
law or power to make law, or from
y lack of officers willing to enforce tn
i. law? We should not drop into tn
n notion of considering the law futile,
.. the report says, $50 long as we ar
e afflicted with executors of the law VIII,
e will not. SO much as try to execute it.
it The law now on the statute book ha
no officers to execute it, though officer
are so plentiful that they jostle one an
other in their overcrowding.