The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-12-07

congress and through the medium OF
the press has been giveu to the
country. The paper is Particular!
noted for its volubility and certainly
could have been shortened with advan-
tagc both to the writer and to those
who were unfortunate enough to be
forced to peruSe it.
To those people who expected the
recommendation Of innovations IN re-
publican management disappointment
came. The message throughout
breathes of a disposition to break
away from the republican idea OF
legalized loot in administering the
affairs Of the government, but over
riding and controlling that disposition
the effect of the application Of the
party lash manifeSts itself so plainly
that Mr.. RooSevelt's declarations OF
patriotism SAVIOR Of humor.
Take, for instance, the matter OF
the trusts. According to public ut
terance made by this man before he
became president Of the United
States the country had Just reason
20 expect Of him, at least, a recon-
mendatiOn regarding these unholy
combinations Of wealth that paralyze
trade. shut out competition and stifie
American manhood, that would mean
something's recommendation to the
point and declaring that so far as 1t
was in his power he was determined to
give the people relief from the clutches
Of this devOuring beast of prey. In
stead, Mr.. Roosevelt goes into a long
drawn out discussion in which he
takes both sides of the question. lie
recommends trust control by the
| legislatures of the states and the con-
greSs. but at the same time he urges
2 caution lest the business affairs of the
country be injured. In the discussion
p Of this particular question of vast
: public moment Mr.. Roosevelt employs
: hundreds of words to no effect leaving
S the reader to guess rs to how the
c chief executive Of the nation stands
on the trust issue.
n To place the seal Of absolute insin-
e cerity on the presidents inferred de-
sire to regulate trusts we must follow
him in a discussion OF the tariff ques-
ton. He declares outright for a con-
tinuation of protection for projections
sake and says that the tariff must not
be ''tinkercd with" by congress. He
e discusses reciprocity with a vagueneSS
y most amusing, evidently intending
through this offer OF meaningless sop
n to soothe the anger OF the American
people-anger created Oy continuous
IL raids on the contents Of their pockets
Of by the tariff barons Of the east who
Il have been made rich through class
lie legislation-so rich, in fact, that they
are now potent factors in controlling
r the commerce Of the world. There is
not a ten year old boy in Lafayette
county who, after having been truth
m fully instructed on this question,
at would not tell you that the tariff dad
dies the trust.
al The manly thing for the republican
an party to do is to throw off all disguise
n: and come out Squarely for the classes
in as against the masses, admitting tina
n they do so in order to repay thes'
n, multi.millionaires the money tendere'
by them and used in the election 0
n national republican tickets. Presiden'
tv Roosevelt, through the use OF faultles
en- English and the employment Of
,al medley Of words Of the soft soap
in variety, in a discussion Of the trus
*. question in the abstract, cannot hoOC
81 wink the American people into b.
Is. lieving that the tariff is not the fatht
ri Of the trust and that the trust is NJ
Of an offspring, or an outgrowth
lis legalized robbery.
the In discussing this phase Of Il
orv presidents message Mr.. Cowherd,
in conversation with a newspaper CORE
pondent at Washington truthful
the said:
of 'In the discussion of the tariff
act seems to me the message is more a.
- full than frank. 1t advocates hi
tariff for the protectiOnist and rec
air, rocity for the free-trader, leaving ca
Inal individual case to stand on its o.
ess. bottom. This is in line with rep
te,v lican policy. That party never fran
a tariff bill on any other principle Il
Uho a division Of the spoils among
MIS- largest contributors.
the "FrOm his speeches, both during
heir campaign and after, we had a right
:. expect a more vigorous handlingof
20 trus question. The argument is alb
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