The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-07
WASHINGTON CRY, Nov. 3

There have been many remark
able features about the cam paigi
Just closed. The President an,
m mhsrs - 'h- ,,bins, have beef
m pl,liise III IA " promises 0
eiorms which tn real leaders O
the party oppose and oppose vigor
ously. Mr.. Moody has, on severs
occasions, promised the immediate
repeal Of the duty on anthracit,
coal, while Hanna, Aldrich, Allison,
ct al, have protested that there
must be no change 10 the sacred
tariff schedules. Attorney General
Knox has been promising the PEG.
pie that there would be additional
legislation looking to the control Of
the trusts. The real leaders have
said, half heartedly, that there
would be change in present stat
utes If it was demonstrated that
such change was necessary, but Mr..
Knox says unqualifiedly that such
change is necessary and points out
the instances where he has been
unable to prosecute trusts because
of the inadequacy OF the law. The
President has caused ii to be made
known that he intends to recon-
mend bipartisan board toconsidel
ariff revision while Senator Hanna
as assured the people they must
sand pat" and not permit an,
'chedule to be revised. The Min
lesota Republicans have promised
sweeping tariff reform and the east
,rn republican have urged the reel
'ction OF the party because such
reelection would prevent tariff re
form.
The democrats, however. have adj
hered to one issue and that is tariff
revision. They believe that the in
FAINT industries have been nursed in.
0 trusts by the tariff and they art
anxious to reduce the tariff in the
interest Of the consumers. Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Cleveland and Mr..
Hill, all the ablest men in the par
ty in fact, have stated the issue to
be the same and have emphasized
The necessity Of tariff reduction for
the welfare of the country. That
the people have not heard the last
of the tariff or Of the trusts is evident
on all sides and they demand some
'teps towards their relief is equally
evident. That many persons will
vote for the republican candidates
with the belief that they will effect
the desired end is doubtless the
case, but those voters will have an
opportunity to see that no republican
vote is ever cast against the inter-
SITS of the trusts and the capitalists.
The gfavest apprehension is felt
in administration circles over the
statement which President Baer
made to the Anthracite Coal Strike
Commission, that there were numer-
GUS operators in the anthracite field
who were not committed to the ar
proceedings and who were
not even consulted in the negotia-
lions preliminary thereto. We're it
not for the fact that the election is
30 close and that so much hinged
On the belief that the coal strike
was settled and settled for three
years, it is more than probable that
The President would have commun-
cated with Mr.. Baer and asked
him what he meant by that state
ment, in view Of his representations
1t the White House. As it is, the 9
people believe that Mr.. Roosevelt y
1as settled the strike and it is desir- q
ID that he shall do SO, at least until
lfter election. y
The argument which it is feared Ie
Mr.. Baer and his associates, in the g
,vent that the commission finds Il
against them, will advance, is that
t would be unreasonable Of the I
President 10 ask them to abide by Il
he decision of the Commission with (
,ut insisting on that decision be-
ng equally respected by their COM 8
1etitors. OF course the President Il
cannot insist on anything except y
through Baer and the other railway I
Presidents who participated in the I
conference and subsequent agree
nent, at the White House. The !,
Commission has invited the other OPP j
orators, those whom Mr.. Baer de- .
:lares were Sin no way compro- !,
missed" by his agreement, to partic- !
pate in the sessions of the Commits
ion and to voluntarily submit them h
elves to the same inquisition as the .
ailway presidents, but there is no !;
eason to believe that they will do \
o unless Mr.. Baer and the other I
rust magnates insist, and that they :
ave practically refused to do. :
there is no doubt but that the work o
{ the the com mission will be watch .
d with painful anxiety from WASH