The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-05-03
A dispatch from New York unde.

recent date says:
Not since Grover Cleveland was
swept into office on a tariff reform
platform has the outlook for the
success Of the democracy been so
bright as it is today. The republican
party is divided against itself in the
city, state and nation. In Washing
ton the national legislature is split on
Cuba, and the refusal Of the ways and
means committee to take any action
which might curb the beef trust and
aid in bringing the beef brigands to a
realization of the hardships they are
indicting upon the entire country
augurS well for a house cleaning in
that direction in the coming congress
sional elections.
In Albany the state legislature is
rent by the Bedell bill, framed in the
interest Of the New York Central
railroad. Governor Odell was dis
posed to sign the measure, which was
approved by Mayor Low and his cor
poration counsel, Rives, when a
mighty protest went up to Albany
against the bill. This was followed
by kilograms from Low and Rives,
who admitted that it was corrupt,
and asked the governor to veto it.
Senators Platt and Depew favored it,
but Odell turned it down, mourning
the displeasure Of both senators.
In the city of New York, fusion is
All acknowledged failure and Mr..
Lows government threatens to go to
pieces on the excise and police rocks.
BEEF TRUST A CAMPAIGN ISSUE.
The dissatisfaction in republican
ranks in New York state makes
almost certain democracy's triumph
next November, but it is in a demo-
Ecratic congress that the people are
interested just now. There can be
no doubt that the beef trust will be
the subject of stumpspeakers through
out the country next fall. 1t is true,
some steps are being taken by Attor-
ney General Knox to apply the anti
trust law to the meat trust, but this
was forced on the administration by
democratic representatives and sena-
tors, who are jubilant over their coup.
Moreover, the democratic leaders in
the house and senate are convinced
and determined that this victory
shall be made even more signal. The
action Of the republican administra-
tion in causing the United States
District Attorney Bethea at Chicago
to begin legal proceedings against the
Western packers combination is but
the first step in a line of nationa
procedure against trust oppression
that the democrats will demand, anC
which they are confident the Amer
lean people will indorse.
Most momentous of these will be
fight for the abolition Of the import
duty on cattle. This will be the frs
of a series of attacks on the tarlf
wall, which, the democratic leader
now feel the republican protectionist
win have more difficulty in defending
than they have had in recent years.
If the action of the attorney gen
eral should merely dissolve the agree
ment between the packer companies
without affecting the prices, tn
tariff reduction issue would give t,
the democrats the most promising
campaign they have had for man.
years.
TARIFF QUESTION FORGING no FRONT
Behind the meat trust and reclp
rocity with Cuba turks the who'll
question Of tariff reduction, pregnan
with presidential possibilities Tn
broad policy of reciprocity, whicI
President Mckinley advocated in hi
last speech at Buffalo, has found fey
adherents among the master repub
licans since his death.
The road which the dead presideD
!. pointed out from extreme protection
to a moderate system which shout
promote our foreign trade has bee
; ignored.
D The dominant prOtectionlsts seer
determined toshaag on to- the, hom