The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-31
THE SHIP SUBSIDY SCHEME.
Interests Of the Muiftmiiei"nssre
Treasury Raiders beiag Care
fully Looked After.

trick-mule shipping bounty bill mas
been reported fayorably from the
senate commerce committee. This
will not surprise anybody. 1t has
been understood as a matter OF
course that the committee would re-
port the bill with as little amend
ment and with as much haste as was
compatible with a tolerable show or
dignity.
Senators Hanna and Frye profess
TO entertain no doubt that the bill
will pass. But that consummation
undoubtedly would surprise some
statesmen even on the republican
side of the chamber-men who are
afraid for some inscrutable reason
to face a record vote, but who are
opposed to the grab and who think
they know how to prevent the bill
from being brought to a vote.
The above-named senatorial attor-
neys for Standard Oil and the rest
OF the allied poor beggars make be-
lieve they have nothing to fear ex-
cept from the democratic side OF the
chamber. Accordingly they do not
hesitate to let it be known that their
plan is to repeat their last winters
tactics-get their grab on the calen-
dar as unfinished business so that 1t
may be kept before the senate to the
exclusion of everything else until the
democrats have talked themselves out
and Weld from sheer exhaustion.
This plan of operation goes on the
theory that republican senator's who
are opposed to the outrageous steal
lack the courage of their convictions
and win not dare to vote against the
bill il they are forced to face the is
sue. much less TO fight it openly, as
they ought.
The prospect is, therefore. that a
great deal OF time will be wasted
which might as well be saved II the
republicans who are opposed to the
bill would assist in bringing IL to a
vote after denouncing ii as it de-
serves. and stand up like men and be
counted against il.
Ii is difficult to discuss the details
Of the measure with any degree OF
patience. 1t was reported after GER
tain conferences of the multimillion-
ARE treasury raiders that they had
so changed their bill that it would
be somewhat less a source OF un'
earned wealth to the Standard Oh
and allied interests. The report OF
the committee. however, shows thai
those interests have been carefully
: provided for. 1t shows that the Amer
lean line will get the snug sum o
81. 100000 year for carrying mai
: matter across the Atlantic, or a
least 100000 more than it woul'
E have received for the same servic
I under the bill in it's old form.
/ This one fact is a sufficiently shar
z commentary upon the claim OF Ser
!. ator Frye that the bill "will estat
!. lish the maritime supremacy of tn
? United States in trade" 1t gives tn
i lions share of the shameless gra
e TO lines already in existence and line
which will get the money not TO
e CARRYING freight but for carrying tn
. mails.
: This fact calls to mind Commits
' sioner Chamberlain's admission tina
the mail steamers will draw mos
= subsidy and carry least bulk OF cal
I 70. II also calls to mind his con
. ment that TO complain Of that wa
! "about as pertinent as to complai
4 that n general gets more pay tina
! a captain. but does less fighting.
0 Finally il recalls the remark in Gil
cular Of the Reform club that Nj
$ Chamberlain's comment implies tina
D "the Internationals great passenge
{ steamers, carrying tourists bot
O WAYS. immigrants this way and pra'
tically no exports at all. except
few protected manufactures to I
sold abroad at lower prices tina
: charged here. are generals in con
mand Of the export trade. which
e actually carried on by The freightel
e who are cut of with a pttancc.
This line of argument against ~
. monstrous grab is tolerable only |
= showing how superlatively bad u
: pending bill is and as exposing II
y false prctenses under which il sail
While opposing the entire grab
\ whatever form or guise II may a
: pear, we may turn aside TO show no
its promoters seek 20 conceal the
!. real purpose, provided we do not 70
= ret that IL is the steal itself and n
any particular manner in which
= may be accomplished. or the parti
who may get the swag, to which q
American people should offer all &
resistance they can.
= The only argument In support
= this grab which has the semblan
of reason consists in the fact tn
= European governments have paid. a
to some extent are still paying, ohi
:" ming bountics. That fact proves not
ing. IL other countries are fooli
!. enough to pay shipping bountics
= sugar bounties or any other bounti
!. out Of money contributed by thu
= taxpayers with the result that I
people OF other countries get che
service Mt their expense it does n
\. by any means follow that we Dug