Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-08-08
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The Republican party has been in
power for six years, yet it has done
nothing in the way Of legislation to
meet these evils On the contrary, it
has legislated to promote them. In
the repeal of war revenue taxes the
Democratic party stood for an endea-
vor to prevent the repeal of the tax on
the gross receipts of the oil refineries
and the sugar refDeries, from which
we were netting total of 81 900. 900 an
nualyl Recognizing the fact that all
great trusts should contribute some
thing to the federal burden, and that
the oil trust and the sugar trust were
alone being taxed, we wanted to per-
feet this tax by reducing the percenta-
ge and extending it to all industrial
corporations whose gross receipts eX-
ceeded $1,000 900 annually. We sought
inthis connection by our amendment,
to compel publicity throug public sta
tements under oath as to capital, debts
operating expenses, receipts, profits,
wages paid, etc. of these industrial
corporations. thus securing the very
publicity for which Mr. Roosevelt
subsequently, contended in his message
and in. his Pittsburg speech.
REPUBLICANS DID IT.
But the Republicans stood toget-
her and repealed the tax altogether, So
that these corporations contribute
nothing to the Federal treasury and
an opportunity for thus regulating was
lost.
THE TRUSTS.
Later on. when the census bill was
pending in the Senate. Senator Dubois
offered an amendment providing that
inquiry should be extended to trusts
and that published statements Of their
affairs should be made. His amend
ment followed exactly the recommends
ton which President Roosevelt made
in his message. Senator Quarles, {
Republican who was in charge Of the
bill, appealed 10 Dubois to Withdraw
the amendment, saying it would Ell
danger the bill; but Dubois insisted
on vote, and the Republicans iinet
up against it and the Democrats for ii
so the amendment was beaten TIL,
Republican party protects the trusts
OF course, before the people they will
quote the sayings of the President, bu
when thew want campaign funds fror
the trusts they will point to their Cor
gressiOnal action.
Then the Cuban reciprocity bil
passed the House. But because it cor
tanned aproyision in the interests O
our own consumers as well as the CT
ban producers, by repeating the add
tcnal duty on refined sugar. wnic
the Sugar Trust wishes TO be mali
tanned. the Republican Senate refu.
ed to report the bill.
Mr.. Roosevelt here had splendi
opportunity to side with the anti-trll:
sentiment in bota Houses and possibl
force the reporting of this bill; b,
he failed to avail himself of it. TT
bill as it passed the House gave reli,
to Cuba and at the same time gave +
lief to the sugar consumers of the con
try by the abolition OF tax which pr
tected one OF the most popular trus
in the country. Mr.. Roosevelt ey
IDENTIFY concluded that i, was more il
portant TO maintain the protective "a
if as a whole regardless of its aErs,
and inequalities, rather than to gi1
relief to the Cuban sugar produce
and to American consumers tt
Democratic party in caucas vote
against adjournment until Il trust b
and the Cuban reciprocity bill shou
be passed. But the Republican par
for an adjournment without action
these questions
ON WESTERN QUESTIONS
In speaking CT western qnes;io
Mr.. Newlands said;
AS for the west the Democrat
party stood solid for the admission
New Mexico. Oklahoma and Arizor
but the Republican Senate tied the
up.
On the irrigation BILL although t
President was strongly with the we
and supported the measure. he fail
to get the support of the Republic
leaders in the House. and the res
was that though the Republican We
largely in the majority and the Repl
licans from the arid regions made
splendid fight for the bill. the maio
of the votes cast for this measure W.
Democratic. Or the ff;y-fve who
led against the bill thirteen only We
Democrats. the remainder were Rep
hcans. Prior to the vote tie CeMoc