Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-13
The Issues.
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| ing to do them q service by freeing
from unnecessary taxation some of the
necessities of business.
The Republican majority stands
pledged TO enter into reciprocal trade
! relations with other countries. Nearly
20 treaties, having this end in view,
have been negotiated by the executive
and sent to Congress for its ratifica-
tion. Not one Of them has been, or
will be, ratified They have been
most contemptuously cast aside.
But while the taxes upon articles of
consumption by the people have thus
been continued and exacted, to the
uttermost farthing, Congress made
haste to repeal the stamp duties on
financial transactions, and made a
merit of thus relieving those who
needed relief least.
The Ship-subsidy bill, measure to
further enrich men already enormous
ly rich, at the expense of the public,
has passed the Senate, and will become
n law II 1t ever comes to II vote in
the House. This list Of broken pledges,
and infldelity to the welfare of the
people might be much extended. But
1t is enough to say that the present
Congress has been wholly controlled
by partisan considerations. and has
given itself entirely to the support of
those who are thus privileged to pun
der and oppress the public.
And more serious than any other
charge in the Indictment against It,,
is the fact that it has abdicated its
trust of representing the people of the
country, and has abjectly surrendered
to the Rules committee and the Speaker
Of the House the right to initiate, con
troll and direct all legislation. No
man now--not even Mr.. Dick, can he
heard in Congress until he shall have
gone down the little back passage-w
so graphically described by Mr.. Cush-
man. and obtained the consent of
Speaker Henderson. The latter is a
foreigner by birtb-a Scotchman,- so
that man who could not constitu-
tonally be President of the United
States,--not even II all the people
should vote for him--has become far
more powerful than any President
ever was,--ln that he is the United
States. since this Is government of
make the laws, at his pleasure. II
need not be snid that this policy kills
, free discussion, and debars minorites
of all rights. 1t does more than that
| 1t dwarfs talent for public business
even in the majority, outside of the
; cotere who are favored by this
, autocrncy, and effectually disposes ol
2 representative government. All this /.
} tolerated by the Republican majority
s which has thus become POLITICAL,
responsible for it.
!. And what of the executive? W,
!, have President who came into pub
!, lie notice chiefly by his somewhat ef
@ fuslve professions of beinga Reformer
!. and especially Refolmer in the Civi
IS Service line. He is now candidat
II for the nomination TO the same ofiic
It in 1904.
II He found In the public service
e man-Henry G. Evans, who was &C
IT cused Of doing his duty,-nothing else
10 To be sure doing his duty compele
It him to stand up against an cnormou
60 body of men vitnlly interested in OF
y, tanning money from the public treas
10 ury,--some of them honestly but mis-
u takenly supposing the laws could b
>f stretched to favor individuals, bu
Is including In their number as COZ
Ii scicnccless n school of sharks as eve
1t preycd upon the spoils of government
1t And against these he did stand NJ
long aud manfully. His official hea
n was demanded, as the price of his fide
lc ityity TO the service. And 1t was fortl
al coming, The Civil-Service- Reforme
or President, delivered 1t In Il charger. W
es know very well that II was in fori
I'd a case of being kicked upstairs, an
is that Mr. Commissioner Evans steppe
W out of the Pension Office, only to accel
no the more lucrative position of Consl
ID AT London, But II was an abject an
'lf seryile obedience to AN insolent d
III mand, which any one but canddat
at for President would have treated wit
the contempt he wanted to besto
cd upon 1t, and which 1t deserved.
ng 4 few years ago there was ma
m. who achieved the bad emmence of b
ok Ing called the "headsman," In Il