The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-10-23
No.. 49, ;, ,ho corvress ana rAtN

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d. even than II WAS then Many people
,nve come tu think that II never WIN ue
,ullt so long as trans continental rM
oads have their Senator'S sltllns ,,,tnv IN tn
As has boon repeatedly pointed out.
here Is law enough now-severe, EN-
Dhnttc. drastic, sufficient. II IL were only
enforced MdSt OF the states nave laws
ike our own Valentine law IN ONO
which ~ a state supplement TO the Sher-
man law but w.O expects NcnuDHcnh |
+ administration to enforce III No strong |
er law could be pCnnVd and spread upon |
the Federal sta Ute books han the Shef,
man law, which - both civil and criminal |
i'm lis provisions and application. Why IL |
II not enfoi ced? Why are not both clVii
and criminal proceedings aud prosecu-
tions begun under 1t? ,,,
The Attorney General OF the Uhiteu
Suites is charged with this most inpor-
tant duty. Why does he not do 1t?
The Attorney General OF the United
States left tho employ OF the steel trust
as it's counsel to become Attorney Gem
erai Does anybody expect or suppose for
a moment that he Is going to prosecute
his former clients or trusts that are like
thereuntuY No And no matter how gull
lible the public may he In the eyes OF
some II will never believe that he VIII.
Men do not gather grapes from thorns
nor figs from thistles.
When Andrew jackson had his fight
with the United States Bank, he had
Secretary OF the Treasury who stood IN
He promptly removed his Secretary of the
Treasury and appointed one who would
fight.
OF Wcbsters old spelling book. The farm
er threw sod at The boys up his apple
tree when they would not come down.
They laughed at him. Then he began to
throw stones 1nd brickS, ana thu poys
came down in hurry
We Democrats say the Dingey pro-
tcctive tarif is the mother of trusts ana
l..I,t 4 shaNf An Gaan.
ator Hanna says this is all Tot. Well, the
Republican party in Iowa does not agree
with Senator Hama. Governor Cumnlins,
of Iowa, and Senator Hanna had best
have u Joint debate on this subject.
The present Republican Speaker OF the
House declines to run again because ms
own state OF Iowa has declared In favor
of tariff reform--thats true Democratic
doctrne-as the remedy for trust owls.
The Speaker finds himself awry with his
party and declines to stand for reelection
because, to u,e his own purnduX!cal
phrase, he abhlrs the trusts but loves
the prohibltivc tariff-that Is to say. he
loves the Incubator while he hntes the
spawn.
II is sufficient 20 know that under the
Dingley tariff The trust evil has grown
like mushrooms or rather like toadstooIs
and has come TO I'LL tho whole land
with Alarm
Resides. Senator Hannas testimony Is
not that of disinterested witness u
reminds me of story heard about MN
tne OineT uHy. fil ocNil Vi'k
this country. Though recently here, he
had observed Senator Hanna's agility in
attempting to ride two horses. capita
and l"boT in the ring Of tISn the p"lMt'iISa Mi,n
"Sinator Hanna runs both sides In th!s
country. Both capital and labor are day
pindent upon sinator, Hanna"
| "lIow's that?' said Mike.
why said Pat, 'Sinnior Hanna sees
| to II tnat the rich gets ice in summer ant
| he poor In winter.
Public oplniri compelled the assailins
I Of the meat cor, bine in the Federal con
| in Chicago few months ago, but ar; c
| a make believe kind of hearing, an In
/ junction was Written mp that even the al
| torney for the meat combine ayr e'
| should be enter by the Court--it mta
so little Thereuoon the meat comb II
| started In to make itself over into ] sup
| pose one of President Roosevelt's good
! trusts Within a week the newspaper
have announced that the taking of tn
| inventory of the Swift meat shop ha
been stayed, because the meat packer
have reached the conclusion that If tn.
| attract any more attention just now th
| tariff on meat cattle will he lowered o
taken off altogether and their enornou
President Roosevelt fell into the erro
the other day at Logansport of s1yin
that there was no duty on anthraci {
none Under the Dingley tariff. put the!
by legislative trick, first appearing I
the free list. but by another paragrali
CunntngIy stoWCd away lnrtner alohB
The schedule, there is practically pr!
hibitive tariff on anthracite coal. Who d
you suppose tucked 1t av ~ so that
would take n Treasury lawyer to find II
And why? Think You there was no pun
pose in It?
In response to all of this, the truth
which nobody disputes or doubts u
people have stoned to some piati,ua, a.
, tirnce while a Republican Senator fro
Indiana has announced his cure to be
! walt until there Is moral uplifting
the people" Why is It such Senate
- never say anything about the, "mor
. uplifting of men who make and contr
the trusts and want tariff laws made II
their particular benefit?
We have just had another object less6
p in Ohio In The representation of Il
streets OF Cincinnati by Republican le
islature To company OF ph,ladeipn Jpn
. capitalists, presenting them with a ira
|; | rhlse worth millions TO collect five-ce
street car fare for forty-nve years WI
Is II that all this kind OF legislation c,
! be obtained only from Republican legi
latures?
|. Why is 1T that no one thinks OF secu
y ing privileged ard special legislation fro
= a Democratic l. rislature? Why is 1t tn
:, prohibitive tariffs are enacted by on
A Republican Congresses? Why is II tn
a ship subsidy bill can be thought pos
|" BILE uf pnssag only when Republics
n Congress and President are In control
Washington? Why Ia 1t that only. m
II lonaires can be elected to the Unit
States Senate?
VIII somebody kindly speak up ana
= / have read President Roosevelt's e
ID hortations touching character and
IN growth that II Is Indeed the strength
=, The nation But what has he to say
=. the sort OF character the youth OF u
country are likely to- form as they see
few rich. powerful. influential men &C
AZ trailing legislation in Congress and
&c state legislatures to make themsel,
I'd rich at the exr-nse OF their fellow-ci
a. Zens; procuring tie enactment of tai
A. schedules by cnrrupting Congressman a
ve compelling pconlr to pay tribute to TN
's with prodiga! hasa
ne What SORT If character does he think
re likely tu he 70 med by our rising you
I'D as they see llst and franchise magra'
ns debating laAs. siihsidizlrg Congre
n. rlectng Presidents. dlc'atlng. the app1l
mcnt Of Judges aud the election of Scr
| tors all that they may the more cas-
,tiss wade the law and by unlawful comblr
!. tions loot the people and nmass enorme
personal wcalthT
or when they ser great states control
w md dominated by political bosses OF
~ character and stripe Of Platt and Qu
-, and our own great ciiies subject to
,rs absolute domination Of unworthy n
~ who have grown rich from civic spoi
Look at Philadelphia and Cincinni
They talk about rammany Hall. n
nt' York | want to say that the Tamma
m lger In New York liz II tame little pns
to III compared with the Republican Ia
nv many cat that has Cincinnati by
:" throat. @'- @
The hope OF the Republic rests upon
ne den OF political equality; before the IL
"s hat the rich and the strong shall OBJ ,
~ well as the weak and7 the poor; Il
"" he rich and the strong shall have no
'" 'nntnge under the law and In the max
az II laws denied the weak and the TO
hat the burdena of government and
''n axaiion shall be equally distributed $
~ est upon each alike without advanti
Nv hr one above or hyfore the other. 4
50 no legislation shall give an advana
ia 10 the few al the expense OF the many
a., Listen 10 the conclusion Of the VIII
w natter. II Is that every man. woman I
'"p 'hid In this broad land shall stand
.i0ht auch nInthpd With anunI rights