The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-30
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The reconstructed Hanna-Payns
trlek-male shipping bounty hlli has
been reported iayorably from the
senate commerce committee. Tais
viii Rot surprise anybody. II has
been Understood an matter OF
course that the committee would re-
port the bill with as little amend
mrnt and with as much haste "a was
compatible with q toIerable show %
dignity
Senators Hanna aud Frye profess
10 entertain no doubt thB, the bill
win pass but that Communication
undoubtedly would surprise some
statesmen even Oh the republican
side Of the raamher-ren who are
afraid for aome iuscrutahle reason
20 face Tecusil vote. but who are
opposed 90 the grab anA who think
they know how 20 prevent tae blii
from being brought TO q vote.
The sbove-named senatorial attor.
Bcys for Standard OH and the rest
o. the allied poor beggars make be.
lieyc they have nothing TO fear eN'
ccpt from the democrats side Of the
chamber. Accordingly they do not
hesitate to let Il be known that their
plan ~ to repeat their last winter'E
tactics--ret their grab on ihe calen-
dar ~ unfinished busia=as so that u
may be kept before the senate to the
exclusion of everything else until the
democrats have talked themselves out
and Yield from sheer exhaustion.
This plan Of operation goes on the
theory that republican senators who
arc opposed to the outrageous steal
lack the courage Of their convictions
and will not dare 10 vote sRaiust tAr
bin " they nr- forced to face the Is
sue. much less 10 fight II openly, as
they ought
The prospect IL, therefore, that y
great deal of time will be wasted
wkich might as well hr -avsd II the
republicans Who arr opposed 60 the
hill would assist In bringing II 60 q
vote after drnouncing IL as " de.
serves. and stand M 49, Ervh and be
counted against n.
II u difficult 10 diSruss the "details
Of the measure with any degree Of
patience. II was reported after rer-
tain conferences Of the muliimiilion.
airc treasury raiders that they had
50 changed their bill that Il would
be somewhat less sourre Of un.
earned wealth TO the Standard oil
and allied interests. The report al
the committee, however. shows that
those Interests have been carefully
provided for II shows that the Amer
lean line will Fet the snug sum oi
H,To0,0OO year for carrying mail
matter acrosB the Atlantic, or at
least S700.0GO more than II would
have received for the same service
under the hin in ns old form.
This one fnct Is sufficiently sharp
commentary upon the claim OF Sen
.ee,ax Frye ihai ,lYp hl'' "vvill estab.
iish the maritime supremacy Of the
United States in trade" II gives the
Hons shRrt OF the shameless grab
TO lines already In existence and lines
which viii get the money not for
carrying freight but for carrying the
mails.
This fart calls to mind Commis-
sjoner Chamberlain admission that
the mail steamers will draw most
subsidy and carry least bulk Of car.
GO. II also calls 10 mind his com.
menf that 10 complain Of that was
''abOHt us pertinent rs 10 complain
that a general gets more pay than
a captain, but does less fighting"
Finally II recalls the remark In a cir.
cular NJ the Reform club that Mr..
Chamberlain comment implies that
'thc iutrrnational's great passenger
steamers carrying tourists both
ways, Immigrants this way and prse-
tIyaliy no exports at all. eSsept
few protected manufactures 20 be
sold abroad - lower prices than
charged here, are generals In com.
mand OF the export trade. which Is
sctanl,' carried on by the freightcrs
who brs Gu, of with : pittance."
Tnis line of argument against the
monsiroHs grab IL tolerahle only Rs
showing how superlatively bad the
pending bill Is and as exposing the
false prctenscs under which IL sails.
while opposing the entire grab In
whatever form or guiSs II may ap-
pear. we may turn aside 20 show how
Its promoters seek TO conceal their
real purpose, provided we do not for
get that u h tho steal itself and not
any particular manner IN which Il
may he accomplished, or the parties
who may get the swng, to which the
American people should offer nll the
resistance they can.
The only argument in support of
this grab which has the semhiance
nf reason consists in the fact that
European governments have paid, and
20 some extent are still paying. ship
Ping hountles. That fact proves moth
ing. II other countries are foolish
enough TO pay shipping bouBties or
sugar bouuties or any other bouniies
oiit Of money contributed by their
taxpayers with the result that the
people Of other countries get cheap
service al their expense Il dssS not
by any means follow that we ought
TO be as foolishly generous, as. waste
fui and as unjust TO our taxpayers as
they are tu theirs. Chicago Chron-
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