The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-11

Ihe IOur1ers W asuiuBtOn Lssse'
WASHINGTON CITY, July z, 'O2.
Before he left Washington for his
home in Georgia, Senator Clay
spoke most encouragingly OF the
prospects of the democratic party at
the coming elections. He told me
that he believed the "let well
enou gh alone" slogan, OF which Mr..
Hanna was the auther, was pract-
Ically worn out and he did not be-
,Illeve that, as the people came to re-
Ialize that s'let well enough alone"
meant "let the trusts take all they
desire and let the people have what
lis left" they would continue to lis
ten to the platitudes inspired by the
sena tor from Ohio. Senator Clay
, also believes that the passage OF the
Ship Subsidy bill by the Senate,
, Notwithstanding that the measure
was so niquitous that a number OF
,Ithe leading republican senator's ieit
: com pelled to vote against it on con-
! scientious grounds, will result 10
!. disaster to the republican party.
!, Especially is this true when taken
: toge ther with the fact that, as Is
. we'll known, the bill was not pushed
lin the House because it was felt that
it would prove inimical to the inter
= = ests Of the party in the fall elec-
! tions. but, on the other hand, was
retained in com mittee from which
|. II can be reported, ard passed az
- soon as the elections are over. IL
. a word, the Georgia senator does
= not believe that "you can TOOL all
,rof the people all Of the time OF
:. even a majority OF them.
= Another charge, which in the estl
!, nation of the senator from Georgia
the people will bring against the ie
:. publican party will be their unwlll
a. ingness, or incapacity, to leglslai'
eain the direction urged by Presiden
= Roosevelt, and demanded by a larg'
-"iaction of the party itself. In hi
be message to Congress, the Preslden
hs laid especial emphasis on the ne
4. cessity for 90 legslating as to ere
,;s ate federal supervision OF trusts, an
- - make their affairs public. In pr
J. yate onversation with the leader
~ I Of his party, he urged them I
- frame bill which would make tn
sherman antitrust law effective
-. but without result. The House an
=. Senate committees on Judiclar
nd both refused to report any such Law
~. With great combinations OF capit
a. putting up the prices on everythir
IL. the people are compelled to pu,
from food to fuel and clothing, ar
,as the party in power refusing to tai
,O0 any effective means to prevent u
he hardships thus imposed on the PEI
nv ple. rich and poor alike, Senate
os. CLAY predicts that the PEOPLE WI
no find "nothing well enough to
lie. alone"
10 Senator Vest, who, perhaps, M;
mo be said TO belong to the old schoc
n. does not regard tine fall election
r,v with as much hope as his colleag,
hi. from Georgia. Speaking on Z
air prospects, Saturday, the "Litt
- Giant from Missouri" said: 1T
hut useless to protest against the RI
uch ippine policy now. II the Iepup
can leaders can continue the PR
nm. ent boom they will carry the !
,era elections and the next PRESIDENT
col election. OF course, they are IN
nol. Iliance with the trusts. That,
,me thinking man can deny. Theouf
Weltrust, for instance, was Iower
, oflenouph to defeat the House bill p
, weIviding for reciprocity with Cut
,nIv 10 and in their general legislation th
~ have shown conclusively their
J to,tention not TO attack the trusts
his Iany way. Nevertheless, while
,os;. farmers and manufacturers cont'r
nera to receive high prices for their P
;,tee ducts. the republican party will G
to remain in power. AS
,t;ng the fall elections, l am not cert
hem that much would be gained by
tend democrats if they carried the Ho,
nan sooner or later financial revuis
,;,,eelis bound to come, and il it sho
CON. come while the democrats were
wan, possession Of the House, the |
,wig Iticians would persuade the PEI
ynoT that the democrats were respons
"a a. for the reversal Of republican I
enc. perity." When the revulsion co
@ mar. the democrats will be re-insta
Non but not till then. That is my J
,r need ment, and I am sorry it i d
sncs from the opinion OF other mem
ins OF my party" ,,,x,.
,he;,l Before leaving Washington
some @ President authorized the lssu
% i "a. lof a document which is another
I.o, of tho willingness OF the