The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-20
Made DoublY Sure.

lenee was enforced upon the more
rabid "friends" of protection while
the Cabinet spellbinders were busy
allaying the uneasiness of Republic
can voters on the score Of too much
protection to trusts. But pow that
the election has done away with
necessity for silence the voices I the
friends" reSound with a feree that
shocks the ear. Voters are not 10
be feared for "A couple Of wears and
Republican Congressman returning
to Washington are tumhliug over
each other to declare amity withpr0-
lection, which in this instance means
amity with the trusts. The great
and small but rarely meet on terms
of amity complete" hut this is a time
when they do, and the meeting is
marked by warm embraces.
These congressman, embroidered
now that the party is temporarily
out Of danger, would seem to be
mocking the voter. "Why," cX.
claims Mr., Warner, Of Illinois, II
never heard tariff revision mentioned
during the campaign'-a statement
that calls 10 mind Mark uauna's
saying that he had never heard q, a
trust I'm be- drawn aud quarter.
ed, says Mr.. Butler, OF pennsy!-
vania, "before Ill east vote for ~
vision" Senator Bcyeridg. speaks
OF II determined fight against re,i-
sion. Equally positive Is senator
Scott. Those who will consider reyi,
sion at all speak of it ou'yruuditiol.-
ally and with apparent humor None
but the "iriends" shall undertake Tt,
vision in any event, they say.
There never has been aud never
Icould be any doubt as Ia the Eepua-
lican party's downright intention 10
'stand pat" True, the campaign
Expressions OF President Roosevelt
and other diguGrd party hgurrheals
did in some measure ruuv,rc Republic
can voters that substantial, tariff re-
form was the fixed and imlaeiintriu-
tantion, but those eNpr ~,iun- airy
drowned in the present uAt>pok ID,
rank opposition To- ANY urt'. .gts.o
! ton whatever.
What is thr meaning Il this ayer,
Wee iug hh,'n to declare ani rnpm,
Ip'ta~izc ijadshi, for pgotrvrio,t
Does the abstract princil. ]" oipfotcn
ton require such a chorus uireass!i
tance? Certainly it iSn III" R"Pnal,
can voter who requires them, kaIh,.
he relies on the tariff revision HAT
was promised: he is simply da2rd by
the bold change OF front
Obviously these prompt avowa,s
of friendship for protection" are
made Tor one purpose-to restore
contidence-and it appears that tho
only things whose confidence needs
restoring are The trusts. They haze
been perhaps a tritle nervous because
TOT so much campaign tax Of rcri-
SION. The trusts are Instant %.
sur,d, and for no one else : rra.ua.,f.
ance intended The Coal Trust a,l,
the Oil Trust, which the Ir.<identir-
advertrhtly disturbr, In his inch.
nlti speech, need paciiyiLg. So do IA
the trusts, particularly tn" two han
dred that receive open anddirect pro.
lection.
The phrase friends Of protection
is rapidly assuming tie definite
known meaning friends of -hn
trusts" That has long hrpnitS lngi-
cal meaning. II is much il!umin-l
by the avoNals Of these E,Iublican
/ Congressman at the present time.
President Roosevelt may appoint
forty committees 10 study" tie
tarlff-indeed it is most iuterrstia-:
thing to study-and 10 recon
mend changes, but the indiratiorS
are that there will be nothing dong