Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
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ernor suggested some other form Of
taxing franchises. The corporations
became alarmed, and Benjamin b.
Odell, Jr., and Senator Plat were in
Albany most of the time. Senator
Platt became the quest of Gov. Roose-
welt There was an attempt to side
track the bill. *. There was no
doubt in my mind at the time nor In
the mind of any other senator or news
paper man with whom l talked, that
the special message was intended to
kill the Franchise Tax bill. Al
though the governor had solemnly as
sured ine that lie was going to sign
the original bill, he was induced to
call the extra session. -. urged
the governor to sign the original bill,
which lay OH Ills desk, and then make
the pending bill an amendment Of the
new law, in order that II any feature
of his proposed amendments should
prove to be unconstitutional 1t could
net affect the validity of the original
law. This the governor declined to
d."
These are only a few of the old
scores against Mr.. Roosevelt, which
New York voters will have to settle
when the President asks for voters
there In 1904. He said in January,
1900, that under no circumstances"
would he accept nomination for the
Vice Presidency Had he felt certain
of reelection MS governor he probably
would not have broken this pledge
made to leading Republicans. and
would not have been called a bril-
liant, cratic and curious sort of man, !"
by that old wheel-horse Republican,
Gen. Grosvenor.
There are others In New York be-
sides the Wall street element who
will not vote for Roosevelt. In fact,
1t is safe to say, that Wall street will
not only support him in 1904, but Will
furnish the dough for his campaign.
Mark the prediction!
BYRON W. HOLT.
| The New Republican Way and the Old
AS the constitution does not follow
the flag into the Philippines, of course
our subjects there lack many othe1
good things that go with freedom
There is no trial by jury in that be
nighted land and the many officers car
act as Judges, and anyone is liable tc
be convicted of crime that an enem!
| can trump up against him. The Dec
laration Of Independence is forbid
den document that can only be read IL
secret. The newspapers are suspended
and their editors thrown into prison 4
they unfavorably critlcise the doing
!, of the powers that be. Even the play
that show the Filipino side too favor
ably are suppressed by the government
and the author and actors are LIABLE
to he punished for sedition. Does an.
old Lincoln Republican think that sucl
a condition of affairs could have con
y \ i
Would Lincoln, who said, mo man 1
good enough to govern another with
out that others consent have allowe'
such under his administration? DAME
Webster said: AN arbitrary govern
ment may rule distant territories b.
different laws and different systems
We can do no such thing" Is tina
sentiment any less true to-day tina
when 1t was uttered?
The confidence of our Porto Rica,
subjects in American justice has abou
vanished since the army and navy off
cials have escaped punishment 70
smuggling and the Porto Ricans VIII
committed the same crime are In tn
penitentiary. The greatest surpris
they experienced was that Presiden
Roosevelt should have encouraged thi
: favoritism.
Still Selling Cheaper Abroad.
/ 1.-THE expectation of manufacture
products of metals, and especially q
iron and steel, still continues In fai
! quantities, holding its own. but nc
making noteworthy progress" says til
Iron Age of May IA. THE cause ma
urally,. 1t says, sis the continued larg
, demand of the domestic market, whic
manufacturers us a rule choose to sa
isfy rather than sell abroad at lowe
prices and where our tariff does nc
!, help them.'
/ This last statement is full of foo
/ for thought for our farmers who ar
, compelled by our tariff and tariff trust
t to pay so per cent or 100 per cent NOR
j for wire, wire nails, barb wire, saw
, shovels, rakes, fruit presses, mes
i choppers, and most other tools and In
; Elements. Why should our farmer
! pay such prices even II they hay
3 been blessed with good crops for SCI
: eral years which have sold at hig
prices because crops We're poor
' many other countries? Is there an
, good reason why they should tur
i their surplus profits over to the greed
e tariff trusts? Is 1t not time to Il
l down the tariff bars and force tt
: big manufacturers to become self-sul
t porting from now on as the other II
dustries have always been?
The Tariff Double Tax.
. The country is reminded again {
the extravagant appropriations by IL
:, last Congress by the publication of IL
: volume which the law requires to |
, published at the end of each sessio
giving in detail all the items. II
total amount for the two sessions
81, 553, $3.50, 002.57, which is far grcat'
!, than any other Congress ever apr
prlated except during the Civil Wa
!, when the amount was increased emo
mously by the premium on gold. !,
, the vast sum is paid in taxes by IL
9 people and the railroad corporation
a and trusts pay but very small shal
: of the tax, the need for retrenchmel