Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-10-21

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suppose some good farmer should
invite him to answer these ques-
tons:
Is 1t Just TO continue taxing the
people $50, 1000, 900 year in excess
of the needs of the governments
Would il not be better as well as
more equitable to leave the money
not required for the expenses of
the government in the pockets of
the people who earn il. rather than
to deposit itin favored banks with
out INTEREST,"
Why should not Congress at the
coming session repeal or reduce the
duties on steel and other trust
made products that are manufac-
tured cheaper here than they can
be abroad, and are actually sold in
foreign markets at prices lower
than to our own consumers!
When will the republicans re-
peal or reduce duties that are no
longer needed for either revenue
or protection, but that, i'm the Ian
guage of the Iowa republicans.
shelter monopoly Docs the
Secretary think the day after
never" satisfactory date. Or is
1t his opinion that the time and the
character of tariff revision should
be fixed 10y the monopoIies that
benefit by the duties,
Candid answers to those ques-
tions without quibbling or shuffling
will open the eyes of thousands Of
voters in this election. Let us
have them.
The questSon of how the farmers
of the western states stand on the
tariff and trust issues has been
strongly indicated through the en-
tcrprise of the Farm and Home. 9"
published in Chicago. That news
paper sent out $4,000 postal cards
requesting answers TO seven ques-
tons, amongst which was should
tariff be reviSed." The vote on
that proposition was yes. 2T.193:
no, l0,73S.
When it is considered that the
majority in most of the states from
which this vote was gathered is
largely republican, it marks the
revolt in the ranks OF that party
against excessive protection. But
another vote was taken on a kin
dred subject that shows how the
eXtortionS of the trusts are regard
ed by the farmers. The question
asked was: SHOULD trusts be regu-
lated or suppressed The answer
was: Regulated, 22,S54: Sup
pressed, 14,449. This straw vote
shows the drift for tariff reform
and regulation of the trusts. The
standpatterS have job in front of
them next year.
There are oceans of unshed tears
here over the decapitation of Major
General Henry c. Corbin. Corbin.
the boss. the buffer, the bully of
the Army, has been banged be-
tween the eyes and thrust through
the ropes. After years of Schem-
ing and bullying and laundering
he has failed at the moment he
seemed sureSt of success.
1t means that the famous comic
opera known as the 'reorganiza-
ton of the army" is to be played
like Hamlet" with Hamlet left
out, for the reorganization was for
the sole and specific purpose of
boosting Corbin into absolute con-
troll of the establishment, and now
COrbin is pitched into sideShow
tent by being sent out of Washing
ton into command of the depart
ment of the East on Governors
Island in New York harbor.
General Miles, who was sacrific-
eel to the ambition of Corbin, will
gain nothing in official recognition
by the side tracking OF his ancient
enemy, for his retirement has elm
mated him from the situation. but
if revenge possesses any of its ira
ditional sweetness for General
Miles, he surely has need of great
sweet tooth capacity today.
At a meeting of the Virginia
Democratic Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia, on Friday even
ing last in Washington, Hon. VIM.
X. Hearst, of New York, was most
favorably discussed rs the next
Democratic candidate for PreSi-
dent of the United States, to he
nominated in 1904. As the proba-
bilities of Democratic success next