The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1903-07-02
special Correspondence of the Match
itoches Enterprise.
Washington, d, C June IS, 1908.

0 itocheS Enterprise.
Washington, d, G June IS, 1903.
The republicans of Iowa are still shout
? ing that the "1owa Idea" is not dead
and that it will be incorporated in tn
platform adopted by the republican stat
convention.
If the republicans who believe as doe
| Gov. Cummins concerning the revision
of the tariff covering the schedules tina
shelter the trusts and monOpOlies wan
real tariff REVISION and reduction th"y
can get It, Instead of bowling about II
in their state platforms, why not put il
| in the platforms on which their mem.
bers of Congress are nominated and
elected ana compel those candidates to
stand for tariff revision and reduction OF
! get out lof the race. Tariff schedules
are changed by the Congress and not by
state conventions or legislatures. Ii
they are gong to put tariff revision and
| reduction in Their state platform, why
not put it in the shape of positive IN
structions to their delegation in Con-
grpss to vote for it? 1t is a we'll known
fact that the delegation in Congress
from Iowa is bitterly opposed to any
tariff legislation that will lower the tariff
wall in any way. If the 'IOwa Idea" is
to have any weight or bear any fruit it
must be adopted by the ''IOwa delega-
ton IN Congress. Ii any sixteen repub-
licans in The next house will vote with
tne democrats we will haYe bill passed
by the House shortly after Congress
meets in regular session that will take
the shelter tents off many of the worst
monopulies and trusts in tue country.
OF course such bill could never get
through the republican Senate. but it
would prove the sincerity of those re-
publicans who are bowling about tariff
revision and reform.
The truth of the matter is that they
are not sincere. They are getting up
this howl about the 'Iowa idea? in or
der to fool the people in state where
their representatives in Congress come
here and continuously vote to retain the
schedules that will shelder monopoly.
The Iowa idea'' is a gold brick
Democrats and republicans alike have
Away denounced he English policy Of
the OPIUM monopoly IN India and the
opening Of the Chinese Empire TO the
opium trade, but our present admins
tration appears to now approve it for
even worse opium system is to be fore
ed on the Philippines. The exclusive
right to run opium joints in those islands
Is to be sold at aucfion, a law for that
purpose baying been prepared, and is
now before the Philippine Commission.
This bill is coated so that the American
people will he able to swallow 1t. In
order to prepare the American public
Tor The proposal the War Department
lately has been giving out vague infor-
nation to the correspondents about new
opium laws designed to ''rt strict the use |
IF opium" and that the money derived |
herefrom was to lie used for educating |
young FilipInos in American schools, as
prospective teachers for the Islands.
A strong protest has been made TO
p esident Roosevelt to stop The iniquit-
,us traffic or at least not make this gov
rnment party to it BY participating IN
he procee Is. The nefarous plan seems
o be pet measure of the Secretary of
Var, and it is feared that the influence
e exerti over the Presid ent will more
ham, offset the protests that have been
lade.
The denial by former President Grover
cleveland of an interview with him writ
IN by Mr.. George NJ. Bailey. the Wash
lgton correspondent Of the Galveston
'aIlas News, has created wide spread |
lterest here. and. has been one of the .
hief topics of conversation i'll the public
ulldings and the hotel lObuies. | have
nown Mr.. Bailey for fifteen years, and
know he would not wIifully misquote
.i,,lI
man for whom he had the high admi-
ltion that he had for Mr.. Cleveland l |
wv the letter 10 Mr.. Bailey written by l
n. Cleveland making the appointment
n this interview, and in which he said
3 would be glad to see Mr.. Bailey sin
ehalf of his paper " What else, then, Y
Duld ne have thought of AR Bailey's | f
sit, except that ii was to get letter
n his paper When the former told Mr..
ally unequivocally that he was not Il
lndidate for the fourth nomination at 1
lie hands of the democratic party, Mr.. +
alley took him seriously, and frankly a
id so in his article which he prepared
ere for his paper, | saw the article be-
re it went 10 the Galveston News by I
ire. ana 1t was as kindly in tone as
" man on earth could have desired.
NS ullGCO VI III OICNCidAu
as very short, but it was unmistakable
Id took him out of t e running as a
1ssible candidate, The general con a
nsus of opinion here is that Mr.. Bailey =
Id the truth, and that Mr.. Cleveland a
,ver would have denied the interview ,
I'd he not received Instructions from a
me man in his select coterie of friends e,
do so, in order tolhold all the power o
at prospective candidacy would give n
m in the next national convention. OF
,identIy they believe that bis name o.
II carry more weight with the element tt
1t left the party in 1896 anu 1900. o.
Ike them more active in participating ia
the conventions next year and more W
tent in the selection of some candidate So
,eptable to them. They are simply 81
ng the name of Cleveland to conjure 10
In. The simple truth as told by Mr.. "a
Hey has forced their hand. Al
CHAS. A. EDWARDS. IL
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