The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-24
UnScrupuIOuS Root
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Washington, D. C., July 2s-There
is phase Of the glove contract matter
that has never been exploited in the
press Of the country The people know
nothing about it and II contains a
whole lot q meat for meditation upon
the ways that are dark and the tricks
that are vain, as practiced by the
astute and INSCRIPTIONS secretary OF
war Mr. Root He IS at present max
ing lot Of fuss about investigating
this glove ontract, but he is doing
the ttle fisb act He is spewing out
e 10y stun that darltens the waters,
and 10 onc can see his work. Instead
Of placing the Investigation Of this
glove contract iE the hands of the
regular army inspector in charge, and
who is thoroughly familiar with It in
every detail he sends for a new man,
a Mr Darlington. who knows nothing
about the true inwardness Of II, and
gives him his instructions as 30 how
AAn - W itAfi Dn AAi1 inN|nAA = NUN NhA
,,aat he Is TO investigate He clrcum-
acribes and limits his discretion in
the matter He tells him TO inyesti-
gate everything except one. and that
one contains the milk OF the cocoa.
nut That IS the manner in which
the contract is drawn II Is drawn in
such a manner as to call for a certain
and SPECIFIC X ID Of glove. and that
kind Of glove ~ made only by the Lit
taueT Brothers. glove manufacturers
OF New York Thus, no matter who
got the Contract from the war depart
ment he would have>{o go TO the Lit
tauer Brothers to have the gloves
made and they would reap the profits
VIII President Roosevelt please havs
that phase of the contract investigat.
ed2 If he does. his CLOSE political and
personal fiend and adviser" is in
danger Of wearing stripes II is up to
he president Let's give him chance
Since tho Iowa idea" has been
knocked ceer the ropes by the Re
publican party and the American Pro
tectiw: Tariff league has won a signal
victory for the "standpatters" there
has arisen "a demand for sort OF tar.
iff revision that stands a good chance
to receive respectful attention at the
December session Of congress. It is
something radically different from the
Iowa idea II emanates from the
sugar trus. and is based upon asser-
tions thai German cartel" producers
intend TO ship enormous quantities Of
cheap sugar to the United States as
soon as the abolition OF sugar boun.
ties, recently arranged for at Brussels, |
goes into effect on September /. The
magnates oi the American sugar trust |
pretend that this constitutes a grave
danger. and that it is the duty of con-
gross 10 pass legislation providing for
an extension Of the system Of counter
vailing duties. They devoutly believe
in the necessity and benefits of coun-
servailing duties. ever since the Unit
Cd States supreme court upheld the
right of The government to levy such
duties on Russian sugar The sugar
trust has presented its demand at the
proper psychological moment; that is,
just when the Republican party is "in
the market for "dignihed" campaign /
contributors. It is a poor trust that
does not know It's political opportun-
ity. Ccnf ,dering the fact that the
sIowa idea Is as exceedingly unpop |
ular. and protection along orthodox
Zines stnl the supreme fetish iH high
Republican, circles il is not at all inn
probable hat the sugar monopoly's
request that something be done in a
Legislative way 10 psoteat
European competition WI readily be
complied with. As ono Of our most
promising infant industries" the
sugar trus. must be given all the pro
lection tha. II needs. or thinks IL
needs. ~ capitalization is diluted |
with such n big amount OF water that
a continuance Of fat dividends on pre-
ferred am common shares would be
made imp'rsible by unrestrained COM
petition. The trusts grip upon the
domestic sugar market must not be
ioosened. Consumers are prosperous
and do no. mind little more bleed
ing" Ana the trust needs the money,
and the Republican party needs It still
more. The Havemeyer idea Of tariff
revision should be and probably win be
given a rcusing reception by the Re
publican uaiority in congress. II isl
up-to-date and practicable The men
who conceived It are neither "craEks"
nor "doctrnaires" They are just
common. every day thieves and that