Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
ship sub.id, to BE Revived.

OF course Secretary Shaw directly
represents the President in his public
announcements and speeches. When
he spoke at the banquet given by the
New York Chamber of Commerce last
November Mt Delmonico's, he was en-
thusiastic for the ship-subsidy steal, II
no other way could be devised of In
creasing the merchant marine. AS the
junketing committee Of Congress,
headed by Senator Gallinger. has been
holding meetings. all over the country
on purpose to gather evidence in favor
of the shlp-subsidy bill, there is no
doubt that such message will be
forced through Congress II money and
influence will do it. President Roose-
Welt has virtually indorsed the pro-
gram that Secretary Shaw spoke of
with so much favor, and the only
means left to stop the steal is for the
people to defeat those who voted for it.
Nearly every Republican member of
the United States Senate is on record
as voting in its favor, and several of
them are candidates this year for re-
e!seettiiGD- tbil! vas not voted NSaa
in the House Of Representatives. The
Republican majority there feared the
people, but 1t Is claimed that ma
Jority are pledged to do so when 1t
comes up at the next session. Every
candidate for Congress should be made
to pledge himself to vote against
subsidy bill in whatever form 1t may
be presented, and also that members
Of the Legislature will not vote to re-
elect Senators who favored it. 1t is
bad enough to be plundered by the
trusts through the protective tariff,
which is an indirect form of subsidy,
but to rob the people directly by grant
ing an enormous subsidy to the Nor
gan steamship trust would be crown
ing infamy that the voters should
guard against.
Ship Subsidy Resuscitated.
The whole Roosevelt administration
seems saturated with ,--e idea that
ship subsidy bill must be forced
through Congress. The latest high Off
cial to attempt to coerce Congress is
Robert B. Armstrong, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. While Secretary
Shaw and others Of the cabinet have
yelled their desire for this robbery Of
the people for the ship trust, they are
quite as strongly for a ship subsidy
or their under strappers would not be
declaring for it. The occasion taken
by Mr.. Armstrong to inoculate others
with this Republican policy of subsidy
was the national convention of the
American Institute of bank clerks,
held at st. Louis Aug. %. He de-
clared that the upbuilding OF the mer-
chant marine was worthy of the best
thought and activity of mis- hearers,
and further said:
Just why some of the American
people objected to government assist
ance in supplying American rolling
stock for highway of commerce that
has been in existence since creation, I
am unable to understand
"They had not objected seriously or
successfully against government aid to
the transcontinental railroads, and he
asked why they should protest when
1t is suggested that the government
help place upon the bosom OF the sea
ships that fly the American flag"
So we may expect IL Mr.. Roosevelt
and Republican Congress is elected,
to see strong pressure brought to bear
upon Congress to load up the, people
with an enormous tax for Morgan and
his steamship trust
Mikado Has Job for Roosevelt.
The Mikado of Japan evidently has
taken the measure of President Roose-
welt and knows that 1t Is not as
statesman but as warrior that he is
valuable. According to special cable
from France to the ST. Louis Post-Dis-
patch Paris newspaper says:
I'VE have it from trustworthy
source that the Mikado will ask Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in the event of his de-
feat in the coming election. to become
commander-in-chief Of the Japanese
armies In the field
The advisers of the Mikado have
doubtless come to the conclusion that
Mr.. Roosevelt is to be defeated for
President, or the offer would not have
been made, and that the President has
the offer under consideration is proha
BILE. but will await developrt-
fore deciding. With Roos -.....--.d1l.
churia there would be Something do
ing all the time, and If the Japs could
stand the pressure they would either
drive the Russians out of the East OF
perish in the attempt. With Colonel
Roosevelt in command we should get
some news Of what was Transporting,
for 1t would be an Insignificant news.
psVH that weAla net hays . esgFs.