Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-10-20
CHATS BY THE WAY.

IHAiC DI llL WAEs
.,hiicans are claiming all the
h ~, FOR the rural free delivery sys-
creui' The first step taken for the es-
telli hment Of the system vas by
taDnnrats in the House of Represent
peI The Republicans deserve
ni, ey dlscredit, for when the system
cnleDy y,Irly started they used 1t as a
wa Of flching from the people.
pee"
ri. onIy instance yet furnished In
.iicb the Administration has yet
Enlrr Itself reluctant to spend the peo-
slC" money Is out of the fund of $780,
Y ~.nnronrIated by Congress for the
wv sdtion Of the trusts. There is still
t,gSaoO Of the sum unexpended and
available.
a.. ~ President Roosevelt's attempt
o~ sestlecatious OF the pension order
~ popularity, as he supposes. No
saht indeed. It is popular among its
eyUuodclarles who control a great many
pepas Int is il ,hs part of a statesman
Oa,fompt TO justify a questionable act
pa the measure Of It's popularity? His
@S,ssnce of the opposition on that
Dsa"nd is a reflection upon the integ-
~, If the whole American people.
~ . .
rho New York Tribune says there
M need for MIR. Roosevelt TO write
N.r,hina" on ethe notorious denial Of
y. rights Of negroes and notification
" he Constitution in the Southern
St.,ss" because 'his position is well
s~orn." Yes, his position is well
snoyn so VIGOROUSLY well known and
- utterly indefensib!e that even he
Vas bafied for words to square him
self.
nwbat has the Administration done
% the trusts?' asks the Memphis Com
'"arcial. Address your communica-
tIon to Mr.. G. G. Cortelyou, care Re-
anhlIcan National Committee" replies
the washington Post.
Hon Charles J.. Faulkner, former
rnited States Senator from West Vir-
cinia. There is no question in my
mind that West Virginia will cast her
n~lactoral vote for Judge Alton B. Par
ter and Henry G. Davis. The cam
noign Is a hot one on both sides, but all
ihe Indications point TO Democratic
SUCCESS at the polls next month. l be-
Iipye our majority will be from $4,000
to 20,0Oo."
Ere the earth had covered the form
Of the martyred President whom he
succeeded Mr.. Roosevelt said that he
would wish only to serve out. the unex-
nirpd term. Now he not only wants
election, but it is unmistakable that,
II he wins in November, he will
want reelection. The signs are lumin-
0us that the trusts have bought him
this time, but, o trusts, will he stay
bought!
The New York Evening Sun pokes
finn at your Uncle Henry Gassaway
Davis for using large words. AS
thaugb the Sun were the only earthly
mental entity familiar with the use of
polysyllables.
II is common talk, a common joke, In
Wall Street. how complete has been
fine surrender OF the Administration TO
the corporations and the trusts. The
late Secretary Of Commerce and Labor,
with its bureau OF corporations to Sc
cure publicity In the Interest Of the
publlc,' has been busy delivering the
goods.
Coytelyou used 10 be q "trust buster"
Now he is a trust truster.
1--WE intend In the future TO carry on
the Government In the same way that
we have carried II on in the past says
President Roosevelt In his acceptance
letter. II is the same kind OF defiance
that is uttered by the footpad. armed
with a bludgeon or 'blg stick ns he
stands over his PROSTATE victim whom
be has robbed.
Chairman Cortelyou, when Secretary
of Commerce, had a bureau OF public
iy under him. II was there that, com
ing into contact with the great corpor-
atoms, he seemed to be impressed with
the value Of secrecy. He is using it In
this campaign in his fat frying pro
cesses.
Congressman William II. Hearst,
President Of the National Association
Of Democratic Climbs, has come back
from the West and taken a firm grasp
upon the helm of the organization. He
has issued a stirring address to mem
bers urging them to especial activity
and untiring energy from now until the
closing Of the polls"
Where was Henry Cabot Lodge when
the Massachusetts, Bureau Of Labor is
sued its recent report of the result of
certain Investigations? Among the re-
plies to questions sent out seventy
seven merchants agreed that the trusts
had raised prices, and the unsatisfac-
tory condition of living was due wholly
or in part to Sthe existing tariff"
1t has been more than a year and a
half since the creation of the Depart
nent Of Commerce and Labor, with its
bureau Of corporations, was estab-
Hshed to open the books of the trusts
lin the interest Of the public" Chair
man Cortelyou was in charge more
than a year. but the books have never