Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-09-21

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Eggs For the Republican Nest-Peo-
pie Fooled Again.
Republican reciprocity advocates are
likely to be disappointed in their efforts
to convert a stand pat congress into
one of achievement. "Revising the
tariff by treaty. with foreign coun-
tries is not favored by the house of
representatives, who believe it en-
croaches on their constitutional right
to originate all revenue legislation.
The senate has so many Republican
members that are interested in pro-
tect:rg manufacturing corporations
from any cut in tariff rates that reci-
procity treaties have been ~pigeonholed.
The very few Republican members Of
congress who favor revising the tariff
or who have promised their constit-
uents to vote for tariff reform and
who supposed they would have the
moral backing Of President Roosevelt
and his recommendation to congress
for tariff revision are again to be dis
appointed, if current reports from
washington are to be believed.
That usually we'll Informed news
paper, the Washington Post, declares
that President Roosevelt has yielded
to the stand patters, and despairs of
tariff revision during his administra-
ton, and further says:
Stand patters are rejoicing that
they have virtually won the president
to their way Of thinking about re-
vision, and it is beginning to look as
though the agitation next winter for
revision will come almost solely from
within Democratic ranks"
The Republican party is SO dependent
upon the campaign fund donations Of
the protected monopolies and its lead
ers in congress are so indebted to the
trusts and combines that the tariff
protects that those influences are
stronger with them than the demands
Of the people for relief from trust high
prices. The voters have depended up
on President Roosevelt to use his enor-
nous power upon congress to force
that body to pass a reasonable. tariff
revision measure, and If they find
their champion has deserted them and
left them to the tender mercies of the
trusts for at least two years longer
they may rebel and choose a Demo-
cratic congress next year.
There is no doubt that revising the
tariff will disturb business-the bust
ness of the protected monopolies-and
by reducing prices of trust products SO
hamper the corporation goose that it
would not be able to lay it's golden eggs
in the Republican nest. But what a re-
lief to the people, to the farmers and
workingmen especially, and to those
Of limited incomes in particular, would
be the resulting reduction in the cost
of living if the trusts were disturbed!
AS it is now the people of foreign coun-
tries are sharing the benefits Of protec-
ton with the trusts, by eason Of their
selling their products cheaper abroad
than here, while our own people arc
made to pay the top prices.
How long this era Of high trust
prices shall continue is in the hands OF
0c il1Oepcilueul VOIclS, anu IEclc IL
only way they can abolish the
monopoly that the tariff fosters, and
that is by voting for tariff reformers
The Republicans have promised tariff
revision and President Roosevelt has
Endorsed the promise, but the Repub.
lican leaders are again determined tc
let the tariff revision note go to pro.
test, on the ground that it would dis.
turb business to pay it. Some Of these
Republicans say: Stand pat" "Le1
well enough alone" Others. 1--WE will
attend to the matter when the proper
time comes" But all agree. even the
reciprocity contingent, that protection
is sacred and that 1.-The tariff must be
reformed by it's friends" The coming
congress, like it's predecessor. will hang
on to the loayes and fishes dealt ou'
by the corporations and try to once
more fool the people with promise;
never intended to be redeemed.