The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-06-16
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dent, of so long denying the just de-
mands of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory for admission as a state, and for
holding them out of the union, great
~ TO their detriment, unless and un-
til the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico should be combined,
against their bitter protest, and adj
as one state. The manifest
basis of this monstrOus wrong is the
securing of both party and sectional
advantage. 1t is a wrong committed
to prevent the probable election of
additional Democratic senators, and
to compel the creation of as few new
states as possible in the great South
west: and we denounce the unworthy
part borne in this contest by Repub-
iican representatives from Missouri
in both houses of Congress.
We denounce the surrender OF
President Roosevelt to fhe influences
which opposed the passage Of an ef-
fective law regulating railroad rates.
The policy of regulating these great
arteries of interstate commerce in
this particular is a well defined Dem
ocratic policy, three times demanded
in Democratic national conventions
and strenuously advocated by Will
liam J. Bryan and those who fought
under his leadership. So universally
was it conceded to be a Democratic
policy that a Republican committee
of the United States Senate, having
the bill in charge, turned 1t over to a
Democratic senator to be managed
on the floor of the Senate Under
the leadership of that senator the
| Democrats of the Senate, with few
exceptions. sought to enact a law that
would place the power of establishing
rates in the hands of the interstate
commerce commission, and that the
orders of the commission should stand
and be operative until set aside upon
a full ond final hearing by the courts
on constitutional grounds, The Pres
ident, p%roclaiming that he also favor
ed that character OF legislation,
sought an alliance with Democratic
senators and pledged his assistance
to promote the common object. We
denounce the action of the President
81 his aimiiiSs without warn
ing or the courtesy of a notice and
going over boldly to those whom he
had himself denounced as represent
ing the interests of the railroads, and
aiding them in passing amendments
to the bill which have in large meas
ure destroyed its efficiency.
BELIEVE ROOSEVELT INSINCERE.
We believe Theodore Roosevelt In
sincere. Pretending to inveigh
against the crimes of trusts and cor.
porations, he openly defended Pau
Morton, when, as manager OF the
Santa Fe railroad, he was compelled
to confess enormous rebates to the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company. II
was Roosevelt who advanced the per
nicious doctrine that you must punish
the corporation, not its officials whit
| cause it to commit the crime. L
was Roosevelt who denounced larg'
= campaign contributions while hi
Secretary of Commerce and Labo
t was aeecing the corporations out o
5 one of the biggest slush funds eve
known in the history of America
politics.
1t was Roosevelt who promised a re
:, vision of the tariff during his recen
e campaign for the Presidency, bu
: who has not in any message to Coz
:. press since that time mentioned tn.
S great subject. 1t was Roosevelt VIII
n insisted that, rather than be held Il
by the American trusts, the Panam
y canal commission should buy its SUI
l. plies abroad and then surrender I
n the trusts and purchased PRACTICAL
e all supplies from them at trust price
Whatever applause he has receive
from the American people is chief
( due to the fact that he has apparen
|, ly stood for things which the DEM
e cratic party has been demanding II
wears, but which he has lacked Il
II courage TO carry through to the EN-.
e We are distinctly and unalterab
opposed to the interference of corp
rations in political affairs. Corp
rations are the creatures of the la'
they exist by favor of the Peep
h. whose representatives have enactC
n avs under which they may be orga
n lied for the public convenience or f
the convenience of individual citizeI
u in the conduct of industrial ente
= prises. But when they become op
lent and strong and undertake to de.
d the law and to exercise their pow
o. and influence to control public alfai
it they become a menac to the publ
S. safety.
re- AGAINST RAILROAD PASSES.
IL We favor making it a crime to 81
& free railroad passes to delegates
political conventions. With pass
e. excluded, the railroads can well atfo
mr. materially to reduce passenger rate
IN and we favor the enactment Of a Ia
he to that end. We believe in treatil
the railroads fairly, and they shou
e. be allowed a reasonable compensate
mn on passengers and freight hauled
il them, but we believe the time h
=. come in this state when a substanti
of reduction should be made.
he 1t has been demonstrated to {
satisfaction of every patriot
IS. intelligent and fairminded Americ'
Il. that William j. Bryan was defeat
r. for the presidency when he was t
he candidate for the Democratic par
at by the corrupt use of an enormo
II. slush fund, aggregating millions
on dollars, contributed by great corpor
,e- lions and by those interested
,ir s~pecial industries enjoying Speci
no privileges, under the law. III
Ne charges made by Democratic leade
e. and the Democratic press tnat Il
~ was true, which charges were at {