Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-14

re%sentatives from Missouri in both houses
of congress.
Railroad Rates.
WE DENOUNCE the surrender of Pres
ident Roosevelt to the influences which
opposed the passage of an effective law
regulating railroad rates. The policy of
regulating these great arteries of inter
state commerce in this particular is a
well-detined democratic policy, three
times demanded in democratic national
conventions, and strenuously advocated
by William ]. Bryan and those who
fought under his leadership.
So universally was it conceded to be q
democratic policy that a republican COM
mittee of the United States senate, hay
ing the bill in charge, turned it 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 COM
merce commission, and that the orders
of the commission should stand and be
operative until set aside upon a tull and
final hearing by the courts on constitu-
tional grounds.
The president, proclaiming that he, also,
favored that character of legislation,
sought an alliance with democratic SEN
ators and pledged his assistance to pro-
mote the common object.
Roosevelt Denounced.
WE DENOUNCE the action Of the
president in abandoning his allies with
out warning or the courtesy of a notice
and going over boldly to those whom he
had himself denounced as representing
the interests of the railroads and aiding
them in passing amendments to the bill
which have, in a large measure, destroyed
its efficiency.
WE BELIEVE Theodore Roosevelt in
sincere. Pretending to inveigh against
the crimes of trusts and corporations. he
openly defended Paul Morton when. as
manager of the Santa Fe railroad, he was
compelled to confess enormous rebates to
the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co.
1T WAS ROOSEVELT who advanced
the pernicious document that YOU must
punish the corporation, not its official
who caused it to commit the crime. II
was Roosevelt who denounced large cam
paign contributions, while his secretary
of commerce and labor was fleeing the
corporations out of one of the biggest
slush funds ever known in the history
1T WAS ROOSEVELT who promised 6
revision of the tariff during his recent
campaign for the presidency, but who has
not in any message to congress sinct
IT WAS ROOSEVELT who insisted
that rather than be held up by the Amer
lean trusts, the Panama canal commits
sion should buy its supplies abroad, ant
tlGn SURRENDERED 10 lne lFuSlS anu I'uT'
chased practically all supplies from then
at trust prices, Whatever applause HI
has received from the American people
is due chiefly to the fact that he has ap
parently stood for things which the dem
ocratic party has been demanding fo
years, but which he has lacked the cour
age to carry through to the end.
Corporations.
We are distinctly and unalterably OPP
posed to the interference of corporation
in political affairs. Corporations are tn
creature of the law; they exist by tn
favor of the people, whose representa-
tives have enacted avs under which the
may be organized for the public conven
fence or for he convenience of individua
citizens in the conduct OF industrial en-
terprises.
But when they become opulent an
} strong, and undertake % defy the lay
t and to exercise their power and influenc
to control public affairs, they become
menace to the public safety.
Railroad Passes.
, WE FAVOR making it a crime to Civ
free railroad passes to delegates to pc
cluded, the railroads can well afford t
materially reduce passenger rates, an
We favor the enactment of a law
e that end.
WE BELIEVE in treating the railroad
: fairly, and they should be allowed a res
G sonable compensation on passengers an
: freight hauled by them, but We belieN
o the time has come in this state when
substantial reduction should be made.
d Campaign Funds.
> 1t has been demonstrated 70 the sati
faction of every patriotic, intelligent m
fair-minded American that William
Bryan was defeated for the president
when he was the candidate of the der
= ocratic party by the corrupt use of
u enormous slush fund, a~ggregating mi
II i1rc pf lpl1nrG contributed hV GREAT IN
% porations and by those Interested In sp
9 cial industries enjoying special privilege
"a under the law.
e The charges made by democratic lea
" ers and the democratic press that tt
{, was true, which charges were at t
~ time Indignantly denied. with a gre
show of virtue, are now substantial
. proven to be true.
~ WE DECLARE that it Is alike d.
f. to Mr.. Bryan himself, and to the 4
~ tearity of our institutions hat
le should be elected to the high pos
tion he was deprived of by metho
in calculated 10 discredit and put
to shame the entire American ele
lie torate, and we pledge to him o
support and aid that his nornin
ton and election be attained.
Dis We unhesitatingly declare that a (
and honest election, free from coercl
n or the corrupt use Of mnoey. at VIII
at the American people may be given wi
In 1t Is their right to have, an untramme
n opportunity to- express their soverei
to will at the ballots box, is an import;
e. Issue in American politics to-day.
be WE CONGRATULATE the people
TO- Missouri on the magnificent progress
state has made under democratic rule
Is more THAI, a third of a century, and
he indorse each democratic administrati
or beginning with the administration
Gov. Silas Woodson. upon the return
the democratic party to power, down
" n including the excellent adminst
or ton of public affairs by Gov. Joseph
Ike Folk.
as When the democratic party came /
ms power 1t found a bonded debt OF $21, 76S,
This has been entirely discharged,
only outstanding obligation Of the st
.lly amounting to SA39S. $50. AZ, fnrthe mature
~ an endowment for the cause OF cdu
y, tion for the children Of Missouri.
~ The democratic party has reduced
ns tax rate in Missouri to IL cents on
500 valuation, this being the lowest
ma No any state In the Union, and Misso
" under democratic rule. enjoys this dist
M ton. This Is the only state thai has |,
I, cred the tax rate and paid off her bon
~, ~ debt at the same time.
~ Law E-nfOrcenint.
on The democratic party has favored
to strict enforcement of the laws. The O
tes way the people can rule Is through
avs they make through their rel
art sentatives. IL these laws are not
forced the will OF the people Is thwart