The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-14
THE LATE CONGRESS


ci0ded has shown the power Of II
honest vigilant minority. The demo
Gratis were ,signally successful in forc
/ ing the passage Of the railroad rate
bill, although they could not defea,
!. its mutilation on important amend
ments. They joined with honest re
:.publicans in defeating the Roosevelt
and the republican machine program
for the admission Of Arizona and New
Mexico rs one state and in passing
the enabling act for the admission OF
oklahoma. The democrats compelled
the republicans to pass the Tillman-
Gillespie resolution for the invesu-
cation of the railroads and the coal
and oil companies, which has already
resulted in the startling exposures of
the Pennsylvania railroad scandals.
They have defeated the Santo Domin-
so-treaty, which SO greatly enlarged
the scope of the Monroe doctrine and
threatened to involve us in quarreis
with all the South American republics
and likewise the notorious ship sub
sidy steal. which was recommended
by President Roosevelt.
II the democrats had been in power
they would have passed many very
meritorious measures which the ma
jority defeated, amongst which We're
the 'rillman bill designed to prohibit
contributions by corporations to cam
paign corruption funds; the eight
bill; the child labor bill; the bill to
reduce the Philippine tariff; bills 20
revise the tariff: the bill TO reduce
tariff rates which exceed 100 per cent;
..e rillmau resolution for the investi-
CATION OF national banks III respect
to excessive loans to favored persons;
the La. Toilette resolution for invesu-
cation OF the relations between the
railroads and the grain elevator cor
porations: and dle joint resolution TO
amend the constitution So as to pro
vide for the election Of United States
senator's by direct vote Of the people,
besides many other wise laws that
were introduced but not reported oy
the committees controlled by the DOM
lnant party.
Tie republicans passed the law -
increase the President compensation
on the pretense Of paying the travel
ing expenses OF himself and friends;
the bill deciding that the Panama ca
nal shall be, OF the lock type. against
advice of the most competent hydrau-
lie engineers; the Aldrich resolution
directing the purchase OF canal sup
piles from the protected trusts, not
withstanding lower bids from ether
bidders. \
The republican sins Of omission
have only been exceeded by their
sins of commission during the past
session OF congress, and all their
good acts have been OF democratic
origin
The republican machine was butt
mp by private interests with political
pulls. Whenevr you uncover a muck
bed graft, dishonesty, hypocrisy, you
strike live wire leading straight 10
the republican power-house.
ranniss and Gillette, two million
aire vice presidents Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, have been
indicted ON charges OF forgery and
perjury. They have long been lead
ing lights in the republican party. and
got rich by fObbing democrats and
plain republicans ankle. Next to rail-
road managers. coal barons. and tariff
sheltered pirates, these life insurance
nabobs are the worst set in the cOun
tfy.
II the wonderful prosperity Of this
country were examined by qualified !
expert, it woul be found to he adulter- !
ated as badly as our food supply. /
Rotten prosperity has more deadly I
poison in it than embalmed beef. /
The inquiry Of the interstate COM ,
merce commission into the relations
Of railroads with local and oil COM
panies has developed that the H. G.
Frick Coal and Coax Company had
an agreement with the Pennsylvania !
and the Baltimore and Ohio railroads
TO favor the Frick Company to the
aaetripent of competitors. Why OF
course, to wEcie pclicy Of republican
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