Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-07-17
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of the Presidents legislative triumphs
Let us see what they have been. Con
gress has passed the railroad rate bill
| a bill which outrageously dlscriminates
In favor of the Standard Oil Company
and allows the railroads to issue free
passes TO almost every body, and which
was made practically worthless by the
rejection of the Bailey and La Fol
lette amendments. On the whole II
was a triumph for the railroad ano
Standard Oil monopolies and the small
er grafters over the people. 1t was
In fact, to that extent, also a triumph
for Roosevelt.
1t has passed q meat inspection bill
putting the cost of the inspection tc
the extent of 100000 a year on the
taxpayers of the country instead ofythe
Beef Trust, and yet allowing the pack
ers to palm off embalmed beef on the
public without putting the date of the
| packing ON the can. The Beef Trust
has been greatly strengthened and re
warded by this measure at the ex-
pense of small packers and the public
This is Roosevelt's third triumph, and
will, no doubt, result in augmented
| contributions by the trust to the cam
paign fund of the G. O. p.
Congress, under the lash of Roose-
Welt, passed a bill increasing the Pres.
ident's compensation during the term
for which he was elected, $4,000 q
year, upon the pretext of paying his
travelling expenses. though the consti'
tuition expressly forbids such an in
crease The Democrats in Congress
opposed it. This was a triumph for
Roosevelt, and, like all his real tri-
umphs, blow to American institu
tons.
Against the advice of the best en-
gineers in the country, the President
forced through Congress his scheme
for lock canal at Panama instead
of a sea-level canal. This was a tri-
umph of the transcontinental railroads
as well as a triumph Of Roosevelt. a
lock canal at Panama will not inter
fere very much with Hartman, Hill
or Morgan. These men, at least, owe q
great debt of gratitude to Roosevelt
for his legislative work.
The proposition to substitute ships
built in this country by the protected
interests was one of the President
pet measures. 1t passed the Senate
under his LASH but it lodged in the
| u1o,,eo 1,,bara II will raSt until tha ,avt
session. Roosevelt will triumph in this
case, if the people re-elect his bench
men to Congress next fall.
Congress passed the Aldrich resolu-
ton authorizing and directing the Pres
ident to purchase materials and equip
ment for the construction of the
Panama Canal from the tariff protect
ed trusts Of this country, notwithstand-
Ing lower bids for such articles from
European bidders. This was tri-
umph for Roosevelt and the stand pat
tiers.
For years the labor unions have adj
vocated law making common carriers
liable for injuries to their employees
acting under orders. This bill was
passed, and Roosevelt gets the credit
due to the labor organizations. He did
nothing to push this bill.
The Senate confirmed the appoint.
ment of Barnes, Roosevelt's assistant
private secretary, whose brutal treat
ment of Mrs Minor Morris, an aged
and respectable woman, disguised the
people of Washington and the entire
country. This and the travelling ex.
pense steal were his greatest trIumphs
Congress passed the bill to declare
the true intent and meaning of the act
entitled IAN act in relation to testi-
mony before the Interstate Commerce
Commission" etc, so as ito extend
immunity only to a natural person who
as a witness on the part of the gov
eminent in any proceeding authorized
by any statute, testifies on oath, or in
obedience to q subpoena produces rele,
want evidence" This keeps the mat.
ural persons" in the big thieving trusts
out of Jail. 1t is q great positive tri-
umph for Roosevelt.
Now, for his negative triumphs.
He and his party defeated the bill to
promote the, safety of employees and
travellers on railroads by limiting the
hours of service Of employees thereon
He and his party defeated the Till
man bill designed to prohibit contri-
buttons by corporations to campaign
corruption funds This was a mighty
triumph over honesty and good govern
riant.
he and his party defeated the eight
hour bill; the child labor bill; the pris-
on labor bill; the bill to modify the
Philippine tariff; the bill TO reduce all
tariff rates which exceed 100 per cent
and all other tariff reform measures
the La Toilette joint resolution TO re-
serve all coal. oil and Ignite deposits
In the public domain for the use of the
United States; the Tillman resolution
for the investigation of national banks
In respect to excessive loans to favor
ed persons the Tillman resolution ask
ing for information from the Comp
troller of the Currency respecting con
tributiens by national banks TO party
campaign funds the Ia Toilette reso-
luton for investigation of the relation
between the railroads and the compa-
MES owning the grain elevators in the
Northwestern States and the joint
resolution to amend the constitution of
the United States so as to provide for
the election of United States Senators
by direct vote Of the people.
In sins of omission. the record of
the Roosevelt Congress is greater only
than IL Is in sins of commission.
The Democrats won signal victories
during the recent session on three inn
portant measures. They forced the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory as State into the Union. and
they defeated the outrag eous scheme
Of the Roosevelt following to force
Joint statehood upon New Mexico and