Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

fellow by the name of Morales, a negro
desperate, who for the time being was at
the head of the government OF the Is
land. BY the terms of this treaty the
United States were to preserve order in
the ~island-and that, of course, meant
that Morales was to be sustained and
perpetuated; and, further, our Govern
ment was to a k charge of all the Gus
toms houses of the island and collect
their revenues through agents of our
own choosing, turn 40 per cent, 1 peieve
it was, of the collections over to the DO
minican government, and hold the re
mainder in trust on deposit in Amer
lean banks. Our government was also
to organize some kind or a. court or
commissioncommission of inquiry TO as
certain and determine the amount justly
due on claims preferred by different gov
ernments, and then proceed to pay the
allowed claims pro rata out CT tie
trust funds held by us. This remarkapie
treaty was sent to the Senate for rat.
ication about two years ago II is there
yet, still pending. The President has
been pressing the Senate to ratify it;
but the Senate, with a republican ma ma
jority of nearly two-thirds, ha SO Tar
refused to ratify it. What does that
treaty. mean? Ii means hat we are to
step in. like some knight errant IN
quixotic fashion, to regulate n con,
duct the internal affairs of that turbulent
and far-off island. 1t means that we
are TO collect their revenues, and thus
exercise the highest p~rerogative OF
sovereignty over the island. II means
hat we are to stand between the island
and its debtors and become A sort OF
International arbitrator of disputes with
which we rave little or no concern. II
means that we are TO- pecome SO that
the only escape will be to annex u,
negroes, turmoil, debts and all to our
territory. Do you wonder that even a
Republican Senate hesitates TO ratny
such a treaty? But if the Senate hesl-
tates, the President does not; In con,
temptuous defiance of the Senate, tne
law and the Constitution, the Presioeht
has gone right on carrying out the s9p,
%stantial provisions of the treaty. He ga
not, indeed, appoint the collectors Of the
customs, but he did name men, oHlcials
of the United States, and the quondam
President of Santo Domingo appoihteo
customs houses, collecting the revenues,
dividing them, paying a part over 70
the Dominican government, ana qepo 81
ing the remainder in banks IN tne Gay
Of New York, In short the sups i rr;s y
# til is ratified by the Senate. The Consti.
tuition makes the Senate a part OF o sne
ta %f4llp beoem e0% Operative until t has
been ratified by the Senate. But the
President tramples the Constitution un,
der foot and substitutes his own s"ee.
viii as the supreme law of the n II
ffoerrS this insolent infraction of law and
disregard of public right ne ougnt 70 H, y.
impeached. Do you Democrats OF MIS-.
want a, to involve this government in these
useless international entanglements! De
YOU want Santo Domingo added TO oul
territory and the two million negroes OF
the island added to our popuias nnsa III,
performance of the u~nspeakable Teooy
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Again. in the three last n%ationa
campaigns the Republican National Com
mittee spent millions of dollars to cor
rupt the electorate and buy the prest
dency. In 1896 and 1900 Marcus A
tons: in 1904 George B. Cortelyou dis
charged tina tactical function. In les,
we knew to a moral certainty a al1hUs
with absolute certainty u, nna RennhIica
organization. We openly chargea Una
it was being done, but we were laughe
at, ~pooh-poohed, and denounced Tor
band of miserable liars sh,r IN ly IN pouubbiEI
speech that the great trusts, and corpora
lions were again contributing enormou
sums to the Republican committee re
campaign. purposes. Mr. fooSevsra, SIN s;n,
, uitation of wrathful virtue, made angr
and impetuous answer. With little diplo
macy and less of courtesy he plllorle
!, Judge Parker as an unconsclonapae Iais
fer. Blu now we know better. NOW W
! know that the charges we made IN Le9'
and the charges Judge Parker made !
1904, were literally true, Thomas "
Lawson, the noted f ma that G be rinse
: aided II. H.. Rogers, the adminlstrati,
$ head of the Standard Oil monopoly,
Q raise $1,000, 600 for the Republican can
Z paign in 1895, and that he himself t 70.
: several hundred thousand dollars OF thi
e sum to Delaware for Republican uses
. hat state. If IS 5000, 900 were obtalne
; from his one source, who can tell WI
Y conjecture, the grand total optainea ITO
e Parker as unworthy of. belief--that
Q since 1904-we have had the New foi
r insurance scandals and investigation
. In those investigations It was IS p tbN1san q
Of dollars had been fraudulently taxi
: from trust funds held in the treasures
! insurance companies and contributed
Republican campaign so c im 4he nyevio o.
d campaigns. This money. was paid
1894 to the committee Of which ,Cortt
q you was the chairman, and to the G
p lection of which Elihu, ROOT lent w :
ID Street. Cortelyou and Root are amol
a the Presidents closest friends, and DO
"a are members of his cabinet, DID 7
President know of these c%ontripution
ID Parker was not a falsifer. Who was,
t. At the opening of the campaign
ID 1904, Mr.. Cortelyou was a cabinet {
and Labor. AS the head of that depa'
Sc ment he had had a tremendous pow
g. over corporations. He had authority Y
e. der the law to examine their books, ?
n discover whatever he cared to OF Tn
affairs. His findings were reported
e. the President, and that official was :
ne thorized to publish their reports or WI
it cases he could order judicial proceedir
or instituted against them. You can
therefore, that Cortelyou's power 9,
NJ corporations was enormous ana b.
tn dent, this mar resigned his portfolio
r. accept the craftsmanship of the Repul
n can National Committee. At the So
OF lished broadcast, that in the event
IS Roosevelt's election Cortelyou would
ie, appointed Postmaster General. The Pc
office Department, remember, has ms
n great and lucrative contracts TO
he among them contracts to railroads
ne. carrying the mails. 1t can be seen
&c, a glance what power such a man co
ia exert in raising the wind and and IN III ?
IA. these matters and criticised the appoi
zen ment of Cortelyou to the chairmans
he of the Republican committee. Roose'
lite resented Parker's insinuations, and
OF nounced them as false, contemplate !
at dishonorable. The very thought Of {
ent telyou using his power to persuade
Ike corporations to 'loosen up" was spur
is as a thing impossible, and 1t was der
me that any promise had been made to
zen noint him to the office of Postma.
In General. Nevertheless, we know I
he that the corporations did disgorge y
lad lavish hand, and we know that Cortel
in was appointed as the head of the p
es- office Department. He is still the CHI
act man of the Republican National G.
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