The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-05

Various tables follow, giving list
of the articles upon which duty is i'm
posed. While paralleled with them
is table showing rates under the
Dipgley tariff act.
1t is asserted that all the panics in
this country have occurred under re.
publican auspices and with the high
est protective tariff, and that in
France the same conditions prevailed,
while in free trade England there has
been only one panic since 1875. Un-
til the present "boom" is followed by
a panic, the book continues, is only a
question of time.
Much space is given to the subject
of corruption and scandals in the re-
publican party, particular reference
being made to the allegations of
Judge Parker just before the last
presidential election and which were
vigorously denied by President
Roosevelt in a public statement.
1t is added that '.The steam of cor.
ruption continues from year to year,
from election to election, and always
from the same locality and same foun-
tain head-republican states. republi-
can ssrongholds, under republican
laws"
Allusion then is made to republican
legislation favorable to trusts. and in
behalf of Panama canal supplies.
The proposed ship subsidy legisla.
tion is discussed at length. 1t is
alleged that the real purpose of the
bill was not disclosed by its title, but
rather its object was legalized robbery
of the masses for the benefit of few
persons engaged in the shipping bus
iness.
The subject of railroad legislation
is discussed in extension and with re-
gard to the recent law enacted it has
this to say:
"The present congress enacted
railroad law, amending the act of
1887. It would have been law had the
republicans been SO disposed years
ago.
eff the republican senate had done
half its duty there would have been
railroad bill passed into law long before
1887"
Attention next is called to the ex-
travagant appropriation of the 59th
congress and in connection Herewith
reference is made to the creation of
deficiencies in violation of the law.
Under the head of Departmental
Scandals, Secretary Shaw is charged
with "neglecting the duties of mis-
office, travelling about the country
making speeches for the standpatters
and carrying on campaign for the
presidential nomination in 1908, but
still drawing salary which he does
not earn and setting bad example
for his subordinates.
The comptroller of the currency is
declared to be inefficient by reason of
the failure Of the Walsh Enterprise
and other banks. 1t is declared,
"that the little rogues are prosecuted,
but the big ones are allowed to es-
cape"
With relation to their attitude to-
ward organized labor, the book asserts
that ut is safe to say There has not
been statute enacted by congress for
the relief of the workingmen of the
United States for organized labor. that
the democrats have not given their
hearty support. -
Under the caption, "The Motive
Behind the Zig Stick it is charged
that President Roosevelt favors big
corporations in Porto Rico and the
Philippines and that he would make
conditions advantageous for Them
that he wants a big military aud
naval force to include subsidized
merchant marine, and that he has
perverted the Monroe doctrine in the
interest OF the asphalt trust in Vene-
zuela.