The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-15
Editorial Notes.

How much haSh-money mas lne oeel uua'
offered to put up for the use of the Republican
Congressional Committee next fall. in con
sideration of Teddy's change of front? Is
this government by blackmail, or a govern
ment of law I?
With all this Republican talk of trust bust
ing can you point to one trust that has lowered
the price of its products
.sWhy shouldn't my relatives hold coal
stock p asks Mr.. Cassatt. There's no ques-
ton about the holding, but only about the
grating Cassatt doesn't know the difference
when his relatives and the Pennsylvania rail
road are concerned.
What is the matter with these machine he
publican politicians, they are whiting IKE
gathered wild flowers and dropping out OF the
game like the fellow with the small stack Of
chips. Walt Brownlow of Tennessee IS the
latest to be sacrificed on the altar.
The Wall Street fnanciers are determined
to promote prosperity at any cost, so they
issued during the month of May new stocks
and bonds to the value Of 1927 200, 600 and 1t
vas a poor month for such business at that.
How much Of the amount was water and how
much legitimate was not stated IN the official
report. but it is, of course, expected to unload
these millions on the public at the rate OF
81, 524, 600, coca year. No wonder the Wall
Street combines can afford TO finance the Re
publican campaign fund.
The Tobacco Trust does not seem to fear
our Republican trust busters, for It has Gu
larged its field Of activity by absorbing its
rival in the West Indies. For years the At
tornev Generals Of the United States have
had on file in the Department Of Justice the
evidence Of the law breaking of this combine,
but have refused to act upon the evidence
presented.
The stink created by the Beef Combine
scandal indicates without any other evidence
that there is a rotten state Of affairs
You need not turn vegetarian because you
are afraid to eat the products of the Beef
Trust, for there Is plenty Of good wholesome
home killed meat to be bought of the local
butchers, which is not embalmed.
The Democrats can point with pride TO
the fact that the Republicans have been forced
by public opinion to vote for railroad rate
legislation and other issues adopted exclusive.
" in the Democratic National platforms.
The Republicans ''eat their melon when
they forced through the House of Representa-
tives the largest Sundry Civil bill ever passed.
OF course, the districts represented by Re
publieans got the lions share Of the appro-
priations for rivers aud harbors.
The enormous Republican maiorities in
Pennsylyania in the past are not SO wonderful
since the light has been thrown on the eorrnpi
bargain between the railroads, trusts and com
bines and the Republican politicians, and
similar conditions prevail in New jersey and
other States. but light is breaking on the ees-
spools Of corruption.
And the Carnegie millions are also tainted
by the Illegal rebate microbe, so naturally he
was one of the largest contributors to the
Coutelyou slush fund al the last national cleo
ton.
In 1905, Secretary Root described the Pen
rose Durham gang of Pennsylvania as "a
corrupt and criminal combination masquera-
ding as Republicans But since Senator
Penrose, as chairman OF the Senate Postotice
Committee, has recommended the eonhrma-
ton of the Presidents friend Barnes as post
master at Washington City, the President
has. with the approval of Secretary Root,
agreed to visit Pennsylvania and make speech
es in favor Of restoring that corrupt and
criminal combination to power in the Key
stone State. Kissing goes by favor.
Secretary Shaw j n his speech at Newton,
Iowa, said be twas authorized to speak for
the National Administration" and as he at
tackled Gov. Cummins on the tariff issue, il Is
evident that President Roosevelt has taken a
backward step from where he stood on tariff
revision.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is noted for
the looseness of his statements and when he
declared that ''The Democratic party in the
eousing election will not demand free trade.
Il will simply echo the Cnmmins cry for re.
vision;' he, as usual, put his foot in it. The
Democrats welcome all recruits to its tariff
revision standard, especially such notable ones
as Gov. Cummins, Gov. La Toilette. Gov,
Hoch and Congressman Mccall and others
who are for free hides, free coal, and reciproc
ity with Canada and such as are willing tC
help revise the tariff, so that the trusts will b
compelled to sell as cheap TO our own people
as to foreigners. But free trade" is Re
publican myth which politicians Of the Shaw
caliher use to deceive their followers as TO thu
real virtue of Democratic tariff reform.
It's pretty hard to find Republican poiii
clan of any prominence who is not mixed u
with the railroad grafters, or the tariff plum
derers, or the embalmed beef exploiiers.