The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-11-08
POLITICAL PICK-UPS.

POLITICAL PICk=UPS.
The Beef Trust magnates declare
they have reduced the price OF meat 10
per cent. 1t is now up to the butchers
to make good.
Speaker Cannon has the Presidential
bee buzzing around him, and has in
duced IA Illinois Republican Congress
men to shout for him in preference to
Teddy or Taft.
The frenzied fnanciers of Wall
Street, with the aid of Secretary Cor
telyou, have got things in such fix
that no stock can be bought on margin.
and all the Savings Banks have sus-
pended payment.
What will the next Congress do for
and with sugar? asks the Washington
Post. Those who know Uncle Joe and
Vice-President Fairbanks assume that
Congress will pay for it, and mix it
with mint, lemon, ice and little Old
Bourbon, as usual.
TOO much Johnson" for President
Roosevelt in Cleveland, and yet there
is no more ardent reformer IN the
country than Tom Johnosn. Why is
the President so jealous of Democratic
reformers. He can't expect to be the
whole hog.
The National Banks now have Sl77,-
287. 1888 of government money deposited
with them upon which-thanks to Re-
publican iegislation-they pay no in
terest. No wonder the Wall street
bankers favor COrtelyou for President
and are such liberal contributors to
Republican campaign funds.
The action of GU: Republican admin
istration in placing ali the spare money
in the Wall Street banks has forced
the price Of wheat and cotton down so
that the foreigners will get a good
deal of those necessities at bargain
prices. and our farmers are the losers.
The symptoms of Republican pros
perity under the trust protecting tariff
are so obvious that so far Is banks
have closed their doors, not including
the stay of proceedings of all the Okla
homa and Nevada banks. Another evil
dence iss shown by many of the trust
and corporations stopping construction
work most of the savings banks re-
fusing to pay their depositors, and the
stock and produce markets paralyzed
Uncle John Cannon is paying the ex-
pense of sixteen OF the prettiest girls
in Danvilie to travel around and push
his boom for President. Uncle Joe's
new method will put Fairbanks and
Knox and the other conservative can
didaUes on their mettle, out if he
thinks he can with bevy of maidens
beat bear hunt to stir the popular
pulse, he is sorely mistaken.
Mr.. Roosevelt wants railroads to be
made National Commercial Agents.
Those who have studied the case of
Kansas VS.. Pacific Railroad will under
stand what that would mean, and will
also perceive that Congress has no
power - create national commercial
agents. Mr.. Roosevelt means govern
mental commercial agents or instru-
mentalities. These cannot be taxed by
I the State or local authorities.
The friends Of John Sharp Williams,
the Democratic leader in Congress. are
suggesting him as the most available
candidate for president for the Democ-
racy to unite upon; Mr.. Williams has
the Democratic requirements for high
position. for he is both able and hon
est, and probably the hardest worker
! in Congress, with a knowledge of books
and men equaled by few.
Changing Their Tune.
Publishers of Republican newspapers
who have stood pat on the tariff ques-
ton are beginning to shift their posi-
/ tion, and are opening their eyes to the
/ fact that the foreigner don't pay tex.