The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-09-20
TURNTODEMOCRACY
ron RELIEF FROM PRESENT
TRUST HIGH PRICES.
There 10 No Hope TO BE Placed
IN the Republican Party.

In the Republican Party.
Judging the future by the past. IL 10
almost impossible 10 expect tariff re-
form from the Republicans. The
but little more intention OF taking
from the trusts their foster mother
than the most ardent standpatter. II
the evils OF protecting the trusts with
the tariff are so great, why should the
revision OF the tariff be again post
poned for at least two years? Con.
gress will meet at the beginning OF
next December, and even in a presi-
dental year there IL no good reason
why II cannot spare the time until the
conventions meet in June or July,
1908, TO pass a bill that would give
our people share OF the bargain
prices which the trusts now confine TO
foreigners. There is but little legisla-
ton on other issues that is imperative.
and the ways and means committee
will have comparatively nothing TO do.
unless they are put to work at com
piling a tariff bill. Under the rules OF
the house. which the majority is GER
tain to adopt. the Republicans can
limit debate to suit themselves. So
the Democrats will be powerless TO
hinder quick action IL they wanted to.
The Wall street panic in trust
stocks could hardly be more severe IL
all the protection these industrial cor
porations now enjoy should be ruth
lessly cut of and the slump in bust
ness. which in spite OF the optimistic
statements OF the standpatters. has al
ready begun, shows that the boosted
prosperity is not produced by so-called
protection. There is no doubt that the
people would welcome relief. II the
Republican politicians will grant IL to
them.
VIII the administration surrender
to Speaker Cannon and his tariff pro-
tected trust friends as It has for the
past three years. or Will President
Roosevelt show his independence OF
"a few ruthless and determined men
whose wealth makes them particular
ly formidable, because they hide be
hind the breastworks OF corporate or
ganizations?" That latest description
by the president OF the trust corpora
tions was followed by the declaration
in his Provincetown speech that no
such sinister combination shall rule
this government" Yet some occult
influence compelled the president to
cut out OF his message to congress
three years aa,. and never TO include
IL in later messages, a tariff revision
recommendation.
II is impossible to believe that the
bold and strenuous Roosevelt Is afraid
10 tackle the trust octopi, at least the
bad trusts, and the good trusts Ii
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ing the people by being protected in
so doing by the tariff schedules, or
they would not be cited by the presi-
dent as being good trusts" That the
trust plundering is going on apace.
everyone knows who takes account OF
the enormous increase in the cost OF
living since the present tariff was con-
cocted by the trust representatives
and the Republican leaders in 1897
III Is DOSslDlt. VI toul5t AhaN Nht ht~No
sity of the Republican party for trust
campaign contributions is the cause
OF the constant procrastination, espe
cially since the railroad element OF
Wall street will not be very liberal
contributors, and the law that Senator
Tillman forced the Republicans 10
pass, prohibiting contributions by ma
tional banks may also cut of some
large sums from that source. To cut
of the trust contributions nv revising
the tariff which protects the corpora
lions. Just before election, is perhaps
a greater risk than even President
Roosevelt is inclined to take. For the
| Republican campaign managers with
out a chance 10 fry the fat out OF some
corporations would be as helpless as
an automobile without gasoline. Ii is
hardly necessary to point moral 10
those voters who are suffering from
trust high prices. that relief VIII
never come from the Republicans, but
Il may be well to add that the candi-
dates of the Democratic party, which
by tradition and conviction favor a
tariff for revenue, instead OF protec-
tion. should receive the votes OF those
who desire reform.