Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-06-05
Poll TICS
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Few vote. N..de4.

the proposition of Mr.. Root to change
our present tariff law to include maxi
mum and minimum rates Of duty has
been received by the standpatters with
such ominous silence. Special inter-
ests that are protected by the tariff
want no change and all the mon0po.
lists ask is rest and peace. Even Just
talking Of changing the tariff sdiaturhs
them, for 1t is extremely unpleasant 70
have the light of publicity turned upon
their transactions
II Secretary Root had proposed 70
leave the present tariff duties a. the
minimum tax and then add rs per cent
lie would have found more favor With
the standpatters. But to reduce the
present duties by 25 per cent as the
minimum tax Jars upon the nervessof
those who are protected by the tarilf.
who can only view the matter from
their own selfish standpoint But this
very stubbornness Of the protected
trusts and monopolists, not to AccedA
to any change, will undoubtedly lead TO
their downfall.
The more obnoxious law becomes,
the more radical the demand Of III op.
ponents for changing It, and as tho
present tariff protection to the trusts
becomes more and more apparent 20
those who are daily pundered. the
sooner the whole protective system will
be abolished. You cannot changesit BY
peacemeal and have the structure hang
together, for even to remove one Of the
tariff schedules, such as protects thu
Steel Trust, would 50 Jar the whole
fabric of the protective system az to I
lead to Its downfall.
There are % Congressional districts
where the Steel Trust has the ball
ance Of power. There are IL more
where the Coal Trust controls and
these, and the Standard OIL and other
trusts have enough influence to sway.
more than half the Republican mem-
bers Of both Houses Of Congress. These.
InOnopollsts with their vast ramincaJ
tions and the power OF their money are
Joined In the political game with tAss
Republican machine and together MN,
age to hold majority Of the vofarE
This mountain of monopoly and money,
and the scared consciences Of per.
centage Of the voters, would seem hard
to remove from the path Of the Demo
cratic tariff reforners, but faith in q.
righteous cause will remove mountains.
1t only required an average change
Of per cent OF the voters In twenty.
seven districts-three votes In one hun.
dred-to have given the Democrats the /
control Of the House of Representa-.
tives. How many voters were kept,in
line for the Republican ticket through
the influence of the tariff protected
trusts, or through tho controlling pow
er Of their money is problematical, but (
that enough to change the result were
swayed by those mysterious agencies
Ia certain.
Thus instead of having to change tho
niiDds,of vast number Of voters to lar
the Republican protection fabric, II wllls
be seen that but a slight shift Ii neces- !
snry to overcome the Repubilca1 ma,
CLINE and Its trust and monopoliit al. I
lies.
Republican Factions sim Fightin9.
Boss Cox Of Cincinnati, whose pecu.
liar political practices led to his retire.
ment two years ago by an aroused peo-
pie, seems to be again in the Republi-
can saddle and Is now taking hand +
in the Republican national game Of
politics The time was when .Coxey
old boy" was quite satisfied to boss tho
grating Republicans of Cincinnati, but
now aims to be the great national
peacemaker between the Roosevelt and
Foraker factions In Ohio. The Cox
program is to give all the leaders =
nomination and save the Republican
party. That. of course, includes max
ing Cox boss Of Cincinnati again. Any
Republican can play In the Cox game
II be has the wherewlth to buy tho
chips and will aid Cox in regainlng his
lost supremacy as boss. This and 9th !
er startling political events In Ohio
would indicate that the President and
Secretary Taft have made treaty OF (
peace with Boss Cox for offensive and
defensive political purposes.
Senator Foraker, however, does not
propose to sit into the political game
with the cards stacked by his enemies,
and although Republican leaders have
a way of getting together, so as to con-.
troll the spoils, no such denl has yet
been ACCOMPLISHED and will not ha N