The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-12
sTANDPAT STATEN EMIT.


Uncle Joe Cannon virtually tells
the republican leaders they are In
tight place and that unless congress
"is aotuated by calmness and part
riotism" the party will be defeated
ia the coming national election.
The burden Of Uncle Joe's song IL
that the country IL prosperous and |
there is no uneAsiness anywhere ex-
cept IN Wall street, and, therefore,
ut would be crime II congress
should do anything at this time to
unset business. a." That Ii another
way Of saying continue to ssandpat
and let we'll enough alone--the old
Hanna cry OF bygone years. Uncle
Joe IIkweise warns President Roose-
welt TO keep 10 the standpat path
when he also said: "The destinIes
OF the party lie very largely In the
hands of congress and the coordinate
hands OF the Government. the
Executive. p" viii President ROOse-
welt stnadpat at the bidding Of the
protected trustal which Speaker
Cannon has 90 faithfully served,
especially the Steel Trust, by packing
the Ways and Means Committee with
alandpatters. Moody's Magazine, a
reliable New York financial Journal
which has the faculty OF telling the
truth about trusts and corporations,
speaking Of the Steel Trust in its
August number said: "If the steel
corporation really we're AZ protect
inoIsta assume, struggling infant
industry that could not survive long
without tariff pap, and " the good
people Of this country we're generous,
kind aud foolish enuogh to vote this
tariff tar Of $50, 900, 900 year upor
themselves, there would be nc
ground for criticism or complaint,
n the steel corporation officials
would even coniine their tariff
activity to arguments aud to con
tributions to political parties, the!
would not be censuFable to any grea
extent. hut when these officials, b.
come means, gain control Of til
leaders OF the ways aud means com
mlttes and the house of representa-
tivas, and use their influence I
surpasa discussion Of the tariff, the
are playing the tariff game al
fairly.
''1'he writer has known, for year,
that the officials Of the steele COZ
poFation we're debating standpatlsl
20 the ways aud means COMMITTEE,
Tie has seen lettera from steel COL
poration officials To members Of IN
committee. advising them not
touch the tariff ON any pretex
Some OF these letters are 90
haainning TO aee the light Of day, {
at least TO DO discussed Ia daylight.
The evidence that the republics
leaders In eonrgess have all been III
mp 10 this policy of protecting II
Steel Trust aud other tariff protects
trusts. Ia overwhelming, otheFwli
they would select a speaker wi
would, At least, appoint Ways Al
Means Committee which would 90
slider tariff revision. II IL also
certain ~ anything In tho future 81
be, that the republican leaders W
To-oleot Speaker Cannon, known
that he will again prevent tariff 60
sideratlon, aud that President Roos
welt will endorse that selection
making no recommendation 10 90
areaa for tariff reform, and mu
therefore, also be- numbered among
tho standpatters. Thus the glganI
Steel Trust has the American peoI
BY the throat, aud their represent
tives aud their president look cain
on while their pockets are picked
that snteFpIislng corporation aud
other tariff protected trusts
The presidents plan Of hauling
trust Into conIt and charging up
Riagntlo fine agaiost II, Is specta'
lar. hut even II the tFus. eveatea
has To pay the tine, the consumer
its pFoaots have to pay 1t In the 81
~ long as the trust 10 protected Ir
composition By the tariff.
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President A. d. Stiekney, OF
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