The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1908-12-25
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1908.
TARIFF REVISION.

That the tariff will be revised there is
no doubt. But whether it will be done
so as to benefit the masses of the citizens
of this country is another question.
Judging from the latest reports, there is
no doubt but that the predictions of
the democrats, that the revision will be
for the benefit of the great trusts and
manufacturers and to the detrinent of
the masses of the people. will be fully
sustained.
The American Economist. a paper
controlled by the trusts and devoted to
the sustaining of high protective tariff,
says in its issue of December 18th, that,
1.-THE President was we'll satisfied
with the result of his conferences with
Speaker Cannon and the Ways and
Means Committee. From other sources,
however, assurances are given that
Speaker Cannon maintained a dig
nified position, that the PRESIDENT
ELECT LEARNED FROM THE SPEAKER OF
THE HOUSE that there are duties and re-
sponsibilities resting upon the co-or-
dinate branches of the government"
What a good thing it is to have such
WISE Speaker of the House, 30 he
can instruct the President-elect. Can
lok 60. ~.
for the Presidency on the Repu blican
ticket, but the party leaders knew that
the people were too we'll posted on his
record, that he was corrupt and hire.
ling of the plutacrats, and that the
people could not fooled into electing
him, so they picked on "Grover Cleve-
land Republican" Mr.. Taft, who fooled
the voters, was elected, and now takes
his instructions from Cannon, and other
mouthpieces of the trusts
The contempt shown by the present
congress to the communications from
President Roosevelt, and the assertion
by Taft that his model is Mckinley,
show very plainly that the reforms adj
vocated by Roosevelt will be relegated
to the rear, and that "Hannaism' will
be the policy followed by the next ad-
ministration.
With deficit Of millions of dollars
on hand, the republicans in congress
have introduced bill for the increas-
ing of the presidents salary from $50,
900 to $4,000 per year. This measure
was introduced by Jonathan Bourne, of
Oregon. Poor Oregonl No wonder the
people wished democrat to represent
them in the U. s. Senate, after trying
the best republican timber for years
and finding them all failures and cor
rupt. Fulton, Bourne, Mcbride, all
have failed to make good The best
representation Oregon has had in the
U. S. Senate i'll later years was ]. ii.
Guerin, democrat In the selection of
Hon. George Chamberlain, the people
have selected anehonest and competent
man, who, if not defeated by the be-
trayal of their pledge by the members
of the Oregon legislature, will make
good
The evidence of Mr. Carnegie in the
tariff investigation now under way,
shows that even capitalist may state
facts when he is satisfied that the re-
moving of high protection on his in
dustry will not reduce his income. If
there is any production in this country
that needs protection il is silver. When
ever our government will decide to coin
only the silver produced in the United
States, the country will get relief from
its financial troubles aud become once
more prosperous. But while the poll
cies OF the government are formulated
in the american suburb of London"
New York, we can not expect any finan-
cial relief.