Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-25


man bring in a special rule for the con
sldefation Of the bill The speaker re.
iused the request. The chairman az tho
committee pleaded and urged. Contlnu
Ing, Mr.. Busby says;
AS iinal stroke the chnirmnn said
.Then Mr.. Speaker, this bin is to fall
by inc VIII Of one man who is lin the
mar ~ our votes We have no redress
from this one man power
Yes you have, replied the shpeak-
CT, you have a way to pass your bill.
iou placed me In the chair to shoulder
tne responsibility OF the legislation here
enacted In my view | cannot assume
me responsibility for this bill You
can eject new speaker today and pass
your Dill II you can ind one who will
accept that responsibility. but II you
ieuve me IN tho chair that bill will not
become law"
The genial and accomplished speaker
hnd spoken for himself on this subject.
IN an interview printed on Aug. 90,
IN the st. Louis Globe Democrat, a
atalwart Republican newspaper he
points out the only remedy left to the
people other than that Of the ballot
box, foT the wrongs complained OF.
The interviewer said:
MT speaker, you are also called a
car, and an element of the public
press holds you up as the one all
powerful influence in the house who
tnwnrts the will of the people, and ar
oitrarily decides what legislation shall
ne considered and passed in the great
popular branch of the national Con
gress."
Mr. Cannon replied as follows:
Under the Constitution of the
United States the house of represent
tntlVea organizes itself and any mem
Der OF the house of any party or no
party on any day, at any time can
matt any business before the house.
ana ne question of highest privilege
after q resolution to secure vote on
II TO dlsplace the speaker OF the house
or representatives and put some other
member In his place"
In other words the remedy Is to dis
spacc ana destroy one of the highest
offices IN the government-to cast him
hsuratlvely from political tarpean
rock, To be erected by the members
WIN MS consent, for that purpose.
THE WAY OUT.
have suggested the other way by
which the American voters can regain
their right to self government and
that Is by the assertion of their man
hood on election day, by rebuking with
their ballots the party which has
brought about such an ntolerabo con-
dltion.
Time forbids the multiplication of in
stances where the popular will has
been defied by the real Republican
leadership some times by the one
man power OF the house-and some
times by the few representatives. of
monopoly who dominate the senate.
Measure after measure--scores OF
them--favored by the people of all
parties-in many Instances advocated
strenuously by the president, either
failed Of passage, or were so omascul-
ated by amendments as to utterly fail
to register the popular will.
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE?
The question. Shall the people rule"
is one which demands the serious
and earnest consideration of all men
who are interested in the perpetuution
of our institutions Ii must be appar-
ent To all who have followed the course
of legislation during the past rev
vears that there is a power within the
Republican party determined that the
people shall not rule. That power has
manifested itself whenever effort has
made 10 check the destructive work
OF unlawful combination, reduce the
oppressive tariff tax, or enact any leg
islation looking towards the equaliza-
ton or tightening of the burdens rest
ing upon the people.
Tbat dominant power which now
guides and directs the Republican par
ty has on many occasions defied the
president in cases where he has, on
the demand of the masses, made spora-
die efforts IN their behalf. In some in
stances he has persuaded this HANDFUL
of leaders to compromise on their own
terms, with the S0000.000 of people
whom he assumed 10 represent, hut IN
most cases he has been absolutely
powerless.
That dominant leadership elects the
speaker OF the house, names the COM
mittees of the senate, and is in fun
charge of the ingenious machinery pro-
vided for the protection of intrenched
monopoly against the demands of the
people.
1t dictated the platform adopted by
that party In its national convention
this year. and after denying Mr Roose-
volt for three and half years. and
killing or Gripping nearly all his pro-
posed reform legislation and having re-
ceived his unstinted denunciation there
for. roceeded with the finest irony to
endorse his administration, after which
1t dictated a committee to, take charge
of the campaign, and is now IN run
command OF the party organization.
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT
This dominant leadership is now cir
culating two kinds Of campaign liter
ature---one being designed for the east
aud the other for the west-and the
first being placed in the hands of trust
magnates, tariff beneficiaries, stock
gamblers, and others who are supposed
to be enemies of the president, declar-
ing that Mr.. Taft Is sane ana safe,
free from the faults OF Roosevelt, while
the second goes to the businessmen, the
farmers and laborers who are presumed
to be admirers OF the president, and
declare that Taft Is Roosevelt's ''dou-
Bile" and may be safely counted ON TO
insist upon his policies and see that
they are carried out
This leadership of the Republican
party, responsible for all the political
Ills from which the country now suffers,
Is satisfied with the partys nominees,
giving them active and substantial sup
port. all the while shouting the praises
of Roosevelt IN the west and south and
damnng him aud his policies to the
ruiuleged "intensts' QUA Of which
thoy are frying the fat" with which
they hope to carry the election.
TARIFF TAXATION.
The question of tariff taxation Ii