Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-19
STATE RIGHTS IN DANGER
Reign of a Big Stick and a Bag
of Geld"
DISTURBANCE OF EQUILIBRIUM
Declares That the President Has
Seized All the Best Reform Planks
of Democratic Platforms.


Senate today. his subject being the
tariff and currency legislation. which
he enlivened with striking and humor-
Gus references to the policies Of the
republican party.
Mr. Taylor drew parallel between
the solar system regulated by centripe-
tai and centrifugal forces. and the
government. the federal power being
the centripetal and the states power
the centrifugal force. He declared that
as the confederacy was an emphasis
of the force seeking disintegration. the
federal power. representing the other
extreme. is now endangering the rights
of the states.
Discussing the President he said:
The system Is as surely out of bal
ance today as il was in 1861 And what
is the difference to u.s. whether we
leave our orbit and go cavorting among
the stars to freeze to death on the out
skirts of creation. or whether We are
drawn the other way to be converted
into fuel for the sun?
What IS the difference whether we
go the secession route or the centraliza-
tion route? They both mean destruc-
tion of the Union. do not pretend to
be great constitutional lawyer. but II
that instrument means ANYTHING. II Is
that all power not expressly conferred
upon the federal government is re-
served to the states.
I'm these imperial days. when concen-
trated wealth is intrenched under the
dome Of the Capitol and centralized
power is enthroned in the White
House what can he expected but
the gradual ENFORCEMENT of the Ted
eral government upon the reserved
rights Of the states? How can the equi-
librium be preserved under the reign
Of a big stick and A bag of gold? Are
not concentrated wealth and centralized
power debating the policies OF the
party in power and controlling the leg
islation of Congress-?
Taken From the Democrats
Il would not reflect upon the CHIEF
executive of the nation. On the contrary,
l would praise him for the noble Things
he has done during his incumbency. cnief
of which was turning on the light and
revealing the enormity of the crimes hia
party has committed.
But our peerless President reached the
limit when he seized all the best reform
planks of all the democratic platforms
of the past and planted himself square
ly upon them. Was there ever grander
spectacle Of coup d'etat than this in the
history of American politics? The ques-
ton for you on the other side Of this
chamber 10 settle is: Are you going TO
put his orm policies in your platform
at Chicago? If you are. why don't You
you are not, you will repudiate your Pres
ident. :.
HE demanded the reform of the tariff
system in the beginning of his administra-
ton. but of late has eontented himself
with storming the citadels o. wealth ere
ated by the tariff. He has not laid the
axe at the root OF the tree. but has only
Numbered at the rich, ripe fruit that
hangs upon the boughs Of the tree
Many Strings on the Harp.
The railroads. Senator Taylor said, ARE
only one string In the harp of thousand
strings upon which our modern Orpheus
is playing the triumphal march of fedet-
aism.
we hear" he continued. "a note rom
the metallic string of the steel trust. and
a long sweet strain from the sugar trust.
and a believing note from the beef trust.
and the ding-dong Of the copper trust,
and the ping-pong of the leather trust.
and the sing-song of thousand other
trusts. all o. which are the legitimate re-
suits OF an abnormal tariff system. They
are compelling the small industries of the
country to sell out to them or be crushed
in the coils of the serpent They are
sweeping out every vestige of competition
IN every department of manufacture ana
trade which is the only sa eguard of the
people No wonder we hea" the burning
appeals for reform in the messages OF the
President! No wonder we hear the NUT
terings of a long-suffering people.
The tariff will never be reformed BY
republican administration. IL IS true that
all the republican candidates for the pres
idency are falling over each other in their
efforts to regale the American people with
the most plausible promises of tariff re-
vision. but none of them promises tarin
reform.
He was sure. he said the Vice President
Sc civ rSfnrmor
substance OF this declaration has been
made on tie eve OF every political cam
paign for the last quarter 81 century
The republicans. he said. had never said
whether they would revise the tariff up or
down.
Satan" he added. would lave been
delighted with the plan of salvation II
he had been allowed to write II, but there
would have been but little hope for poor
fallen man If the terms Of salvation had
been dictated by that old black republican
of the neither world Go back and read
the history OF broken promises and see
how the friends OF tce tarin nave re-
formed it.
He declared that the concentration OF
wealtl In this country was rivalling that
which destroyed Egypt Babylon and
Rome.
siamese Twins Of Tariff System.
Our financial system is the Shmese
twin Of the tariff SYSTEM said Mr.. Tay-
lor. and while the financial system is
the weak brother of the pair, yet they
are bound together by the cartilage OF
federal protection. This is a nation of
eighty millions of ordinary mortais. and
six thousand banks. The party in power
sees only the six thousand This is ma
ton of many millions of consumers and
few thousand corporations, but the party
in power sees only the corporations. This
is a nation of many millions who work
for their daily bread. and few hundred
millionaires. but the party in power sees
only the milionaires. The corporations
and millionaires furnish the sinews or
war for the campaign. and the party IN
power furnishes the laws TO pile up the
fortunes OF those who furnish the
sinewS.
In the midst of this great panic saw
the distinguished senator from Rhode Is
mittee on finance of the Senate stand
upon the troubled waters with an emer-
gerlcy bill I'm his hand. and with a loud
voice he cried TO thu bowling storm.
Peace be still but there was no peace.
And the tempest tossed crew in the gold
en- boat walled their eyes toward AL
mighty Rockefeller and prayed: and they
beckoned to Morgan. the king of cor
porate power. to throw them life line.
But the two omninotent fnanciers could
not leave the game on Wall street to so
into the life-saving service"
Have not he asked in closing. the
policies of the party in power dragged
the country TO awful depths when tie
President of the United states finds II
necessary to warn both houses OF Con-