Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
dc. that under recent Republican admin.
istration the people have ruled without

sis. that under recent Republican admin.
istration the people have ruled without
let or hindrance.
The press Of the country, without n.
gard to party, united In demanding re-
lief. Tho people of the republic unani-
mously seconded the demand. The Presi-
dent of the United States threw the In
duence of his great Office in favor. OF the
demand of the press and the people. But
all without avail. The dominant. forces
within the Republican party had estab-
lished In the lower house Of Congress q
parliamentary condition. in the interest
of monopoly, under which the sole power
T 70 determine whether measure should
be allowed to become law or not was
lodged in the Speaker of that body and
his committee on rules and by the fat OF
that one man the will Of the press, the
people and the President was set 1T
naught. +
ss' Will any intelligent man claim that
there lie or has been any substantial diver
sity of opinion In this country on the
question as to whether the tariff duty on
wood pulp used in the. manufacture Of
paper should be reduced or removed? In
this case the tariff tax operated for the
benefit Of the paper trust alone. allowing
that combine to levy millions Of tribute;
each year upon the newspapers OF the
country and their readers.
4 Behold the spectacle! On one side S0,-
OO0, GOO Of free people demanding legisla-
tion to right an admitted wrong. On the
other side few men engaged in public
v,1uudnr os,3ex3 l,,, sxha dc,,,;no<tuv yxnry. =
within the Republican party, represented
by the presiding officer of the once popu-
lar branch of Congress. And the plun.;
;derers and these nnfaithful public SER:
wants prevail over the people of this great
republic. In this instance did the people
ruler
Denounces Cannon,s Rules.
Mr.. Kern then charged that Congress
man Bnbcock' 8 bill to reduce the tariff on
steel and iron in 1902 was killed by the
same power exerted by the Speaker. In
the same session the requests Of labor
were ignored.
The question, "Shall the people rule?r
is one which demands the serious and
earnest consideration of all men who are
interested in the perpetuation of our In.
stitutions. 1t must be apparent to all
who have followed the course OF legisla-
tion during the past few years that there
is power within the Republican party
determined that the people shall not rule.
That power has manifested itself when-
ever effort has been made to check the
destructive work of unlawful combine
gtion, reduce the oppressive tariff tax, or,
enact any legislation looking toward the
equalization or tightening Of the burdens
resting upon the people.
That dominant power which now guides
and directs the Republican party has, on
many occasions, defied the President in
cases where be has, on demand of the
masses, made sporadic efforts in their be-
hall. In some instances he has persuaded
this handful Of leaders to compromise on
their own terms with the 10000 600 peo-
pie whom he assumed to represent, but In
most cases he has been absolutely power
less. n = 3.
Mr.. Kern denounced the Dingley tarin
and favored tariff sufhcient only for the
needs of the government.
No War on CapitaI.
Mr.. Kern said the President had rallied
against swollen fortunes as menacinR
to the public welfare, and while the Re.
publican platform proposed no cure for
the evil the Democratic platform offered
remedy In favoring legislation to cut on
the streams OF money flowing into the
Golfers Of the trusts. On the other hand,
Mr.. Kern said: a IS
1t has no war to wage on capital. 1t
has no quarrel with corporations honestly
capitalized to carry on q legitimate busi-
ness according to law. It will encourage
the investment of capital In the develop
ment Of the country and protect Il when
invested. s SIS E \ s
Ut will draw, 4 sharp line between law.
full business lawfully conducted and I'm.
lawful business or business carried on in
defiance Of law and the rights Of the pub
lie, protecting the one and protecting So
Scicty from the other ~