Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-08-13
The People are Betra \ ed.

ne Io1lOWlBR eullSflal appeared re-
Gently in the Philadelphia North
American, republican paper:
Aldrich and the herd of trust-serv-
ipg senators of both arties who ans
wer meekly toevery call ofthat spokes-
man of privileged wealth and the law
breaking trusts have rounded out their
record of perfidity.
they have made liars of the republl-
can president ard the republican par
ty. They have kicked the national
platform into the waste basket and re-
pudiated every ante-electIon pledge.
With the actual and well understood
needs OF the nation being increased
revenues ard such modification of tar
III duties as would lessen the cost of
living, while maintaining all honest
and necessary protection, thus honor
able republican senators have perpe-
trated a shameless fraud in the guse
of revision. 1t is revision drawn
Only TO fatten the profits of the trusts,
grind every consumer little nearer
to poverty and juggle duties So that
they become prohibitoiv.
1t gives no hope of the necessary
revenue ave from a new tax of ques-
tionable constitutionality, at which
Aldrich himeelf sneers as trick to
prevent an income tax; sop to Taft to
silence him and deceive the people; a
cheat to invite legal contests lasting
until the early repeal prophesied; ty-
pical Aldrich swindle, the entire pro-
vision concerning which Aldrich al
ready announces will be entirely re-
written.
The party is shamed as no party
ever was before. For the first time in
American history every great news
paper of the dominant party is in re-
volt against the false leadership And
east and west throughout the land,
there is omnimous anger spreading
among the people that forecasts con-
firmation of the warning uttered by
the president fortnight ago;
"Unless the republican party lives
up to its promises and the expectation
of the people, there is no doubt that 1t
will be re egated TO the position of the
minority opposition
We do not believe that even glim-
mer of comprehension has come to the
plant senate followers of Aldrich of
the bitter contempt with which they
are regarded by loyal republicans
the land. Senator Gore,
the blind man from Oklahoma, whose
record of high ability, consistency and
fidelity to principle has been the bril-
liant exception proving the rule of
democratic impotence, remarked when
Aldrich's economic atrocify was be-
ing rushed to final passage:
"Mary had one lamb, and it follow
ed her to school one day; the chairman
of the finance committee has nifty
lambs, and they follow him every
day.
A happy phrase! The sheep are in
the fold, penned in plain view so
that 90,000,000 of Americans can see
their blackuess. And resting after his
toll Is Shepherd Aldrich. Shepherd,
In deed, Ia his proper title. For the word
ia stantly suggests the shepherds con-
try of the crook.
But Aldrich did one good thing.
He has given henor where it is due.
He has put the splendid distinction O.
his dlsapproval upon the ten men to
whom the honesty and deceney of the
republican party now look with graft
tude and gladness.
The mar es of those ten who fought
the good fight for the people and real
republicanism, and against predatory
privilege and betrayal of the party
faith should not be forgotten.
Beveridge, of Indiana; Bristow, of
Kansas; Brown and Burkett, of Ne
braska; Clapp and Nelson, of Mime
sofa; Crawford, Of South Dakota;
Cummins and Dolliver, of Iowa, and
LaFollette, of Wisconsin are the men
" no have rlsked their Official fortunes
to uphold tn, principles and pledges
of the party. They deserve the highest
honor. And they have received it For
\Idrich has de nounced them.