The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-10-21
WEST TO BE HEARD
HENcEFORTH WILL TAKE PROP.
Err PLACE IN POLITICS.
Most Intensely National Section Of
the Country Means to Have Posi-.
ton Commensurate to
Its Worth.

The great west has changed its po
litical mood. II is proud domain
In fact. II has the name of being
somewhat boastful. It is happy IN It's
vast material possessions. II has q
just pride In its rapid development
It's great farms and ranches, its cnor
nous crops and herds, its growing
cities, it's wealth, It's standards Of
living. 1t is not afraid to compare its
state and municipal governments with
those Of other sections. II envies no
other section, no other country. Its
view is broad and intelligent. The
ties of blood and the bonds OF bust
ness and social intercourse have kept
II Informed as to the progress OF The
east. BY virtue of geographical posi-
ton, the established order of trade,
the maintained connections with the
older parts OF the country and the at.
tachments of consanguinity, the west
is the most intensely national section
OF the country.
Yet this great productive. potential
region, growing in material wealth
and In commercial and industrial pow.
er, the granary of the nation and the
reliance Of the world for bread has
held subseryient position In national
politics
The Democracy OF the south dom.
mates the Democracy OF the west
The Repubiicanism Of the east dom.
mates the Ropublicanism of the
west. The country has just witnessed
the remarkable spectacle Of a major
ity Of western congressman and sona.
tors following the lead of New Eng
land, more particularly the dlctaliOn
of Aldrich of Rhode Island, on roll
call after roll call in the tariff session
of congress, and in defiance not only
OF the national platform OF the Re.
publican party, but OF tariff plank
that the west forced into that plat
form and also in defiance Of the posi-.
ton and pledges of president whose
nomination was compelled by the
west.
The nomination and election of
President Taft was a western achieve.
ment, and 1t was an achievement
based on the avowed tariff reform
policies OF the president. In no other
presidential contest did the west play
such potential part. If this victory
had been followed by absolute loyalty
on the part OF all western representa-
tives In congress, the rightful result
Of that nomination and election would
have been accomplished That re.
suit would not have been the substitu.
ton of n new sectional tariff for an
old sectional tariff, but n nationalist.
ton of the tariff The west is not
seeking to secure any advantage over
any other section OF the country. but
to secure its own, and to relieve the
people of all sections of the gross, i'm.
moral and burdensome abuses that
have grown out of the tariff system
For the present the great west has
a program of its own. 1t Is going to
do some house cleaning II has dem.
onstrated that its people can make
themselves heard In party nomina.
lions and national elections. Vow 1t
Is going TO demonstrate that II can
secure consistent obedience and rep.
resontation nj the hands of its con.
gressmen and senators. It Is not
going to consent longer to the control
of national legislation from the little
state of Rhode Island.-Kansas City
Star.