The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-10-28
WEST TO BE HEARD
HgNcEFoRTH WILL TAKE PROP.
Err PLACE IN POLITICS.
Most Intensely National section o.
the Country Means TO Have POSI-
ton Commemorate TO
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The great west has changed It's po-
lltical mood II Is proud domain
In fact. II has the name of being
somewhat boastful II Is happy In It's
vast material possessions Il has a
Just pride in it's rapid Development
It's great farms and ranches. its enor.
nous crops and herds. its growing
cities. its wealth. its standards OF
living II Is not afraid TO compare It's
state and municipal governments with
those Of other sections. II envies no
other section. no other country. It's
view Is broad and intelligent The
ries 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 post
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 a subservient position In national
politics.
The Democracy OF the south dom.
mates the Democracy OF the west
The Republicanism Of the east dom
mates the Republicanism Of the
west The country has Just witnessed
the remarkable spectacle OF major
lily of western congressman and sena.
tors following the lead OF New Eng
land. more particularly the dictatiou
OF Aldrich OF Rhode Island. on roll
call after roll call In the tafin session
OF congress. and In defiance not only
OF the national platform OF the Re
publican party. but OF a tariff plank
that the west forced into that plat
form and also I'm defiance OF the posi-.
ton and pledges OF a president whose
nomination was compelled by the
west
The nomination and election OF
President Taft was western achieve.
ment. and Il was an achievement
based on the avowed tariff reform
policies OF the president In no other
presidential contest did the west play
such a potential part. II this victory
had been followed by absolute lOyalty'
on the part OF all western representa-
tiyes In congress. the rightful result
Of that nomination and election would
have been accomplished That re.
suit would not have been the substltu.
ton OF n new sectional tariff for an
old sectional tariff. but nationallna-
ton OF the tariff. The west Is not
seeking 10 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. II 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. Now Il
Is going to demonstrate that It can
secure consistent obedience and rep
resentation at the hands Of its con
gressmen and senators. II Is not
going to consent longer to the control
OF national legislation from the little
state OF Rhode Island Kansas City
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