Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-16
EASTERN POLITICIANS IGNORE
WESTERN LEADERS.

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Raymond, the Chicago Tribune
Washington correspondent, writes in
terestinsly in reference to the mis-
takes of the wise men of the East
as follows:
1T is strange that the eastern lead
ers do not seem to appreciate tbs
great political Importance of the near
ly solid front presented by the sena
tors from the states just tributary tt
Chicago. New England men have
run the tariff for so long time thai
they do not take into consideration
any of the rest of the country ex
cept as means of trading off so as
to secure the highest rates on theil
own schedules.
Most of the eastern senators are
absolutely ignorant of the west Few
of them ever go beyond the Alleghen
les, and when they do it is often in
private car. They stop at few
hotels in the big cities, hut are ignor.
ant and unconscious of the extent to
which the west has begun to domin.
ate the politics of the country.
With a western president, west
ern secretary of treasury, western
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III congress, however, eastern sen
alors ana representatives run every
thlhs, an spite OF the fact That lii
hois supphes the speaker OF the
mouse. They make combinations
which WIN ana parcel out tariff fav-
ors 10 the far west or to the south
10 mead on the attitude OF the men
from the central west. They are
s'rahseiy cpliVious to the fact that
pehind the attitude of the Mississippi
valley senators there is strong pub
lie sentiment which cannot be ignor-
ed from a political point of view and
which VIII make itself felt later on
II the eastern men persist in their
dangerous rule or ruin policy.
IL Is a-fact winch wise students
OF pollaes understand that the real
throbhing political heart of thetcoun-
try beats closely around the popula-
ton center, which Is now probably
IN LIMOS The anti-slavery agitation
in New England probably did more
harm than good. 1t was the conser-
vative men of the Lincoln stripe from
the interior who finally decided the
policy OF the government and the
union army had its strongest sup
port in men and in morals from the
same section.
1t was the attitude of the west on
the silver question which raised up
the necessary buwark to the Bryan
wave. So, too, in the last campaign
It was an the west. and in the west
alone, that the battle was fought
and won and Bryan given his third
defeat.
Iaft aware OF REVISION Sentiment.
Mr. TAFT knows all this, and he Is
fully aware OF the depth OF the reyi-
sion sentiment in the western states.
IN all OIL nus speeches during ms
western tour he constantly referred
TO MS personal pledge OF
support Tor downward revision. was
with nm Tor l2,ooo miles or SO on
that trip, and can testify from per-
sonar experience mat he never 1all-
ed TO make that pledge, and that II
was received with intense sausfac-
tion Dy the people to whom he was
speaking.
me western senator's VINO have
peen llghtlns MI. Aldrlch represent
not great corporations or machine pol
lties, put the real, ilve, throbbcnS
sentiment OF the MISSISSIPPI valley
ana beyond. IN spite OF TINS fact'
SNORT slshleu lfieh irohi new ENG
ianu peisist ~ 'ne a...uae .. .. uei,
west and the nresent nrosnacts are
that anv tariff hill which is passed
even If If is signed bv President
Taft as seems likely will be only in
small meas,ra a redemption of the
pledges which belped win the west
for the Remblican candidate
There was no shrewder Judge of
public opinion in the United States in
the last generation than William Me.
Klnlev He had the faculty of keep
inc his ear to the ground and often
when he was accused of yacillation,
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