Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-07-20

Then he said:
"Who are the people that represent
the mills and the pastures and that
hold up congress in both houses and
threaten to beat amy legislation ut all
unless an outrage contrived fOrty-two
years ago is l,erpetrated world without
md? Are they insurgents: Did any of
you ever study what an insurgent is?
us Il man who holds congress up by
q threat and wins congress- votes on
bluff patriot because he repre-
sents his own interests. and is Il man
to be derided and despised because he
interposes in behalf Of the public
when he has no interest In 1t ut all and
says. This ought not to- be done. and
by my vote it shall not be doneY BY
what grOteSQue standard If morality
is the group of men that made that In
famous threat. which the president
says caused both houses of congress
to execute corrupt bargain-by what
alchemy of diseased morality do they
become the nucleus around which the
solidarity Of great political party is
to be organized for the future. while
men who stood for public rights and
fought for them and voted as they
fought are to be kicked out of the Re-
publican party as unworthy Of it's
membership or its fellowship? We are
fallen upon curious times.
On tho Bargain Counter.
what farce to send men around
talking about the rule of majority
when. before the eyes Of all men and
with no dispute of the truth Of it pos
sibie before God or men. the most i'm
portant business of the American peo-
pie has come down to the bargain
counter and men authorized to say,
This Is the citadel OF protection: If
any Of you have constituents that want
pensing power; support what we want
and take anything you think you need.
and the man who does not like it and
has no stomach for the fight is re-
quested to depart.
Il do not propose that 1t shall be-
come the practice of the Republican
party If can help it. l do not pro-
pose that the work which it did and
which it brought forth here last sum-
mer shall be forced into the platform
Of the Republican party and made a
test Of party fealty aud party duty
and party obligation. i propose that
the job shall stand on its merits and
that the American people shall inquire
to the full limit of their curiosity into
every detail of the performance.
Again. do not like this idea of
having custom house officials. to whom
most Of us have never been introduced.
write our tariff laws. 1t hurt my
pride. to start with. can conceal 1t
from the public. but you cannot con
ceal when you are at home. Those
who know you begin to see what a
bubble this senate business is: that its
majority does not represent anybody's
ideas. which my friend from Oregon
(Mr. Bourne, so well says Is the one
potent thing there is in this world;
that it's debates have no Significance;
that when you want to get anything
done send out to the custom house
and get an expert-a veteran expert
If you can-to tx it up.
"Well. am tired Of it. and | will
tell you why. The veteran experts
that are given carte blanche to fix ul
our laws do not appeal to me as they
used to. Behind nearly every veteran
expert that we have had f1ittering
around here in recent years IL the
veteran manager of the enterprise that
is to be fixed = ~
How long does the senate of the
United States propose that these great
interests, affecting every man. woman
and child in the United States. shall b.
managed with brutal tyranny. without
debate and without knowledge and
without explanation by the very PEG:
pie that are engaged In m0nopoltzine
the great industries Of the world. that
propose to impose intolerable burdens
upon the market place of the United
States? .s.. 5.... s.. * VEL .. <.s
$50 far as am concerned / am
through with It. intend to fight it
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