Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-10
Corporations Exert Strenuous Efforts
to Block Legislation.
KoEoPoLES MUCH IN EVIDENCE
Party in Power Pledged to q Revision
Of the Tariff.
INTERESTS STEP IN AND PREVENT
Conditions Now Compared 80 Those
that Existed fn the ola Daxs
of slavery Prior to the
war.

I WINFIELD. Kan. July -EnphaticsIy
! oeclarinE thar The fight OF the ''prorruss-
Z ives had only just begun, United states
I Senator Joseph /. Bristou Of Kansas here
tnis afternoon delivered ms first pubic
utterance since Saturday last. when he
2 Representative Murdock and T. IL Mad
ison, al Kansas Insurgents 5ournered 10
Oyster Bay and held three hours confer
ehoe with Theodore Roosevelt
The house progressives" said The sen
hlor' have MADE great progress They
nave practically oVerthrown The dominion
OF Cannon and the coterie Of men who sur
rounded him But" hs added signifjca MI,
the great work is but fairly begun
Senator BristoV's speech was delivara5
al the Winfield chRutauqua He analvza5
The tariff and Eketched the work of tbe
progressive repUblieans- in amending tha
rAliroed bill There never had been a tirna
IN American history, he said. when greater
responsibility rested upon the average rffi-
zen than today. The country has never
iaceo problems more perplsxinE The funds-
mental question 10 be determined. ne ss-
serted, was, Shall this government he -
fninlstered in the interest OF the s,,s.r.,
man or for The benefit Of specisl r,ri,-i,.,.
The conflict in American politics fo6a7, .,
argued Senator Bristow. lis bas.d -,
the same fundamental principles as ~
that which preceded the civil war Tbs 49,
Porale interests of the country have aor,-
mated the affairs of the nation as oo,n-
pieteiy as did the slave interest in The dsz-,
its greatest strength.
COnYartsOn Gs Made
JUST as every effort made fo- the -.
str1etlon Of slavery was resisted ~, "a.
poNef' sc every effort made to pro
usct me people from the injustice Of he
corporate greed is resisted by the re-,
- t''iatiohS OF TINS time The representa-
" 'he save power had seats in the
80 "a congresf and conteadad for the
perpetnity Of slavery because Of their rins-,
eiai Interest in The institution
And now the gigantic monopu,,s. =, "a.
oAy shave Representatives in the hans :,
congress whose srie purpose Is 10 r,-o,-os.
ll lhslr interests and keep open the oppot1,,-
lli'y which they now have. 10 plunaer ~,
american pnblic- This was forciblr ds,,o-.
sIateo IN the tariff fight that occurrea a
year ago %
me republican party in its national con-
Fention declared for a revision Of ~. ,.-ss-
maintaining the principle Of protaoti,,, -
further stated that duties Should hs ta--s
upon me aifferenee in the cost Of pro5,,-
noA Al home and abroad. Plus a reason.t1.
proflt To the home manufacture
Apoh That platform the Marty ~, q.
h~.s' ana believe that nfne-tenths 81 ~
repunheans throughout the land e,nsc+as
the pledge TO be carried out in COED fst,h
ms believe would have been so,,s -
II not been for the perfidy and selfisbnass
OF certain designing Legislators. who v7ar.
more oesirous Of fRvoring special irts-st+s
Than OF promoting the welfare OF tbs -
pie. 1'ie pe0-
Inoer the leadership Of these men a.
stead OF revising the tariff as was nro,,,.
iseo- cuties were fixed. not with q -, {
OF protecting legitimate American a.
oustries. or Of securing revenue f,r -
government but for the purpose Of r,ro-
noting the financial interests Of car,str
individual concerns
Great work Only Started
The great work before us is hut t.tr,-
begun This year We had 10 fight as bs-s (
10 hold what had been secured in vssrv
past as We did 10 get additional 1es1sls-
non- To hold what we now have ana -.
cure these other necessary provisions ss II
the fight for the future II cannon he -
without the determined support OF tbe \
people
Our hope is in the Intelligent ana ns-
iriotle purpose Of the people themsel,,e.
The combined Influences OF criminal -
hshness and greed are against us Tbelr
fCourfp.as -. u..-s :.