The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-10-19

crime for railroads 20 compel their crews
to work intolersble hours without rest or
sleep. and all these statutes passed in the
last few years which have made human
conditions more Just and humane, are the
result Of that spirit Of militant righteous
ness called the progressive movement in
American political life.
Not one Of them was suggested by any
Democrat i'm public life No Democrat
led the tight or stood IN the forefront OF
the battle for a single one Of them
Practically all Of these meas.
ures indicated by Senator
Beveridge here have been pass
ed since Mr.. Slemp has been in
Congress, and he actively
supported every one of them.
With reference 20 the tariff
commission which has been
provided for, and which is
confidently expected 10 meas
urably solve the great tariff
problem of our country, Senator
Beverage said:
81 asst session Congress wrote into law
substantially the authority which Con
grcSs refused tO pass the year before
authority 60 experts employed by the
president to make these tariff invcstiga-
tons and appropriated the money with
which 90 do the work
In the senate q Democratic senator
moved to strike out an Of this from the
bill, and every Democratic senator i'm the
chamber, except two. voted to strike II
out voted against even beginning the
establishment Of tariff commission
Every Republican voted FIR e.
Mr.. Slemp voted for the
establishment Of the tariff
commission, and is today one of
its most earnest advocates. The
Senator referred 20 IL as the
first great reform proposed bv |
progressive republicanism.
The Senator said, also.
There Is only one way OF controllinr
colossal corporations. only one way of
making them efficiently serve the millions
with whom they deal And that Is the I
second great reform proposed 10y proCros- I
slNc repuhiicanism the regulation hv /
the government OF the capitalization 81
Interstate railroads and vast industrial
corporations. ! suggested and urged This 4
plan in my debate with Mr. Bryan 10 is
championod by Theodore Roosevelt
With reference to electing
Democrats, he added:
"Thoy would follow the majority of
democratic senators in fighting me con
troi 90. railway capitalization 10y the gov
ernment-for AN Democratic Senators but /
three So voted and fought
Mr.. Slemp is "A strong advo. /
cate Of further and adequate /
control of railways and corpor-
atoms, and dealt with that
subject extensively in his open
iug speech. and he advocates il
IN every speech that he delivers.
Senator Beveridge referred TO
his own campaign in Indiana.
and said:
Certain Democratic politicians are
now complaining 81 what they call the
insurgency or Republican senators
What do you think of that
Democratic politicians in
Indiana complaining" of Re
publican insurgency. while
Democratic politicians in Viz
ginia are lauding insurgency To
the skies Some inconsistency
there, and no mistake.
But Colonel Roosevelt also
made speech on the same dav
that Beveridge spoke. The Col /
lncl's speech was at ST. Louis.
He said the Democratic party is
A party that represents special
interests and special privil
'ges," and threw some light on
Democratic weak ness.
Our opponents. he said stand for
nothing In one state they claim 10 rep
escnt radicaliSm so extreme and -
ooiiSh that IL there We're any ATTEMPT 10
upply q la practice it would invoke the
most absolute reaction. Ia other states
hey stand avowcdy or if not avowedlV
hey stand in reality. in spite OF hypocriii
al professions To the contrary. for omen
eactton. They have no coherent policy
party that dominates Mr BRYAN as "A
adical one year and Mr. Parker as ultra
conservative next, and then Mr. BRYAN
gain, and then wait 10 see If someb,dv
gon carry an election somewhere Sothev
an nominate him that party has for
oiteG the right to the respect and support ,
y independent citizens who seriously
wish well % their native land
Democratic inconsistency? 4