The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-05-06
The Political Prophets.

delight IN predicting democratic
majority in the house next year.
They argue from the fact that
three Democratic Congressman have
been elected where Republicanshaye
been serving, that the Democratic
success will continue on down the
line and that our old time political
foes will come into control of the
house. We know as a natien we
have done many wicked things bat
we do not think we have been bad
enough that the Almighty will SO
chasten US. However the G.. o. P.
is in considerable of a scrap with
itself and a COED deal of bad bloed
is being generated and is manifesting
itself in the shape of many excre-
sences on the surface of the body
polite. But, after all may this not
be but the effort of publication?
The tariff law recently enacted by
a Republican congress and signed
by Republican president is made
the scape goat upon which to pile a
great deal of venom. If a Repub-
lican becomes dissatisfied with some,
little political act in local politics,
he jumps onto the tariff bill and
belabers it and Joe Cannon. If a
Republican, get miffed at the
congressmaa of his district ne set
ties down to abuse the tariff and
beat the Congressman.
We have no defense to make for
some of the schedules in the late
bill, but we do not think that the
law as whole is bad but rather
think it compares very favorably
with any tariff law we have ever
had. The demand for a decrease
In the tariff as a whole, seems to
have been fairly met The results
are the great object of increasing
Our income has been met.
| Thenew lava likely to bring ia
@ore money than VIC know what to
do with. Imports are Increasing
very rapidly under its workings and
the public Golfers are rapidly filling
| A good many OF the newspapers
1 of the country are sore because all
Jpaper material was not put on the
! absolute free list.
| That seems little inconsistent in
y these papers 10 insist on a general
tariff tax but to ruff1e up their fur
and spit because the commodities
used in their trade are slightly
+. taxed. 1t is said that about only 10
per cent Of the whole commerce of
this country is foreign. Yet we ex
pend more time and breath scrap
ping over this little 10 per cent than
We do over the 60 per cent of home
trade.
We have always been of the opin-
ion that it is good policy in nation
al affairs as well as private to look
well after the maia chance. Y
! If we but center our thoughts on
caring for the 90 per cent we will
reap greater rewards than BY devot
1 ing our energies to fostering the 10
per cent and letting the 90 per cent
care for itself.
| Our political prophets are going
to have the Republican party con
signed to the "Demnition bowWows"
because there are some differences
of opinion on this tariff question.
The facts are there is a lot of i'll
feeling generated but we are not of
the class that think the American
people are going 20 lose their heads
and by defeating the Republican
party, kick over the milk can from
which we have been drawing our
riches SO long. The people of the
country are very well satisfied with
present conditions, in the main,
and will think twice before turning
the reins over to the party whose
avowed aim is to kill the goose thai
lays the golden egg.
duty to throw away your gum-shoes