The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-04-29
Our Washington Letter.

Washington, April 26-SenatC
Aldrich 5 announcement that h
will not be "a candidate for re-elet
tiol is being regarded with il
creasing suspicion here in Wash
ing'On as a manifest politics
trick.
1t is doubtful if a single one o
the genuine progressive republic
ans really believe that the Rhod,
Island boss intends to relinquisl
his control of legislation a mo
ment sooner than he as TO. Ever
few regulars" have privately
expressed the belief that Aldrict
might consent to a reelection
bas:ng this conclusion upon what
they characterized as the "enar-
nous pressure" which will no
doubt be brought to bear upon AL
drich to cause him to change his
mind
Because Of his record of under
bandedness and trickery in DEAL
ing with the Senate and the pub
lie, everything Senator Aldrich
does or says should be carefully
analysed before accepted on its
face value.
Aldrlch dos not say ANYTHING
that will not accept re election
He saws h., will not be a 'candi-
date. Ii would be no surprise
TO Senator's who knoS Aldrich. if
the words lam not a candidate
for reelection should turn out
after the fall congressional cleo
tions to have but anather of his
famous jokers, with the PAYNE
Aldrich tariff Law is overloaded.
The corporation interests ser =
ed by Aldr;ch can best maintain
the excessive tariff rates, which
gives them monopo'ies on 4 ~
lean markets and make it D)s~p
for them to collect enJr.aJL,
profits from customers, through
a Republican administration.
Therefore it is but natural that
Aldrich's prim lry object at this
time Is TO keep the Republicans
in power.
WHAT move on Aldrich's part
could relieve the Republicans of \
so heavy a responsibility in the
approaching Congressional cleo J
tons as the announcement of his
retirement? Realizing that his
long representation of Big Bus
mess has earned for him the en-
nifty of the American people and
that his n me is to be one of the
main iSsu in the fall campaign.
it is but giving due credit to AID
rich 5 RESPONSIBILITIES to assume
that he figured it out he could
not serve the special interests bet |
ter at this time than to announce
his retirement, if such announce |
ment would help the Republican <
party over dangerous shoals.
Aldrich is taking no chances in
announcing that he will not ag lin
be a candidate. He can change
his mind easily, or he can have I
reelection forced" upon him.
Should the next House be DEM
ocratic, however. Aldrich might !
not care to come back TO the Sen |
ate, for it would then be obvious !
that he could put througnnone Of /,
his own peculiar style of legisla-
ton.
The ship subsidy bill is beaten
so far as this season of Congress
concerned. Ii goes to destruc |,
ton on the rocks of scandal. The !
Merchants Marine League. the
organ zation which is backing the !,
bill providing for the annual pay
ment of 100000 of public
funds to a few private shipowners
is being exposed before a special J.
investigating committee of Con-
gress as being backed by men I.
who would profit directly or in
directly through the passage of
the proposed legislation. Theseiaa
man. most of whom are mi lion
aires. have contributed to the
funds Of the league. and the 7
funds have been used in turn to
attack and terrify members of !
Congress opposed to the subsidy =
grab. Although officers of the
league testified contributors to
the league treasury were inter ,
ested in the Passage of subsidy
bill merely as American patrols
anxious to see the merchant ma r
lne built up, cross examination :