Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-21

! De S6cHT6I! iOcheu up. mlSIfuSt II
will not be pleasant reading il ever
| ii sees the light, to either wing of the
republican party.
We do hear persistent rumors
that in that report one class OF men
, are criticised for squandering among
the voters their own money to secure
elections And we hear that another
class are criticised for using with Law
.sh hand the money of the state. for
personal political ends, in paying the
expenses and per diem Of the game
wardens while they protected their
political game in every corner of the
state
Tafts Political Household.
Mr.. Jones declared that even the
political household OF President Taft
seems in need of disinfection Pinchot
is charged with characterization and
with spending the public money con
trary to law to give his rangers
liberal education, and he was summar-
lily bounced. Ballinger is charged
with all kinds of recreancy IN office
to aid the Guggenheimers and the
Morgans and other favorites at the
public expense.
And thus day after day in these
Investigations the American people
are compelled in the public press to
see the exhibition of all this dirty
linen
And what is the remedy, but the
remedy Of old, to scourge the money
changers out of the temple We can
only do it by turning out of power
the party in which they thrive.
I'VE democrats need make no pre-
tense of superior virtue. But we can
claim that there will be no real relief
from these hnmlliating abuses so
long IS the cardinal doctrines of the
party in power are SO closely allied
with graft. Hothouse protection for
the few at the expense Of the many
means system OF plumber and graft
under the shelter of the law Every
tariff bill under this system, as you
well know. is made up OF dishonest
bargains and trades. The captains OF
every petted industry are bribing each
other out of the peoples money.
These tariff bills have been the fruit
full mother not only of the trusts, put
of the system OF graft which is the
disgrace of this republic"
Mr.. Jones said that the democratic
party has never pretended that 1t
could make men virtuous and moral
by innumerable statutes. 1t has ratn-
er encouraged individual liberty and
initiative and fair race for all men
in their honest struggle to better
Their condition. 1t makes no prom
Uses of subsidies and bounties to
those already rich.
1T does promise to enforce the
law" he said, ito leave the money
not needed for the expenses of gov
eminent in the pockets of the people
where it belongs, to check the ruin
Gus eXtravagances which the protec
tive system invariably begets, to
make war upon the graft and scan
dals which become the camp-followels
Of political party too long IN pow
er
I'm the approaching campaign it
will be the duty of democrats to
scorn the overtures of those republi-
cans, regulars and insurgents alike
who with honeyed words invite them
into republican primaries. | cannot
dwell upon this subject, but | heart
lily endorse the words of Neal Brown
IN his recent letter to Colonel Bird
1t is undoubtedly true that the prl-
mary system tends to perpetuate the
party which happens to be in power,
and to keep in place the officials
who. are once elected. The primary
system and rotation in Office are
deadly foes. But this very fact
should forewarn democrats to be
loyal to their party, and their princi-
pies. Not even the primary system
can prevent that political revolution
which IS sure before long to bring to
Judgment the party whose violated
pledges and extravaganza and corrup-
ton are rousing the wrath of an in
dignant people