The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-10-13

ground that the conservation of the
natural resources should be left 10 the
states. In this they were led by Gov
ernor Hay OF Washington
Clifford Pinchot. the head OF the con-
servation congress, was a shining
light before the convention. At any
rate the congress did great deal OF
good, for its proceedings were read
by thousands all over the country and
it helped to focus the attention of the
people upon this one important cues
ton, that is OF vast interest to the
people.
One of the surprising things in this
state was the defeat of Congressman
Tawney in the first district. He went
down before the popular wave of pro
gressiveness. that seams to be sweep
ing over the country.
Pinchot and Heney made speeches
against him in his district, and even
Roosevelt took whack at him in
the conservation congress.
Professionalism or insurgency
may be alright. but the writer cannot
say that he is in full sympathy with
ali their professions.
We think it is somewhat in line
with the free silver craze of 1896,
when thousands Of the republicans
left the party until it was proven a
falacy, when hundreds came back.
There is one thing certain: this
country has got to have an enormous
revenue to run 1t, and If we do not
get it upon g protective tariff we will
have to get 1t by direct tax and with
a tariff for revenue only.
Over half the nations of the world
have protective tariff. If we should
come down to a tariff for revenue
only, we guarantee 1t would not be
only few years until all the people
would be setting up one of the great
est bowls this country ever heard.
The enormous tax levy we should
have TO put in force on that kind of a
basis would be so much the people
would want to go back to the pro-
tectiye tariff again.
1t can be proven by the Congress
sional Record that the democrats who
are bowling the most, for that kind
of q tariff introduced In congress dur
ing its last session, bills amounting
to over 100000, 900 more than the
appropriations allowed by the las.
congress.
They want the big appropriations,
but want TO kin the goose that LAYS
the golden egg. and It makes any one
think Of that true saying, 20, con-
sistency thou art virtue" 1t makes
me tired.
am In favor of President Taft, and
want TO see him renominated and /
am not in sympathy with the free
trade tendencies that seem TO have
taken possession Of so many republi-
cans.
Ii is one of the strange amenities Of
the American people that they are new.
er satisfied
One OF the most prosperous and
favored nations in the world, but al
most think sometimes that We are
getting TO be a nation OF calamity
bowlers.
It certainly seems better, If the cost
OF living is somewhat higher, when
the people have money to buy things
With, than when they are lower and
the people have no money TO buy
with.
see by the papers that Senator
J4aFollette. the erratic senator OF
Wisconsin, Is in the Mayo hospital at
Rochester, MINI. having undergone
an operation for trouble somewhat
similar to that Governor Johnson died
from the effects Of about the same
time Of the year last year at the
same hospital
From all reports the senator Is do
ing well and IT is almost certain that
he viii recover permanently The
Mayo Brothers have built up great
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