Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-23

the railroads and other holders Of spe-
cial privilege. Those from the mid.
die western states have no fear as to
the ultimate outcome In their states.
Misrepresentation Of what happened
in Iowa and of the sentiment Of the
party in Wisconsin al only have an
effect In states other than Iowa and
Wisconsin.
The Progressive Republicans would
rather have the president with them
than against them. but they would
rather be right and serve In the in.
terests Of the people. than be wrong
and have the support Of the president
and those who are using him In behalf
OF the interests Of special privilege.
Dodge Tariff Issue.
BY not changing In any way the
item providing for an appropriation
of $250.000 to pay the cost of
Investigations into the cost of pro-
duction. the r~eactionaries who con
troll the senate hope to avoid a dis
cussion Of the tariff. Their plan was
successful in so far as It precluded an
amendment to establish a genuine tar
III commission. Any amendment hav.
ing this for its purpose would be sub
ject to a point of order. and could
only be considered In casa the chair
should be overruled. It was impos-
sible to get a question where there
could be a square vote upon It, so the
Progressives contented themselves
with pointing out the weakness Of the
present provision as wholly made
quate, but said that It would be some
thing upon which they could build in
the future.
Senator Beveridge made the prin-
cipal address upon II. He called at
tention to the growth of the sentiment
In favor Of a real tariff commission
which began with the introduction OF
his bill three years ago. He said. in
part:
when I introduced this bill and be-
gan q fight for an investigation Of tar.
III facts by nonpartisan experts. the
proposition was violently assailed. 1t
ran the course which every idea runs
that changes the existing order of
things which IL fundamentally wrong
and unsound.
just Laying tho Foundation.
"But reason had its way. as It al
ways has had and always will have.
The Idea OF an expert investigation Of
tariff facts began its triumph by the
enactment Of this provisional tri-
umph only begun. but which will
march steadily forward to its full and
perfect contamination. Let no nan
think that what we are now beginning
will be temporary. Let no man think
that we can use this idea for an hour
and put It aside at our convenience.
We are laying the foundation for an
institution which finally and 70 will
be completed into q genuine. per-
manent. nonpartisan tariff commission
or board. whose authority, powers and
duties will be steadily increased and
definitely defined in law as time pro-
ceeds and events compel. The story
Of the growth Of the power and au-
thority Of the Interstate Commerce
commission will be repeated.
"For. Mr.. President. by this pro-
| vision we are to have the facts found
out by impartial experts under au-
thority of written law. Everybody
knows that this has been unwillingly
granted. Everybody knows that some
Of the very men In congress who now
permit, and ven pretend to champion.
this measure. are forced to It by the
iron hand of circumstances.
imperfect In Present Form.
LEFT to itself this provision Ia i'm.
perfect. True. we are at last author.
they are to report to the president
and not to congress; yet 1t Is con.
gress and not the president which
makes tariff laws. True, we are to
have at last a scientific Investigation
Of the tariff under authority Of law;
but these experts are not officers OF
the government. appointed with
definite duties and fixed tenures pre-.
scrlbed by statute as they should be;
no. they are still only employees serv.
ing under contract. True, we are at
last to have this tangled question I'm.
raveled by men especially trained and
equipped for the work; yet, although
they are by this provision given legal
authority to do It. they are not given
the necessary power; for although we
at last authorize them by law to make
this investigation, yet w do not give
them power to compel interests who