Arizona republican., 1910-07-10
WHAT IS ACCOMPLISHED
Overthrow of Cannonism in House is to Be Followed By General Attack Upon the Stronghold of Special Privileges

Winfield, Kas., July 9.-Emphatical- ly declaring that the fight of the "progressves" had only just begun United States Senator Brstow of Sa- lima delivered here this afternoon his first public utterance following his visit Saturday last with Representa- tives Murdock and Madison to oyster Bay to confer with Col. Roosevelt.
 The house progressives," said the senator, have made great progress. They have practically overthrown the dominion of Cannon and the coterie of men who surround him. But" he added, significantly, the great work
 is just fairly begun"
 Senator Bristows speech was de- livered at the Winfield Chautauqua. He analysed the tariff and sketched the work of the progressive" repub- licans in amending the railroad bill. There never had been a time in American history, he said, when there was greater responsibility upon the average citizen than today. He prob ably never faced more problems. The fundamental question to be deter mined, he asserted, was. should this government be administered in the interest of the average man or for the benefit of special privileges"
 "The conflict in American politics today" argued Senator Bristow, "is based upon the same fundamental principles as was that which preceded the civil war. The corporate inter- ests of the country have dominated the affairs of the nation as complete ly as did the slave interests in the days of it's greatest strength
 Just as every effort made for the restriction of slavery was resisted by the slave power, so every effort made to protect the people from the in justice of corporate greed is resisted by the great corporations of this time The representatives of the slave power had seats in the halls of con- gross and contended for the perpe- tuity of slavery because of their financial interest in the institution.
 And now the gigantic monopolies of this day have representatives in the halls of congress whose sole pur- pose is to promote their interests and keep open the opportunity which they have now to plunder the American public This was forcibly demon strated in the tariff fight a year ago.
 The republican party in it's na- tional convention declared for d re- vision of the tariff, maintaining the principle of protection, and it fur ther stated that the duties would be based upon the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad plus a reasonable profit to the home manufacturer
 Upon that platform the party won the fight, and l believe that nine tenths of the republicans throughout the land expected the pledge to be carried out in good faith. This, I be- lieve, would have been done, had it not been for the perfidy and selfish ness of certain designing legislators who were more desirous of favoring special interests than of promoting the welfare of the people
 Under the leadership of these men. instead of revising the tariff as was promised. duties were fixed not with a view of protecting legitimate Amer ican industries or of securing revenue for the government. but for the pur- pose of promoting the financial in- terests of certain individuals or con cerns
 "Our hopes are in the intelligent and patriotic purposes of the people themselves. The combined influences of criminal selfishness and greed are against us
 T appeal to my fellow-republican and to all good citizens to give us their aid. The responsibility is with you and the results are in your hands and l have an abiding confidence in a triumphant victory"