Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-06-03

afford To dsnounce il everywhere.
through the press and ON the hust-
logs, III they were not quite certain
that their charges could be easily
sustained by the record.
Senator Cummins SAYS he WINS
speaking by the record at the max
ing OF which he was present, when
he RECENTLY declared In Des Moines
i These leaders OF ours always find
themselves so busy hearing what
these princes OF the earth, have To
say about proposed legislation that
they have scant time TO consider the
desires an needs of the great mass of
humanity.
II have no hesitancy in naming
the present leaders of the Republican
party In the Congress CT the United
Safes. In the Senate one man stands
solitary and alone, and hitherto his
word has been law TO that august tri-
bunal. Senator Aldrich is the man
of whom l have been speaking.
I'm the House, Mr.. Cannon, the
Speaker has exercised dominating
control, and after him come PAYNE,
Dalzell, and few Others of the
same type. They look at these vital
problems from their corporate stand
point and they are always fearful
that any step In the further and the
better regulation OF these ever mas
t1ring forces In our commercial life.
Will destroy business and will take
away some Of ther potts with which
the multi-millionaiIesh have been en-
riching themEeEvles.
From the same platform Senator
Doliiver declared that the RESPONSE
bility for the bill must rest upon
Aldrich and the other leaders named
who he said had bsen frequently al
lied with the promoters OF Gigantic
syndtcates' and that the measure
was "a scheme TO rob the people,
in order that such men rs the Gug-
genheims and Paul Morton might
continue TO increase their already
enormous holdings.
Hardly less drastic was the criti-
cism heaped upon the bill by Sena-
tor BeveridRe, of Indiana in his re-
cent state Convention and il is fair
TO assume that these able RepubIi- |
can Senators knew what they were
talking about
In referring to the tariff bill, the
Democrats of Alabama I'm their Con-
vention held some weeks ago, thus
laid the blame for the present high |
cost OF living directly at the door OF
the Republican party:
1--WE are unalterably opposed 10
the high tariff for which the Repub-
lican party is responsible, and con-
denim ii for It's faIthless failure TO |
revise the tariff downward, aS plegd-
ed In the platform; we charge the
present era of almost prohibitive |
high prices TO the instrumentality OF
the tariff
Former Governor Joseph w. Folk, |
Dem. of Missouri, i'm an able mr.
ticle recently published on "Progres-
sive Democracy, thus sums up the |
situation with reference TO the bear
Ing OF the Payne-Aldrich bill on the
cost of living.
1--WE have recently seen the spec
tacle at Washington of the beneh-
Charles OF privilege demanding and
obtaining larger opportunity to
tax the American people. Under tue
protective system the cost OF living
is becoming niger and higher each
day."
I'VE have Ieacehd the crisis and
II things are allowed TO go on as
they are, the history OF our future Is
already written In the history OF the
past OF other republicans that have
tottered off the stage of the world in
10 oblivion.
Practically every article that is
worn by human being is taxed UNI
der the AldTich- Payne bill in order
that few may make huge profits
while the free list is conspicious by
Ieason OF the few articles OF necessity
!, il contains.
with Cannonism and Aldrichism
dominating the halls OF Congress,
defying public opinion, and pl an
hfhto W oCiNC JhG EDCClhI
terests there exists a condition that
must concern every pathetic Ameri-
can. Let the Democratic party un.
trammelled by alliance with any
special privilege unhampered by
leaders who are the representatives of
the enemies of the people, take up
the fight for more government by
privilege. Let it stand uneqivocaIIy
against privilege and equal oppor-
tunity."
All this is sound Democracy. 1t
is the kind of Democracy for which
our fathers fought In the older and
other days and it is the kind for
which our party is standing in this
great crisis, when the dearest rights
of the people have been so shameful