Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-01-20

point When thousands, perhaps mlHi0nS.
OF men earning wages and salaries find IL
difficult after every reasonable economy,
to make their incomes meet their reason
able expenditures. n men working in
protected Industries are not exempt from
this depressing condition.
As to the s'Protectlon Of the American
Farmers"-We affirm that, with rare ex-
eeptions, and particularly in respect to
the vegetables along the Canadian bor-
der, 1t is impossible that the tariff can
directly or materially affect the price Of
staple farm products raised in all Amer
lea As long as there is shortage in the
worlds food supply, and as long as we
produce an excess above our home de-
mands Tor export, protection to the farm
er against foreign competition is a shall
low pretense and a myth. While VIZ con-
t1nue to be exporters of foo products,
the price of our productions will be regu-
lated by the worlds supply and demand,
which will vary from n period to an
other without regard to tariff legislation;
II If in the future it should happen that
the domestic demand should o~utstrip the
domestic supply, then humanity and JUS
ttce alike would protest against augment
ing the price OF food necessary for the
sustenance of the people by artificial
means. The American farmer knows he
does not need home protection against
foreign competition, and he knows also
that he bears his full share of the bur-
Gems protected m~onopoiles impose upon
the customer.
This conference is firm in the belief
that the struggle for a just downward
revision OF the tariff should be pushed
Iorwaru without halt or the least aDate-
menr IN purpose or energy, untl monop-
oily shall be endorsed and tulI Justice
done h American people,. we regret
tnat the Republican senator from this
state turned mis- back upon the proSreSS-
i've reform element OF ms parry, ignored
ms party pledges and his duly 10 his own
constituency, and surrendered himself
without reason 10 the mastery OF ina
legislative bossism when, under the
leadership OF Aldrlch and Cannon domI-
mated the last session OF congress.
Finally, being unalterably opposed to
a hlgn, monopoly-breedlng larirf and
strongly fayoring The old Democratic pol
Icy OF a tariff for revenue, we conf
IDENTIFY call upon the Democrats of MIS-
sour, ana all who ~sympatnlze with their
views, TO give emphatic expression 10
their convictions upon this great question
at the next November election.
Public Extravagance-The enormous
and rapid growth IN recent years in Lhe
volume OF public expenditures, national
and state, presents a question scarcely
less important h the tariff. Taxation
is substantially the only means OF rails
the public revenue. The public treas
ury Is supported almost wholly by ON
tributions from the people collected by
taxgatherers. Taxation being u burden
imposed on the citizens for the mainte-
of government, it follows logically
the old Democratic doctrine hat
burden should be made as light as
possible, consistent with good govern
ment economically administered, is sound.
Large expenditures max high taxation
necessary; and conversely it follows that
the acquisition of a large revenue by eX-
cessive taxation leads to extravaganza
and needless expenditures. Honesty and
economy in administrations with the
least possible burden of taxation should
furnish the true standard OF American
government. But that has not been the
rule in recent years, in fact, hat is not
the rule upon which the Republican party
administers government, That party
seems possessed with a mania for money
spending, and we are living in an era of
astounding public X-etravagance. For eX-
ample, the appropriations made for the
first two years OF Mr.. Taft's administra-
ton ($2, 1852, 000, 000) will exceed the ap-
preparations for the whole four Years of
Cleyeland's last term Isl, $50, 600, 000) by
$780,, 600, 900; and this enormous increase
occurs in an average of about II years.
Assuming that the appropriations for
the last two years of Taft's administra-
ton will equal those for the first two
years (and If the Republicans control
the next congress there will be nc prob
ability of a decrease), the total expendi.
turess Of his administration will aggre-
gate the colossal sum of 81, 104, 600. 900, as
against 1850, 600, 600 expended during the
whole of Clevelands' last term. These
vast expenditures have exhausted the
revenues extorted from the
people by excessive taxation until the
current treasury deficit will approximate
000, 900.
THE American House of Representa-
tiveS has ceased to be a deliberatiye
body and a degenerated into little more
a legislative machine under the die
tation of the Speaker and h Committee
on Rules, of which the Speaker is the
chairman. We heartily sympathize with
the efforts made by Democratic and pro-
gresSive Republican representatives to
the House which is the only gov
forum in which the people
nave a direct voice, to its old-time pres
tige and power. We commend to the
people the declaration made on this sub
ject by the National Democratic Conven-
ton held in Denver, which is as follows:
THE House of Representatives was de-
by the fathers Of the Constitution
to be the popular ranch of our govern
ment, responsive to the public will. The
House of Representatives, as controlled
in recent years by the Republican party,
has ceased to be a deliberative and legis-
lative body, responsive to the will of a
majority of it's members, but has come
under the absolute domination of the
who has entire control of its
deliberations and power Of legislation,
w y AbN OboCl FCo 4 otllodS4llOAlN al
popular branch of our federal govern
ment helpless to obtain either the consid-
or enactment Of measures desired
by a majority of its members. Legisla-
tive government becomes a failure when
one member, in the person of the Speak
err, is more powerful thar the entire
body. We demand that the House of
Representatives shall again become o
deliberative body, controlled by a major
ity of the peoples representatives, and
- -. 49, a~l WA mo a ~
selves to adopt such rules and regula-
lions to govern the House of Represents
tiveS as will enable a majority of its
members to direct its deliberations and
legislation
we call attention to the extravaganza
of the present Republican state admins
and the frantic efforts of the Re-
governor to increase h burden
Of taxation upon the people Of Missouri,
in striking contrast to the forty years OF
Democratic administration, during winch
paid off the heritage of debt left US
by Republican officials, built up our
splendid state institutions and decreased
constantly the rate of taxation for state
business-like administration Of the pres
Democratic state officials; and we
invite a comparison Of their official con-
duct with that of the partisan and spec.
tacular performances OF the Repupnean
chief executive. We call upon all Demo-
to renew their party allegiance and
aside and behind them those diff
f%erences and dissessions which In the
past have weakened our ranks and made
the defeat OF those principles
held IN common by all Democrats, to
to the enemy in the coming state
ind national campaigns an unbroken and
unwavering line. And in the conflict to
and perpetuate the supremacy q
Welcome the support of all citizens,
(Signed) EDWARD ROBB, Chairman,
RALPH LOZI1R, Secretary,
Committee,
Strenuous Treatment.
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