The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-01
WAS IT AN OVER DOSE :?

WAS IT AIN OVER DOSE
The last two weeks have been par
lous time for the party OF graft and
greed. lit has been biffed and banged
i'm a most unexpected manner, causing
dire CONSERVATION i'm the ranks CT the
system, and nothing in recent years
has taken place more encouraging to
the advocates of pure politics and tax
alton for revenue only than the defeat
OF Speaker Cannon and the success Of
MIR. Eugene Noble FOss, the newly
elected representative from the Four
teenth Congressional District of Mas
sachusetts. Uncle Joe fell when he
persisted in continuing, in his arbi-
trary way, to carry out the pledges OF
the Republican party by faithfully
protecting the favored business inter-
ests of this country; and Mr.. Foss, a
Democrat was elected by 5,S4O ma
jOrity i'm q District normally Republi-
can by over $4,000, upon platform of
reciprocity with Canada and tariff for
revenue only. Does it not look a.
though the recent Payne-Aldrich
| tariff bill instead of a sedative for the
public stomach, which for years has
retained the false promises and fall
lacious reasoning o. tine hirelings OF
the protected few, has turned out to
be an emectic
For years Mr.. Foss has been an
earnest advocate o. reciprocity with
Canada and of a tariff for revenue
only; his views being laughed at by
the Republicans he left them and some
years ago Joined the Democratic party.
The people of the Old Bay State few
years ago realized that the coddling of
industrial giants was an expensive
occupation and demanded that the
tariff be raised. A delegation visited
the Advocate of the Square Deal, who
then occupied the White House, and
told him a change was required, for
not only were they prevented by the
tariff from trading with their Canadian
neighbOrs but were prevented from
competing with others. He told them
nothing could be done to relieve the
situation during his administration,
but held out hopes for great relief at
the hands of his successor. And they
went away grumbling but trusting and
helped to elect his man of straw who
promised the country relief from the
extortions of the trusts and the Grip
ping of trade by means of the tariff.
What then happened il almost ancient
history, the common people after cleo
ton being promptly ignored and the
trusts alone recognized, who, compla-
tariff This was of course followed
by higher prices for all the necessities
of life and more millions for the few
men Of corporations that control the
sale of them. And I'm view of these
indisputable facts, the iron-clad, cop
per-riveted Republicans, of the type of
Taft, Cannon and Aldrich, have had
the nerve to tell straving people
that the tariff was lowered not raised.
But there il really limit to the en-
durance of men and women, and the
worm turned i'm Massachusetts. The
hated Payne-Aldich bill followed by
the fulsome concentrations of it by
the President, proved to be such
dose of hypocracy and graft that even
the Republicans in the Old Bay State
could not stand it, and if they could
not, surely no other people can. All
of which makes us feel chirpy and
hopeful for the future, for it indicates
that a revulsion for the doctrine of
Republicanism mas at last taken hold
OF the body polite OF long deceived
and pilfered people, and If this Is 90,
brighter days may be expected for the
masses, and they cannot come too
soon for us and the nation we love 90
much.