Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-17

seems q clear party majority in both.
houses in favor of the passage of the
legislation I have indicated and re-
demption of the party pledges. II
would seem as If the difference over
the house rules and the personnel of
leadership might well be solved with.
in the party. They have been so,
acute as to produce what is called an.
insurreftion. l am hopeful as we ap-
proach the lines of battle that a set.
Element of these internal questions.
will be effected without breach
which win prevent the presenting of
an unbfoken front to the enemy.
General Grant said when he went
into battle he had a great deal OF
fear, but overcame that feeling by re-
membering how much more afraid his
opponent was. We should not forget
the factional strife of our ancient enc
my. III the democratic party were
solid, a cohesive opposition, following
the economic views they hold. the
situation would be far more discourag.
ing. The republican party for seven.
teen years has discharged the respon-
sibilities of government with wonder
full sue cess.
Mr.. Roosevelt aroused the country
to the danger of having all authority
controlled in corporate interest. He
aroused the people to the point OF
protecting themselves and the public
interest against the aggressions of
corporate greed and left public opin.
ion in an apt condition to bring about
the reform needed to make his poll.
cies permanent.
The Aftermath.
But as the inevitable aftermath OF
such agitation we find condition of
hysteria on the part of certain indi-
v1duals and in others a manifestation
of hypocrisy in blind denunciation OF
all wealth and the impeachment of
the motives of men of highest char
acter by demagogic appeals to the
imagination of an aroused people. \
The tendency is to resent the attach
ment to party and toward the asser-
ton of individual opinion at the ex-
pense Of party discipline.
Il am far from saying that the re-
publica IN party is perfect But with
the various divisions of the party sub
jected to cross fire of it's own news
papers and factions. any halt or fail
ure of those in authority to punish or
Irnn1onln anrr1,pt Y,anfhaI. viii ~
properly visited upon the party ITSELF
Eve will be called upon to respond
to the charge in the next campaign
that the tariff raised prices. We
must not be blind to the weight of
such argument in a campaign. The
reason for the rise in the cost of the
necessities is easily traced to the in
crease in our measure of values, and
possibly, in some cases, to combina-
tions in restraint of trade, but the
question must be argued and met.
"The administration has been at.
tackled on the ground that it's policy
tends TO create Q panic in Wall street.
All / have to say upon that Is that
nobody responsible for government
like ours would destroy values and
confidence for the pleasure of doing
So Nobody has motive as strong
as the administration in power to cul-
tivate and strengthen business conf
dence and prosperity But it does
rest with the national government to
enforce the law. If enforcement Of
the law is not consistent with the
present method Of business, 1t does
not speak we'll for the present meth
DDS of business. They must be
changed to conform to the law. The
republican party did not promise to
authorize monopoly nor the suppress
sion of competition and control Of
pricesl Those who expected such "a
change cannot visit the responsibility
of their mistake on innocent persons.
The government at Washington can
be counted on to enforce the law In
a way best calculated to prevent the
destruction of public confidence In
business, but that it must enforce the
law goes without saying"