The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-28
THE: NATIONS CAPITAL
Congressman Martin on the Have
.. meyer Trust.
The Octopus Gets Lands in the
.~. Philippines.
Champ Clark of Missouri on Tariff
..,. Revision.

Special to the Irish Stondard.
! Washington, May 26.-The Payne
ward!
1t was upward by approximately
Ill per cent!
| 1t has ALREADY resulted in in
| creased prices all along the line!
Thus did Champ Clark of Missouri,
leader of the democrats in the house of
! representatives, thunder his reply to
the speeches of President Taft and
other republican leaders who have at
| sertion that the Payne-Aldrich bill
twas the best tariff bill ever passed.
| Mr.. Clarks speech had been care
fully prepared. It was complete and
effective answer: to the countless bald
Misrepresentation that have been
manufactured by the republicans who
are desperately in need of campaign
material of any sort. for use in the
J approaching Congressional elections.
! The minority leader denounced the
proposed appropriation of $250,OOO of
peoples money for the purpose of en-
abling the republicans to gather data
with which to prove that the new
| tariff law is God send to the coun-
try.
| He denounced the joker in the sugar
schedule. He deplored a condition
which permits the steel trust and other
monopolies to sell their manufactured
products cheaper to foreigners than to
Americans. In Short Mr.. Clark 8
speech will go down as one of the
great democratic keynotes of this ses-
sion of congress.
| Frederick M. Kerby, the young in
terror department stenographer, who
was dismissed because he admitted
that soscar Lawler, an appointee of
Ballinger had practically dictated
President Taft's letter generating
Ballinger, was the sole support of a
mother, wife and babe. He had
worked hard and conscientiously for
five years. to reach the position he oc-
I 'cupied when dismissed.
Kerby was positive he would be dis
charged if he told his story He thought
the matter over carefully for several
weeks.
Il concluded that any allegiance I
may have owed Mr.. Ballinger," said
Kerby twas cancelled absolutely
when, by his silence he became a
party to an attempt to smother the
| truth"
| By making his exposures Kerby was
Ballingers plans for turning over
Alaska coal lands to the Morgan Gug-
/! benheim syndicate. But it is difficult
to see how he was treacherous to the
public in whose service he was en-
ployed
1.-THE new tariff classifcations in the
cotton schedule" says Senator Dolli-
yer, republican, Operate to increase
duties very materially on most cot
ton cloths used for women's and chill
dren's summer wear, and on all mer-
cerized cottons, figured curtain and
| upholstery goods, etc. In fact, the
Aldrich revision of this schedule was
one of the most daring Ubiquitous fea-
\ lures Of the new tariff. The produc.
I ton of agricultural implements is
largely in the hands of a trust, and
the trifiing reduction of per cent
OH these products was merely for the
4 purpose of attempting to fool the
b farming community.
\ In his speech on the tariff Chang
i Clark of Missouri declared that il
President Taft had vetoed the Payne.
Aldrich-Smoot bill, he could have
written his name. among the soun.
try's greatest benefactors. but he
let the golden opportunity go by un.
tSimproved, added the minority lead
4 er, land it will never return to him
as long as the grass grows and the
water runs
Il The president has failed to extri.
4 cate himself from the mass of revela.
tons which on their face appear tt
clearly show that his now famous let.
ter generating Ballinger was in sub.
stance dictated by man named Law.
Ter, an appointee and a friend Of Bal.
linger.
This is an indictment which his.
torians will be bound to record agains
the Taft administration. Now tina
Sufficient time has elapsed to permi
a careful review of all the facts, il
is evident to all conversant with the
case that President Tafts letter ex.
onerating Ballinger and condemnins
CLAWS was a re-write of document
prepared in the Office of Ballinger.