The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-10
Vital Washington News

nv Cyd H. Tavenner Staff Washington Correspondent this
Washington June 10 o-Governmen by stealth is fitting ex
on to describe the gagrue methods nauguarted under Mr.
Not merely the average employee Of the government but the
be officials afraid to give newspaper information
That going Employees being made feel that owe
- fidelity to public but that they personal servants of
The coterie of in charge of the government
AS result of the discharge Of Pnchot Claws Key and other
or department employees the average government worker to-
M feels that worth his position to discuss public
The following official order signed by George Otis Smith dec-
m the United States Geological Survey gives idea Of the
sa censorship that has been established government
fomaton
from the person soliciting the promise that he will before
tnq the material his publication office present copy
manuscript to director George Otis Smh) for approval
her that such promise violated the incident shall
be made Of record and future interviews shall be denied
he person guilty of such violation.
So known among newspaper men in Washington nothing
50 drastic this in the OF press censorship has been
tempted before in America
In $780, under Cleveland the annual appropriation for the
pnses of national government S340000000 So for
every man. and child In 1900 expenses had increased
TO 5000 600 0O0 So for every and child The last
CONGRESS appropriated the colossal 81 nearly
s2 for every and child This Congress threatens to
nend 81 OOOO00 of last years appropriation
Republicans reluctant themselves much about
onures in relation the of living. But thing certain
Government does pick these hundreds OF millions OF dollars
in the street This money of somebody's pocket I'm
like city governments the national government has but one
way raising revenue to meet expenses and that by taxing ngs
eaten worn used by the people Hence that increased cost
Of living marches dnhand with increased government
am sorrv said Senator Bristow of Kansas while discussing
the railroad BILL that the from West Virginia (ns has
deserted the chamber and sorry the Senator from Rhode Island
Adrh) here and the senator from MASSACHUSETTS (oage
has also disappeared.
survey OF the showed that the railroad senator's after
having outlined the kind of legislation they had decided should be
enacted from the chamber without waiting to hear those
who disagreed from the railroad viewpoint -
Those of us here might possibly be instructed ug
geed Democratic upon noting Brows chagrn 6u
the Senator from Kansas magine that anything ne can say VIII III
auence those senators wasting his time and breath
Il am afraid the right answered BrSoW Ihen nc
addressing the democrats and the empty seats OF te
paterS i
Lest we forget only nine of Republicans OF the national
House of Representatives position to stand before e %
report that they voted to unsea Cannon as speaker
Page 1890 of the Congressional Record shows that on aTch - al
but Republicans voted against the Burleson resolution "C
would have unseated Speaker Cannon and made possible "
speaker Every Democrat voted to unseat Oncie Joe
brief definition of "Cannonsm has been asked lor S
nonm that when the interests OF the common PeO
interests of the steel trust the sugar the lumber trust the a
yeer trust and the combination OF New England cotOn
come into conflict the latter get the legislation they want anu
the people forced take that which they do not Wa wv"
Payne Aldrich law is good illustration The peoPe Sdu
want downward revision of the tariff in order that the COST
may be eened The corporate interests SAID: W. we wan ~
revision in order that profits may increase ne psoJ
disappointed and the mpaignconrbutng tariff trusts were
That is Cannonsm t.:,ts
Senator Robert NJ IaFolete of Wisconsin sometimes THINKS
Of the most tnheard of things For instance, IN the 0G"
other day in discussing President Tatt railroad D,
There one line in to give to- the peoe
railroad rates All that has been accomplished is to aora
o giving equal to the shippers Now VINO eNOeI %
or some other Democrat would think OF that ,; caused
Direct charges that the Morgan Guggenhem syndicate
the appointment OF the federal judge, the prosecuting a1 n
me United States mahsha who will represent ue - was
s over the Cunningham coal land CLAIMS 9mlo o udic
friendly toy have been made before the senate cor to
aF A responsible party, Judge James Wlckersna'
congress from Alaska made the charge
Why should the government pay Tafts expenses ""''
uSelng around making republican speecheS'
Taft sees socialism looming so high over the horizon l ]