Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-10
FIGHT Is ON AGAINST
CRIMINAL SELFlSHNESS
Rebel Leader Scores Acts Of the
Regular Organization In Not Keep
inq Campo en Pledges to People
and Tells What Is Necessary 20 Put
Down Spec al Interest Legislation.


WINFIELD. KAN. July 9.-Eh-
phatically declaring the fight of the
progressives had only Just begun,
United states senator Joseph J.. Bris
tow at the Winfield Chautauqua,
here this afternoon. delivered his first
public utterance stree Saturday last,
when Mr Bristow. representatives
Murdoch and Madison. all Kansas in
snrgents. journeyed TO Oyster Bay and
held a three hours conference with
Theodore Roosevelt.
THE house progresslves," said the
senator, have made great progress.
They have practically overthrown the
/ dominion of cannon and the coterie
of men who surrounded him" But,
he added. the great work is but
fairly begun
Senator Biistow analysed the tarin
and sketched the work OF the progress
| sive Republicans in amending the
railroad bill There never had been.
time IN American history. he said,
when greater responsibility rested on
| the average citizen than today. The
country had never faced problems
more speFpIex;ng. The fundamental
/ question to be determined, he assert
ed wa1, shall this government be ad-
m.nistered in the interest of the aver
age man or for the benefit OF special
/ privilege.
The Conflict.
The conflict in American politics
! today" argued Senator Bris;cw. is
based on the same fundamental prin
| ciples rs was that which preceded
the civil war The corporate inter
/ ests of the country have dominated
/ the affairs CT The nation as complete
/ ~ as did the slave interest IN the
/ day OF IFS greatest strength.
Just as every effort made for the
/ restriction Of slavery. is resisted by
the great corporations of thi, time.
the representatives Of the sisve pow
or had seats in the halls OF congress
and contended for the perpetity OF
slavery.
And now. the gigantic monopones
of this day have repre- sentative= in
the halls Of congress whose sole pur-
/ pose is 20 protect their interest and
keep open the opportunity which they
now have 70 plumber the Ameri an
public. This was forcibiy demon
strated in the tariff fight that &C.
cured @ year ago.
] The Republican party, in its ma
t.onal convention. declared for a re-
vision OF the tarin. maintaining the
| principle OF protection. and further
stated that duties shc1ld be ba1ed
upon the d ference in tho cost OF pro-
duction ~ home and abroad. plus q
reasonable profit to the home manu-
facturer
Fs'led to Keep Faith.
~Upon that platform the party won
the fight ana believe nineteenth. Of
the Republicans throashor, the .and
/ expected the pledge 10 b. carried out
| In good faith. This. 7 bel would
have been done had II no; been or
the peffidy and seiayhness Of certain
legislators more de- irous ~ fagoiing
SPECIAL interests than OF promoi ne
the welfare CT the people
Under the leadership o. these
men. instead Of revising the saria
a. was promised. Gates acre liked
not with a view Of protecting .rgiii-
mate Anglican industries or 81 sc-
curing revenue Tor Eovcrnme az. bui
To- The purpose Ct promoting ts~
I financial interests Of certain ind.vid-
-ials or concerns.
Just Beginning.
The great work before rs D. but
fairly bcrun This year we had 20
nrht 1s hard 20 hold vhst had been
secured IN wears past a. We did 20
gci additional legislation. 90 hold
What " nos have and secure these
Other Necessary provisions g. the
hghf for the future u cannot be
Won without the determined support
Of The people
~Our hcrc j. IN fke intelligent ard
patriotic purpose of the people thcm-
selves. Tho combined inf1ruccs 81
criminal seifstness and greed sse
se1inst rs. Tseir meats are EnnmH.
cd. bat f thc people vii scic.t -