The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-13

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enis aud who are making so fine 4
Idshf for me conservaiion 81 ssifsog
eminent 40 soon as these men have
won their battle and consolidated their
Victory. eoaddenee d congress win re-
y But 81 she meantime ne aeopie oi
the United States believe tlat, d. q
/ sHlioie. tlis senate ana me House I'D
longer represent he voters w vdoia
ltiiey wese elected hut ne s1ecIaf III;
8tefesta by whom they afe controlled.
! They believe % because ttey hare %
often seen co1gress reject whit NE
people deSire, and DO instead what tie
interests demand: ANA u thIs there
could be 10 better illustrate ION than
. the taritt. s.i
THE tariff under the policy Of pro
tectiSn was originally means q
raise the rate Of wages. II has been
made a tool to Increase Ile cos. III.
ing, The wool schedule rotessing 70
: protect. the wool. grower isa found to
result 81 sacrificing grower and con;
sumner alike To one % the most rapd-
cions d Trusts. s. s.
: The cotton cloth schedule was In
creased In the fact Of tie unconstra.
dicted; public Testimony ~ the mann
factnrers themselves taat.it ou tt To
remain unchanged, E;
THE steel interests demanded aud
by d trick secured an deteHsible I'm.
crease, Ia TIE tarin on structural steel.
I ssnmfnt like j petty tllet, yet c6tl:
The sugar trust stole rom the GOV.
gross by means of dishonest sche1
dule. continues to protect 4 ii bleed.
Zig tie public. IT
n ''At the very time The duties On
nanufactured rubber were raised. the
leader, OF the senate, in company with
the Guggenheim Syndicate was orpan-
izfng an International rubber trust.
whose charter made It also holding
company for the coal and copper De.
posts Of the whole world.
eFor dozen years the demand ~
the nation for the pure food ana drug
bill was outweighed in congress by he
interests which asserted their right 20
poison thespeopIe fora profit. '3s.
q Congress refused to authorize the
preparation Of a great plan Of WAGER.
way development in the general inter.
est, and oirten years asdeelfnedt Il,
pass;tlie Appalachian and whtte Noun;
tain National Forest bill; although tie
neople are practically unanimous FIR
both. -, 3ss ~
The whole nation is ihtaYof OF ;;ro.
tecting the coal and other natural 10.
sources in Alaska, yet, they are still in
grave danger. of being absorbed BY
the special interests. And as 70. tn.
general 3conservatio movement. era.
gross not only refused tD help II on
but tried to forbid any nrogress With.
out. its help. Fortunately for us an,
T, in this attempt it has utterly failed.
"This loss Of SonfIdcncela congress'
is a matter for deep concern to every
THINKING American. It has not come
quickly or without good reason. Every
man knows congress well1knoMa ..ssu
the names Of senators and membsrs
who betray the people theywere elect.
cd to represent. and knows also the
names Of the masters whonthex obey.
A representative Of the people who
wears the collar of the special inter-
ests has touched bottom He eau
sink no further.
'Who is 10 blame because repre-
sentatiyes Of the people are so com.
/, monty led to betray their trust? we AL
/ are-we who have not taker the
trouble to resent and put an end to
the knayeFy we knew was going on.
The brand Of politics served o1t to
us by the professional politician has
losg been composed Largely at lIo1
meals for the interests and hct air
for the people, and We have al known
It tSs = Il.
sPoIitical platforms are not sincere
statements Of what the leaders, Of ~
party really believe but raTter forms
Of words which those ladders tl.ihk
they can get others to believe they hs
lteye. The realities OF the reghlar 70.
lliticat game lie at. present tor heaeath
the sarfacc; many Of the Issues nd
vanced,are mere empty Sound while
the issues really at stake must be
sought deep down IN the liolst es 81
business I'm politics or reysnus only:
IAiE.tni5 the people rea,fse IS they
4 never did befofe, and what ig more,
they are ready to act onetoe'r know.
Iledgeg. s.. 'g NJ.
asom6 Of the men who ase Fespohs,
slble Tor the union Of buSlnets and pol