Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-24
Washington News.
BY Tavenner.

Washington, june am through
! IT'D it," ,,, ro
|. ms,u, that he would never again
r. hi. voice, either in the Senate OF
Irn,,ad States or from the stump,
/ dsfeu.e of excessive projections.
/ AZ 40 no; PROPOSE" declared DOLL
"tbat the remaining years of my
.ball be given up in dull con-
"a the success of all these conspir-
H. lConspirscies in the Payne-Al-
/, -. hilll | intend to fight AS Re-
/ 1,ican for free market on this con-
bent"
h etber words, the mighty Deliver,
wars an ardent protectionist, is
,.cIencs stricken. For years he has
| nIored the people to believe In pro-
tic, Suddenly he stops and locks
lout him. He bshelds the work Of his
n voice. The people are crying out
tbs increased prices that have ac-
n nspied the system Of protection.
Ds,Jiysr himself declares that the
yecisI interests have got control of the
yv.rrnent and that the many are be-
L outrageously robbed by the few.
i ewes opened, he is appalled, at the
sruitude of the sins that protection
I've visited upon Republic and peo-
bbe experience of the United States
III protection is not new or peculiar
this country, Germany boasts OF lis
ia protective tariff, and even while
Aoasts the German masses are tura-
/ { 10 socialism by hundreds OF thoLs-
ill.,. Italy, one of the most highly
|rotected nations of Europe, is paul
BRING its people that few men may
keome multi millionaires. Wherever
] gh protection has been worked out,
lie best that coul be said of 1t was
lat it benefited one out of ten.
Eseeng that the very life of the Re-
Sblic Is endangered by the conditions
ich have followed protection, Dol
eT is courageous enough to say; II
J through with it, That is why his
Eecb Will live in history, because he
d: 81 am through with it."
fhe philosophy OF the Iowaa, in it.
\ was not new, any more than were
statements that Congress, in pass
the Payns-Aldrich bill, was dolni-
tod by the tariff trusts. Democrats
e told the same story time and
in. Dolliver merely Endorsed the
Pnoeratic viewpoint, which is that
fessiye protection robs the many for
few.
eaators regard the Dolliver speech
he most impressive oralory the
PATE has listened to i'll many years.
pm take rank among the foremost
pnpies of American eloqueEcs.
hen Senator Dollivsr was attack
the Payne-Aldrich bill Ia the Sea-
last spring, Senator Depew of New
TX chided the lowan with the state
pat that he (Dolliyer), mad travelled
over the country in the campaign
l996 making speeches In which he
Prged the Wilson bill with respon
ellty for the panic Of 1893. "Would
y now pass a blue pencil through
Pse speeches?' asked Depew.
II were called upon now" said
FIlVer, Ito repeat what | said as an
|'huslastlc youth Ia the House of
representatives. many years ago,
PuId blue pencil a good many ex-
Fnatlons | gave there for Industrial
|paitlonS which surrounded our in
PSIfleS In that far-off period"
lie once much-ooasted Taft econo.
y Is no longer mentioned either in
1sA'nston or by the Republic an
"SPapers, For excellent reason, toe.
/ 'ea1tohs are taat this Congress will
PeAu at least S23,OO0,000 more than
4 previous session, which created
AlSh water mark IN REPUBLICAN
'''agance. Here are few OF the In
'7''ea over last years appreprla-
'>' Ia bills already enacted at Tia is
kson;
us ana harbors S23, 1852, 1854
'4'''ce department 5,ll9,S25
''y c'YII 1898, 1894
"eaI'uIal department 5l7,eoo
a'a.ar and diplomatic 5o5,6lo
''''' VI Columbia BAT ,029
nv. S3o, 4S7, APP
"e most material decrease up-to-
10 IN The pension bill, amou nting
"oSut $4,000 900.
''SIueut Taft is leading move
49, 'Nough from behind the scenes
1s'eSt senator Robert M.LaFollette