Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1910-08-04
(FrOm Our Huntington Correspondent
VITAL WASHINGTON NEWS,
By TAVENHER.

Protection makes politics a bust
ness proposition.
In the last congressional election
for instance, the tariff trusts spent
large sums OF money to bring about
the election OF candidates who had
secretly or otherwise pledged them
selves to revision upward.
These contributions to the Repub-
lican campaign fund were invest
ments in every sense of the word.
The trusts figured that il Repu bill
cans were elected the tariff on the
particular commodities in which
they dealt would be kept sufficient
ly high TO bar out competition and
assure them monopolies on Ameri
can markets.
With this end in view the tariff
trusts and combinations OF marufac-
turers contributed literally to Re-
publican campaign funds.
The expenditure of this tainted
money enabled the Republicans to
dominate Congress- The tariff was
revised upwardl The manufactur-
ers were given their monopoliesl
Prices were boosted
The result is that the people are
now repaying TO the tariff trusts, in
increased prices. not only the
amounts invested as contributions
70 the Republican campaign fund
but they are also paying a profit
varying from 100 to 1000 per cent.
beside.
And in the meantime the big cor
porate interests have taken the
reins OF government out OF the
hands OF the people, into their own,
for safe keeping. Such is the milk
in the protection cocoanut.
GOVERNMENT BY MONEY.
1t cost Joseph C. Sibley $40, 69S.-
80 to win the Republican nomina-
ton for Congress in the Twenty
eighth District OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Sibley received 10, 446 votes at
the primaries, and each vote repre-
sented an expenditure OF nearly -.
AS his plurality was only ESQ it is
fair to say that his nomination was
brought about by the sheer power
OF money.
AT the primaries in the Thirteenth
District OF Pennsylvania John Dial
cell spent 81, 200, most of which was
contributed by protected manufac-
turers. The combined expenditures
OF Sibley and Dalzell in these two
districts were nearly $50, 900. Their
combined salaries as Representa-
tives in Congress for two years will
be only $50, 900. Their nominations.
therefore, cost almost $50, 900 more
than the emoluments of their Office,
exclusive Of mileage and stationery
allowances.
Contributions TO the party OF re-
vision upward is q paying business
investment, particularly to the tar
in trusts.
Men will always pay thousands to
politicians or TO party funds in the
hope ofgetting back millions. Make
the tariff one for revenue only, and
you cut off leading cause OF politi-
cal dishonesty and corruption.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
The democrats need gain but
twenty-five seats in the next house
OF representatives to obtain q numeri-
cal majority.
The present republican majority
Is forty-three. AT least eighteen re-
publicaus hold their seats by a mar
gin less than 1000 votes.
Twenty-ni republican seats in
the present house of representatives
are held by less than 1000 votes.
Every local democratic committee
has heavy responsibility. The
character of the nominee in every
district is supremely important.
Democracy cannot challenge the
enemy with weak or colorless can
didates. The people want absolute
assurance that the men they vote
for will stand four square when the
first real test comes in organizing
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