The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-21

Shall We Gu, I, Down or prune ~

suffrage of the people, giving the
promise - revise the tariff. SO as
to meet popular demand. The
tariff tree was growing over
hanging branches that interfered
with the best interests of the mass.
es. Neither party--democratic or re-
publican differed as 10 the need of
some action. They did differ as to
the method TO be used, the remedy
to be employed. One party said that
the tree was good. but that the
branches should be Topped off-their
cry was: "Prune the tree, but do
not cut II down" The other party
said that the tree avs nuisance
and that the axe should be laid at
the roots The first party believed
$50 they said) In tariff revision:
the other party stood for "a tariff
revolution. The last party believed
that shooting a mad-dog was better
than clipping his hair; that filling
a poisoned well Is more safe than
painting the curbing or the pump.
The party that stood for. and be-
lieved in, the pruning process" sol.
EMMY vowed, and religiously swore,
To attend virtuously TO the task they
had chosen. Upon this oath, the
people (plus the powers) put them
in office-to do the pruning" Time
sufficient has elapsed. to give us a
right to judge the recent Aldrlch.
Rockefeller tariff. That Il was, and
is. covenant with Wall Street
and an agreement with the pro
tected,' no sane man can deny. On
few items II may have lowered
the tariff slightly; II so, the princi.
pie upon which it was done Is the
same as that upon which a Jew
merchant announces sale with
Special prices" that he may the
more numerically skin" his Gus.
toner. Proof OF the beneflcent in.
fluence OF the tariff lies all around
as thick as hens teeth" Wages
are 50 much higher? Expenses are
so much lower? Work is so easy
secured? Money Is seeking in the
open market for borrower? The
classes (rich men and trust pres-
dents) are bowling over the outra.
gcous rates of the AldrichC Cannon
tariff bill? Comparing the new
schedule with the old Mckinley
Bill," one feels like singing. Bring
back, Bring back. Bring back our
Billy to us" A few reform repub-
licans. recently read out of the party
by its czar-the Honorable Joseph
who stands like has ancient name
sake. next TO the throne"-made a
fairly honest attempt to prune the
tariff rates. LaFollette, Cummins.
and others-these men tried TO keep
their party pledge. Bot the party has
denied them. and declared them out
casts. Cannon has said that If they
are republicans he is not-who has
temerity sufficient to say that the
Honorable Joseph G. is not re
publican of republicans? Does he not
sit in the House smoking cigars,
and regard with quiet contempt the
servants of the people, put there
by the people to secure legislation,
which they never secure unless
they become one of us" and stand
cigars and swear like an angel of
the pit-could any good republican
do more? Nay, verify, Joseph G.
has the mark; therefore La Toilette
and Cummins and their colleagues
Ia rebellion" have 1t not.
The president-in his speech at
Winona, Mimi. has put his endorse
nent on the action of the congress
with regard TO the Aldrich tariff.
The president sunny jim Joseph
c.. "Full-Purse Aldrich"-are they
not the republican party? tWith
the exception OF what's in AfricaD
And Is il not true that these pill
lars OF republicanism' have accepted
and want the people to accept, the
Aldrich-Rockefeller tariff? Are you
satisfied with their job of pruning?
Have they kept their prediction
pledge?
In the sacred scriptures We read
of a king who made a golden god.
and demanded of three Hebrews
that they bow down and worship
II, They refused. and were by the
kings order. cast into fiery fur.
mace. We are told that the- came
out without their hair singed or
their clothes burned. The kings of