The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
Senator BristOw, Fresh From
His Conference With ROOse-
welt, Predicts Struggle
PROGRESSIVE FIGHT
JUST BEGUN, HE SAYS
Conflict Based on Principles
Which Preceded the
Civil War
CAMPAIGN TO CONQUER
CORPORATE CONTROL

w 'ssasaR pss'Isae Ses, ssss-ias 1si' that tn.
fight of the ~progressives' had
only just begun United States Senator
Joseph L Bristow of Salina delivered
here this afternoon his drst public ut
terance following his visit Saturday
last with Representatives MurdOck and
Madison to oyster Bay to confer with
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
'"The house progressives." 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. significantly. ''the great work
is just fairly begun
Senator Bristow's speech was deliv-
cred at the winfield chautauqua. He
analyzed the tariff and sketched the
work of the progressive republicans
in amending the railroad bill
Great Responsibilities Today
There never had been time in
American history, he said, when great
err responsibility rested upon the av-
erage citizen than today. The country
had never faced problems more per-
picking The fundamental question to
be determined. he asserted. was,
should this government be admins
tered in the interest of the average
man, or fov the benefit of special priv
ileges?'
THE conflict in American politics to-
day" argued Senator Bristow. els based
upon the same fundamental principles
as was that which preceded the civil
war The corporate interests OF the
country have dominated the affairs Of
the nation as completely as did the
slave interests in the days Of it's great
est strength.
Analogy of History
Just as every effort made for the
restriction of slavery was resisted by
the slave power. so every effort made
to protect the people from the injustice
of corporate greed is resisted by the
great corporations of this time. The
representatives of the slave power had
seats in the halls Of congress and con-
tended for the perpetuity of slavery
because of their financial interest in the
institntion.
And now the gigantic monopoIies of
this day have representatives in the
halls of congress whose sole purpose
is to promote their interests and keep
open the opportunity which they have
now to plunder the American public.
This was forcibly demonstrated in the
tariff fight year ago.
Tariff Pledges Broken
The republican party declared for
A revision of the tariff and stated that
duties should be base dupon the diff
ference in the cost of production at
home and abroad. plus reasonable
profit to the home manufacturer.
The party won the fight. and I be-
lieve that nine-tenths OF the republic
cans expected the pledge TO be carried
out. This, 1 believe. would have been
done had 1t not been for the perhdy
and selhshness Of certain designing
favoring special interests than of pro-
noting welfare of the people.
Under the leadership of these men,
instead of revising the tariff as was
promised. duties were hxed not with
a view of protecting legitimate Ameri-
can industries or of securing revenue
for the government, but for the pur-
pose of promoting the financial inter-
ests of certai individuals or concerns
Great Work Beginning
The great work before US is but
fairly begun. This year we had to
fight as hard to hold what had been
secured in years past as to get addi-
tional legislation. To hold what we
now have and secure these other neces-
sary provisions is the fight for the
future.
Our hope is in the intelligent and
patriotic purposes of the people them
selves. The combined influences OF
criminal selhshness and greed are
against US. The irregular means are
unlimited. but II the people will select
as their representatives in congress
men with not only the inclination but
the courage to stand against the pow
ers of greed and evil. right will tri-
umph; and as a republican 1 want it
to triumph under the banner of the
old republican party
Il appeal to my fellow republicans
and to all good citizens to give US their
aid. The responsibility is with YOU
and the results are in your hands. and
have an abiding confidence In .tri-
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