Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-07
Taft Stands With the Trusts.

Taft STANDS WAVh 'ii0
Press dispatches from Washing
.on d c.. state that President
Taft has at last come out and ia
ban the stand which many feared
10 world take when forced to real
!, take a stand on any important
onastion. He has come out square
~ in favor of Aldrich and Can
non and the interests they repre-
cent and against the people. The
dispatch says that war to the
kn;fe is to be declared against all
lsInsurgents, which means those
who oppose grafters, the trusts
and the monopolies. congressman
who have voted against the inter
ests represented by Aldrich and
Cannon are to be ignored III the
matter of patronage, and their
recommendations for postmaster
and other appointments are to be
turned down.
This is just what The Herald
has predicted and expected. Taft
has always been, at heart, III sym
patty with the monopoies, and
against the common people. lie
has showed, when forced to come
from under cover of his smile
that won wear off, " and the pre-
diction made in last week s issue
of this paper that Ballinger, who
has tried to give the water power
sites to the electric light and pow
err trusts which are being formed.
is to be white washed, and Pinchot
who has stood for the people, Is
to be disgraced, if not discharged
is in a fair way to be fulfilled at
an early date. Cannon and Aldrich
are to appoint the committees to
investigate the charges against
Ballinger. You can imagine what
these committees will do.
That the trusts, monopolies and
grafters are thoroughly in control
of national politics can no longer
be doubted. Taft promised the
people a revision of the tariff
downward" but the revision
was upward" and Taft signed
the tariff bill and then went about
the country trying to convince
the people that it is the best tar,
if ever written" 1t is. for the
trusts, the great manufacturing
concerns and the money power,
but it is the worst on the common
people. The present tariff is, with,
out doubt, the most unjust ever
imposed upon the American peo-
pie and they will not sit quietly
by and swallow this iniquitous
robbery, and admit that it is good.
The Spokesman Review Of yes
terday contained an excellent ear
toon which speaks volumes. 1t is
a picture Of William Jennings
Bryan reading the announcement
that the administration will begin
war of determination on the in
surgents" and above Bryan s pie
ture, representing a dream. is the
White House at Washington.
There is no doubt that this pol
ley, If followed, will result in the
death Of the republican party. The
people are too Independent to
stand for such work.
1t is said that when Roosevelt S
term was drawing to a close he
SAID: Il am going to Africa, at
the end of my term, so that | will
not embarrass Taft. 3" He is quoted
as having said, since Taft has
shown where he stands: 81 am go
ing to stay in Africa, so that Taft
cannot embarrass me-" If Taft is
carrying out Roosevelt's policies.
Roosevelt was the greatest hypo
critic and four fusher" of mod
ern times. That a man so shrewd
as Roosevelt should be fooled for
d dozen years by Taft seems i'm
possible. No matter which end of
the dilemma you take, Roosevelt
iS dlscredlted by the man he foist
ed upon the people as his sue
ceSSOr