The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-05-13
the White House.

that if the republican party re-
fuses to pass this bill through the
senote or the president refuses to
approve it there will be a Missouri
pemocrat placed in the White
House and an Alabama democrat
In the Speakers chair.
My democratic colleagues, we
? told the people TINT If they would
A, place us in power we would enact
laws which would tend TO cheaper
the cost of living. We told them
that We would try to relieve them
! of the burdens of the infamous
trust in this country. Measured
by either of these standards, this
bill stands the test, and we can
we'll afford to give it our hearty
| support.
Every class of articles men
toned in this bill is now con-
+ trolled by a trust. What are
they2 The Agricultural nipple
ment Trust, the Steel Trust, the
Leather Trust, the Salt Trust, the
Lumber Trust, the Meat Trust,
I Jnte Bagging Trust-some of the
largest trusts of the country
which have secured a monopoly
Oh these necessities Of life by
, virtue Of being protected by a
tariff on these things and have
, forced up prices beyond reason or
endurance.
This bill puts their products on
the free list.
Mr., Chairman, l realize that in
; revising the tariff we are inviting
a relentless war with the en-
trenched special interests that
/, have enjoyed many years special
d privileges under the Mckinley,
) Dingley, and Payne-Aldrich tariff
I laws. They will not surrender
G without a terrific struggle.
J.. These interests have so long,
under these laws, been permitted
, to plumber the people that they
have come to believe that 1t is a
kind of a divine right they have.
r And with their increased riches
e they have grown arrogant. They
do not hesitate to attack any
man or set of men who dares for
II a momont to question their rights
to these SPECIAL privileges. Only
two short years ago these same
- fellows we're freely dropping their
shekels into the republican cam
paign contribution box and sing
ing the praises of Mr.. Taft. He
was elected, and now that he
shows some little signs of recog-
e nizing that there are other people
on earth besides these Captains
g of industries who deserve some
little consideration they turn
upon him and make a dire predic-
-, tion as to his political future that
!, would do credit to the most
optimistic democrat.
Il Listen to what their organ, the
/ American Economist, has to say
this week.
Correspondence American Eco
nomist.)
Washington, April 20.
If President Taft is able to
retain his ~complacent and cheer.
full smile in the midst of existing
conditions in Congress, and in
1t the political arena of the United
Ie States generally he is giving a
~ splendid imitation of that famous
Emperor of Rome who Is said to
have performed on a violin while
l a confagation was IN progress.
lie Never in the history of the Re-
a publican party has there been
ia such an exhibition of want of
leadership by the head of a party
u as has been Displayed by Presi-
IL dent Taft in dealing with the
D tariff question and the principles
le for which his party stands in its
ID platform. Indeed, so lameutable
is the situation that few repubil-
cans at this time are found will
n ing to hazard any prediction
IN other than that President Taft
must be the nominee of his party
v. in 1912, because no othr republi-
IL can will accept the nomination,
and that Mr.. Taft will be the