The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-06

country, which makes this one man
 the financial dictator of,.America.
 GETTING THE FACTS
 When Congress convenes in Decem-
 Der the Democratic majority in the
 House will be able to take up legis-
 lative matters with more intelligence than any preceding Congress has start
 ed its winters labor. The reason for
 this is that various party leaders, as
 we'll as many of the House commit
 tees, have been conducting investiga- tionS this summer, both public and
 private, into all sorts of matters with
 which Congress isS concerned. Get
 the facts has been the slogan of these Democrats, and every day they are accommodating information which will be submitted to the House as soon as Congress begins it's next session EXTRAvAGANCE TO STOP There is one thing upon which all the members of the Democratic ma jority of the House of Representatives are solidly united, and that is: a de- termination to see that there is req son back of every dollar that is to be appropriated at the coming session of Congress Leaders of the party are of the opinion that the Republican the various department heads, with out question, has been a tremendously expensive one to Uncle Sam, and hereafter, these leaders say, the pub 1 lie purse is not going to be opened until the, requisition is endorsed by facts sufficient to justify it. In line with this policy Chairman Fitzgerald, l of the all important appropriations committee, has been the busiest man in the United States. during the past summer, personally Investigating the various items which later on will call | e, of good money.
 A LESSON IN TRUSTS The commissioner of corporations has been delving into the history of the Tobacco Trust In 1885, one part of the trust, the Duke Sons Company was worth $250.0OO By the mere pro- cess of joining the trust it swelled to | $7, 300, 000 and, later, was treated to a further dose of $22, ,000, 900 in "securi- ties'', and ''earns" 10 per cent. on that And in g years the Duke property, a $2o0, 900 proposition, has earned $39, 100000, or 15,500 per cent! How long will the American public stand foz the game of watered stock, industrial l monopoly, rising cost of living and commercialized politics?
 REPUBLICANS IN DESPAIR President Taft's allusion to the de- feat of his party next year was not at all pleasing to Republican party leaders. Nothing discOurages a party so much as the prospect of defeat, and for a year past the Republican party has been facing more prognosti- cations of losing the next administra- tion than any party in power ever re- ceived The effect is that the Re
 publicans have little encouragement to
 work.
 BUSINESS MEN AGAINST TAFT Independent business men of the Middle West and Far West are at the
 head of the anti-Taft movement, says the Philadelphia North American,
 (Republican) These are the men who
 understand that the fight against spe- cial privilege and control of business and industry by the Morgan Rockefel-
 Ter financial combination of Wall Street is a fight for the independence of legitimate business.
 VETOES ARE REMEMBERED The people of the Middle West greeted President Taft most cordial ly, as became good citizens, with the second term for the man who has ar
 bitrarily exercised the veto power against reasonable reduction of exor- b1tant duties on their clothing and other neceSSarieS.
 New York-Denouncing rich bride
 grooms as stingy, Father Belford, of
 the Church of the Nativity, told his
 congregation the smallness of wed-
 ding fees wasn't due to ''forgetful-
 ness" but premeditated.
 Buenos Ayres-Because Chili fears
 war win Perm Rrazil offered fo ox-