Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-09-27
SPECIAL WASHINGTON CORES.
POhDENcE.
BY Clyde H. Tavenner.

The democratic members Of con-
gress smile ordinarily these days
when reference is made to Pres
ident Tatt's charge that the Dem
ocratic attempt to revise the tar.
if downward was not sincere, and
that it merely was playing pol
tics Their amusement spring
from the remarkable coincidence Of
Mr.. Tatt's ''vindication' OF DR..
Wiley, u and the start OF his long
trip through the west.
Il us it possible they are asking,
"that President Taft delayed his
"vindication" of Dr. Wiley until he
could make use Of it as sort Of
favorable Introduction to the people
before going to meet them personal
"? And if this is true doesn't it
SAVIOR more strongly Of playing pol
itics' than anything attempted by
the Democrats"
The President is known to have
prepared his decision in the Wiley
case several weeks ago, yet a word
IT it is given out until just before
The start into the troublesome and
loubting West.
It was frequently pointed out
while the Moss Investigating COM
mittee was in session that in view
IT the light thrown by that COM
mittee on the maladministration OF
the pure food law, the President
could reach but one conclusion in the
case against DR.. Wiley. After what
the Moss proders developed the Pres.
ident would have invited POLITICAL de-
struction had he dared to !, punish
DR.. Wiley, as Attorney General Wick
peq quo ON 'pepuemmooeI meqsIe
the slightest fear that DR.. Wiley
would be separated from his job.
The Democrats will be sure, later
On, to call attention 70 the fact that
the Taft "vindication" of DR.. Wiley
contains not one word of praise for
that official, nor single note of
condemnation for thee notorious Nc
Cabe. During the hearingss before the
Moss committee the Investigators
were frankly astounded at the Nc
Cabe revelations, and they all con-
fessed that they didn't believe such
tactics as his were possible outside,
Of Russia, yet Mr.. Taft finds no
fault with McCabe
The "vindication" of DR.. Wiley
who was already indicated a thous-
and times over in the minds of the
people-was simply move on Mr..
Taft's part to cheat the Moss.
committee to It," There Is al
strong suspicion, however, that when
the Moss committee reports there
will be not only vindication for
DR.. Wiley, but scathing rebuke
for McCabe and Dunlap.
In his "vindication'' Mr.. Taft
said nothing about the future admin
of the pure food laws, but
it is we'll known that the democrats,
after the shock they received at the
Moss hearings, are determined to
enact legislation which will make a
of the McCabe system
They will insist that
DR.. Wiley's hands be united, and
they will brush aside the McCabes
and Dunlaps, the president having ov-
that important matter when
ne was bestowing his superfluous
'vindication" upon DR.. Wiley. The
3emsen board, with its questionable
of $25O,O00 will be done
lway with. and DR.. Wiley will get a
cal vindication from Congress that
will mean something to him and the
'eople whose interests he SO valiant
v protects, rather than one which
erves no purpose except to provide
little favorable publicity for the
resident at a time when he needs
omething to calm the people before
to them why he failed to
eep his promise to revise the tar
4 downward.