The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-31
Washington News
BY c. H. Tavenner.

oiily tnlng the Republicans are
afraid of in the coming cam.
paign. There is another item
that is giving them worry.
They are wondering how they
are to give an answer to the
charges of corruption, incompe-
tency and maladministration
that have been brought out and
proven by the various Democrat
ic investigating committees.
Republican leaders realize
that this problem is going to
present exceptional difficulties
By the fact that when the Dem
ocrats started Investigating they,
the Republicans, shouted in de-
rision of such tactics, declaring
there was nothing to investigate;
that under the Republican rule
the affairs Of government had
been conducted in the only per-
feet manner, and that the whole
purpose of the Democrats was
to make political thunder.
That there was really reed of
some investigating in and around
1 Washington was amply proven
before the probes of Republican
rule had well begun, and despite
all of the revelevations Of ex-
travagance and maladministra-
ton that have come to light,
many of the investigating COM
mittees are just getting ready to
go to work. So far they have
but scratched the surface.
The Moss committee brought
to light the shameful manner in
which the plotters in the pure
food bureau had stripped DIR.
Wiley of all power, and made a
farce of the law designed to pro-
tect the public from the greed of
INSCRIPTIONS food dopers.
The Stanley committee learned
that the steel trust for years paid
tremendous profits on a capital
ization represented largely by
water and blue air, and that the
trust gobOled up the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company, its prin-
cipal rival. with the aid and con
nivance of a republican admins
tration, ostensibly to prevent a
panic, but actually to stifle it's
main competitor. 1t was fur
Their brought out that men were
acting as counsel for the steel
trust while receiving money from
the government as special trust
busters.
The probe of the state depart
ment revealed that money was
expended for one thing, and
charged to another, while the
committee on expenditure in the
navy department discovers that
more than 100000 worth of
supplies had been taken from
the Washington navy yard with
out an accounting. and that the
bookkeeping system in use there
is absolutely ridiculous.
These are but a few Of many
illustrations that could be given
to show the value of honest in
vestigations. More than a doz-
en- other committees have turned
up equally important evidence.
Hr. Wickssham Again.
i am surprised" says Attor-
ney General Wickersham, that
the business men of this country
have not taken more advantage
of that section of the law which
permits the collection of three
fold damages when they have
been injured by a trust. That
section is a powerful lever and
would make those illegally or
ganized have more respect for
the law
Likewise, the people are sur
prised that Mr.. Wickersham as
attorney general does not take
advantage Of the law which
makes II possible to send guilty
trust magnates so jail. They
believe II would be an even still
more powerful lever
AS,arving Iadustry.
The WOODEN trust is the mos
insistent Of all The trusts in it,
demand for hi4h tariff Tbi,
trust stilI calls itself an in
| FAINT dustry" and its agents toll