New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-20
uTTLET0N FOR SENATOR
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questions before the country. his letter
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questions before the country, his letter
continues:
The questions before the country are Of
supreme importance. The primary cues.
tion which is always before a member or
the United States Senate is the constantly
expanding power and jurisdiction OF the
federal government In each Of its three
branches; an expansion demanded by the
spread OF business, the extension OF COM
nierCe. and the great agencies employed
10 bring this about
The great railroad systems have reached
out in SO many directions and across go
many states, and have 30 Thoroughly ehin
mated competition, that no one doubts serI-
ously the power or the duty OF the ma
tioral government to exercise that super
vision which the interest of the wnoie
CO untry demands. Cooperation has taken
the place of competition between them anu
the strong hand OF the government. IN inc
interest of the public. who forme ~ pronted
by the competition. must be SUBSTITUTE
for and serve the purpose which that coi'-
petition once served.
The Industrial Combinations.
The railroads have made the path OF
commerce so easy OF travel that vast III,
oustIial concerns have ceased to be Iocei
or statewide and have become natloilai III
their extent and influence. In these indus-
their earlier days has resulted In co-opeid-
ton. and In many instances in close comui-
nation. In so far as they have become ma
tional in character and exclusive In thelr
control. they, too must yield to the super
vision OF the government In the intefesto
of the whole people, for whom at all uihes
the government must stand.
The real question of late years, as 20 now
this should be accomplished, has PROVOKED
sharp and bitter dispute. There ere tnose
who claim that the government possess.
the power Inherently TO extend Itself uS
construction and keep pace win CROWN
DEVELOPMENT. I prefer TO believe that the
power necessary TO maintain this super
vision should be conferred upon tne 80
eminent in the manner proViae9 DA a ,ms
Constitution and should not be twisted ana
tortured out OF wholly inadequate eAis'h's
power. ,.. g.
believe that sound craftsmanship az.
rnands of US that we carefully preserve t.F
centralized form of industry. with It's null
tiplied capacity for production ana oisIIl,
button ana that We make TINS CenlI ailSeu
industry serve the purpose OF a ereat tiEIm WI,
cation by that rigid Ieguiauon Wiiicn Wv,
take out Of the heart of it Its corruption
and strip from II its power OF oppressloh
and extortion. -, 30
come necessary from time to time Tor tne
federal government to increase It's powesss
and enlarge its supervision over these sIeat
concerns makes II more ana inore I te,,sn
sary that United states senators sno IVA
that such Senator'S who aid in the creauoll
and maintenance OF this supervision IN ,ne
Interest o. the whole people shali spri nns
from the very Will ana oesire ,h ot t me CON
Germ. however unbounded its power, uniliIi
tied its wealth or INSCRIPTIONS .s nl ian
aeement shall be able 30 control .ls Fie
ton OF these senators except by oeos uc w
erv on the electorate. danger not 10 pc
feared I am therefore in favor OF 1ne
election Of United states senators ~ III
rect vote of the people. - .a,,,.
II IL the duty OF the government 20 settie
anaIjv the method by which in future II
intends 10 deal with the tariff, and Tor
that purpose I am In favor OF a ipi es;,n'
nent well equipped tarln cii,,,3,,iete
ali data. study al phases OF the queston'
furnish such information. make sucn re.
norts and render such services as congress
may require
AGAINST Duties on Necessaries'
do believe. however, that there is need
Of immediate action in one direction. ana
that Is that all duties upon the necessaiLts
of life should be removed; ana ss 70 70 ' re-.
ncrt II is little short Of criminal TO aiI0N
one man. through the direct help OF tms
"a yernment. TO take an artihciai pront o..t
Of that from which the poor Oh ,ne County
m, ST feed and clothe themselves. l..
The reciprocity treaty Just concludeo. IN
my orjnicn. is one Of the most notane
a chieyements OF statcSmansnlD IN tne ,In
tory Of our country. and demonstrates tnt'
The brave and honest men In the Repuo.
l,nan partv realize that the necessities o.
life must not be made the subject OF ar'i-
fetal profit ~ 1T, T., H. r,,,d
NJ srv one that parcels post system ~
REQUIRED bv AL the demands OF business.
It Is understood that Mr. Littleton
will not be averse to discussing his can
didacy before the people II other candi-
dates would take the stump with him,
and IN any case that he Will speak on
1t at Brooklyn meeting tomorrow
night in the Academy Of Music and at
a Manhattan meeting in Cooper Union
on the following night.
Mr.. Shepards representatives VINO
were in the city last night said that the
Brooklyn candidate had not seen the
Ljttleton letter and they would not dis
cuss il until he had had an opportunity
to consider it. One Of them expressed
his feelings on 1t In this way:
"a compromise candidate usually
comes from among those who do not
seek the honor. Most of the insurgents,
T think. have other interests If 1t comes
70 breaking away from Mr. Shepard
This man added he felt sure that Mr..
Iittleton would not be an acceptable
candidate TO most of the in