Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-10-12
70Cet1ts!
Vital Washington News.
BY g. H. TAvENNER.

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to his defense. And they still be-
lieve he did wrong in vetoing the
honest efforts of both branches of
Congress to reduce the awful cost
OF living in the United States.
Such is the tenor of the news
that has come over the wires from
f the special correspondents who
either accompanied or trailed Mr..
Taft on his 13, 900 mile swing.
Arthur Henning, Washington
correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, interviewed hundreds of
westerners and found that the peo-
pie generally liked Mr.. Taft per-
Isonally but absolutely disap-
proved his record as Presid ent.
Angus McSween, the celebrated
correspondent of the Philadelphia
North American, (also republican,,
wired from Topeka, Kansas, as
follows:
"President Taft did not make a
dent in the surface of strong pro-
gressive sentiment in the State of
Kansas during his visit here"
1t developed, too, that great
many men, in all walks of life,
candidly admitted that next year
they proposed to vote for Demo-
crat for President, notwiths tand-
ing they always before had voted
for Republican. A great many
of these referred to the magnificent
record the Democrats made in
Congress last session, and frankly
admitted that since the Democrats
had shown real ability to govern,
and govern we'll, it was no more
than their due than they shoul d
be given gerater responsibility.
ALL LEGITIMATE BUSINESS SAFE.
i Chairman A. O. Stanley, of the
steel trust investigating commit
tee, says the Republicans are en-
| deavoring to create the impression
that the Democratic investigation
| OF the steel trust is in the nature
| of an attack on the steel business
| He denied that this is true.
Republican newspapers" said
Mr.. Stanley, "are trying to make
the country believe the authorities
are prosecuting the steel corpora :
ton. Nothing could be further
! from the truth. The investigation
| has been conducted with the ut
most fairness and not a single one
of the steel men who testified
failed to thank the committee fol
. the fair and generous way in which
he had been treated.
"The Democrats realize the
necessity for constructive action.
They want the country to feel thai
no legitimate business is going tt
suffer at their hands, and that M
! business which is not legitimate
! is going to prosper if they cal
{ help it.
"The Democratic party is not
: bent upon ruthless policy of de
struction, and no legitimate bust
ness need fear thatIit will be treat
e ed unfairly"
!. THAT TARIFF BOARD rs A PEACH.
Isit fair judge President Taft''
: tariff board by what the chairmal
! Of the board himself thinks of it.
2 II SO, it is a sort Of a joke.
I'll Chairman Emery of the tari
q board, in speaking at banquet 9
the American Association Q
= Woolen and Worsted Manufactur
ers at New York City said:
"There are certain things tina
ID are very difficult to get, and on
!, thing, that according to the plat
!. form OF the republican party an,
or incidentally that does not mea
: anything to me, except that ! hav
rs been given the job according T
<, that platform lis to try to get tn
Z cost of production. thank yo
l. all gentlemen, that you did nc
!, laugh. Naughter.) | frankly sa
|. right here that this idea of settlin
,. things on cost alone is all non
! : sense. You must not think I al
1, Joking about this thing but ther
I, is joke about it, and the joke
: this: I have no powers whatso
/, ever. The tariff board has n
> powers. There is really no such
I. thing asa tariff board. The LAY
81 says that for certain purposes th
President may employ such pei
sons. as he sees fit. lam one {
!. such persons. That is all.
i, Laughter and applause.)
be And it was because Of thl
Il board, d,even the chairman Of whic
he treats as joke, that Presiden
he Taft vetoed the efforts Of bot
II branches Of Congress to reduc
i'd the cost of living.
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