Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-12-08
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.

Washington, D. c., December 4, 1911.
Having struck a trail leading to the front
door of the House of John d. Rockefeller
and other trails ending at the doorsteps of
other millionaires the steel trust investi-
eating committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives has been summarily commanded
by Wall street to bring its probe to halt
The Stanley committee is in possession
of evidence sufficient to convict the steel
trust of obtaining rebates, or preferential
divisions of rates which amount to rebates.
from the railroads amounting to millions
of dollars. The evidence has not become
public for the reason that the committee
has not had time to reach, in public hear
ings, this feature of the trusts wrongdoings
This investigation must be stopped lis
the command that went out of Wall street
several weeks ago. "Set up the plea that
the investigation ought not to proceed be-
cause Mr., Wickersham has already started
suit against the corporation" The steel
trust attorneys carried the ultimatum to
he committee in Washington.
But Chairman Stanley stands firm for a
continuation of the investigation. If"
says Mr.. Stanley, 1.-The steel corporation has
not violated the law, then ii will welcome
this opportunity to demonstrate its obed-
ence to the law in advance of litigation
which will take years to determine, and if
it has violated the law it will use all its
immense wealth to silence a committee
which can neither be cajoled, deceived
nor corrupted"
SPEAKER CLARKE URGES HARMONY.
Get together and stay together
This is the advice Speaker Champ Clark
said he would give to the Democrats of
every community in the land If he had the
opportunity He added that il was the
only instructions that it would be necessary
for the rank and file of the Democracy to
follow to insure great national victory in
1912.
"Of course" said Mr.. Clark, II am taking
it for granted that the tariff is to be the
chief issue. No doubt the enemy would
like to sdetrack that issue, but we must
not permit it for an instant"
Mr.. Clark had just arrived at the Capital
City preparatory to opening the first regu-
lar session of the Sixty-second Congress,
and discussed the political situation optim-
istically and at considerable length.
Looking back at the recent elections"
said Mr.. Clark. they demonstrated two
things: One, that the people ndorse our
tariff record without doubt; two. that
wherever we are united we can win.
After the Democrats in Congress have
gotten together and made such splendid
record for solidarity il would be shame
and a calamity to lose in 1912 by reason
of petty, factional fights of local nature.
Il believe as firmly as that must die
some day that we can win in 1912, but to
do so there must be no fractional fighting
anywhere among Democrats. Consequently
| homo that namoprnto will rnrdot thnsx
local differences and present united front.
Now is the time for them to get together
and stay together. The moral of the bum
die of sticks is as forcible today as when
Aesop first wrote it, In unity there is
strength, and in this case victory"
To PREVENT WAsTEFULNESs.
Democratic leaders of the House of Rep
resentatives are planning to give a great
deal of attention during this session of
Congress TO the appropriation bills. II is
by demonstrating their ability to spend
Uncle Sans money wisely that the Demo-
Gratis hope to establish their claim for
greater recognition in 1912, and If there
is one thing upon which there is no diVis-
ion of opinion among the House majority
leaders, il is the determination to make
the coming session memorable for its bu-
siness-like administration Of the vast gov
eminent machinery.
That the Republican cabinet members
realize that there will be no chance for
unmerited expenditures is indicated by the
fact that the greatest care is being given
to the preparation Of estimates The In
terror Department will ask for million
and half less than was called for last
year. The Navy Department, il is an
nOunced, will ask for two millions less, and
similar savings will be effected in other
departments. This reduction is in the
estimates alone, and by the time the Ap-
preparations Committee gets through with
its pruning work the probabilities are that
the saving will be still further increased,
while the efficiency Of the government
business will not be decreased in the
slightest degree
The Democrats, in short are out to make
record as business men.
How LONG?
How long must the public continue to
pay express companies a profit of 40 per
cent year on money that is not invested
in the express business, and that exists in
blue air only
This is the question that the people de-
sire answered, and one they are beginning to
become impatient about, judging from the
ever-increasing number of communications
on this subject that are being received by
members of Congress-
Express companies ought to be permit
ted to make good, liberal rate of interest
on money actually invested" writes an
Iowa man to his Congressman. THE thing
that ar0uses our disgust is that the gov
eminent permits the express companies
to extort profit Of from rs to so per
f.