The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-11-09
WASHINGTON. LETTER.

Special Washington Correspond
ent of The Times.
! BY Clyde II. Tavenner.
Washington, D. C.-The Democrat
ic National Congressional Committees
leaving no stone unturned to keep
the House of Representatives safely
Democratic.
The headquarters of this organiza-
ton in Washington have not been
closed during the entire summer.
Congressman James T. Lloyd of Mis-
souri,, chairman of the committee, is
personally ION the job," prosecuting
a vigorous campaign of organization
work; directing the dissemination of
facts showing what. the Democratic
House has already accomplished; in
forming the country as to the true
purpose Of the Democratic program,
and in all legitimate ways doing
everything he can to bring about
national Democratic harmony and CO.
operation.
Mr.. Lloyd has more than anticipated
the ideal Of campaign publicity legis-
lation by making it strict rule to
see that every dollar that has been
intrusted to the committee has been
honestly spent. Under his manage
ment there has been no entertain.
ment" fund, or anything of that order.
No "junkets" have been financed out
of the funds at his disposal. From
the first Mr.. Lloyd has been deter
mined that the methods of the COM
mittee should conform to the highest
standard Of business morals.
A feature of the committee work in
which Mr.. Lloyd takes deep interest
S the publicity bureau, which he is
he largest bureau of its kind that the
Democrats have ever maintained in
he national capitol. Encouraged by
he bright prospects confronting the
democracy of the nation, the Demo-
ratio editors of the country are using
generously Of the information sent
tut by the bureau. More than two
thousand newspapers are regularly
the letters sent out by the !
ommittee, thus keeping the Demo- [
ralic viewpoint constantly before the i
ountry.
Taft Economy"
Under the Taft policy of "cut to the
uick" economy, which was much
liked about when Mr.. Taft first went
ito office, the government overspent h
S revenues during the first thirty Il
avs of October by 4,64S, 694. Thus o
# this fiscal year, which began July v
the expenditures of the govern p
emf have exceeded the receipts by tt
ore than $40, 600, 600, which is 49, tt
o, 900 heavier than the deficit on the "
responding date last ficial year. CT
he mad money-spending campaign d
1ich is responsible for this state of til
fairs was feature of the legislative II
ogram of the last Republican con- A
eSS. Of
The House of Morgan. ly
That j. P. Morgan's grip on the CT
ancial situation is becoming more
d more absolute is indicated by the
covery of the Stanley committee fe
It the cash balance of the steel al
lst, which he dominates, and other er
lustrial corporations in which he m
1trols heavy interests, amounting TO
all to over half billion dollars, is hs
deposit in the office of j. P. Nor ti6
n & Co., a private banking concern tic
subject to the supervision of any ce
Institutional authority. This money pr
rgan can lend to whom he pleases to
refuse to lend to whom he likes. ~
recover, the control of this cash
'es him the power to regulate the -,
dts of this country, which makes =.
5 one man the finacial dictator of ~
lerica. :"
Getting the Facts. -
When Congress covenes in Deem sp
the Democratic majority in the ne
use will be able to take up legisla- RI
= matters with more intelligence w
n any preceding Congress has de
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