The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-31
CLARK AND BAILEY.

The actions of Senators Clark AM
Bailey in voting against two matters
of Importance during recent SEES
sion of congress has lata1yseen tn,
subject of much unfayo-aeIo common
and "SaVoyard" a well known Wash
ington correspondent thus pays hi
respects to them in a recent commun'
lotion to his string of papers:
1t is written: Nov there was 7
day when the sons of God came tc
present themselves before the Lord
and satan came also among them
Thus it is recorded in the book OF
! Job, and it is frequently illustrated
in our own times. For example, the
proposed amendment to- the Federal
constitution, providing for popular
elections of Senators was SO distorted
by the action of Senator Clarke OF
Arkansas, as to render it hopeless of
ratification, because as amended
many of the Southern States will re-
fuse to ratify it. Mr.. Clarke was the
single Democrat in the Senate who
was willing to augment Federal pow
ers and give Congress supervision OF
elections of United States Senators
in the States.
And then Mr.. Joseph w. Bailey by
his vote in the Senate August /, de-
feated the free list bill of the Demo-
cratic House. He was the sole Demo-
crat so voting, and through his efforts
in this behalf the monopoly OF the
beef trust will be perpetuated unless
the two houses shall come to agree
ment on free meats. Mr.. Bailey tells
ne that he is working in the interest
Of the farmer when he joins the
standpat Republicans in their Efforts
To maintain dear food. The, fact Ia
that nobody but the lumber trust and
the paper trust opposed Canaalan
~~eciDrocity; but these two monopolles
were shrewd enough to- persuade
some farmers and near-farmers that
tn omen a wider market to American
farm products would work an injury
IN the American farmer. They TOOL
ed a few they were not ahol TO
fool enough.
Free meats admitted to eur mar
kets would injure nobody but a
meat trust is the onyl buyer or rat
would benefit. everybody else. Inc
meats is the only buyer or rat
cattle, sheep, lambss calves and
hogs. It fixes the prices of all these,
ana I have not a doubt that the cattle
companies are, most of them annexes
OF the beef trust. Thus as a cattle
feeder the beef trust can afford to
depress the price of its W i v STOCK
to the end that it adds millions tc the
profits of it's own slaughter-houses.
Why, it was shown that Armour
makes a dividend above 20 per cent
annually, and we may be sure that
other beef trust cormorants make as
much. They do 1t by fixing the price
Of every hoof of live stock that is sent
to market and then they fix the price
of every mouthful of meat that Gras
down the throat of every citizen OF
every urban community.
Free meats would sorely cripple
the beef trust; but the standpatters
ard Senator Bailey forbid free meets"
These are rather severe indictments
to bring against men OF the prom!-
n attained by Senators Clarke
and Bailey, but the records appear to
sustain the charges. Democrats
should consistently vote for demo-
cratic policies at all times and under
ali circumstances. The proposition to
Fhich Mr.. "Savoyard" refers cannot
properly be classed as strictly demo-
cratic measures. While the fact
stands out that they carried strong
democratic provisions and were en-
dorsed by the democratic 'organiza-
ton in congress, it is, also, true that
individual members OF the party were
privileged to vote as they felt disposed
on final roll-call.
Democrats generally do not ap-
prove the positions taken by Senators
Clarke and Bailey ia the matters re-
cited, but charges of unfafthfulness
have not been brought against them
in the councils of their party on this
account. Mr.. "Savayard" spe&As
IdCheL nlsnIy. ..