Saint Mary's beacon., 1911-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c., July 13. 1911,
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Washington. D. c., July 13. 1911.
BIZ CLYDE Il. TAvENNER.
President Taft will be opposed by
progressive republicans for Q re-
nomination on the ground that he Is
still the mouthpiece Of Aldrich and
the great Law. .defying industrial
corporations Of the country.
II proof was necessary to show
that the old alliance between Taft
and Aldrich still exists. the Presi-
dent himself furnished IL on two
notable occasions within the last
couple Of weeks when he went out
Of bis way to indorse the Aldrich
near-central- bank scheme which Is
designed to give Wall Street abso-
lutte control Of the money and credit
OF the United States, and thus make
10 the absolute master OF business
and industry.
Progressive republicans contend
that IL the President should be re-
nominated and reelected "he would
continue to be the complaisant help
mate of sehemers like Aldrich, who
are striving constantly TO make the
great masses OF the public little
more than the serfs of the few men
who compose the great financial
combination. OF which J. Pierpont
Morgan and the Standard Oil capi-
talists are the most conspicuous fig
ures." And Mr.. Taft now publicly
confirms the fears OF the progress
sives.
Therefore the only thing left for
the public to conclude Is that Mr..
Taft's reelection would necessarily
place back in control Of Congress
the same class Of men who were
swept out by the indignation OF the
public in the last election.
That Mr.. Taft is but the mouth
piece Of Aldrich in all his speeches
In which he advocates the Aldrich
monetary scheme as being "the
most important" Legislation before
the public is evident on the face
OF things. For Mr.. Taft has him
self been frank enough 10 say that
he knows nothing about the Aldrich
plan; that he has not studied the
financial question, and that he has
taken his convictions from those
who have told him the Aldrich plan
should be adopted.
Taft's strong endorsements OF the
Aldrich scheme will make IL more
necessary than eyer for the progress.
sives within his party to prevent
his nomination. 10 also means that
the Aldrich scheme will be made
one Of the big campaign issues of
1912. The democrats desire no bet
ter issue. The scheme Aldricb has
cooked up gives to Morgan the pow
Or OF life and death over business
and industry. For the life OF both
10 credit, and the control of credit
Taft would place absolutely in Nor
gan 3 hands.
DEMOCRATS MAKING HONEST EXPORTS.
The Democrats are sin cere In
their efforts to run the House OF Re-
representatives. on an economical bust.
ness basis. The report OF Jerry
South, chief clerk Of the House.
just made public. shows that during
the month Of June Q saving of q, $751;
80 was effected as q result OF the
abolishing of useless Office. This
item, which does not include the
big reduction on the police force
which the senate has not yet con-
Cured In but will approve shortly,
means q saving OF $1O2, ,642 so in a
year.
This is not o stupendous sum. II
Is true, but the spirit is In striking
contrast TO the $35 wastepaper bask-
cts in the Offices Of Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock and the expensive
recreations taken by the Aldrich
monetary commission Of public ex.
pense Q. Narragansett pier.
TAFT BUREAU REGULATED.
Once more the White House press
bureau has been forced to back
track. Il was like this: Franklin
A. Shotwell OF Omaha. secretary of
the Progressive Republican League
Of Nebraska. came to Washington.
had salk with the President, and
was quoted by the White House
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