The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-08-31

To those in the galleries, too, there
was significant meaning to this wild
demonstration; 1t meant that
Champ Clark of Missouri, who start
ed life as poor barefoot country
boy blowing corn on rock hillside
in Kentucky, had entered on the last
leg of journey to the White House.
And to the ears of Clark's friends in
the crowded chamber the din of ap-
plause also sounded sweet, for to
them it meant recognition at last of
their contention that Champ Clark
has become the biggest figure on the
democratic horizon; that the party
has at last found leader who can
lead all factions.
1T makes me weary" Numbered
the Speaker, directly challenging the
leaders on the republican side, Ito
hear people talk about somebody
wanting to destroy the industries and
prosperity of this land. 1t is lie.
No sane man wants to injure any
legitimate industry in this country.
That is what l have contended for
always, and especially since we car
ried the House and had the RESPONSE
bility placed upon us. 1t is our
country as we'll as yours; our child
rem must live here as we'll as yours;
we have as great stake in the pros
perity of the republic as you have,
and, in the language of Tiny Tim,
God bless us every one.
"Another thing, they say we are
playing politics. Whenever any man
stands up and attempts to do any
thing for the benefit of the great
masses of the people, he is denounced
by the interests as demagogue,
and is charged with playing politics.
But Ito stand up and advocate the
cause Of the Interests" is the highest
evidence of craftsmanship. AS far as
l am individually concerned, | sprang
from the loins of the common people,
God bless them, and l am one of
them. l labored with my hands in
my youth, and would do it again to-
morrow if l had to do SO; and l I'M
hesitatingly take my stand with the
consumers of the land as against the
interests.
"The Globe-Democrat said that I
had come around to a tariff on wool
because l heard the bleating of the
1874 1000 sheep in my district. l tell
you what did hear. I heard the cry
of 93,O00,000 American citizens for
cheaper and better clothing. The
great desire of my heart is to give
them some relief from their burden
of taxation which they have borne
for 10! these many years.
eve most cheerfully welcome the
issue. We will meet the President
and his stand-pat cohorts at the polls
in 1872 cloud and prolonged
cheering on the democratic side.)
Administration StenOgraphers.
! Here is story of two Taft admin
istration stenographers which shows
how hard it is to work for the govern
ment these days and remain honest:
F. M. Kirby, stenographer to the
late Secretary of Interior Ballinger,
exploded the whole Ballinger de-
Tense by bringing to light the Law
Ter memorandum" Kirby wrote
this memorandum, and knew, there
fore, that President Taft's letter ex-
onerating Ballinger was quite ante
dated and frame up to clear
the Secretary. And because he re-
vealed information which came to
him in his confidential capacity as
stenographer, Ballinger called him
unworthy and discharged him.
| Now contrast this with the case of
Miss Carrie M. Davis, stenographer
to DR.. L. F. Kebler, of the bureau of
chemistry. In his campaign to GUST
DR.. Wiley, Solicitor McCabe locked
Miss Davis in room, and "sweated"
her for three hours because she re-
fused to divulge confidential Informal
ton which McCabe thought he could
use against Wiley.
Kirby broke a confidence, because
he placed loyalty to the people above
loyalty to Ballinger, and was dis
charged. Miss Davis refused to
break confidence, and for that she
was cruelty chastised by a subordin-
ate in an administration, the high
officials of which frequently prate
about this.
A Four Ply Monopoly.
| One of the first facts developed by
the Stanley steel Investigating COM
mittee was that the directors Of the
boards of directors of nearly all
try. Then it came to light that the
same ruling spirits of the steel trust
co-operated with and practically
VII. Auu uOW IT,
develops that four of the six direct
ors of the harvester trust are also
directors of the steel trust In other
words, the steel trust, the railroads,
the harvester trust, and Standard Oil,
| Gall star contributors to republican
| campaign funds are dominated by
the same handful of men, And these
men in turn, take orders from one
man, Mr.. J. P. Morgan.
LaFollette a Real Candidate Now.
taft and sure defeat, or La
Toilette with chance to win" This
cry has been taken up anew by the
genuine republican insurgents since
LaFollette co-operated with the dem
ocrats in an honest endeavor to re-
wise the Payne-Aldrich tariff down.
ward. The indications are that If
Mr.. Taft obtains the denomination
the Roosevelt and LaFollette hosts
Ill