The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-15

veto tariff legislation of vast import
ance to the people. he is still sur
rounded "by men who know exactly
what they want" just as he was when
induced to sign the iniquitious Payne
him, indicates that the men who
Aldrch bill
The semi-official statement given
out by the White House publicity bu-
reau Secretary Hilles, manager) that
the president intends to veto all tariff
revision which congress may send to
him, indicates that the men who
know exactly what they want" (an
expression coined by the late Senator
Dolliver) also know what they do not
want.
The presidents advisors are OPP
posed, for instance, to legislation of
any kind that would interfere with the
Payne-Aldrich protection wall, which
gives to the American tariff trusts inn
munity from competition by virtue of
which they are free to charge consum-
ers exorbitant prices without outside
interference.
Why Taft Failed.
When the history of Mr.. Taft's ad-
ministration is written, his failure to
win the sympathy of the people will
no doubt be attributed to his selection
of advisers of men who are not in
sympathy with the needs of the peo.
pie of the country.
Let us see who the men are sur
rounding President Taft, who know
through having practically monop-
oily of the presidents ear, have been
able TO deceive him into the belief
that he is acting the part of real
statesman IL he vetoes legislation of
the very character that he promised
the people before election in order to
secure their votes.
"know What They Want"
In his cabinet Mr. Taft has Secre-
tary of State Knox, former steel trust
attorney, Attorney General Wicker
sham, former sugar trust attorney,
and Secretary of Commerce and La.
Dor Nagle, former attorney for the
Waters-Pierce (Standard) Oil com
pany.
Then in his immediate family circle
the president has Brother Charles
Taft, who is so constituted temper
mentally aud financially that he can
view Legislation only from the view.
point that big Business" views it.;
and also Brother Henry w. Taft, a
member of the New York law firm of
Strong & Cadwallader, which repre-
sents the sugar trust Wall Street
and the great industrial corporations
For substantiation of any advice the
president may receive from these
| sources, he has but to call In Senator
Lippitt, Aldrichs successor from
Rhode Island. Mr.. Lippitt is one OF
the millionaire beneficiaries of the
| hb6ilhb NOlluii anu hiOMN tA-
actly what he wants. Others who
know what they want and upon whom
the president relies are Penrose,
Smoot, Guggenheim, Du Pont and the
balance of the ring OF special privil,
ege servers in the senate.
And here is list of the men whose
advice is not sought by Mr.. Taft La
Toilette, Clapp, Cummins, Bristow and
all genuine progressive Republicans.
These facts tell their own story.
There's no chance for the president
to do anything for the people as long
as he has his present advisors around,
and from present Indications he has
no intention of taking on new set
of advisers.
More About Controller Bay.
The attention of the Graham inves,
tigating committee which is probing
the action of the president in secretly
aiding the Ryan land grabbers to
seize Controller Bay In Alaska, has
been directed to report of the geo
logical survey which shows that the
entire tract is underlaid with Oil The
land which President Taft threw open
for exploitation. 1t now develops, is of
far greater value than was at first
ever dreamed In his recent attempt
ed explanation of the Controller Bay
jugglery the president attempted to
make 1t appear that the tract is really
of little value. He claimed that the
grant did not give Speculator Ryan,
supposed agent of the Morgan-Gug-
genheims, a transportation monopoly
to the great Bering river coal fields.
Both former President Roosevelt and
Clifford Pinchot declare that the presi-
dents statement is misrepresenta-
ton and that TO all practical ends he
has given away valuable public rights
which it was his sworn duty to pro.
tect
Wiley's Enemies Exposed.