The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-11
POLITICAL POINTERS
FROM WASHINGTON.
BY Clyde II. Tavenner, Special Cor.
respondent OF The Times.

BY Clyde II. Tavcnner, Special Cor
respondent OF The Times.
Washington, May 9.-That reaction
lry Republicans ia the Senate are ly
ing in wait for the farmer, Tree list
bill aud other progressive legislation
passed hv the Democratic House - he
coming more evident every day, The
ubvious motive is two-lold, to protect
the monopolies aud profits OF the tarlti
trusts and to prevent, If possible. the
Democrats from fulfilling promises
msdr TO the people,
The group of Senate Tories is sui
able to exert trcmmculuus influence
upon legislation Having packed all
The important Committc OF tn" Senate
with men who take the same attitude
toward the particular legislation to
come before them that the hlg corpora.
tl.n- take the TcaCtioulrlvs are III "a
position To- continue serving special
privilege by obstructing the passage #
measures desired bv the people.
AMONG those whom the public may
atcly RELY upon to oppose most Of Tia"
progressive House measure are Gal
finger, Smout, Iorimcr GugEcnhcim,
Stephenson, Lodge, Oliver, Warren
Perkins and dozen other. who Will
st all times have the hearty go opera.
Hon Of Nicc.prcs,dcnt sherman. Back
OF this group Of rcacttontrtee ar" AZ
ravcd the tariff trusts, the railroads,
Wall street, STANDARD oil aud the bal
Auce of the organized wealth Of the
country.
pittcd against this combination ave
he Democrats and the progressive Re-.
publiCans. The latter forces Will,
when necessary. undoubtedly combine
TO prevent the passage %! IA bad bill but
they will b. helpless at times to prevent
the Tories from obstructtng the passage
If progressive House legislation, such
q, the farmers free list bill
AboLt the only thing the average
citizen can do is to keep tab on the
votes OF hi, individual Representatives
IN both House and Senate noting par.
ticularly whether they vote for oI
against legislation by the people. and
when electing time rolls around 10 act
accordingly,
Aldrich, Senator De Facto.
Cooperating with the group Of Sen
ate Tories that is planning to interfere
with the passage OF such antitrust
measures as the free list bill, is Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich OF Rhode Island.
Norminally Mr.. Aldrich is connected
only with an institution of his own
creation, called the monetary commits.
sion. The commission has suite OF
rooms adjoining the rooms occupied by
the Finance Committee, to which will
20 the free list bill.
II it should happen opines the Cleve.
land Press, that the doors were open be
tween the rooms OF the Finance Com.
mlttce and the rooms of the Monetary
Commission, ii might happen that form
er Senator Aldrich might communicate
with Senator Pcnrose, the new chair.
man 1T the Finance Committee, and
thus the tltular head OF the senate ma.
lorlty might have the benefit OF the
views u the ex-lcader (and possibly
leader de factoJ Of the United States
Senate. As a matter OF fact Mr.. Al.
drich keeps in close touch with all the
reactionaries. just as he did while of.
hcially a Senator.
TAFT Antagonizes Progressives.
President Taft took the leading part
100 the tight against giving the progress
i've Republicans of the Senate the COM
nittecs. places they demanded which
light resulted III leaving all the big
Senate committees the same Citadcls Of
special privilege that they were in the
previous Congress.
Before the Republican caucus WIS
held the regular Republicans Of the
Senate sigued ali agreement by which
hey agreed to give the progressiycs a
representation OH all the
committees, Senator pcnrose who
signed the agreement for the regulars,
S said to have bitterly arraigned his
'cgular colleagues for putting him in
he position OF breaking his political
word, which he declared he had always
prided himself upon keeping
nvlufHtr.
1t nos develops that rcuroSe's breach
II faith with the progrcssivcs was forced /
~ White House pressure. President
Iatt considers progressiyes like La Fol /
cttc his personal enemies, and lie /
iOesu9l want them III a position to as.
list in bringing abou, the passage OF
egtSlatluu like the farmers free list /
ill, which they could do by combining
With the Democrats il given the repre- /
on the big committees to |
which their numerical strength cutties /
hem.
Schedule TX" is Next.
Schedule X. the joker-hlled wool .
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff |
aw, will be the subject OF the first gen
raj tariff revision of the Democratic
louse. All the iokers by which rates
lave been piled one upon another until
he total has been far in excess OF 100
yer cent are to he abolished.
Likewise there will be abolished the
Infamous provisions of the Payne.Al-
rich law by which materials contain.
rs wool, but really made of cotton, is
axed as wool. The average reduction
III all items in the wooden schedule is
expected TO reach at least IS per cent.
What the Democrats propose will
ause a tremendous outcry from the
'oolen trust and its allies, the pro.
ucers OF raw wool, and will no doubt
revoke men like Warren of Wyoming