Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-11-08
SPECIAL WASHINGTON CORES
PQNpENCE.
BY Clyde H. Tave'nLner.%

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gressional committee is, leaving nc
stone unturned to keep the House on
Representatives safely democratic.
The headquarters of this organiza
ton in Washington have not been
closed during the entire summer
Congressman James T. Lloyd Of Mis-
souri,, chairman OF the committee, Il
personally con the job, pros ecutine
a vigorous campaign Ct organization
work; directing the dissemination o.
facts, showing what the Democrats
House has already accompa ished; in
forming the country as to true pur
pose of the Democratic program, ant
in all legitimate ways doing ev
erything he can TO bring about ma
tionaI Democratic harmor.J and co
operation.
Mr.. Lloyd has more than anticipat
ed the ideal of campaign pubaicit!
legislation by making it strict rult
to see that every dollar that has
been Entrusted TO the committee ha:
been honestly spent under hi
management there has been
no entertainment fund, Or
anything Of that order No "junkets'
have been financed out Of the fundt
ait his disposal. From the first Mr.
Lloyd has been determined that tn
methods of the committee should con
form to the highest standard Q
business morals.
A feature, Of the committee Wori
in which Mr.. Lloyd takes deep In
terest is the publicity bureau, which
s. the largest bureau OF its kind tina tina:
The Democrats have ever maintained
IN the national capitol. Encourag
ed by the bright prospects confront
ing the democracy of the nation. tn
DemoceirFsai tic elit rs al Country ar
using generously of the Information
sent out by the bureau. More thar
,wo thousand newspapers are regular
81 printing the letters sent ont BY
the committee, thus keeping the dem
ocratic viewpoint constantly Eefort
the country.
TAFT Economy.
Under the Taft policy OF 'cut t
the quick" economy, which was much
talked about when Mr.. Taft hlr' sS
went into office, the government oV
erspent its revenues during the firs
thirty days OF October by $4,64S,6S4
Thus. far this fiscal year, which be
gan July 1, the expenditures OF the
government have exceeded the re
ceipts by more than $2O,Ooo,ooo
which is sS,OOO,O0O heavier than tho
deficit on the corresponding date
last fiscal year. 1he mad money
spending campaign which is respoa
sible for this state OF affairs was {
seatupe of the Legislative program o.
The last republican congress.
The House Of. Morgan.
That J. P. slorgan's grip on the
financial situation is becoming mors
and more absolute is indicated by
the discovery of the Stanley com,
mittee that the cash balance OF tbs
stee, trust, which he dominates, ane
Of the railroads and other industrial
coproations in which he controls
heavy interests, amounting in az
to over half a billion dollars, Is or
deposit in the office of J. P. Nor
,an & Co., a private banking con
ern, not subjecI. to the superyir
sion of any constitutional authority
This money Morgan. can lend to
whom he plesses and refuse to lend
to whom he likes Moreover, the
control of this cash gives him the
oowers to regulate The credits Of this
country, which makes this one man
the financial dictator OF America.
Getting the Facts.
When Congress convenes in De
cember the Democratic majority in
the House will be able to take up
legislative matters with more intelli-
;ence than any preceding Congress
has started dts winters labor. The
reason for this is that various par
y leaders, as we'll as many of the
House committees, have been con-
iucting investigations this summer,
,cth public and private, into all
sorts of matters with which Congress
5 concerned. Get the facts has
been the slogan cf these democrats,
and every day they are accommodating
information which will be submitted
to the House as soon as Congress
begins. it's mex. session.
Extravaganza to Stop.
There is one thing upon which all
the members of the democratic ma
,ority CT the House of Representa-
lives are stclid,ly united, and that is:
a determination to see that there is
a reason back of every dollar that
is to be appropriated at the coming
session of Congress. Leaders Of the
party are CT the opinion that the re-
publican policy ST accepting the esti-
mates CT the variorss department
heads, without question, has been a
tremendously expensive one to Uncle
Sam, and hereafter, these leaders
;ay, the public purse is not going to|
,e opened until the requisition is
by facts sufficient to jlsti-