The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-11-14
Washington News
By c. II. Tavsnner.


tee is leaving no stone unturned
to keep the House of Represen-
tatives safely democratic.
The headquarters of this or
ganization in Washington have
not been closed during the en-
tire summer. Congressman
James T. Lloyd of Missouri,
chairman of the committee, is
personally ION the job" prose-
cutting q vigorous campaign of
organization work; directing the
dissemination of facts showing
what the Democratic House has
already accomplished; informing
the country as to the true pur-
pose of the Democratic program.
and in all legitimate ways doing
everything he can to bring about
national Democratic harmony
and cooperation.
Mr.. Lloyd has more than an
ticipated the ideal of campaign
publicity Legislation by making it
a strict rule to see that every
dollar that has been intrusted to
the committee has been
honestly spent. Under his man.
agement there has been no EN-
tertainment" fund, or anything
of that order. No "junkets"
have been financed out Of the
funds at his disposal. From the
first Mr.. Lloyd has been deter
mined that the methods of the
committee should conform to the
highest standard of business
morals.
A feature of the committee
workin which Mr.. Lloyd takes a
deep interest is the publicity
bureau, which is the largest bu-
reausof its kind that the Demo-
Gratis have ever maintained in
the national capitol. Encour-
aged by the bright prospects
confronting the democracy of the
nation, the Democratic editors of
the county are using generously
of the information sent out by
the bureau. More than two
thousand newspapers are regu
larly sent out by the committee,
thus keeping the Democratic
viewpoin0 constantly before the
country.
Taft Economy"
Under the Taft policy of "cut
to the quick" economy. which
was much talked about when Mr..
Taft first went into office, the
government overspent its rev.
enues during the first thirty days
of October by 1858, 694. Thus
far this fiscal year, which began
July l, the expenditures of the
government have exceeded the
receipts by more than $40, 900, :
600. which is $1,000, 900 heavier
than the deficit on the CORE
sponding date last fiscal year.
The mad moneyspendIng cam
paikn which is responsible for
this state of affairs was feature
of the legislative program Of the
last republican congress.
The House Of Morgan.
That J. P. Morgan's grip on
the financial situation is becom-
ing more and more absolute is in
dicated by the discovery Of the
Stanley committee that the cash
balance of the steel trust, which
he dominates, and Of the rail-
roads and other Industrial corpo-
rations in which he controls heavy
interests, amounting in all to
over half billion dollars, is on
deposit in the Office of ]. P. Nor
gan & O., a private banking
concern, not subject to the SUI
pervision of any constitutional
authority. This money Morgan
can lend to whom he pleases and
refuse to lend to whom he likes.
Moreover. the control of this
cash gives him the power to re-
gulate the credits of this county.
which makes this one man the
financial dictator of America.
Getting TIE Fads
When Congress convenes IN
December the Democratic ma
jority in the house will be ats.
to take up legislative matters
with more intelligence than an,