Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-30
Washington Correspondence.
BY G. H. TAvENNER.

due, and when Republican presi
dents and former presidents fal
cut, the people learn how they
have been misgoverned.
Since President Taft and former
President Roosevelt entered upor
their wild scramble for delegates
to the next nominating conven-
ton, the people have come into
possession of the following infor-
nation, which they never knew
before, except through unproven
charges or unverified rumors:
That Mr.. Taft, by his own ad-
mission, has been ga man Of
straw"
That Mr.. Taft, in his advocacy
of the Canadian reciprocity, was
not thinking, primarily, of any
benefits that would come to the
American farmer and wage Garner,
but that he believed reciprocity
would make Canada an "adjunct"
to the United States, which "would
transfer her important business to
New York and Chicago" By his
own confession Mr.. Taft was
scheming to aid the Big Business
interests through reciprocity.
That George w. Perkins, organ
izer of the harvester trust and
member of the board of directors
of the steel trust, is "highly
pleased with the Taft method of
prosecuting the trusts"
That there is a close political
alliance between Mr.. Perkins and
Mr.. Roosevelt, as evidenced by
the fact that Mr.. Perkins con-
tributed Sis, 1000 to Mr.. Roosevelt's
campaign In the New York. pri-
mary this spring.
That Mr.. Taft, in the present
campaign, and Mr.. Roosevelt, in
his campaigns, made free and un-
restricted use of federal Office
holders to obtain the nomination.
That Mr.. Roosevelt, while con-
stantly writing messages and Civ
ing out interviews, while he was
president, all protesting the deep
est hatred of the trusts, secretly
and clandestinely suppressed re-
port showing that the harvester
trust was illegal and in restraint
OF trade, and later ordered a con-
templated suit against that trust
stopped until he gave the word,
which word he never gave.
That Mr.. Roosevelt's trip to
Africa was paid for by Andrew
Carnegie, greatest of the benefci-
aries of the steel tariff.
That Mr.. Roosevelt was so
by the possibility of
tariff agitation during his more
than seven years of Office he never
made any mention of tariff, in
any of his official papers or mes
sages, except one, when he wrote
into one message that he "would
discuss the tariff later" which
statement he withdrew from the
message before it was transmitted
to Congress.
In his travels about the country
Mr.. Roosevelt never loses an OPP
portunity to tell farmers of his
affectionate regard for them. Dur
ing his term in the White House a
Chicago newspaper artist drew a
picture OF farmer sitting before
q fireplace, with his shoes off,
reading one of the Roosevelt mes
sages. This picture was called
ellis favorite author" and Mr..
Roosevelt often said it was the
best picture he ever saw. The
harvester trust, which annually
lakes millions of dollars from the
farmers of this country, sells bind.
ers in Russia and South America
for $40, and the American farmer
pays the trust S120 for the same |
binder. While he was president
IN effort was started to break up
his trust, and Mr.. Roosevelt se-
,retly suppressed that effort. He
ordered his attorney general not
o start suit against the one trust
which more than all others COM
oined robs and plumbers the
armer. George w. Perkins, or
ganizer of this harvester trust, is
up the money for Mr..
aoosevelt's present campaign.
ONE OF UNCLE SANS BOOT
BLACKS.
When Congressman Hamlin, of
Missouri, was investigating the
State Department he made inquir-
es about certain colored man
Who was On the pay roll at $4,000
year, and whose duties didn't
eem to be very well defined. Mr..
Iamlin asked the department