Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-22

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SPECIAL WASHINGTON CORES.
PoNDENcE.
By G. H. Tayenner.
Are the standpatters in the senate
going to chloroform the tariff reduc.
ton bills that have been passed by
the Democratic House, at this session
of Congress?
The House passed the steel tariff
bill January 20, and it emerged April
{ from the Senate finance committee,
with an adverse report. Nothing
much has been heard about it since.
On February p the House passed the
bill to revise the chemical schedule.
The next day this bill was sent to
the Senate finance committee, and
there it still reposes. On March 10
the House passed the excise income
tax law, which proposed to shift a
part of the burden Of government eX-
pense from the shoulders of the poor
onto those of the rich, and the SEN
ate finance committee, to- which that
measure was reported, has taken no
action on it. The bill to remove the
tax on sugar, which would relieve the
common people of this nation of an
annual burden of more than $780,
600, 900 a year, passed the House
along with the excise income tax,
and it, too, rests in the finance
committee, which is controlled by
The last remnants of the Senate Old
Guard. The Wool, bill, which passed
the House on the first day Of April,
was turned over to the same senate
committee the next day, and there 1t
still sleeps, apparently as far from
action as ever.
The chairman of the senate finance
committee is Boise Penrose Of Penn.
sylvania, and the next ranking mem.
Der on the committee is Shelby Cul.
lom of Illinois. Both Of these sen.
ators were rebuked at recent primary
elections in their states. s
These two men, and especial,
Penrose, have the word, just now, on
what is to be done with these var
ious bills, all of which were designed
to check the trusts of this country
and all Of which constitute a fulfill
ment of the pledges made by the
democrats when they sought election
In nutshell, the people put the
democrats in power on their specific
promise to enact these measures in
to law. They did their work exactly
as they promised, and now, having
gone as far as they could, these dem
ocrats have to stand by and see {
couple Of thoroughly discreditet
standpatters nullify their years
work. "
Of course, there is yet time, but il
is pretty generally admitted arount
Washington that there is well de
fined scheme on foot among the
standpat senators to simply forge
these bills. Just now the country il
greatly. wrought up over the cam
paigns for delegates to the nationa
conventions in June, and it is know
that the reactionaries plan to TAXI
advantage Of this situation to once
more block the enactment of meal
| ures designed to give the people re
lief from the high cost Of living.
How He Loves the Farmers.
In his travels about the countr.
Mr.. Roosevelt never loses an oppor
tunity tell the farmers Of his at
fectionate regard for them. During
his term in the White House a Chi
cago newspaper artist drew picture
Of farmer sitting before fireplace
with his shoes off, reading one O
the Roosevelt messages. The pic
ture was entitled: His Favoritt
Author" and Mr.. Roosevelt Otter
said it was the best picture he eve
saw.
The Harvester trust, which annual
| ly takes millions of dollars from tn
farmers, sells binders in Russia an
South America for $50, and the farm
ers of the United States are chare
ed $3.50 for the self same binder
During the Roosevelt regime an Ell
fort was made to break up thi
trust, which SO rankly discriminate
against and over charges the Amer
lean farmer, and Mr.. Roosevelt Sc
cretly suppressed that effort by OF
dering his attorney general not t.
start a contemplated suit until h.
gave the word, which word he neye
gave. Mr.. Roosevelt thus aided AM
allotted the one trust which NOR
than all others combined robs AM
plumbers the farmer of this country.
G. w. Perkins, organizer of Thu
harvester trust, is now putting VI
the money for Mr.. Roosevelt's cam
paign. -.
A High saIaried Boot Black.
When Congressman Hamlin o
Missouri, was investigating the stat
department he made inquiries abou
certain colored man who was dowl
on the pay roll at $4,000 a year. HI
was told that this man never. CAM
around the department, except t.
draw his pay, for the reason that hi
was detailed at Mr.. Knox's private
residence.
Where is he now?" Mr.. Hamlir
asked.
"He is down at the Panama canal
acting as valet to Secretary Kno1
during the latter's tour of Contra