The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
What Caused Change in
Political Situation?

fOAllcal SITUATION:
Last saturday. after the National
Huu-eoi Representative had cleared
it, decks tor adjournment, Speaker
Clark delivered II stirring speech
which he closed as follows:
What is il that has produced the
astounding change In the political
situation since that melancholy day
In November, 1905, when we THE
Democrats were SO completely fiat
tened out? II is "A simple and in
structive story which public men
who would escape the peoples
wrath should take to heart So long
as the earth spins upon its axis or
slides down the ecliptic.
Voters Punish Republicans.
In brief, it is this: The Republi.
cans. in order to get in, promised to
revise the tariff down; but, being in,
they proceeded to revise II mp. For
this act of bad faith they were Sc
ycrely punished in 1910 and will be
more severely punished In 1912
The people deserve to be treated
honestly, fairly, candidly and cpur-
ugeously. Platforms should contain
those propositions, and those propo-
sitiOus only. which the Trainers
thereof intend to enact into law IL they
ever get u chance. Promises made
to win an election should be relig-
iously carried out after election.
Men should say what they mean and
mean what they say. The voters of
the land are entitled Ia that square
deal of which we hear so much and
see so little.
The Republicans failed to keep
their promises and came to grief ms
they deserved to do. The Democrats
came In on six principal promises
and have redeemed them every one.
/ The six principal promises were:
To pass II bill compelling publica-
ton of campaign contributions and
disbursements before the election /;
to pass resolution submitting Il
constitutional amendment for eleC-
[ tion of United States senators by
popular vote; to ecOnomiZe; to liber-
allie the rules; to admit Arizona
and New Mexico ms two States; to
reviSe the tariff DOWNFALL of which
has been done.
! We passed tariff bills which would
/ have saved the American people 81
/ per capita, or S21. 80 to the family,
| but the President would not permit
/ them to become laws, and the people
| still groan under an outrageous load
of tariff taxes. Our tariff bills, while
| reducing the amount of money which
the present tariff bill costs the peo-
pie by s. per capita, would have
raised ample revenue to run the
Government, for 1t should never he
| forgotten that OF every 81 taken
from the people by the Payne tariff
law only 81 goes into Uncle SANS
pockets, while 81 go into the pockets
! of the tariff barons. Our tariff bills
would have gone far toward reduC-
ing the high cost of living so OPP.
pressive to the masses, but the
President would not have il So
more's the pity.
Passed Bills for Labor.
In addition to this, we have pas sed
more bills for the benefit of labor
than any Congress that ever sat
We have passed bills liberalizing tn,
homestead law, making ii so easy
for American citizens to obtain
homes In their own country thai
they will not feel disposed to eN
patriate themselves into the British
Northwest. We passed IA bill rem
dering the condition Of our seanIer
better and life at sea more tolerable
We passed the Panama Canal bill
which IL one of the most important
pieces OF legislation ever placed up
on the stature DOCKS we passed
the excise Dii'' wlich ~ IN lts nature
an lilc"me,taH Dill, ny "iich we
transferred large burden OF taXa
tloh from tie Dacks Oh the poor VINO
are ieast aDle TO Dear taxation, 70
the Dhcks OF those VINO are more abie
pay taxes, most righteous perform
ahce. we passed sundry other oilis
OF areiormatory ana beneficent char'
acter, Tor which we Will receive the
support anu piauuits oi the Ahleri'
can people.
by thelr fruits We shalI know
them, III rule established by high'
est authority ior measuring human
csnouct. III IL Just RUE, iair
| iuio' aht ~ u We VIII HluulN tt
'"vWSsea W., ,ha no,ocra,;o uo,eo oo
complished, SO far as 1t could, for
the amelioration OF conditions,