El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-25


whether later the RITUAL advantage
to our respective peoples shall be aPPre-
ciated bv our neighbC across the border,
The consciousness that we took the right
course should content US. In all probabll-
itv. however, the sober second thought
of the people of Canada Will induce re-
consideration of the action OF last year.
The temporary reduction OF the duty on
cement bv the Canadian opponents OF
reciprocity is significant OF the results
that in due course may be expected.
"AH honor to the Democratic house
which stood for the good OF the nation
as a whole and prevented the repeal OF
the reciprocity act thus leaving the door
to Canada, If her people later shall elect
to accept our proposals.
For the ills that flow from that tar
if increase, from an average Of 20 to
so percent, the Republican party IS re-
sponsible For the continuance of that
rate against the efforts of a Democratic
congress a Republican president IS to
blame. 1t is evident that relief can only
come from the election of a Democratic
president and congress.
During all these years Of enforced
levies upon the many Tor the bcnei OF
the few, it has been abundantly demon
strated that the tariff is, as accurately
| described by a trust magnate the +TlIit-
full mother of trusts
| Mr.. Taft said in a speech in 1903
that during the preceding 10 years nine
, tenths of the combinations to restrain
/ trade had come into existence. During
nearly all that time the Republican party
was in control of every northern, eastern
/ and western state, as well as OF the led
| eral government
Republicans Make Feeble Effort"
IL h. bo orArr in
| to retard the weedy growth, and that
| little feeblv. That an ounce of pre-
vention is worth a pound OF cure was
never so forcibly illustrated. The pre-
/ ventiOn of combinations would have pro-
| tected all the people and harmed none.
! The process of destruction Furnishes the
| innocent investors as well as the guilty
! organizers.
~The reason for the encouraging in
activity of the Republican officials Is
| plain. The tariff beneficiaries were and
1 for many years had been contributors TO
! campaign funds of the party which in
turn protected the sDecial privileges en-
| loved by the donors. But competition
! prevented in some instances the collec-
/ ton from the people of the full sum stip-
ulated in the tariff. To secure it all,
! tepted the cupidity and stimulated the
| ingenuity of the beneficiaries.
But one way could be fOund-eombi.
/ nation to control the price up to the
point where the statute let in foreign
competition. The same party which shut
out foreign competition was found will
! ing to permit the formation of combina-
] tions which effectually banished home
competition. The common law on the
| subject, and the Sherman act were treat
| ed by Republican officials as repealed
by implication. Need it be said that
the protected interests, for these larger
| privileges, made larger contributions?
| Combinations of course multiplied
rapidly under such encouragement and
| stimulation, especially as the evidence
accumulated that the executive depart
ment of government could be relied upon
for protection even in case of attack by
| enemies.
Restraining Trust Suits.
Eve are indebted to the president for
the evidence that his predecessor, having
I first enjoyed an interview with George
| W. Perkins, restrained his attorney gen
| eral from bringing SUIT against the har-
Yester combination.
For the steel corporation he went
| further, for he wrote his attorney gen
eral in advance Of its absorption OF the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company that
he had decided to interpose 10 Obiee
ton
Indeed, apparently he stood ready to
| perform similar kindly offices for all cor
poratiOns for he advocated the passage
Of a statute permitting voluntary sub
/ mission of all engaged in interstate com
merce to federal authority with the ad-
| vantage to them OF immunity from prose
eutiOn because of contracts made if
stamped in ADVANCE with executive ap-
prevail as reasonable.
'The view of executive duty which
! these acts suggest is Numerically op-
posite to that OF that sterling Democrat.
| president jackson, who wrote the laws
! of the United States must be executed.
L have no discretionary power on the
! subject; my duty is emphatically pro-
nOuneed in the constitution
! Jackson'S Example.
Whatever excuse may be offered, the
/ ugly truth is that the Republican ma
/ tiOnal machine has received the moneys
! of the corporate and Individual bene-
fieiaries of the tariff and combinations
I and IN return had compelled congress
| to keep high the tariff rates and their
I attorney generals to close their eyes to
! violations of law. Need we seek further
| evidence than the admission of presi-
| dent Taft2
'fHe said at Cincinnati September 81,
1 1910, the country Is reused against The
! corporate or corrupt control of legisla-
! tive agencies If, however, there remain
a doubling Thomas, let him read the
! confession of the only living expresi-
dent; He said at Osawotomi: 1t is
necessary that laws should be passed to
| prohibit the use of corporate funds d.
| rectly or indirectly for political pur-
poses; it is still more necessary that
such laws be thoroughly enforced. Cor
| poration expenditures for political pur-
poses and especially such expenditures
| by public service corporations have sup
| piled one of the principal sources of cor
| ruptiOn in our political affairs
''In the light of all the testimony and
/ these admissions I submit that the jury
/ of the people should find as a general
verdict that the failure of the executive
and legislative branches of government
both federal and state to protect the
people from the special privilege hunters
and graft seekers is deeply rooted in
| corrupt alliance between the latter and
the leaders of the Republican party
Upon that verdict but one judgment
can be entered-that of eviction.
/ money the Real Power"