The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
ny CLYDE II. TAVESER.


fall out, the people learn how
they have been misgOverncd.
Since President TAFT and former
President Roosevelt entered upon
their wild scramble for delegates to
the next nominating convention,
the people have come into posses
sion of the following information,
which they never knew before, cx-
Ccpt through unproren charges or
unprOvcn rumOrs:
That Mr.. Taft, by his own admis-
sion, has been "a man of straw. ~
That Mr.. Taft, In his advocacy of
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 10 the United
States. which would transfer her
important business to New York
and Chicago BY his own confess
sion Mr.. Taft was scheming to aid
the big business interests through
reciprocity.
That George W. Perkins, organ
i2cr Of TIA" harvester trust and mcu-
Der of the board Of directors of the
steel trust, is "highly pleased with
the Taft method of prosecuting the
trusts ~
That there j.. closer political al
liunc" between MI. Perkins and MIR
Roosevelt, as evidenced by the fact
that Mr.. Perkins contributed Sl1,-
900 To- Mr.. Rposcvulr~ campaign in
the New York primary this spriug.
That MIR, TAFT, in the present cam.
pnigm, and Mr.. Roosevelt, in his
campaigns, made free and uuro-
striCtrd US" uf federal Office holders
to obtain the nomination.
That Mr.. Roosevelt, while con-
Stautly writing messages and giving
out interviews Will" h" was Prcsi-
dent, all processing the deepest bat
red ~ the trusts, secretly and Gland
eStincly suppressed Il report show
ing that the harvester trust was IL.
legal and In restraint of trade, and
later ordered contemplated suit
against that trust stopped until he
gave the word, which word he never
gave.
That MIR. ROOscvclt's trip to Afri.
Ca was paid for by Andrew Carne~
gle, greatest of the benefciarles of
the steel tariff.
That MIR. Roosevelt was 50 fright
cued by the possibility of tariff agi-
tation during his more than seven
years Of Office he never made any
mention of tariff in any of his OH
Cial papers or messages, except one,
when he wrote into one message
that h" would discuss the tariff
later, which statement he withdrew
| f,.. IL
transmitted To Congress.
II the present scramble for Rcpub-
liCan delegates continues IA white
longer, it may safely bc said, there
fore, that both Mr.. TAFT aud Mr..
Roosevelt, ut the present rate, will
thoroughly demonstrate To the cOun-
try that neither one of them Is ~ to
be President. Each day of their
present fight for delegates throw :
some new light on the close har.
mony between them and the big in
tereSts that are behind them. Mr..
Taft, angcred, Is telling what he
knows about Roosevelt, and ROOse.
welt, angered, is telling what he
knows about Taft, and they are both
'lling lot of things that nobody
Q ever knew about either Of them.
How He Loves the Farmer
In his travels about the country
Mr., Roosevelt never loses an dppor-
tunity TO tell farmers Of his affec-
tionate regard for them. During his
term In the White House IA Chicago
newspaper artist drew picture OF u
farmer sitting before a fireplace,
with his shoes of, reading one of
l,, l......N4.alt l..
turc was called: "His favOrite au-
thor" and MIR. Roosevelt often said
II was the best picture he ever saw.
The harvester trust, which annu-
ally takes millions of dollars from
the farmers Of thiH country, sells
binders in Russia and South Amer.
lea for 500, and the American farm
ers pays the trust Sl2D for the same
! binder While he was president an
effort was started To break up this
trust, aud Mi. Roosevelt secretly
suppressed that effort He ordered
his attorney general not 10 start suit
against the one trust which more
than all others combines rObs and
plumbers the farmer.
George W. Perkins, organizer of
this harvester trust, il putting up
the money for ROoseveIt's present
campaign.
One OF Uncle Sans Boot Blacks.
When Congressman Hamlin, of
Missouri, was investigating the
State Department he made inquiries
about certain cOlored man who
was on the pay roll at 81 900 year,
and whose duties didn't seem to be
very well defined MIR. Hamlin
asked the department manager what
the coloTed man did to earn his
money.
"lIe doesn't seem to pay mnt,h at
tentiOn Ia our orders was the re.
ply. "Hc is detailed To Mr.. Knox's
private Office, and he also works at
the Secretary's residence"
Where is he now" Mr.. Hamlin
asked.
"He is with Mr.. Knox on his trip
to the Panama canal, acting a. valet |
to Mi. Knox and his party"
Does he have to shine Mr. Knox |
shOes?"
YES" was the reply. 81 sup
pose that is part of his duties"
Thus does Uncle Sam pay s. 900 IA |
year for private boot black for the !
Secretary of State.
Heads the Trust Wins, Tails the
People Lose.