The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22
STEEL AND WOOL
IvETOESA ARE UPHELD
Senate Falls to Pass Bills Over
Taft's Objections.
TNo-THIRDs VOTE LACKING
Senator LaFoliette Causes Sensation
by Bitterly ArraIsnins Col. Rooss-
welt and Eulo9lzIns Prinei-
pies OF Prosresslves.

Neit arc Euio0ixin9 rf'ncr
: Pies Of Prosresslves.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE steel
schedule tariff bill and the wool bill
failed to repass in the senate by the
two-thirds necessary to nullify the ex
ecutive veto. --.....
The steel bill received only 80 votes
TO 80 cast against II. The wool bill
received SO votes to 36 cast against
It. The one was lost by q majority
Of seven and the other obtained a
bare majority Of three. At no time
has there been the faint hope OF get
ting a two-thirds vote.
On the steel bill the progressive
Republicans lined up with the regu
lars with the exception Of Senators
Clapp, La Toilette, Poindexter and
Works. Those Republicans who
Joined with the Democrats to pass the
wool bill over the veto were Bristow
Clapp, Crawford, La Toilette, Poin
dexter and Works.
la Toilette Causes Sensation.
The sensation of the day came when
Senator La Toilette, In charge OF the
wool conference report, was diverted
from that subject and jumped Into
eulogy Of the principles of the pro
gressives and a bitter as-aignment OF
Col. Roosevelt. After depicting exist
ing conditions within tie party and
the country he continued with touch
Of sarcasm, referring to Col. Roose
welt:
Il don't think the people of this
country will find relief from that con
dition by wandering of into unex
pIored fields under the guidance OF q
pilot who exercised supreme contro
while we were getting into exactly the
condition that now confronts u.s."
Praise for ProgressiVes.
After detailing the record Of tha
progressives in congress and in thu
states where the movement prevailed
Mr.. La Toilette declared that ''th,
man whose hand will pen the history
Of our times after we have gone will
give high praise to that little grouI
of men in the senate and house who
have been fighting to bring back rep
resentative government to the peo
pie"
Il believe the redemption of a rep
resentative government in this coun
try will be accomplished by the pre-
gressives within the Republican part,
I for in time we are destined to cor
troll that party. The progressiV
movement within the Republican
party is not to be destroyed by any
thing that may be dragged across 1t
path in the nature of an obstruction
The building up of third party move
ment around some person whose pei
sonal and political ambitions have re
ceived a disappointment cannot an
will not be permitted to destroy tn
progressive movement within the Re
publican party. 1t IL the mission O
the Republican party to bring equalit
TO all men and the Republican part
will survive whatever has happene
70 it."
Something Happened at Chicago
Senator La Toilette declared tina
there was promise Of the whole RI
publican party becoming progressiv
In the next four years until some
thing happened few weeks ago a
Chicago"
ut may disturb things but it wi
not succeed" added Senator La Fo
lette with emphasis.
! Senator Stone, seeking to nag Nj
La Toilette, asked with mock so
ernnity what he meant by his refe,
ence TO Chicago.
Does the senator mean the non
ination Of President Taft or of Co
Roosevelt" asked Senator Stone.
I'm sorry the senator from Nit
souri, is in doubt" replied Mr. La Fo
lette. ON the day Theodore Roos.
welt was made president there wer
14s trusts and combinations in tn
United States. When he turned tn
government over TO William Howar
Taft there were 10000 great plant
organized into combinations. Tn
capital stock of these combination
increased in that same time from 50
7s4,00o,000 to s31,672, zoo, 900, NOR
than 10 per cent. Of which is waite
There has been no diminution unde
the present administration. This al
ministration, however, has sougt
more vigorously 10 administer th
Sherman antitrust law. The time [
apply that remedy effectively was whe
these trusts were In their infancy.
Il don't believe the man who II
seven years was president while tn
greatest combinations In our histor
occurred, and at a time when a tin
Of all times the Sherman law shoul
have been made potential and 1t wa
not--I do not believe that the ma
who was president is the man to no
find for US the way out. Does tn,
answer the senator?"
That does very well" replied NJ
Stone.