Gilpin observer., 1913-08-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
By Edward Keating.

the history of this nntbsn Is being
enacted on the flor of the United
States senate.
A little band of bourbon senator's
dfscred.ted rea -i.ionaries-is Is endea-
vOr4l-g, under cover of the antiquased
rules of the senate, to plunge the
country into devastating panic
These men comstitu.e less than one
third OF the membership of the upper
house. All but four of them repre-
sent states which in the last e!ec-
'tiCn utterly repudiated the Tory par
ty, and cast their electoral votes for
either wilson or Roosevelt.
They know thai the Democratic
majority will pas tne tariff bill with
'out any material amendments, an1
they know that the business inter
ests of the country are anxiously
awaiting that event, but they refuse
to permit the bill % come to a vote.
Day after day they dro,l through
lorg speeches filled with direful pre-
dictions concernng the industrial
paralys-s which will follow the sue
cess of the Democratic program. Nat
urally, these calam.tous prophesss
are carried over the country by the
great news agencies, ard feeling
of uneasiness is created in certain
quarters.
Manufacturing
Panic.
In the face of the cord-breaking
crops and almost ideal commercial
prospects these Tories would, fright
en- the nation into a panic. They
would gladly witness the crash O.
banks, the destruction of industrial
enterprises and the sweeping away
of hard earned fortunes, if, as a re-
suit, they and the interests they rep
resent might return to the control
of the government
Apparently some of the great Wall
Street financial Institutions are par
ties to the conspiracy. They fear
NhC CHdClhsHt VI tHe WiiS|h-Di an
currency bill, which IS designed to
destroy the most vicious features of
the money trust.
Fortunately for the people, the Ma
tional goye-nment is in strong hands.
Secretary of the Treasury, McA1oo.
has already announced that he will
1lSa oil +ha nnuar IF nix. donartmetnf
to frustrate the Vaccinations of the
banks, and President Wilson and the
Democratic majority in the senate
have served notice on the reaction
aries that they must be prepared to
assume full responsibility for the re-
suit of future dilatory tactics.
The country is standing by Presi-
dent Wilson. Up to date there are
no signs of a stampede, and the
Duns and Braistreets-those two big
commercial barometers-fairly exude
optimism.
Progressives
Repudiate Tories.
III Ills COuEttlOI Tic stlllOh III cCu-
ator LaFollette and his friends is
highly significant Fighting Bob is
net only a high-minded statesman,
but he is first rate politician as
well. The other day he gathered ten
progressive Republican senators in
his Office and told them the people
were getting mighty tired of the tao
tics Of the Smo5t-Penrose crowi. At
his suggestion, resolutions repudiat-
ing the Tories and their methods
were prepared and given to the press.
Since then LaFollette and his sup
porters have been voting with the
Democrats on many of the divisions,
clear that they have nothing in COM
mon with the Smoot-Penrose reac-
tionaries.
The legitimate business interests of
the country are also making them
selves heard in no uncertain fashion.
Business men who are not dependent
on special privilege for their exist
ence are demanding that the Demo-
Gratis be given an opportunity to test
the tariff and currency reforms they
have promised to the people.
The feeling Is almost universal thai
congress should dispose of both of
these measures before October 1st
and adjourn and go home The
house Is prepraed to do this. and
the senate would undoubtedly fail in
TO line II II were not for the little
band OF Tories. who are making a last
desperate stand on the evening OF
their Waterloo.
To Limit
The Debate.
The situation in the senate has