The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-02-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Washington Correspond
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ent of The Times.
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The Congress now in session ha
preached the tariff wall in severs
places. : You must remember tina
this is Democratic Congress, elect
ed to do this very thing. No Repub
lican Congress could take the castle
of protection, for the reason that to-
many members owed allegiance Il
the Barons inside.
The teeth of the Money Dragon
have been drawn and his claws clip
ped by the currency law, enacted by
Democratic Congress. Republican
Congresses essayed to do this at var
ious times, but never succeeded be-
cause they are always frightened
away by the wrath of the Dragon.
Of course the Dragon Kissed and
roared this time, but the Democrats
did not get scared.
The tentacles of the trust Octopi
will soon be severed by the sharp
edges of laws, as follows: Defining
trusts, monopolies, and combinations
in restraint of trade; furnishing the
individual rather than the corpora
ton for violation of law; prohibiting
interlooking directorates; creating
Trade Commission to control the is
suance Of stocks and bonds by rail
roads. All these will be enacted by
Democratic Congress. A Republi-
can Congress would never have dared
to have undertaken such program.
y The President has given no intima-
ton relative to the personel of the
Federal Reserve Board, except that
the men who apply will not be ap-
pointed. That's to say, that he who
seeks, however diligently, will not
find; but he who seeks not, who
doesn't give cent, may not only be
found, but may have the office thrust
upon him. Underline provisions of
the law, the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, John Shelton Williams, is ex-
officio member of the board, the only
one known so far.
There are just now some pretty
long lists of appointments being sent
to the Senate for confirmation, but
the process of elimination of Repub-
licans from the unclassified service
seems exceeding slow as compared
with the speed with which our friends
the Republicans, disposed of these
matters. They were never known to
falter or hesitate, nor did the civil
service laws seem to be in the way of
their putting Democrats out and Re.
publicans in, when they have the
power.
Democratic Congressman are wear
ing long, haggard faces these days
from overwork and worry over poll
teal appointments. There are none,
however, if we are competent to
judge, who are not endeavoring to
promote the good of the service
and please the people to be served.
But no matter, they have their troub-
les. II there were six applicants for
the job, it is impossible to convince
five of them that the best man was
We are constrained, in
behalf Of the Congressman, to quote
the sign in a music hall out West:
please don't shoot, the musicians
are doing their best" ,-.-,z.s .,
A bill appropriating 40. 000. 600 to
build railroads to connect the miner
u, agricultural and timber resources
Of Alaska with tidewater, has passed
tie senate. It will probably pass the
house in modified form. The inn
PRECISION thatit would prove q good
investment, Is gaining ground. tits
claimed BY some that the profits from
he aale Of coal alone would soon re-
imburse the Government II 1t passes
he house, it will no doubt contain 4
provision to prevent individuals or
~ corporations gobbling up every
thing worth while, Is was attempted
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