Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-05
Washington Correspondence.

washington correspondence.
The Congress now in session has
preached the tariff walls in numerous
places. 1t is Democratic Congress,
you must remember. No Republican
Congress could take the castles of
protection, because too many mem
bers owed allegiance to the Barons
inside.
The teeth of the money dragon
have been drawn and his claws clipped
by the currency law, enacted by a
Democratic Congress. Republican
Congresses essayed to do this at var
ious times, but never Succeeded, be-
cause they were 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 corporation
for violation of law; Prohibiting in
ter locking directorates Creating
Trade Commission to advise business
men, inform courts and interpret the
law; Enlarging the powers of the
Inter State Commerce Commission to
control the issue of stocks and bonds
by railroads. All these will be enact
acted by Democratic Congress. A
Republican Congress would never
have dared to have undertaken such
program.
The President has given no intima-
ton relative to the personnel of the
Federal Reserve Board under the
currency law, except that men who
apply will not be appointed. That is
to say that he who seeks not, who
doesn't care straw for office, may
not be only found, but may have the
Office thrust upon him. The Comp
troller of the Currency, John SHELTON
Williams, is under the provisions of
the law, ex-officio member of the
Board. He is the only one now in
sight.
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 exceedingly slow, as compared
with the speed with which our Re-
publican friends do things of this
kind. They were never known to
falter or hesitate in the matter of
putting Democrats out and Republi-
cans in, when they were in power.
The civil service law never seemed
at all in the way. AS we remember,
they said, "Presto, change"
Democratic Congressman, these
days, look hollow-eyed and haggard
from over-work and worry over
political appointments. There are
none, if we are competent Judge,
who are not endeavoring to promote
| the good of the service and please the
people who are to be served. But no
matter, they catch it anyhow. II
there are six applicants for the same
office, and the appointment is made
there are five who cannot be con-
vinced that the best man was ap'
pointed. We are constrained to quote
the sign in music-hall saloon out
West, "Please don't shoot, the musi'
clans are doing their best"
A pill appropriating $4o,O0O,OOO tt
build railroads to connect the mineral
agricultural and timber resources o
Alaska with tide water, has passed
the Senate. We believe that it will
finally pass the House somewha
modified. The impression is rapid,
gaining ground that these road
would prove good investment. 1t
claimed by some that profits from tn
! sale Of coal alone would soon REIN
, burse the Government. The Hous
, will very probably put into the bill
! provision that will make it impossi
? BILE for few individuals to gobble u
h everything worth while, as was al
most accomplished awhile ago, b
= getting control of the habors.