Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-02-12

in or out. holding him until there had
been time to plead for the retention
OF high duty on certain line OF I'M
ported goods. No representative OF
big business. whether he be former
member of congress- or not. will stand
this year at committee room doors to
ply his insidious calling.
RooseveIts Way Effective.
Theodore Roosevelt came pretty
near putting pernicious lobbying out
of business, and he succeeded In do
ing 1t without ordering lobby In
vestigation." When he learned that
lobbyists we're at work he would put
forth some presidential pronounce
ment which would bring the country
instantly to the support of the meas
ure which was involved. and In put
ting 1t forth he invariably had some
thing to say about malefactors or
great wealth who knew what they
wanted and who took nefarlous means
to get it.
The result OF the Roosevelt method
was that congressman. hearing from
home. did not dare pay heed to the
opportunities of those who had come
to Washington for the purpose OF
thwarting the endeavors of the presi-
dent OF the United States. The lobby
lists found that their occupation was
still there, but that 1t was all work
without pay.
Must Find New Issues.
The present intention Of the Dem
10 m
bring about an adjournment In
June. Within a month or six weeks
thereafter the congressional cam
paigns are fought out as rule
on the issues which entered into the
last preceding presidential campaign.
What are the Republican and the Pro-
gressive candidates going to talk
about In order to arouse the enthusi-
asm of the voters and to secure their
support?
This question is before the Repub-
lican and Progressive congressional
committees for an answer today. They
must find the answer. or better, the
answers. within the next few months.
Two years ago the Republicans
pledged themselves to antitrust and
banking and currency legislation.
They favored the establishment OF
parcel post, a liberal policy toward
Alaska, plans for food protection and
many other things The Democrats
have dealt with all these matters and,
apparently to their own satisfaction,
have settled them.
| &c hot thu htOh
hope of the Progressives Is simply
that the party can increase Its mem
bership in the next house Of repre-
sentatives. The leaders of the new
party have little or no thought, so far
as one can determine, that they can
secure a sweeping victory in the cleo
tons of next November. They do be
lieve. however. that they can gain ad
ditional members in is or 20 districts
now represented by either Democrats
or Republicans.
Must Find New issues.
The Republicans. as has been init
mated. must look for new issues II
the next congressional campaign. be
cause the Democrats have taken 6
good many of their issues away from
them. Now. of course, IL the legisla
ton passed by the Democrats. anc
which they have intended as a set
Element OF these issues, shall fail o.
its purpose, the Republicans can go t
the country on the basis of their op
ponents' failure. The laws, however
which the Democrats propose to enac
, or which they already have enacted
do not go into effect In some instances
for a considerable time to come. Ii
the cases of the laws which have gon'
into effect, 1t will take long time Il
prove whether they are efficacious o
NOT. So II would seem that the Demo
cratic party is fairly safe until SOM
time after the next congressional cleo
ton.
The Progressfves seemingly are
little better of than the Republican,
in the matter OF issues. They sa,
that tn Democratic Legislation show
an origin in the Progressive party, ant
, that Mr.. Wilson and the congress dom
, mated by his party have been stea
ing the Progressive material. Tn
Progressives, however, will not sin
ply cry Thief" for they have a dis
tinct issue in their plank which Gale
: for an Interstate trade commission
: with plenty of power to regulate tn
{ trusts OF the country.
: The Democrats have prepared BIZ
establishing an interstate trade con
> mission, but 1t is given nothing lik
= the authority which the Progressive
1 think should be given to such bod!
! The Democratic effort apparently
. to restore competitive conditions c
many years ago, The Progressive
3 say that failure to do this is inevit'
: BILE, and some of the Republican
= agree With them.
. Prosressives and Child Labor.
|. The Progressive party has made
+ good deal of it's proposal to do ava
= with child labor by means of O federt
Q act 1t Is urged by the Progressive