West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-02-11
llFF sTANDPaTTERS
BACK IN The SADDLE
Well Organized and Financed Pro-.
po9anda to Discrcdit the Presi-
dent and Put the Paync-Aldrieh
Bill Back on the Statute Books
What Pittsburgh Paper Says

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 5.-with
the complete capture OF the G.. o. T..
by the Penroses, Barnes. Cannon.
smoot. Mann. Illinois Mckinley. Rod
enberg. and the other Aldrich lieu
tenants. who absolutely dominate the
Z organization OF the party in Congress
and out, there is well-directed and
welI-financed movement on the part
Of the beneficiaries OF the old protec-
l'tive tariff system, which has for its
object the control and possession of
|. the Federal government. There are
evfdences at every hand that the fav-
orites OF the protective system, who
preyed and fattened on the public at
will during the operation OF the Payne
Aidrich bill. are shelling out, and that
eheY are generously backing a nation
\ wide propaganda to again get control
OF our government.
The Aldrich crowd that wrecked the
Republican party and has again gain
ed control Of 1t, the Republican and
reactionary press, and the various
agencies OF the old reactionary outfit
are busy Just now throwing mud at
the president, who has stood stead
lastly at his post of duty, wisely di-
rected the government in the most
>turbulent and distressing period in the
history OF the world. and who, above
l>ofr oil
away from war and at peace with
the earth. Discredit the great man in
the White House. and we may have
chance! That is the game OF the
tariff plunderers and the crowd which
have manned and recently taken pos
session of the Republican party and
its organization.
Money-well, that is no object.
There will be a full treasury, and
even at this early date there is not
wanting evidence of financial ability
and abundance to put forward the
propaganda necessary to bring about
urestoration of the Payne-Aldrich
fhe Pittsburgh Post has had
something to say OF the movement
Editorially this paper said I'm its issue
OF January IL
when Senator Jacobb III. Gallin-
ger few days ago introduced a reso-
luton In the upper branch of Con-
gress providing for a substitution, ex-
actly as IL was written, of the Payne
Aldrich tariff for the Underwood law,
the general impression was that the
New Hampshire statesman was in
Uulging merely i'm fiippancy. How
ever, 1t turns out to have been the
entire act OF a studied program of the
standpat element of the Republican
( party for the 1916 Presidential cam
paign-a high tariff propaganda
which Is to be pushed persistently un-
til the day OF the Republican nomi-
mating convention. A large fund. it is
understood, has been raised to defray
the expenses of this preliminary cam
paign to stir up discomfort with con-
ditions, and IL possible, to create
public sentiment favorable to a re-
turn to the days of high protective
tariff. The struggle is to be momen-
tous. since those promoting the cam
Z paign must foresee that, unless a vic
tory can be won both in the nominat-
ing convention and later at the polls
in 1916, the high protective system, as
IL existed in the days when Serene
Payne and Nelson w. Aldrich were
dominant in the legislative councils
of the country, will be gone forever.
"The standpat leaders apparently
have closed their eyes to the fact that,
in demanding the restoration OF the
Payne-Aldrich tariff, they are slap
ping directly at the element RESPONSE
BILE for the insurgent movement OF but
few years ago, which element mark
ed the first big line OF cleavage with
I'm the Republican party. They are do
ing this, IL Is said, because of a be-
lief that they can at this time club
4uto line those who disagree with
them. The organization OF the pro-
paganda is understood to have been
under way since shortly after the last
election. Some OF the old-time meth
ods are to be employed. Already
members of Congress who voted for
the Underwood tariff law. particu-
larly those from debatable States,
are receiving written requests to get
in line and assist in the re-enactment
OF protective tariff laws Printed
cards are also coming in signed by
constituents in the home districts"
A new variety of supineness Is
charged against the administration in