The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-20

all u do with the shaping and forming
uf nriErinIcS airh ,"lI:i'S mf ihiS GOV
crnmrnt for tho ncAt four years.
81. is rot my intention /" rnca:" in
personalities. nor IL challenge lhr 'hdr-
4ctcr OF any person about whom speak.
| have sumt lines beer accused III being
900 S,Ncrr in my speeches. However.
true that may In. my severity relates
Ia. policies rather than persons. !
would no; iuli!ii my duties II al" NOT
discuss them as ] iccl.
senator Rorah thNn read an excerpt
from III" HOST famous work Of modern
fIction. the Baltimore platform OF lnur
years eco" rs he characterized IT,. |
will twrn Lprn only few pccullartt!cs
"f tina, plat form" nc said. Il Will M
no need To. the Republicans will TAX?
caro- If that. There Will be no sCc"nf
term for Mr.. Wilson. There arc. how
ever. same panks which we're dNrcEnrG-
I'd al supreme moments 10 US WHICH
should b.. discussed.
Democratic Inconsistency.
The speaker then read the plank IN
the Baltimore platform III which the
Democratic party offered itself as All
agency for the overthrow ni coTruPtluIl
and machine rule in government and SF
which the caucus rule in Legislation
might be eliminated. He supplemented
this by reading from an address by IT,
son delivered while seeking the election
in which tho now chief executive ue-
bounced in bitter terms party caucus,
and said that H. Cnurted the utmost
uublicitr in public questions. that every.
mans vote should be recorded and ~
every bill should he formed and Shaprd
in thH upcn
mcasur-r really formed and shaped on
the floor u the congress nt the tntt"H
States since March 4. 1918. senator
Horah declared. Not one mas 3rc:l
-
Light or publicity since that man was
elected on that platform.
Caucus on Everything.
"nn the other hand. every single
measure Of Importance has been formed:
shapcd and The finishing touches placed
unnn il not behind committee doors. but
behind caucus doors. from which INC
press: was excluded and tho public shut
out and Of which no record was even
made. The power Of forming legislation
has been taken from congress In ;hc
cummlicr and from the committee 10
iii" Caucus"
President Wilson. the speaker said,
has built up the most complete md ~
rlnniCal caucus system ever organizCa'
,;rca; evils flow from this. he said,
pointing out the things that can he ac-
r"mplishcd III caucus that cannot DC
brought about in congress. The caucus
system" Senator Borah added. rs the
Gather OF corruption. It Is in the caucus
mat the 1ohcf Is Iul l1lAp VIC i'i''' ~ -
in tho caucus that extravaganza Is
formed and the treasury looted and or,
rr things done that would not stano
the light of publicity and could not o.
douc otherwise than in caucus. III
evil iurlueancrs from such q government
are more dangerous To YOU. l say IMAM
are the possibilities OF attack from LOT
CiSu shores.
During the tendency OF the Under
wood tariff hill. according 10 the spakcr
only one lonesome amendment was o.
fercd on The floor of the senate by inc
Dcmuc ratio sid"
Couldn't offer Amendments
This measure. he pointed out. WAS one
Of tremendous Importance. altcc'inE, US
il does. industrial and labor conditions;
and, in fact. the welfare 81 nunur"n !.
million persons. yet tho whole thing Was
shaped behind locked doors and inc
members Of tho caucus were pledged TO
support ii H. the extent that onl! rnc
small amendment was offered ny Inc
Democrats after it came from the eau
Gus. Senator Rorah described the CIR
CumsthnccS of the introduction ni ms
resolution. \ Democratic senator. ne
said. conceived the idea that he cou q
'hust III" trusts by system nt tHxa-
ton. and he asked permission 70 oiicr
i. as an amendment 10 the Dill. inns
was refused. so 10 introduced it on the
floor of the Senate. These Senators
were not elected ~ q party caucus but
TO the Congress Of the United states, 1T
is to the interest Of the public that such
measures be discussed in, public and
questions Of this nature be settled IN
public. the speaker declared.
Think Of it." exclaimed Senator Ror-
ah. Think of q senator asking for per
mission to offer an amendment and THIS
being denied him! The constitution OIL
the United States gave him that right,
and his own sense nt duty tod hlm ne
should do it," The speaker rNPlainc6
that u secret caucus may ne r"htrolico
by - men. as there were 81 Democratic
" protects Southern Industries
When the Underwood tariff bill was
being shaped, the Democrats put SINAI
duty Oh the products Of the Snuth.
possible and yet protect the INDUSTRIES
vet they took il off almost every aGri-
cultural product of tho north. ne Sa?n'
They mt il on peanuts raised IN VIZ
The North. They nut II on rye, making
it as low as possible without destroy
ing the industry. according 10 Senator
john Sharp Williams, but while they
put it on rye they took II Off corn ana
wheat.
"a, that time" said Mr.. Rorah. my
suggestion that tho tariff had better ho
kept on corn brought forth Il Sarcastic
remark from Mr. Williams. who ridi-
ruled the idea thai America should ever
II.
Underwood bill III working order than
they we've dumping in foreign corn and
within ninety days after the Underwood
bill became law there had hccn I'M
mort ed more than 500 0nh Hnn bushels"
ON Goats Hair; on wool.
They kept the duty on anE"ra goat
hair and TOOK il off wool" the speaker
continued. Thus" commodities are
used for practically lhr same thinS~.
and rrior to thar Tim" had been cnrn-
rauinns in ali tariff bills. hui III" Demo-
Gratis .aw n; t" keen ii ON ono for tho
benefit Of the southern goat raiser ana
take i, N wool /" TIA" drtrimcnt o. the
mort hcrn sheep breeder.
II am glad they showed sense enough
tn rrot crt some industries hut ! wnuiH
ask them 10 hiring he hill into inc open
To frame il. :" lha, all Industries every
where in America could have the bcne-
tit Of it,
Continuing his Arrangement "f The
democrats far th-lr reputation of their
Baltimore platform. senator h"rah rcad
,hr n!auk Of that document which de-
nu,Inccd Inc Republicans for their waste
Of nubIir money through lavish anprn-
nria ions and rlcdgin@ economy II the
Democratic ticket wcr" elected. nc
plank demanded q return I" That SIM
pIiritv hriit,lnr Il democratic govern
mcnt. and dcrlnrcd the number "of use
1rSs office holders. promising at the
sam" rimr, tn eliminate all such.
This rlanE reads Iik" tn" Sermon on
1 NJ
First. cXlravH Cancc is denounced ana
economy pledged instead. and III III" sec
"nd place. thry denounced he creation
of federal Offices and salaries.
Creates Thousands Of offices.
Let us discuss tho second phase
first, YOU wuIIid hc led I" assume. hr
said. That they would not create addi-
iiouHl offices. Eut instead "f standing
bv their announcement. they have Al.
ready created 45.GU0 additional federal
Offices and salaries for deserving Demo
Gratis. These arc facts that cannot be
.ainsnid Nur il Thar all. When the
bureaus and commissions WHICH have
been authorized arc completed thor" VIII
have been created 4 total of 9A.i93 nd
niil0naI Offices. The present Democratic
administration has already created NOR"
Offices and rr"vid"d more salaries Than
did the RrpuhliGans III any Twenty-Five
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