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

! ~ ,.scd by this extravaganza. And when
! view This horrible mess. am tempted
m"nlioned my colleagues regard it AS n
joke
Pure, Naked Graft.
! These things arc made possible. Sem
ator Rprah avcrred. because nf tho Sc
crct way the bills are made. They
were not for tho caucus.
! referring tn the rivers and harbnr5
Senator Rnrah said that whilC he ap-
! proved the idea and purpose of the bill.
! he objected 10 some or tho appropria-
lions il carried. He read several APP
preparations. sCor" ar more. ranging
! from $500 TO several thousand dollars
! each. for the Improvement nf misccll1
, nrnus creeks and small rivers in South
; Carolina which are not on the map. IF
| Theodore Roosevelt were 10 90 to Sou Ii
| Carolina and find some IF tn" rivers for
which large sums were appropriated h"
! would make Columbus lack like thirty
| cents" he facitinusly remarked.
| THAT. | say. is pure. naked. unadnrn-
/ ed. impudent graft. That is just exactly
what ii $ and il cannot be justified by
anything else"
How South Is Favored
The speaker referred IL tn" many
ways in which the South is favored by
! III" Democratic administration. ment ion
! irE especially the numerous aprrnprla-
] tinns for various Investigations and
commissions. He then quoted statistics
comparing ten southern states with ten
i northern states. including West Viz
GINA. The len southern states paid fed
! cral taxes To tho sum Of $I.337 500. while
| The ten northern states paid the sum OF
$l9.393Ijn. On rho other hand the ap-
preparations for the ton southern states
! referred To amounted to S5j0n moo. while
tho ten northern states received only
| $1,000 BOO
! Il hate 4 caucus" said the speaker.
because. ii always results in eXtrava..
| CANT legislation. And this method Of
| taxation will continue so long as you
| send men In tho Senate who will give up
! their conscience To a caucus.
Preparing For Peace
declaring that number Of questions
will confront this nation at tho close Of
the present European war. Senator Bnr-
ah said tn" most important is tho in
! dustrial situation here that Will follow
| the declaration of peace, and the second
| is what has the Democratic party done
to protect American industries after the
/ war. He pointed out that 400 900. 600
persons arc In the nations engaged in
the war. Several millinnS arc directly
engaged in tho army. but their places
instances children. Notwithstanding tho
| fact that the war has continued more
than two years. said Tho speaker. the
| countries involved arc now turning out
more manufactured products than they
did at its start; they never before were
so completely equipped for industrial
competition. Germany, he said. was al
ways regarded as the best industrial
unit in the world. hut since the war he
gan. France. England. Austria and the
other nations have developed their in
| dus1ries and equipped themselves in
dustrially. When he war is over and
| the men 60 home ~ enter the industries
10 help their nations regain the marke 4 9
! of The world IN" American markets will
hc flooded. hc continued. VIC huild bat
tlcshirs 10 protcct nur interests aboard.
so why not do something 10 project our
Interest,"; n home, he argued. There is
which will follow the close Of the
European conflict. therefore, we should
! prepare for II.
war Made the Prosperity.
Senator Eorah denied that The Under
wood tariff bill is responsible for thu
pres, n. dav prosperity. II" referred IL
| h. fact that reports Of tho American
! Federation of Labor show that 100000
mon were cut nf employment on July
] |. 1911. while l,500.0n0 were working
| anil some ether railroad companies laid
! off thousands of employees. while the
| Baldwin locomotive works closed down
| indefinitely. and did not reopen until
dcrs WAS started. Tic revenues or the
, railroads Of tho country was S44.nnn. nnh
| less than in 1913. Tho Underwood TAR
| if bill. accnrins TO the speaker. did
| not give inc mon Ill DOT, IL QlC not Keep
| open Tho industries.
Tho Republican party pledges itself
| IN he carr! ing INT Of its first duty.
that of rrariin" a measure which vii!
] project American industries and labor
| and apply ing il with equal force in :lI''
north. ;lr south. tho cast and the west, =
| said Mr.. Bnrah.
Although President Wilson declares
! that the Democratic party should be
returned In power because or It's enact
,,f 10, F,Ia rul hoF Il In
| law. Senator Rnrah declared it is one
| nf tiir lrnSi vicious pieces of lcsisla-
| ton ever written. However. h" en-
! phaSiZcd that that was only his private
opinion and that h" did not wish it un-
dnrstnod that he Was expressing the
! wishes "f his colleagues on tho Repub-
lican side. II" denounced ii on the
ground thai t would permit private
| banking houses tn control thc cirCula-
/ tlon of Motley. rhr time Will come. he
! said. when il will require most bitter
/ and determined fight to set rid Of the
| federal reserve act
Bungled in Mexico.
Senator i;nrah severely criticised Will
! sons handling nr tho Mexican situation.
! When tn Democratic party assumed
! contrul hc said. there w"r" 81 .0n0 Amer
! leans in Mexico. He referred To tho
| treaty made between III" United States
and McXic" nearly fifty years ago.
| whereby each country obligated itself
! 10 project tho citizens Of tn" other
! within its boz der. II Mexico failed To
! nrutcct American citizens below The bur
der. the United StaitS was obliged to
prnl"r: them. according tn the treaty:
| Two principles should have guided
! tho United States in dealing with The
! MEXICAN situation. he said. Tho first.
/ Cd our citizens and their property in
, McNi"n This would rni have meant war
! he declared, There Is no power in tho
world but expects every other power ID
| protect its people. II We had firmly de-
| mandrd thai Mexico protect tho Amer
! leans that nation would have done 81.
! But" declared Mr.. Enrah. tho M"X-
! leans didn't understand Ihc labyrinth at
! this international school Of r"rrcspcn-
( d"nrc conducted by President Wilson,
ar" he rcpatcd. "rrcsIdcnt Wilson
! had henc firm in The beginning. and had
| mad" it plain I" the M"Hicans thar
! Americans mist h" protected and Amer
lcHn rights respected. then there would
have hen no trouble.
Recites Historical Facts.
Senator Rorah rcrit"h the fact that
when James &. Blaine WAS secretary OF
state, TWO Americans Wrrc killed. Blainc
Immediately tclegrarhrd IL Ambassador
Morgan that tho United States d"man-
al protection for her rltlz"nS, not next
work. not tomurruw. but now II added
! that il protection were not given. the
American government would lake I'M
mediate action ~ give them protect ion
I He recalled that fact. also: mat when
tirnrer tlCNeIanu WIS pFcSlocNl Me4i-
utn lieutenant pursued MeNran girl
over the border into the United States,
and assaulted her.
There was time" the speaker said,
"whcn Ia violate til" integrity of tmcri-
can tcrrii"ry meant action and not
words. Cleveland immcdl lately dis
IN tchcd troops over tho border with in
! slruciionS In got that Mexican liurtcn-
ant if they had To 20 To Mexico City.
Il wasn't necessary. the luct"nanl Was
promptly turned over To- this govern
mont and WAS sentenced 10 twenty years
for his crime"
With Roosevelt as President.
"Wc should have notified the Mexican
government that "" wanted prot criInn
for our citizens alone. and il ii wcr"