The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-15
Sounds Like Russia.


tovides that no one who owns or has
terest in industries, who owns land,
no is engaged in business, who has
honey in bank,-in short, no one who
WINS property of any kinds per-
hitted to hold office, legislate or have
|ught to do with the government
The Bolshevists organized in each
community what is known as the
Poor Peasant" party. From this
barty is drawn those who have any
koice in the government. The men,
bers of this Poor Peasant organiza-
lion are those who never had any
hing, who never saved anything, the
Ihiftless, the er-do-wells, the vodka
drinkers, the criminal classes, the vag-
hbonds, demagogues and agitators.
The world is witnessing each day
the result of government by such
class of people.
A resolution has been introduced by
Senator Caraway (Dem.) of Arkan-
sas, to ascertain if any senator voting
= for the tariff on wool owned sheep.
F 1t is on a par with the Bolshevistic
\ idea of government. 1t would deprive
any man who had property from par
ticipating in making laws upon the
theory that by SO doing he nigh af-
ford some measure of protection to his
property, some stability to his inter-
ests and thereby would profit.
Senator Caraways resolution raises
the issue as to whether it is crime
for man who sits IN legislative halls
to be possessed of property. Does
the fact that he has by industry, thrift
and application to business accumu-
lated something disqualify him from
participating in an official way in the
conduct of his government?
Are those who sit in legislative halls
to be confined to "jackleg' lawyers
and political shysters who seek to
hold their public office by appealing
to the hatred and prejudices of the
shiftless, the ignorant and the vicious
Is man who votes for law that
protects his property and renders his
investment secure, and thereby pro-
tects all property and renders all in
vestments secure, to be branded as
crook and whipped from public life?
Are only those to be permitted tc
remain in public office whose CHIEF
possession is a loose tongue and q
constant desire to impugn the inte
gritty and besmirch the reputation o.
men who have accumulated some
thing more substantial?
The resolution raises the issue as t.
whether those who Hesitate are to b.
men who can be entrusted to legis
late constructively in the interest o
thrift and industry, or those who leg
islate destructively in the interest
the shiftless and thriftless.
1t is begging the question to at
tempt any other Interpretation OF tn
resolution. If it is violation eithe
of ethics or the law for a Unite
States senator to vote upon a tarii
schedule because the business /
which he has invested may be bene
fitted thereby, it is wrong for him
vote upon any matter of legislatio
which benefits any business in whic
he may be interested. For example
senator's with an income could nc
vote upon revenue law which ma
an income tax clause in it. The III
of examples might be continued ind'
finitely.
There is not a constructive piece {
legislation enacted that does not BEN
fit business and industry and thereb
profit those senator's who have inves
ments in business and industry.
the Caraway resolution the head
Bolshevism IL raised in the Unite
States senate, threatening all prope
ty rights and all investments in An
erica.
Considered strictly from the stan
point of the tariff, it is equally
demagogic and destructive. No OF
denies that many senator's have II
vestments that would be enhanced
protective tariff because a protect'
tariff enhances investments in Amer
can industries and business ente
prises dependent upon American i
dustries.
Everyone knows and no one deni
that there Is another class in tn
country who would be prohted in
mensely by the defeat of 4 proteeti'
tariff. These are the interests whit
are growing enormously wealthy
importing pauper-made goods al
selling them to the American publ
at fabulous profits ranging into q
thousands of per cent. 1t Senat
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