Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1904 — THE SHIP SUBSIDY. [ARTICLE]

THE SHIP SUBSIDY.

Mr Fairbanks has entered a denial of the report that he advocated “a liberal ship subsidy” In his recent speech at Brunswick, Me., and declares that he said the Republican party might be trusted to deal with the subject ih “a patriotic and sensible way." This Is a distinction without a difference, for the senator, by voting tor the ship subsidy steal when the bill was before the senate showed conclusively what he regarded as “sensible” treatment of the subject. He has never said that he was mistaken when he cast that vote or that he regretted it or that he would not do it again. The first amendment to the bill was proposed by Senator Vest and this was to make applicable the law “against restraints and monopolies” to the owner of any vessel receiving a subsidy. Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge and all the Republican senators voted against It. The yeas were 25, all Democrats, and the nays 48, all Republicans. Amendment aftef amendment was voted down over the protest of the twenty-five Democratic senators. Senator Fairbanks voted Sor Senator Pettus’ amendment to limit the “graft” to nine million dollars in any one year, but his colleague, Senator Beveridge, opposed thus limiting the “graft,” and, with other Republicans, defeated the amendment. The bill finally passed without any limitation as to the amount which the treasury could be raided, and both Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge voted for it. They parted company with Senators Allison and Doliiver of lowa and Spoonpr and Quarles of Wisconsin, and one other Republican senator who voted with ail tne Democrats against the obnoxious measure. The only possible reason now for a denial that he advocates a ship subsidy is that he is a candidate and knows the people are opposed to raiding the treasury for such a purpose. But the record of the two Indiana senators has been made, and they cannot get away from it.