Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1906 — RIGHT TO THE POINT [ARTICLE]

RIGHT TO THE POINT

Republican Editor Will Keep His Dollar. * The Empire, a Republican newspaper published in Concordia, Kansas, printed the following pointed editorial last week: "We have been invited to send a dollar contribution to the Republican campaign fund that is being raised by popular subscription and to which President Roosevelt recently subscribed. We would like to have our dollar in such select company, all right, but we’ve done all the contributing we intend to this year. "We reoently have completed building a house at a cost of something over $4 ,000, and for every foot of lumber, every pane of glass, every sack of cement, every pound of nails, and in fact, for nearly every bit of material that went into it we made a good, liberal contribution through the trusts that control them, and we guess we have done our share.

“It may be treason for a Republican newspaper to talk this way, but facts are facts, and It sort of relieves our tell the truth about the trusts once In a while. We’ll just let the several trust* to which we have had to pay unwilling tribute in the last year pay our dollar for us. We need It and they don’t.” The views of the Kansas editor make Interesting reading and are very much to the point. In the same connection it is recalled that Charles S. Hernly, ex-chairman of the Republican state committee, a short time ago made the following remarks: "Everybody Is for tariff revision except the protected interests and a few politicians. Representative Watson wanted to make a stand-pat speech in congress, but he knew that he did not dare to do so. The speech which Charlie Landis made, sounding the stand-pat slogan, will cost him thousands of votes. There Is only one side to the tariff question. When steel rails sell for |2B a ton in the United States and $lB a ton In Canada it is time something is done. If any doubtful person wants to be convinced of the necessity of revision let him study the tariff on lumber aim building materials generally. The time has actually come when a poor man cannot build a home for himself because he cannot for the materials that enter Into its construction.”

But Mr. Hemly and the Kansas editor are not the only Republicans who have spoken their minds. Before the Oyster Bay conference settled upon "stand pat” as the campaign war-cry, Congressman 0. B. L&ndls had made his speech committing himself to the trusts. Of that speech the South Bend Tribune, not long ago the mouthpiece of the Republican state committee, said:

"Charles B.- Landis has boldly and arrogantly committed himself to the stand-pat theory. He made a speech in the house, in which he openly and strongly declared himself against tariff revision. Mr. Landis may understand his subject well, he may be satisfied in his own mind regarding the tariff, but when he declares there is no sentiment In this state favoring revision he makes a mistake.” After the Oyster Bay conference and the adoption of the "stand pat” slogan. the Rising Sun Recorder, Republican from away back, said this: “About everybody in Indiana, we assume, favors a revision of the tariff, and what is called the ‘stand pat’ policy has no friends among the masses of the people. No matter how many consultations are held, at Oyster Bay or elsewhere, the fact cannot be downed that tariff reform Is necessary and cannot be postponed much longer. It will be wise to heed the demand.” These are only samples of the disturbance In the Republican ranks, and It la not much wonder that the campaign managers are looking wildly about for new "Issues."