Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1919 — GILLETT, THE NEW CZAR [ARTICLE]

GILLETT, THE NEW CZAR

Republican leaders in congress, though ' their memories appear to be rather short, ought not to assume that the people have forgot the despotic and reactionary •tactics which they punished eight years ago by driving Cannon and Aldrich and their retinue fr6in power. Czarism is less popular now than it was in 1912. Speaker Gillett seems to have learned little from the history of the last decade. He is turning back to the practices, as his party also is reverting to the standards, of an age that is gone. The Democrats gave the people a full share in the government, and there will be no tolerance for the cabal or individual that attempts to substitute the sway of a person 9 or of a group for popular rule. Whether Mr. Gillett's ruthless denial of former Speaker Clark’s right to be heard in behalf of the country was prompted by pique at the wrecking of plans for adjournment of the house of representatives, or whether it was Inspired by the hope of preventing an inquiry into the cost of living is immaterial. It was bad taste and poor policy. It was a resurgence of all that began by defeating the popular will and ended by overthrowing the Republican machine only a little time since.