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whom I havo talked on the subject
Bay, unqualifiedly, that you are right
in your position, and I havo dis
cussed the matter with quite a num
ber. I write this as a word of en
couragement to you in your splen
did fight in a good cause. We, who
were friends and admirers of Sen
ator Stone out here in Missouri, had
a hard fight to secure for him the
nomination for the senate as against
Governor Folk, who also had many
adherents. The contest was close,
sharp, and at times bitter. This
made rather strong partisans on both
sides. None, with whom I have
talked, oven of tho Stone faction,
agree with him in his iron ore action.
It is too bad the democrats can not
be more united. I do not see much
hope for the immediate future of the
party. Tho trail of the serpent
seems to be over all.
Tho Alleged Opposition Party
The iron trade is still In a de
pressed ' state. Output is much be
low the capacity of the mills, and
priced have not recovered from the
demoralization of early spring. Yet
the other day the common stock of
the steel trust sold higher than ever
before. "When issued, this common
stock was rather thinner than wa
ter, and it represented mostly a' cap
italization of .the trust's tariff graft.
At. tho new high price the market
valuation of the graft, therefore, is
some three hundred million dollars.
A few days before this new high
price was made eighteen democratic
senators voted with the Aldrich re
publicans to take iron ore from the
free list where the house bill had
put1 'it and protect it by a substan
tial duty. , This acjtlon, was generally
regarded as insuring a continuation
of the trust's tariff, graft. Hence a
record pfcice for the, coinmon stocks
was logical enough, .although the
iron trade was rio,t exactly flourish-,
in:at'th'e:mp.mfi'jifc ,: , .. . ..','."
Similar acts by democratic ;sena-;
tors were denounce)!, by President
Cleveland as party perfidy and dis
honor; but the regrettable fact Is
there, is., only . one party in the
"United States senate just one party,
wfth some scattering republicans arid
democratic- insurgents. For the pur
pose of getting elected and making
stump speeches different labels arid
catchwords! are employed; but when
it cornea ' down to real business in
the matter of taxing eighty-odd mil
lion users .of, Iron and steel products
for the benefit of an opulent trust,
we find forty-three republican sen
ators and eighteen democratic sen
ators staunchly voting aye, against
fourteen republicans and ten demo
crats who vote nay.
With over half of the democratic
members of the upper house fondly.
recording themselves as Llttle
Brothers of Protection, there . I?
slight danger than the tariff will be
revised otherwise than by its friends.;
Sa'turday Evening Post, June 12,
1909. , ,
SENATOR SIMMONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA
The Raleigh (N. C.) Nows and
Observer prints the following letter:
To tho Editor: I see in your issue
of the 8th inst. Senator Simmons has
had himself Interviewed, to make a
pronouncement on his vote in tho
senate, with the republicans, and
against tho democratic platform,
against free lumber, and on Mr.
Bryan's comment on the seventeen
democratic senators who voted
against free lumber.
The correspondent, who signs him
self "H. E. 0. B.," makes Senator
Simmons attack Mr. Bryan, with a
destitution of magnanimity that Is
pitiable in a democratic senator:
and glory over his own success, in a
dent. For many of us esteem It a
greater honor to follow tho leader
ship of Mr. Bryan in tho shadows
of defeat than to inarch at tho head
of tho column of tho triumphant
pageant, of thoso who follow him
reluctantly, and then reproach him
for his failure, caused partly by their
own disloyalty.
Tho only reason ho was defeated
is because tho panders of evil are
greater in politics than thoso of vir
tue, in this mammon-cursed genera
tion. Senator Simmons could not
find a shorter road to overthrow and
utter ruin in North Carolina than
to antagonize Mr. Bryan and "his
preachments."
Thirdly, I think Senator Simmons
is mistaken, In saying "wo havo had
rock-ribbed democratic state, with a moro than onc0 to utterly repudiate
rorgetiuiness or tne size or a soul "x" " a wauuniKa una preacn
that should animate a man occupy
ing the position ho does, that will
amaze people who do not know him.
As an unofficial North Carolina dem
ocrat, I think I have a right to my
opinion, and I think SSn&tor Sim
mons is mistaken about several
things.
In the first place, I don't think
his voting to retain $2 per thousand
duty on lumber, for the benefit df
a few, who happened to own a saw
mill or forest, and the rich syndi
cates who have bought Up, 'at very
low figures, most of thctimber lands
of the south and west, will please
a majority of his constituents. It
certainly is' not In1 accordance with
the speeches he and other democratic
orators made during the- campaign
and my understanding of democratic
principles. In the second place, he
will not strengthen himself with a
largo majority of the people of
North Carolina; by" Speaking re
proachfully of Mr. William Jennings
Bryan's failure to 'be elected presi-
ments."
It seems to mo that Mr. Bryan has
done moro than anyone elso could
have done to save tho party and
make it a' potent factor In the gov
ernment of this country, ever since
it went to pieces on President Cleve
land last term policies, even if he
could' not lead It to victory.
With tho division of sentiment
and lack of unity, shown by our rep
resentatives in both houses of .the
national congress wo do not deserve
to win.
I don't think wo-ever repudiated
Mr. Bryan or his teachings. I do
reriiember one time, when we de
parted from tho way Mr. Bryan
would havo had us go, and nominat
ed Judge Parker for president, and
there never was such an utter rout,
such , a dismal failure, ( unless it was
nai experienceu oy some gentlemen
in the Charlotte
.-
dont and unparalloled If you don't
let Mr, Bryan alono, and ccaso your
efforts to disparago him.
As Romo chaTgcd Hannibal, when
ho invaded Spain, "touch not Sagu
nom." So I chargo you while I e
tcom some of our representatives in
both houses of tho national congress
with tho affectionato regard of a
brother, I really think tho pcoplo
of North Carolina should robuko
every ono that voted with tho re
publicans on tho tariff by leaving
them at homo to repent of their dis
regard of tho interests of tho masses
and tho interests of tho party.
For, while thoy may at times quiet
tho clamor of their conscience, and
silonco tho outcry of somo undiscern
ing pcoplo, with tho fallacious call
for "tariff for revenue," thoy should
bo dry-docked, for disregarding
party interests, and lessening tho
chances of ever electing a democratic
president and democratic houso, by
voting for protection of tho classoft.
against tho Interests of tho masses
thus crippling ovcry -assault upon
tho republicans blunting every
weapon of aggression, and stain our
democratic banner with Inconsl-
tency and dishonor.
Respectfully,
JAMES W. FORBIS.
Greensboro, N. G., Juno 9, 1909j
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BOOSTING BUSINESS , .
Drummer "You boosted for thd.
school committee to get a pretty!-'
school teacher from the town. .Why;
you haven't any children!" '
Storekeeper Jason "No, but!
stranger, I had an eye to business.
As soon as tho pretty teacher ar
state convention, i rived all tho big boys began sneak-
But Senator Simmons, let me warn I lng down here and buying hair-oil',
you, that your overthrow and utter I clean collars, and sweet soap by tho
destruction will be without prece-1 wholesale." Chicago. "Dally. Nows.
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Frank Krumcke, Holly Springs?
Miss. Give us all free lumber for
all. "If the , representatives of (. SDecfal
interests have an honest spot'- left. in
their hearts let them show it "by
giving free, lumber for all. ,
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