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The Commoner.
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1
In whicli our politicians ought to
look at thomoolvca until thoy undor
utand that tho prostigo and futuro
of nations aro linked to tho vlrtuo
and honest offorts of its citizons, on
which it rests.
Santiago, Chilo.
CONFESSIONS OF A SENATOR
In a sixteen-page, pamphlot, print
er! find Ront out from Washington
and distributed all ovor Nebraska at
tho government's expense, Senator
Burkott makes a showing of what
ho said In tho senate during tho ex
tra sossion whilo tho tariff law was
under construction.
Roading theso . sixtcpn pages ono
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gets tho impression that tho Nebras
ka' sonator was confused. Ho seemed
to bo contributing nothing toward
tho making of tho law. His energies
woro all expended in an effort to una
out what ho did not know. Ho was
in doubt at every point.
Nowhere, In this, his own record,
printed and sent out by the govern
ment, does ho show knowledge of
tho work In which he was supposed
to bo engaged. He appears in this
record, not as a self-reliant man
among men, meeting squarely his re
sponsibility, with knowledge and
equipment, but rather as tho boy of
tho senate, tho irreponsiblo member
who must bo shown, for always, as
appears by his own utterances, he
seems to have been, not assisting in
tho construction of the law, but ap
pealing for help to understand what
others are doing.
Ho seems as one lacking Informa
tion, uncertain of his ground. All
through this record he says "I do
not know."
On April 23, turning to Senator
Aldrlch, he said, "I do not know
whether it is, right or wrong, but I
should like to know why the rate is
increased." Answered sharply by the
Rhode Island senator, the Nebraskan
Instantly surrendered with tho state
ment, "I do not know that this rate
is too high. I have not had time to
read any of the evidence."
May 5, as to the white lead, Bur
kott said, "I do not know whether
tho Dingley rate is top high or too
low. I do not like to vote to reduce
this rate when I do not know wheth-1
er it is low enough now or not and
I do not like to vote to increase it."
Reading the confession of ignor
ance one is not surprised at the ap
parent disrespect shown to Senator
Burkett by his colleagues. "I am not
criticising," said Burkett, "because
I know the wisdom of the chairman
(Aldrlch) of that committee. It does
seem to me that we, at least those
of us who do not know about the
schedules ought to be treated patiently."
Contrasting himself with Aldrlch
and the other high tariff jugglers on
tne committee, Mr. Burkett said, "I
have agreed that the members of
this committee are the best posted
men in this body on this subject."
wnen Brlstow of Kansas tried to
enlighten Burkett and to line him up
into a more positive attitude, Mr.
Burkett said, "But, as I have said
to the senators, I have tried on two
or three paragraphs to find out what
portion of each was admitted, and i'
wus not auie to nnd out from the
department. I do not know whether
anybody knows."
The pamphlet shows what the sen
ator said, and what, ho nniri atm-ma
that ho did not know. The record,
tho senator's own words, is a con
fession of what is charered npnltiRt
tho senator, that he does not know,
is not equipped and is therefore in
competent. Western states can not
afford men in concress who nnnnhnt.
ly plead ignorance and beg for in
formation. The people want, not
doubting and uncertain men. hut
men who aro positive and certain, be
cause they know.
In the magazines is a picture of a
young man before a board of direc
tors. Under this picture is printed:
Tho world makes way for tho man
who knows." The man who knows
is never afraid, of himself in debate.
-v.. mo umu wno aoes not know is
always more .or less of a coward, and
muDu wiiu mo uepenuing on him gen
erally lose out. The high tariff in
terests won in the tariff debate and
in making of the law, because Aid
rich and his helpers knew and be-
know Cett and llls kind did not
Tho pamphlet will weaken rather
than strengthen Sonator Burkett in
Nebraska. It certainly ought to -
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