The evening times., 1901-11-28
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.

.-It is true that the country is enjoy
ing an era Of immense business activity
and We hear prosperity talk on every
hand said Judge Robert w. Miers, the
Indiana Representative, at the Colonial
this morning.
The truth is, however. that there is
a great deal that is artificial in the pres
ent boom period. By far too many people
are living at rate beyond their means,
apparently oblivious of the fact that pay
day is sure to come round. The country
is going just little too fast and a smash
up is on the cards.
Il don't know just what the Democrats
can do in Congress this term. except CO.
operate with the Republicans if they pro-
pose any good legislation like tarin re-
form or trust-cuTbing. My own faith in
the desire of the majority 10 carry cut
any effective laws against the big moneyed
interests is weak; at the same time the
Democrats will be only too glad to assist
in such work"
z don't look for any great excitement
at the approaching session of Congress, y
remarked Representative James Hay. OF
Virginia, at the Riggs. The only chance
I see for any lively work is in the event
the Republicans try to reduce the repre-
sentation of the Southern States, on ae-
count of the disfranchisement of negro
voters. 1t is not well to anticipate any
such action, for there is no evidence that
majority of the dominant party favors
any such revolutionary legislation. Had
the lamented Mckinley lived, none such,
l am certain, would have been sane
toned by him. Clearly, the States have
the right 10 prescribe the qualifications
Of voters and in limiting the franchise.
as has been done in several OF the South
ern States, the greatest good 70 the
greatest number of people dwelling in
these Commonwealth has been aehiev-
ed
Representative Haugen Of Iowa. who is
al the Normandie, is blre-eyed. with hair
slightly tinged with grey, and sturdily
built He is a banker, and also owns
many broad acres of rich farming lands
in his own and neighboring States. He
stared in the world for himself when
onI- fourteen, and believes it's a good
thing for a man 10 be thrown on his own
resources a an early age
I am placed in Congress- said he.
Just where I want to be, upon the AgTi-
cultural Committee. All my life I have
been interested in farRling and there is
nothing that pertains to the welfare of
tfa man with the hoe that does not com
maad my sympathy. I apprehend that
the most important agricultural ques-
tion TO come up this session is the statute
putting a I0-cent tax or oleomargarine-
when that substance IS coIored to resem-
bic butter This bill passed the House
last session, and, for one. am sincerely
desIrous Of seeing it become a law before
Congress adjourns.
u was on the special committee that
made an investigation. relative to oIeo-
margarine last summer. IN Chicago we
visited twenty-sever places where butter
was sold. and found after tests that IN
not single instance was the article the
real thing There is no objection to peo-
pie buying a substitute for butter. bat
they have a right 10 be protected against
fraud. and not made TO think they are get
ting a superior quality when an Inferior
that should hs sold at much less cost. is
paImed on on them as genuine