The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-12-16


urlt bill is pork barrel" / have the
very highest authority for the asser-
uon-no less man than Speaker Can
non He did not mean the term in any
offensive sense, either to those who
look after their own I'm tariff measure
OF those who secure appropriations for
river and harbor improvements and for
public buildings. But what Uncle Joe
meant was that each state each dis
trict and each section of the country
looked after its own interests in every
tariff bill that was ever framed. He
was pointing out the difficulty there
would be in framing any tariff bill
should the attempt be made. Men who
represent districts where different in
dustries are protected would insist that
the duty should not be removed from
the products Of their people, and so it
would so from one end of the bill to
the other. If a cut was determined
upon any article, the manufacturers of
the article would demand reduction
on their raw materials, which would
neceSsitate Il cut i'm some other prod
uct. The speaker evidently feels that
the tariff is a serious job for congress
to tackle under present conditions.
Willing to Wait and Work.
Representative Swanson Of Virginia
is man who is willing to bide his
time and is not discouraged because
he misses the goal the first time. Three
years ago he was a candidate for gov
ernor of his state and failed to get the
nomination. He remained in congress,
and, nothing daunted, he began an
active campaign for the governorship.
Next year the election will be held, and
Swanson expects to win in the prima-
ries and secure the nomination, which
is equivalent to an election. Although
he was an active candidate for govern
or he was also Il candidate for con-
gress and has practically been run
ming two campaigns at the same time.
This, it has been demonstrated, does
not interfere with a mans success.
Morrel For Militia.
Representative Morrell of pennsyl-
vania is chairman of the committee on
militia, and his selection for the place
is fitting, because he has given more
attention to the national guard than
any man in the house. He was colonel
Of Pennsylvania regiment and pro-
NOTED to be a brigadier general and Is
in command Of the Third brigade.
Senator Dick of Ohio is the only man
in congress of higher rank than Nor
rell in the militia. He is a major gen
eral
Collect the Debts.
"There is one place." remarked a
man who has visited Hawaii, where
they have the system of collecting
debts down fine. 1t is impossible for
man to leave Hawaii who owes any
thing to anybody. l knew of a man
who got into debt to the amount Of $40.
He worked diligently, paying n little
at time. until he owed only about $3.
He also earned enough to pay his pas
sage to San Francisco and went aboard
ship to sail He was followed by an
official and had to return to shore and
remain until the last cent was paid"
One on Chairman Hull.
Chairman Hull Of the house commit
tee on military affairs introduced
bill in the house providing for target
practice in the militia of the several
states The bill was sent to him by
the war department, and accompany
ing the measure was statement show
ing why il should pass. Through some
mistake this statement was included in
the bill, and the unique proposal was
made in the bill TO place upon the
statute books Il discussion of the Span
ish war the war in China the Russo
japanese war and the BOer war, all of
which, with much detail, is presented.
OF course this will be dropped when
the bill is seriously considered but
meanwhile there has been considerable
fun among members ut the expense Of
Hull
Southern Politics.
The subcommittee of the house com
mittee on judiciary which investigated
the case against Judge Charles Swayne
of the northern district of Florida al
lowed considerable latitude, and as
result great deal was brought out
about political conditions in southern
states. In fact, the defense evidently
intended TO show that the case against
Judge Swayne was largely of a polit-
ical character and was brought about
by the desire of the Democrats to pun
ish him for the partisanship he had
shown in conducting election cases in
Florida. One witness said that some
times man who was a Democrat be-
came an independent, "and," one of
the attorneys remarked, che is made a
Republican 10y a federal Office"
Fights Old Claims.
Serene L. Payne chairman OF the
committee on ways and means and
leader of the house, is always on hand
on the day set apart for consideration
Of claims and makes strong fight to
prevent some of them from passing
'1n spite of all that | can do" he re-
marked the other day, they OCCASION
ally get a million through, and when
they join several claims in a general
omnibus measure It is almost impossi-
bic To stop them. l sometimes wonder
whether it is worth while to keep up
the fight. for when / knock out one