The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-11

|. ital are true. The railroads are very
powerful in the Uni ed States senate,
not only through Their own duly elect
ed representatives. chosen
by the railroad interests themselyes-
but in addition to them. the gray
wolves, the men who can be bought
outright
The New York Times, and no paper
can speak with greater authority than
il, thinks the railroad bill is already
dead. The Tines is Of he opinion
hat the Republican members Of the
house knew the bin would never be
come a law when they passed it. II
charges that they first provided a way
to side track the measure in the sen
9 before they put it through the
house While this is not orr opinion
we believing rather The majority IN
] the lower house was sincere in lis
passage cf the measure-the reason
ing of the Times is nevertheless ex-
/ ccedingly interesting
Under the suggestive heading,
Fooling the Coun ~. the Times Of
Wednesday (the day before the rate
5bill passed The lower housel says:
Lest the unwary or the uncbsery-
AM should be taken in by the earnest
.eonference of Republican members of
the house in which it was decided thai
he Townsend railroad rate bill should
pass. few facts may be submitted to
a candid world,
"Inasmuch as the Republicans have |
resolved and the Democrats are dis |
sed to pass the presidents bin civ.
ing the Interstate commerce commits |
sion he power to FIX railroad freight
rates, it may be presumed that the
Townsend measure. or one like II, VIII
receive a majority vote in that cham
her and be sent up to the senate It
will then be n order for members OF
he house to send to their constituents
marked copies of the roll call record
ing their votes in the affirmative. The
country will applaud the virtuous
members of the lower branch; there
1t least. are TO be found friends Of the
plain people Il is at ais point that
tho cand 4 world should ger its eye
Rxed upon the facts.
One is. that before resolving to send
a rate bill to the senate the house
took he precaution to impeach Judge /
5wayne ana send his case before the /
senate as the trial court. With great ,
of mind the date for begin ,
hing the trial was fixed, not yester $
lay. Feb. 4. or tomorrow, Feb. 8, as 7
would have been the case had he dis I
.inguished leg slators of the nation !
been deeply concerned about the dis
patch of public business. but on Feb.
10. which falls upon Friday On Sat. :
Irday and Sunday nothing will be i
lone Monday is holiday. BY 9
Wednesday. the 18th, at the earlies' !
he senate will get to work on the G
Ease Is anybody SO foolish as TO /
imagine that the Townsend rate bill /
stands any chance Of enac ment. or
even Of discussion, while the minds of
the fenste a-e preoccapied by their !
duties as high court of impeach !
ment? ,
Let us suppose that the senate gers {
hire ugh wi Judge Swayne say IN !
week. With the intervening MONDAY 1
m the 22nd. that brings us 10 Thurs !
10y. the 23d, with eight working days .
'emaining Of this short session Of
'cnHress, In eight days OF course
20 senate could enac' INTO law me d
'TGc2ttvn WI IS 10 railroad -rales=l 3
f8tdlf There IS me Sno,t case I'M i
'ufhof in COMMITTEES room ready 3
Z any moment 70 be sprung nponrtne v
enate rs a matter OF ne hrst nrsen $
y Tho senate WOULD he incapable OF 9
.rsea.ins opg 81 ~ own members 3
snsx, essigt SaFEFl fas prI
z tie " y rN s9-sfei by Fie SinoP'