The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-01

Senator Warner OF Missouri, says,
speaking OF the action Of Senator
Aldrich in forcing Senator Tillman
70 take charge OF the rate bill on the
floor Of the Senate, According 10 the
forms Of the Senate, the action Of AL
drich is inexcusably vulgar. TILL
man is a radical Democrat, who is
not popular with his own party, and
the only result Of Aldrich's action
will be contempt for Aldrich. He
must have lost his temper completely.
He is a very deliberate man, shrewd
and cool, and can only think that
the knowledge Of defeat has thrown
him of his balance. Theodore Roos.
eveli has won his fight"
The Iowa Senate adopted a reso-
luton authorizing Governor Cum
mings 70 call a convention Of repre-.
sentatives OF several States Of the
Union in July 10 devise means 10 Sc
cure amendment 10 the federal con
stitution, so that United States Sena-
atoTs may be elected by the people,
instead OF by the legislatures. This
is surely coming, aud the revelations
made by Lincoln Steffens and David
Graham Phillips as 10 the treason Of
she Senate, added to what has come
out In other ways, have stirred the
people 10 action.
The pure food bill has passed the
Senate, after fifteen years Of delay,
in the interests Of those who have
been able 10 pay money for protec-
tion in slaughIering the innocents.
This bill makes il a misdemeanor 10
manufacture or sell adulterated or
misbranded foods, drugs, medicines,
or liquors in the District OF Colum-
bia, the territories. and the insular
possessions OF the United States and
prohibits the shipment Of such goods
from one State 10 another or 10 a
foreign country. Punishment by a
fine OF $500 OF by Imprisonment for
one year or both is prescribed. In
She case OF corporations, officials in
charge are made responsible. II this
Is a good bill now, il was 30 fifteen
years ago.
The bill 70 change the county
school system has passed the lower
house at Frankfort. This bill splits
up each county into four parts and
puts a commissioner in each division
These commissioners, together with
the superintendent, locate schools,
hire teachers, and agree upon the
amount TO be raised in the county.
We hope TO have an expert discussion
OF this bill this week.
Gen. j. w. Keifer, Of Ohio, former
Speaker of the House, and now rep.
resentative from the Springfield dis
trict, will this week introduce his bill
10 change the membership OF that
body to correspond to the number Of
votes cast. His bill applies to eleven
southern states that have enacted
laws that practically disfranchise the
negroes within their borders. There
is an organization behind him called
the Constitution League, which num-
bers among its members some very
prominent men in the East and Mid
die West.
Mr.. L. l.. Lewis, Vice President
OF the United Mine Workers Of
America, declares that there will be
no general strike of the mine work
srs on April /. He says that the
operators will restore the reduction
accepted by the miners two years
ago, and perhaps more. Two Of the
leaders of the operators have already
done this. This, il true. will be good
news for the consumers, and incident
ally for the whole country, fer If there
should be a national strike, there
would be something done that would
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