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lar letter defining the political policy
| OF the federation. All members are
urged to vote in a body regardless of
party, "that we may elect men from
our own ranks to make new laws and
administer them" and to secure an i'm
partial Judiciary He wants them to
stand by their friends and to deliver a
"stinging rebuke to men or parties who
are either Indifferent, negligent or hos
tile.'
At the same time the Central Labor
dnion, at Washington, proposes the for
nation of a labor legislative commit
tee composed Of representatives from
each of the $50 Central Labor unions
in the country. 1t will have the duty
OF looking after labor legislation in
congress-
Boom For Bryan and Folk.
The names of Bryan and Folk have
been linked as the choice of the Au
drain county (Mo9 Democratic conven-
ton for the next national Democratic
ticket. The Democratic club of New
York, in. aiming to reorganize itself
as the National Democratic club, has
decided to support Bryan with the
view to combating the radicals of the
Hearst type.
This Government "Judicracy."
In his latest open letter, addressed
to Senator Lodge, Frederick Upham
Adams takes the ground that the ju-
dietary of the country has usurped the
powers belonging to congress and the
president under the constitution. Con
sequently he characterzes the country
as 'judicracy." He asks the senator
if he knows of any supreme court or
federal judge who was not formerly a
corporation lawyer. Professor Adams
takes the ground that the constitution
gives to no court the right to pass on
the validity Of a law passed by con-
gress and signed by the president.
New York Rapid Transit Law.
The modified Elsberg rapid transit
bill has passed both branches of the
New York legislature. 1t opens future
subways to competition by separating
the contracts for construction, equip
ment and operation gives the city
power to construct and operate rail
roads If necessary to prevent monop-
oily, takes away the power to grant
perpetual franchises, requires future
pipe galleries to be open to competition
and abolishes the self perpetuating
feature of the rapid transit commits
sion.
Organizing Labor Party.
AS the first step toward new polit
ical party, to be known as the National
Progressive alliance, representatives of
sixty three labor and reform organiza-
tions at Chicago have started a local
nucleus. The main objects are govern
ment ownership of railroads and tele-
graphs and municipal ownership Of
public utilities. with initiative and ref
erendum in legislation.
Davis Election Challenged.
United States Senator Berry Of Ar
kansas has decided to ask an investi-
CATION of the vote by which Governor
jeff Davis was nominated to the senate
on the ground that many Of the Davis
ballots were fraudulent The complete
returns showed that Davis had ma
jority of from 10000 to 12,OOO. From
the start Governor Davis appears to
have had the poorer classes of his par
ty with him.
Chairman of Congressional Committee.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee. composed Of member or sen
ator from each state, chosen at the re-