Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-21

NNH HNiENuN TO u'fiNlN NNNNfAININ NN
vote what their wishes are Some
senators have been piaying politics
With the statehood hiii. and they arr
iho men Who really believe thai Sir
Cannon has Bis eye on the White
House."
RATS Bu.L HAS MADE
NEW aEDFELLoWe.
Some limo ago attention was called
90 Tao fact that changes In The align.
mont In the senate caused by enc rail-
road rate bll were calculated 20 re-
suit in the disruption OF the oliearchy
which has ruled the senate for COL
many years The attitude taken hy
senator Aliiean as champion uf tho
admiulsifatl0ns rate hll loli tho ln.
nor circle minus one ol Sos main
spofoa. The endorsement By senator
Hale uf senator nnlioya "aon-euH-
pension argument IN direct contra
dicliou OF iho considered opinions Oi
Senators dnoOncr and ,k1ox, has
.cau3ed @ further break. aud thC,e ere
Indications of a now dcnl on around
iu senate management
ia,d rate hill has been prolific OF
trouble and sensations from thc day
O made ita hrst appearance ln con.
rroas. 10 bogln with, although rec-
0gu.zod as an administration moaa-
gre. 10 was reported 90 the house by
unanimous vote nf the committee ON
interstate aud foreign commerce. IN
The house o was passed by an over
wholm.nf vote. thoro being no dlvla-
ion on political lines.
when the bill reached the senate
commerce committee. there was "a
bitter nehi hut politics dld noi enter
into o. nY the aId Of democratic
votes. So was reported out of COM
mltico io tho senate. and by nn adrOlt
move ON che part OF republican OPP
punonta ui The presidents hilf, SEN
tuiur Tillman q democrat. and the
/ presidents most bitter personal foe.
vas placed ln charge nf ihe measure.
Once In the senate. neither rcruh-
liCanH nor democrats wore able tu
IAuce in their attitude toward the hill.
Men who Tor years had fought side
10y aido always ln accord publicly
and always. apparently. of the same
Imlnd. took opposing positions. and did
Inof hesitate io lash each other lh de-
tJnto. Thou. 20 cap che climax, came
hallcy'a speech in which ho literally
dayod SpnOuor and Knox. and Hale q
startling declaration that he had been
I converted iO bailoy't view. accom-
luanyIug this announcement With iho
Statement thni Bailey had done muie
{ thar ans other man io bring about
lan agreement ou rate legislation,
10 an Oniookor d might appear that
party lines had hceR hnpeleasly hull'
asnndcr The situation probably does
lncs extend that inr. hui certainly The
\ american n@npln AFRO hainG treated o.
/ q aprriacln the IKE Of which the5
have not beheld in many years.
Il Tho question of federal regulation
LOT the railroads important phase
lof the nnti-m0nopuly crusade has
been completely removed a. a polltlc0
tissue. Indeed, with the exception 81
tho tariff there "a loft little ground
upon which democrats can attack re-
lpuhllcana as friends and she.torera 81
the trusts. The administration viz
l0fous prosecution IN che federal courts
lOf monopoiistlc combinations, though
not attended by an pverwholmini
measure OF success. has largely tnket
the wind out 0f any democratic sails
that might be- aei Ia THAI direction
4 The people believe thar Proaden
Roosevelt has been honest M hts cru.
SADIE against The trusts, and, Cor cam
paim purposes. the president repre-
senta BIS party.
Tariff etiH Left.
Thoro d not much left. then. es.
cent The tariff upon which nae dome
Gratis can make their campaign ihl
year Tor control of the next house
Tho tariff however. would seem n
loiior q very Inviting field TIE ar
lrornuco with which tho republican
majority n congress la standing pai.
would NOT seem calculated NJ Inap'r|
hops that the public can expect anl
voluntary revision nf she tariff bV re-
Ipubl'f1na % is known that preaidfn
Zoo oVclf iaV0ra "a rcaduEtment Of thl
schedule He stopped hla tariff ash
liatl1n because be nroierrpl io Ugh
f1f railroad rate legislation and 81
8, rather tdan nrhl ior both and 81
Inethcr N1 ono has claimed that Sax
Roosevelt bsa lNln converted lfom hl
tariff views ana whom iho rate hll
o. Oif haud9 mo country o. likely q
bear from him GA this gubiGCi
ln tie meantime Speaker CanpoI
bias issued q defiance. ia which ~
practically tells the country that I
d wants tariff revision 6 must ni0c
q congress favorable ie such e policy
that there is lililo oF no prospect %
! TIE present congress undertaking thl
task
Many ri ehQ l1a6lng democrats "a
I ..H.I.H.a.... .... .aI..a...H a.. aaH... IN.
apoafor al DIS word. and make tariff
no issue M me impending campaign
ahoHld this come tn pass there VS.
~ o great fiFrlng lu muaiY volume.
~ tariff speeches 30 the past and va
may Ggain hear stirring appeals 6,
protect American Wofkmon from th'
mH0ef labor OF Europe and aHaef
SONS that Foreigners pay fho tat"
a Lu1ky poaimislroea
'ilI Ma Alexander al CARY Mn wnl