The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-13

commissioner in New York, that
the best way TO get a law repeal
ed If it were not q just one was
to have il strictly enforced.
Going down thcllst. ore nuds that
the President Il IN favor of limiting
the Injunction power 81 the courts.
This was one OF AIR. Bryan's pet
theories. He IL Ia favor OF fair treat
ment of the colonies and the pms
sage OF the PHILIPPINE Tariff bin. He
Is also for the reform OF political
methods, the limiting OF campaign
contributions and publicity In NJ
gard TO them.
There was just one issue that was
not touched in the message and that
Is one TO which the Democratic par
ty may iasten In the next campaign.
Ii Is the revision OF the tariff. The
position OF the President on this
subject Is well known. He has al
ways been theoretically n free trad
Ter. but for the sake OF political and
leconomic conditions, he has been
willing to be known as n fair
trader" Thus he has kept IN the
middle of the road and has not vet
declared himself on the subject Of
tariff revision, but there Is no know
lug just what he may have Ia ~
serve as nn extra message and one
with which he could call together
an extra session OF the 50th Con-
grcss.
One OF the few things that have
baen left TO the undisturbed consld-
Grafton OF the Democratic party Is
the issue OF government ownership
of railroads, and this is so much n
personal issue with Mr.. bryan. that
ii can hardly be called a Democratic
doctrine, and II adopted would leave
the opposition party much in the
position Of a dog being waggpd by
its tail.
The question OF Congre-smens sal
aries is again coming to the fOre.und
IL is almost a certainty within the
next few days that there will be a
bill introduced raisiug the salaries
from 5000 a year to 81. 500. Such a
bill has been prepared by Congress
nan Littau. aud the probability Is
that II IL Is introduced IL win be-
passed. There has always been
some hesitancy on tl' part ol Con-
gress to raise it, %salury because
OF the criticism Il would bu SURE to
But the time has come
when in all probability the raise
cannot be put OF much longer. Ii
costs the average Congressman a
deal Of real money in addition
TO his regular sHlary to live Ia Wash
This is not "a cheap city to
liYe in. aud the truuble Is thnt the
average government employee has
live with some record tu fashion
ana the Congressman ns a rule
he has 10 live a little better
the rank and file Of govern
nent clerks. Hut there are excep-
hons 10 the rule. and Il would sur.
prise a good many out Of town
'esldeuts 20 know how some OF
heir congressman have lived In the
past Many Of them frequent fairly
good boarding houses. thus escnp Z
ng the expense 81 housekeeping and
At them get "a reduced rate
rom the house ~ a return f,,r let.
ing Il be snUwn that the establish.
II pa%trOnized by congressman
'o-and-So. But there are even more
Extreme cHses than that Some OF
he Representatives within the past
ears at that, have been content 10
I've In furnished rooms. very smnH
Oom- too, and get the r meals from
he nearest dairy lunch room There
s Que rcsurt Oi the sort. known To
.lmost every newspaper man Ia
40 The Broken Shut
err" where la pust sessions u has
'een a regular thing 20 nnd Que con.
.ressmuu coming IN ~ night with n
Ia bucaet for two cups of cod,e aud
hree ham sandwiches 10th be- aud
is wife lived just across the street
% a furnished apartment house, and
: was always q question with the
.oys who knew the mcmbpr a. to
rhich OF the two got the extra ham
ludwich or whether they divided Il
them. The CHANCES nre that
be- increased salary biz l. golug TO y
e introduced, aud ne H.. aud con. y
reSS has the courage OF IT. cnuvlc.
.ous, II will pass.
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