Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-03
JUST MACHINE ]. OF SPEAKER |S
 CONGRESS NOW
He and Two or Three Other
 Stand -Patters Supported by
 Republican Members In the = House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON. D. C., May 2.-The house of representatives has now become but a machine to register the edicts of Speaker Cannon and Dalzen and two or three other standpatters and N trust protector S. Those who blame the speaker for yielding his enormous power ad- versely to the evident wishes Of the public, mus. remember that ho IS supported in running his autocrauc machine by the votes of all the re publican members. The vote of 3S republicans in conjunction with the democrats could depose him from power or again make the house of representatives a delioerattve as sembiy, but not one republican member has so far dared 10 show independence for fear of what the machine would do to crush lim. Il is come to pass that congressman who are in theory supposed to rep resent the people and carry out their will have surrendered their power to the three republican lneui- ters of the committee on rules, namely, the speaker and the two other members appointed by aim, Nhc are therefore but messages boys to do his bidding. Leaving the democratic members out d the question and looking at the matter from the republican point of view, Tow many republican voters are satisfied with this condition.
 If a referendum vote of the repub- lican voters of the country could be taken on the question of repeating the tariff tax on wood pulp and pr1at paper. it is not certain that but few would oppose it? Yet Speaker Can, non refuses to allow the bill to be reported from the Ways and Means committee.
 On March 19. MT. Ridder, presi, dent of the American Newspaper Publishers association, wrote to Congressman Payne, chairman ot the commit ?, requesting that e hearing be granted upon the bills re lating to free paper and pulp. Or March 21. Mr. Payne replied, stat | ing that:
 The majority of the committed ] determined early ir the session tha1 ] it would not be wise to enter upon C 1 revision of the tariff during thi: year, thus adding to the uncertain 1 ty and disquiet always caused by { presidential election. They alsC | had in mind the disturbance caused | by the recent panic. In order tt avoid all agitation, they decided tha | they would have no hearings uPOI any subject affecting the tariff rates | After receiving your letter I agail met with a majority of the member of the committee and they adhere' to hteir opinion. I therefore feel au thorized to say to you there will b no hearing oD tariff rates until afte the presidential election"
 This reply is but an exhibition U arrogance on the part of the "ms jority' members of the Ways an Means committee-the democrati members not having been consulte l-f6r who is silly enough to believ
 that a simple bill putting print pa per and wood pulp on the free lis would disturb the business of tn country or add to the uncertaint and disquiet always caused by
 pres !dentiaI elcctioHc' If Mir PIvr and the other republicans had sta ed that it would disturb the bushes of the paper combine and probabl prevent a liberal contribution to tn
 repuofcan campaign fund, the
 would nave come nearer to tn
 truth This free paper and pulp bi f is one of those recommended b
 President Roosevelt, which the aden
 ocrats are now trying to force tn
 republicans to consider, and is but
 sample of other bills that the T
 publican majority of congress r fuse to consider.
 Every republican in congress
 backing Speaker Cannon and u