News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-17

''Thdt concerns future senator's"
On aluminium hydrates. The people of
Mississippi believe it has actually put
back life into the exhausted cotton
lands. In Virginia they hope to use
it ON the tobacco fields"
Where does the pesky stuff come
FROM" asked the senator.
~''From South America" coached the
secretary. The south is in hurry
for it, 50 the duty must come down.
You'll have to bluff Il bit, because Pea
body and his crowd will try to make
a kind of bargain-wanting you to
keep up iron and steel duties. But you
don't believe that iron and steel need
help, you will tell them, don't you see,
so that they will feel the necessity of
giving you what you want for the
south in order to gain your support
for the iron and steel demands
The office door opened and Senator
Peabody appeared.
| peabody" whispered the secretary.
Instantly the Mississippian had his
| cue His back to Peabody, he rose,
brought down his fist heavily upon the
desk and expounded oratorically to
| Haines:
| What we can produce of aluminium
hydrates, my boy, is probematical, but
the south is in hurry for it, and the
duty must come down. It's got to
come down, and I'm not going to do
anything else until it does
The secretary stretched across the
| desk.
| Excuse me, senator; Senator Pea
| body is here he said loudly and sur
prisedly. as though he had just sight
| ed the boss of the senate
+ The Mississippian turned
"Oh, good morning, senator. was
Just talking with my secretary about
that hydrate clause"
Peabody bowed slightly.
"Yes, | knew it was coming up" he
said, $50 l just dropped over. I'm not
opposed TO it or any southern measure,
but it makes it more difficult for me
when you southern people oppose GER
tain Pittsburg interests that | have to
take care Of
Langdon smiled.
"I've never been in Pittsburg, but
they tell me it looks as if it could take
care Of itself"
The visitor shrugged his shoulders.
That's true enough, but give and
take is the rule in political matters.
Langdon."
This remark brought frown. to
Langdon's face.
81 don't like bargaining between gen.
.lemen, Peabody. More important still,
| don't believe American politics has
to be run on that plan. Why can't we
change lot of things now that we
are here?"
Langdon became so enthused that he |
paced up and down the room as he |
spoke.
Peabody, you and Stevens and L, |
continued Langdon, could get our |
friends together and right now start |
30 make this great capital of our great |
country the place of the square deal |
the place where give and take, bargain |
ind sale. are unknown. We could |
ltart Il movement that would drive out |
nll secret Influences
The secretary noticed Peabody's in
voluntary start.
THE newspapers would help u.s."
went on Langdon. Public opinion
would be with us. and both houses of
congress would have to Join in the
work if we went out in front, led the
way and showed them their plain
duty. And Itell you. Senator Peabody,
that the principles that gave birth to
this country. the principles of truth,
honesty. justice and independence.
would rule in Washington
IF Washington cared anything about
them. Langdon." interjected the Penn
sylvanian.
That's my point" cried the Missis-
sippian-"let us teach Washington to
care about them!'
"Langdon. Langdon," said Peabody
patronizing,y. you've seized on a big
ger task than you know. After you
reform Washington you will have to
20 on and reform human nature. hui
man instincts. every human being in
the country. if you want to make poll
tics this angelic thing you describe
1t isn't politics. it's humanity. that's
wrong" waving aside protest from
Langdon.