Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-03-12

THAT concerns future senators"
popular vote DO you think the sys-
TEN of elccting senators by vote OF
state legislatures should he abolish
edi"
The Mississippian cooked his head to
one side.
Il reckon that's question that con-
Germs future senators and not those
already elected" he chuckled.
Haines laughed at Cullen, who
thrust his pad into his pocket and bur.
ricd away.
1T Is today that appear before the
ways and means committee, isn't IT,
Langdon queried of his secretary.
Yes" said Haiues. consulting his
memorandum book. AT II o'clock
you 20 before ways and means 10 put
forward the needs of your state on the
matter of the reduction OF the tarIff
On aluminium hydrates The people OF
Mississippi believe 1t 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.
Prom South America" coached the
secretary. The south Is in hurry
for IL, 50 the duty must come down.
You'll have to blucf u bit, because Pea.
body and his crowd will try to make
kind Of wanting you to
1 n
don't believe that iron aud steel ueed
help. you Will tell them, don't you see.
SO that they will feel the necessity OF
giving you what you want for tho
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 orntorically TO
Haines:
What we can produce of aluminium
hydra,es, my boy, Is probiematical but
the south is in hurry for It. and the
duty must come down. It's got TO
come down. and Im not going to do
anything else until 1t does"
The secretary stretched across the
desk.
Excuse me. senator; Senator Pea
body Is here" he said loudly and sur
prisedly, as though be had just sight
I'd 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.
Eyes. | knew 1t was coming up" he
said, 80 | Just dropped over. I'm not
opposed to 1t or any southern measure,
but II makes 1t more diff cult for me
when you southern people oppose GER
tain Pittsburg interests that have to
take care Of
Lanedon smiled.
1--WE never been In Pittsburg, but
they tell me 1t looks rs II 1t could take
rare 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.
Il 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 hereT'
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
to make this great capital Of our great
country the place Of the square deal
the place where give and take, bargain
and sale, are unknown. We could
start a movement that would drive out
all secret infuences'-
| The secretary noticed Peabody's IN
voluntary start.
1.-THE newspapers would help u.s."
/ went on Langdon. Public opinion
would he with U.S. and both houses Of
congress would have to join in the
work II we went out in front, led the
way and showed them their plain
duty. And tell 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
sylvanian.
That's my point" cried the Missis-
sippian-"let US teach Washington to
care about them"
"Langdon, Langdon," said Peabody