Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-24
SENATOR ROOT WILL ATTACK
 BAD SYSTEM

CHICAGO, ApriI 25.-Walter We'll man sends the following to the Rec ord-Herald:
 During the progress of the tariff debate the eyes of the American peo- pie are likely to be opened to some of the evils of the present legislative system in this country.
 We Americans pride ourselves up- on our democracy, upon our rule of the people, on our representative government. And yet things are done in a way that would not be tolerated in any monarchial nation on the face of-'the earth.
 Everyone knows that the making of a new tar,n law is the greatest event in our current history in which business Is directly affected by leg islation. The tarin is intimately in- teTwoven with all business activities. The men who make new revenue law hold in their hands the power to give prosperity to one industry and deny it to another. to say that 4 shall grow rich and grow poor. This is a giants power, and If it is to be wielded at all should be used with wisdom. with the collective wisdom of many Of the ablest and most pa- triotic and best-informed men of pub lie life
 But as e matter of fact. under the conditions which now obtain in the American congress. representative government is almost a farce
 Some of the ablest of the republi- can senators intend speaking out plainly concerning this system during the coming debate. They intend to protest aga'n it. to point out its dangers, the tyranny Of it. the dire possibilities which it contains. Among the senators who are likely to be heard from on this subject is none other than Elihu Root. If he speaks the country will listen.
 These senators do not intend tt attack Mr. Aldrich as an individual They will not question his honesty o ability. To the contrary they vii testify to both
 Tt is the system which they vii attack-the system which places tn power of a tyrant in the hands O any one man. no matter how honor able and able he may be.
 According to gossip at the senate this country never before witnesse such a spectacle as that seen dur m the last few weeks in the big whit capitol After much turmoil an perturbation the house of represer tatives had discharged it's constftl tional function and prepared a tari bill But with few exceptions tn interests d'd not bother much wit the house. They knew that body onl proposed a tariff bill and that th senate would dispose. They knew would be largely a waste of time. { labor with the house and then have to do all over again at the other en of the capitol
 But when the senate commltte on finance took up tariff revision the camped af the door of that committe room. They swarmed in the corr dors They all wanted to see dr.ch. Most of these men had bee here before They knew the rope To them it was an old game Oths members of the committee didn count in their estimation.
 And they were right. They kne what they were about At first n republican members of that commi fee sat every day to revise the hous revision. There are nine of thes republicans. Two of them are fncor potent and ineffective in any sort { serious work. Three more care nothing about the tariff SO long z fruit lead and a few articles in vhic they were especially interested wei properly taken care of The chai man of the committee satisfied the desires in this direction. and the pulled of. Another member, Hal of Maine. doesn't profess to kno anything about the tariff. and as soc as he got what he wanted on woo