Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-13

 ways" added Haines as Cullen con- cluded. "and both railroads to this day think that x. received the money from Z."
 "Of course" said CullN. "but x. was to blame. though. He didn't know enough to keep to himself how he was going to vote Any man that talks that way will be delivered
 "I know how to stop those rumors for I'm sure it's Peabody's work he thinking Langdon will hear the talk and mistrust me-" began Haines, when In came Senator Langdon himself. his face beaming contentedly.. Little did the junior senator from Mississippi realize that he was soon to face the severest trial. the most vital crisis. of his entire life.
 Cullen responded to the senator's cheery greeting of "Mornin'. every bodyr'
 Senator" he asked Cullen. ''my pa- per wants your opinion on the ques- tion of the election of senators by popular vote. Do you think the sys- tenn of electing senators by vote of state legislatures should be abolish cdr
 The Mississippian cooked his head to one side.
 'I reckon that's a question that con cerns future senators and not those already elected" he chuckled.
 Haines laughed at Cullen, who thrust his pad into his pocket and hur- ried away.
 Tt is today that appear before the ways and means committee, isn't it?" Langdon querled of his secretary.
 "Yes," said Haines, consulting his memorandum book. At Il o'clock you go before ways and means to put forward the needs of your state on the matter of the reduction of the tariff 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 1t on the tobacco fields"
 Where does the pesky stun come from?" asked the senator.
 From South America" coached the secretary. "The south is in hurry for 1t, so the duty must come down. You'll have to bluff bit. because Pea body and his crowd will try to make 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 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 oratorically to Haines:
 What we can produce of aluminium hydrates. my boy. is problematical, but the south Is in a hurry for it, and the uuly uuot SOuiC QOWh II BOt 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. 1 was just talking with my secretary about that hydrate clause"
 Peabody bowed slightly.
 "Yes, l knew it was coming up," he said, "so I just dropped over I'm not opposed to 1t or any southern measure, but it makes 1t more difficult for me when you southern people oppose cer- tain Pittsburg interests that l have to take care of"
 Langdon smiled.
 i've never been in Pittsburg. but they teil me 1t looks as if 1t could take rare of itself"
 The visitor shrugged his shoulders. That's true enough, but give ana take is the rule in political matters. Langdon."
 This remark brought a frown to Langdon's face.
 q don't like bargaining between gen tlemen, Peabody. More important st!,l don't believe American politics has to be run on that plan. Why can't we change a lot of things now that we are herew
 L4angdon 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 movement that would drive out all secret influences"-
 The secretary noticed Peabody's in- voluntary start.
 "The newspapers would help us," went on Langdon. Public opinion