The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-09
A FIGHT FOR
HIGH RATES.
II VIII Be Made by American
Protective Tariff League.
MAY KEEP CONGRESS At WORK

to Keep Duties Up-A State Where
Things Are Always on the Move-A
Congressman Who Attends to Pri-
vate as Well as Public Business.
Washington, July 6.-[Special. 1T
this extra session Of congress should |
be prolonged until Aug. 1 or later it |
will be due largely to the efforts of
the believers in high protection. The
officers Of the American Protective |
the fact that their organization will
have a number Of strong men station |
ed in Washington to urge after the
tariff bill gets into conference that the |
senate conferees shall insist stoutly
upon the duties that have been fixed
by the senate instead of making con-
cessions to the house Republicans.
This powerful league has an organ of
its own which is extensively circulated
throughout the country, and all the
national lawmakers are supplied regu-
larly with copies. A lot of special lit
erature also is sent here stating plain
ly Just what this organization wants
and believes is best for the leading in
dustries of the United States. The
daily papers during the past month
have had statements to the effect that
Senator Aldrich arranged high rates in
the senate bill so that he would have
things to trade upon, and it also has
been declared that the administration
expects concessions when the bill goes
to conference. But the ultra protec-
tionists do not apparently see it that
way, and there are evidences that they
are going to make a mighty hard fight
to prevent the so called downward re-
vision that is predicted through cuts
TO be made in conference.
A Quick Metamorphosis.
Senator Carroll Smalley Page Of Yer
mont says in his autobiography in the
Congressional Record that his chief
business has been that of a dealer in
raw calfskins. He is known as Calf
skin" Page. The senator spoke on
hides while that item was up for dis
cussion, and he knows all about the
subject He was asked how long it
took to convert a skin into shoes, and
he made a reply that has caused many
people to do some thinking, for they
do not know whether the Vermonter
was joking or stating a fact. He said
he knew of a case where a calf was
killed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
and a man wore a pair of shoes made |
out OF the hide to dinner the same |
night.
From Farm 60 Senate.
Senator Johnson of North Dakota |
claims that outside of having played !
politics rather successfully his chief
occupation has been that of a farmer.
He owns 1000 acres of the finest land
in his part of the state. He got his
start out in that country by taking up
a homestead under the public land
laws, and he can look back with both
pride and relief to the day out In the
old territory Of Dakota when In his
bare feet he plowed with a team of
oxen in order to get his start. Sena-
tor Johnson is not a native of Nor
way, as many suppose, for he was
born in Wisconsin and was reared in |
Iowa, but his parents were natives Of .
Norway. The senator, however, owed |
much of his political success to the .
support which the Norwegians gave
him. From all accounts they have
stood by him rather solidly.
Nothing Slow About Idaho.
Senator Hepburn in his speech In the
senate the other day suddenly took a
notion to boom his state 1--WE have a
pretty good government out there" he
told the senate while discussing the
cattle industry. Idaho ten days ago
Is not the Idaho Of today. The senator"
he was engaged I'm a colloquy with
another senator-"does not realize that,
but when he sees a city, the county
seat Of a new county that is not two
years old nor a year and half old, !
with 1900 persons in It, the senator [
probably will begin to understand
about It. l telegraph when
i WANT 10 kubN dbbhl w hpN
even dare trust to the time elapsing
between the mails for fear conditions
viii change. That" added Mr.. Hey
burn. when the laughter had subsidized,
rs the kind Of state to live in."
A Maryland Hustler.
John Kronmiller. who represents the
Third congressional district Of Mary
land I'm the house. has the distinction
Of being more fortunately situated geo
graphically than any other member Of
congress. At any rate. he is the only
one who actually attends to his legis-
ative duties and also looks after his
prosperous private business in the same
lay. This statesman has big umbrel-
a factory in Baltimore. He gets up
rery early In the morning and goes to
his factory. Either by 10 or IL O'Clock
he Is on a train speeding for Washing
.on and I'm one hour. as a usual thing.
reaches the capitol. II the sessions are
hort he hurries back 20 Baltimore as
,oon as possible and even when the
sessions run late IN the day he occa-
iionally can be at his business place
Defore IL Is entirely closed up.
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