The Detroit times., 1910-02-03
HIGH PRICES Will
Be BIG ISSUE IN
NEXT CAMPAIGN
Republican Leaders in Washington
Come To This Conclusion and
Want To Convince People Party
Is Not To Blame.
Statesmen in Control Don't Intend
To Allow Small Fry To Get Credit
For Food Inquiry.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-"Have you
testified yet before any OF the cost-of
living committees, and II SO, which
trust have you beer swatting?"
This VIII In short time be a pOpu-
lar form of salutatiOn al the capital,
for the day OF the investigation is at
rand. The market basket and tho
dinner pail have grown until now they
are by all odds the most important pie
ture in the public eye. They will be
the emblCms carrid by all partie dur
ing next summers congressional cam
paign. and those that can prove that
they are instrumental IN filling them
will probably get the Job.
Both houses are now engaged in a
wild scramble to get their fist in the
TODD investigation race. The house left
the post ahead of the senate, but the
senate hopes 10 catch up and out
distance It's less dignifed competitor.
The first bona fide investigation was
begun by the house committee on the
District OF Columbia. This has been
going on for about TWO weeks. Secre-
tary Wilson, Dr., Wiley. wholesale and
retail butchers and bakers and gro
GERS have testified. and ii has been
proven that hougekeepers are in the
grip OF a heartless set OF getrich-quick
foodstuff dalers.
As soon as this committees inves-
tigation began TO make talk, and the
members OF the house realized that the
cost Of living slogan was ringing
louder and louder from coast to coast,
the ways and means committee agreed
upon a resolution &c start an inyesu-
cation of its own. This information
viii. 1t is expected, be much wider in
scope than that set on foot by the Dis
trict of Columbia committee.
Now the senate. prodded by Senator
Lodge is in the game. The Lodge
! esolution has been referred to the
finance committee, OF which Aldrich
is chairman, and which corresponds 70
the house ways and means committee.
This committee. !; is announced, Will
push the matter through the senate az
once Senator Lodge asserts that a
special senate committee can get to
the bottom OF things good deal
quicker than the house committee.
Various members OF both houses are
guashing their teeth because they have
been ignored IN these proceedings.
Senator Elkins has been trying for
wksse, nm ysgchcae.
weeks 70 secure recognition OF reso-
luton OF the same sort that the finance
has now accepted from
Senator Lodge.
Rep. Howlands, of Ohio, made a
sueech on the floor of the house a
month ago and later appeared before
the rules committed with an agree
ment in favor OF cost-of-living reso-
luton he had introduced, but nothing
came OF II.
Many other resolutions of similar
nature have been dropped into the
hopper to be referred to various com
mittees 20 die In the pigeonholes. The
senators and representatives who di-
ret the wheels OF legislation do not IN
tend 10 allow any OF the smaller fry
10 gain the credit of achievement in
this regard. They have also come 10
the conclusion that the cost of living
is going to play bic part in the next
{ ampaign. The democrats Will try TO
move on the stump that the Repuh-
licans are TO blame for the high
prices. and as the Republican party
is I'm power, it is up to the Republicans
to prove the contrary
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notable female stars in the
classic drama. He was leading man
for Adelaide Nelson and Mary Ander-
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