Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-05-17

/ for or against amendment bau
features of the bin could not have
been eliminated. The entire meas
ure, jokers and all, would have been
forced down the throat Of the House
just as submitted by Uncle Joe's"
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. which is generously
packed with men friendly to the
railroads.
The Improvement of the railroad
bill in the House through coalition
of the Democrats and Progressives
is a cause for rejoicing. But it does
not mean that the people have real
ly wrested control of the national
law-making machinery from the
special privilege ring For this rea.
son:
The House is only the lower
branch of Congress. The railroad
bill will not become law as passed
by the House. The Senate is the
dominating branch of Congress, and |
it is still controlled absolutely by
the greedy corporate interests, The
Senate will pass a bill containing
some OF the very features stricken
from the measure in the House as
being against the welfare Of the
people. Both the Senate and House
bills will then be sent to a conference
composed of either three
or five members of each branch of
Congress. As the majority of the
conferees will be regular" Republi
cans, specially selected by Aldrich {
and Cannon, it goes without saying
that much of the good work ac.
by the House Democrats
and Progressives will be reversed.
The finale Of the railroad bill
promises to be the tariff fasco all
over again.
Representative government will
nave given special privilege tight
race, but in the finish Aldrichism i.
and Cannonism will win by nose: !,
But why should such result be con- ,
iidered strange? For what pur- :
pose do the railroads make $3.50, 900 :
to the Republican -,
fund if it is not to con, :
rol the Republican party's legisla-
ion?
The Mccall Campaign Publicity 2
ill has been so amended as to pro-
ide for the publication Of campaign
after election, instead
f before and after election. Pub r
city Of contributions a ter elections
5 regarded by Democrats as some \
hing like locking the door Of the :
table after the horse has been :
tolen. Senator Burrows Of Michi- "
-an, Chairman Of the Senate Com
nittee on Privileges and Elections,
cry kindly explained why gthe pro
.ision for publicity Of contributions
,efore election had been stricken
rom the Mccall bill. "lf," said
senator Burrows. eve were TO give
ut the list of contributors prior to
N election it would mean that un. 5
newspapers and persons u
would take advantage Of the infor I
nation thus disclosed and proceed I
o denounce the candidate on the {
trength Of the character Of the con.
ributious made to his campaign"
n other words, if the voters were
to know who was putting
lp the money for the candidates
they might defeat him.
Gould a stronger argument be PIE.
ented for publicity before election
IS well as after election? Think it
,ver.
Instead Of saving any portion Of
he S3OO,O0O,OOO which Senator AID
'ich asserts is being wasted by the
annually through "ob.
3olete bushes methods" the Taft
threatens to break
all records in the history Of the gov,
ernment in the enormous expendi-
,ure of money. 1t looks now as if
the appropriations for this session
Of Congress would exceed the ap-
of the last regular ses.
sion to the extent of about $50, ,000,.
900. This will be a billion dollar
session and then some.
Conorassman CharlaS II Rarclav !