The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-01-20

that it will be found that they have
somehow been drawn in such a way
as to give the real advantage to the
people they are supposed to be drawn
against.
The Presidents message on con-
servation went to Congress yesterday,
and was really all that could have
been hoped for Evidently 1t was too
good for some of the C. 4 A crowd,
for Rep. Mondell refused to introduce
the bills to carry it out. The full text
of the message will be found else
where in the paper, and 1t win repay
reading. But in brief, it may be sum-
med up by saying that he wants the
law so changed that it will safeguard
the interests Of the people and not
of the exploiters. The Democrats
Joined in the Republican applause
when the message was read.
Meanwhile opposition Is already de-
veloping against the railroad bill
which Taft had prepared. This time
the opposition is fnom the extreme
radicals, like Cummins, who do not
think the bill goes far enough. This
opposition is in the committee, and
If it continues it will be necessary TO
get Democratic help before the bill
can be reported, as had TO be done
in the case OF the Hepburn law few
years ago. Opposition of the rehormevs
TO the bill is based on two points,
First, that II permits what is known
as pooling agreements among the rail-
roads-a thing which has always
been illegal, and which the roads
want very much Friends OF Presi-
dent Taft claim that these agreements
would be good and not bad. and that
this should be a strengthening rather
than a weakening feature of the mea-
sures. The second objection is that
in spite of the Presidents message
the bill as worded really gives big
roads the right TO buy up the stock
and control the smaller ones. Pres.
Taft says that this is not intended,
and that IL 1t is In the bill there IS
something wrong, and he will have
II amended.
Did you ever throw a baseball 1T
the colored gentleman who sticks his
head thru a canvas sheet at the fair?
And did you ever think about whe-
Their he enjoyed the pasttime? Well.
his feelings and Uncle Joe's must
be about the same these days. Every
day or two there is something COM
ing Joe's way. lie is a game fighter.
and rather enjoys the scrimmage, and
yet every once in a while something
hits him. This week, in addition TO
the plan to control Congress by eau
Gus instead OF by a rules committee.
he has been jolted pretty hard in the
choice of the Republican Congressional
Committee. which will manage the
next campaign Many states have de-
clared that they will not vote for him
again, and 1t is now perfectly clear
that he can never be reelected. A
single instance viii suffice: The
Ohio congressman caucused. Now.
Ohio politicians have never been ac-
oused Of sticking to any proposition
till they got their hair singed, and
also they have been accounted experts
In getting the luscious fruit OF plum
trees in Uncle Sans garden. But
particularly they have a reputation
for getting under cover before the
time for umbrellas arrives. And they |
have announced that they have stuck
to Cannon just long enough. People |
here now are betting on whether
Cannon will save his face by resign
ing, or die witt his boots on-with |
the odds in favor of the latter pro-
position.