The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

gers and may Qe1eat that measure.
Bristow pretended the amend
ment, which retains federal control
over the elections, would strengthen
the probability of its final passage,
when the fact is Bristow knew, as
did every other senator in the cham
Der, that the amendment would en-
danger and perhaps defeat the rati-
fication Of the resolution by the
necessary three-fourths of the states.
The Bristow amendment is the
same used by Sutherland of Utah
snd the ring Of Wall street buccan-
GERS in the senate in the last session
to defeat direct senatorial elections.
The men who worked hardest for
the Bristow amendment were Lori
mer of Illinois, Guggenheim of
; Colorado, Cummins Of Iowa, Lippitt
of Rhode Island. Clapp Of Minnesota,
Smoot of Utah, and Stephenson OF
Wisconsin.
The Bristow amendment was
fought by LaFollette, Gronna, Borah,
Poindexter and Works, republicans,
and every democrat in the senate
save one.
Lloyd . Hard Worker.
hard work and responsibility to the
democratic leaders as we'll as hon
ors.
As an example Of the exacting
duties of congressman of demo-
cratic faith, take the case of Hon.
James T. Lloyd, of the First Mis-
souri, district Mr.. Lloyd is chair
man of the democratic congressional
committee and as such assumes gen.
eral supervision of the campaign in
every district in the United States
He is also chairman of the standing
committee on accounts and closely
scrutinizes every item of expenditure
| in the lower house. He is also chair
man of the special committee on Or
ganization, or clerical force, a job
with a word of detail. In addition
to all these and his onerous duties
as a congressman, Mr.. Lloyd deliv-
ers numerous addresses before So
cieties, schools, etc., and is always to
be found in his seat when the house
is called to order.
Speaker Clark Against Gag Rule.
Speaker Champ Clark is opposed
to the gag being applied to govern
ment employees. President Taft is
endeavOring to enforce a Roosevelt
rule which prohibits government
employees from giving information
to even members of congress. The
employees are also prohibited from
calling the attention of members to
any grievances. Speaker Clark de-
nounces this rule as un-American,
and declares he will listen to griev-
anecs of employees when they desire
to come to him and he defies any one
to interfere.
Bread Trust Has Easy Sailing.
A $25,O00,00O bread trust which
will operate, to start with in 81 large
cities, has been formed in New York
under the name of the General Bak-
ing Company. The alleged object of
the new octopus is to educate the
public to higher standard of quail
ity of bread Inquiry at the Office
OF attorney general Wickersham
ELECTED the information that abso-
lutely nothing was known there of,
the formation of "any bread trust
The reply was not unusual, as the at
torney generals Office is generally
the last place in Washington to 20
to for information which might be
construed to admit the existence of
any trust.
Taft Will Have Opposition.
II the Taft republicans are really
under the impression that the presi-
dent will have no opposition for re-
nomination, they are laboring under
an hallucination.
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin.
is in the field, and progressive repub-
llcan leaders in practically every
state in the union are working for
LaFollette delegates.
Taft and sure defeat, or LaFol-
iette with i: chance to win," is the
battle cry of the LaFollette forces.
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