, 1911-01-26

We ae in hopes that the Nelson-Tou veIe bill for tn. discon-
tinuance of the selling of printed and stamped envelopes, by the Gov
eminent will soon come out of the committee and 20 before the SEN
ate with the recommendation that it dc pass. There has always been
Just the same justice in the government selling printed envelopes as
there would be in its taking up the sale of -four, grain or potatoes at
about IA the local price, in competition with the local merchant. The
Government has been in competition with the local printing houses
all over the country for several years in matter of envelopes. The
Government sells the envelopes printed for about 12 what it costs US
to buy the plain envelope. Say nothing about the printing. We
have little doubt but what the Senators from Wyoming will vote for
the bill These envelopes ar the cheapest envelope that can be
bought and cost about 81 20 per thousand. W. ask you how you
can expect us to compete with that price when we pay on a N average
of from $40 to 1925 per thousand. And again that does not in
cude printing. The printing as a rule costs more than the envelope
Better include Chinese invasion somewhere in that primary bill.
No sir! They didn't "Guggenheim Wyoming" after all.
Those primary measures seem to contain "much ado about moth.
ing" however they didn't settle the foreign labor question either.
We would like very much to be present at a post mortem examin-
alton OF those Primary bills inst to e what they really do contain.
We IRE inclined to think that whatever it is they have in them will
cause their death because there is no scientist of the present day can
diognose their trouble. 1t is plainly internal.
Wonder why the direct primary bill doesn't carry a clause to
abolish the presant revised statutes and just use that measure for fu-
ture purposes to take its place. We don't know how many pages the re-.
vised statutes take but we did notice that it took over 80 pages for MI.
Blume and Mr.. Sage to accomplish nothing. 81
What of minnow SEEMING? The question we raised two weeks
ago. We expected that the fisherman of the state would take it up
and after digesing it, would comment on it one way OF another. But
we have not heard a word to date. We take it that in this ae ISL
ence means consent We are in no way trying to effect the COM
forts of the fisherman. All we ask is that the fish be protected in
their feeding by cutting out the Sc and practice of using minnows
for bait. We stated before that according to law we doubt if it is
legal but that there ought to be a law a little more specific on the
question The law says now that you cannot take a fish from the
state waters that is less than six inches in length. Think it over
and let us hear from the papers and the fisherman.
And still the sour stomach of som of the editors has not been
relieved. Their bilious condition naturally makes it hard to control
their feeling toward Senator Clark, their vicious attacks on him and
on the papers that support him, are really amusing. They talk of
political suicide for the republican party in this state by returning
him to the U. S. Senate. They yell about his being a corporation
agent, etc, always voting for the Interests. But by the way, did
you ever e a specified accusation? No not one. In an instance
they have tried to cite one, but it has always been proven that it was
or u pest nterest d h people thai he voted. Poor editors
They must live in a very unpleasant manner to have to exist in such
a half-baked condition. But let them yell, it relieves their feelings
and III state will go on doing her best for herself just the same. Yet
these same editors would have gladly supported the "incubus from
Colorado" to take Senator Clarks place. Giving Colorado three
senators and this state one. But then the people are onto tbeir
noise" So what the difference.