The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-05-11

tened retarded by the acceptance rejection Of
the present reciprocity treaty. 1t will come if it
does come, only through the mutual desire OF the
people of the two countries and it is at best long
ways off. Sensible Canadians realize all this and
are not to be affected in their judgement the pre-
sent question by any such bugaboo the stand
patters frantcay flaunt in their efforts to defeat
reciprocity.
The fowery eloquence of Congressman Dalzell
of Pittsburg standpatter extraordinary and perpe-
tual defender of the sanity tariff, sometimes runs
up against snag of facts In his speech in the
house the other day Mr.. Dalzell spoke of Pennsyi-
vania's myriad of workingmen in the receipt of
the highest wages paid any workingmen on earth,
all of it's shining exempar of the benehcent results
Of the system of protection. Before he repeats
this statement before a critical and inquirng audi
ence the Pittsburg tariff champion should get the
census bureau to edit and revise its statistics. The
census bureaus statistics of manufactures issued
in 1906 the latest available, fail to bear out Mr. Dali
cells contention that Pennsylvania tariff-protec-
ted workmen the highest paid OF any. The hg-
11res show hat Pennsylvania 763,282 wage earn
ers enjoyed the aggregate wages of $367,o6o8oo,
average for each of $482 per year or So25 week
New York's 856o47 wage earners were at the same
time paid $43ooI4,85I, which is $5oI.66 per year
or 5000 week for each, "a cents per week more
than was earned by the tariff-protected Pennsyl-
vanians Considerably Mnnesota's 6o,636 wage
earners got $35,843I45, an average OF $50 year
or 5000 week for each or 81 cents more week
than the specially favored Pennsylvania who is
in receipt of the highest wages paid any workman
on earth.
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@I.afe" Young cut loose at the Grant day ban
ouet at Pittsburg "Lafe" sported senatorial toga
for very brief period His insurgent constituents
back in Iowa did not like the way he wore the gar
ment and passed it on to Judge Kenyon. Hence
"Iafe" is sore on insurgentcy and spoke his mind
without restraint He accused the insurgents with
attempting to wrest control Of the Republican par
ty from those who have been regular and true IN
leeslating for the trusts and keeping up the cost
Of living to the common people He blamed the
"apitators the insurgents and the newspapers tor
xhe "present situation OF affairs. Canadian reel
procty he declared should be defeated and then ne
added with vehemence: Men who favor 1t should
vote the Democratic ticket When the Republican
party ceases to be party Of protection according
to this western apostle it ought to lie down ana de
Colt. Lafe! We like to hear you talk, even II you
IL say things to make your Republican brethren
squirm
The next congress will consist of 433 members
unless the senate fails acquiesce IN the mouse ap
portioument bill The senate killed 1.-THE Crum-
hacker bill at the close Of the last regular session De
cause of the desire of Republicans to postpone the
redistricting of several states in the hope that
ocratic legislatures would be succeeded by leglsa-
lures of the other political complexion. There IS
not much ground left for the fuhment OF this hope
and no reasonable excuse for withholding favor
able action by the senate.
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After the whitewashng Of Lorimer the Repub-
1can IS but following along logical lines IN trying
to make Penrose OF Pennsylvania leader Of the MAJ
iority. The fact That he is neither good debater
nor skilled parlimentaran is Of little consequence
besides the other fact that his name IS indissoluDy
linked with all that IS rotten in the politics OF the
second greatest state in the Union