The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-04
GOING AND COMING.

country. The SiN;ysocond Congress
Will be convened in extra ordinary Sos
sion by the President upon the
the special purpose of considering the
reciprocity agreement with Canada, 70
which the Government At washington
Is pledged The work OF the new Con
gross cannot be confined TO this single
purpose, however, ana there is the
dreary prospect Of months of legisla-
ton, much OF which will be directly
concerned with the business interests
Of the country, the most important
4 Of the meas ures that will be considered
being thorough revision OF the tariff
oil a strictly revenue basis. This means
or course. g long. hard fight for posi-
tiou BY all the benehciaries OF tho pro-
tcctive tariff, whether they be engaged
In the manufacture OF steel and shoddy
or In the cultivation of rice and sugar
cane. The fight Will not be confined
this time to the special interests Of
New England. but there Will be active
firing all along the line, the little taste
OF those who are opposed to protection
OH principle having only had the effect
OF whetting their appetite for con-
tinuance OF this blessing. AS We un-
derstand. the new tariff bill will be
framed with the idea OF obtaining sufh-
cient revenue for the support Of the
Government economically administered
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the people and the work will require
the soundest wisdom and the greatest
courage. We may expect hard lighting
over every schedule. and nothing will
be accomplished Of permanent value
TO the country If the Democratic mem
else the spirit OF self -anne cation in
their work. We can walt. however,
until the firing heglns--the lighting Is
almost certain to take all summer.
The present Congress has been main
~ distin guished By factional disputtngs
Il mong the Republicans The one meas
ure. which should condemn It forever
is the Payne Aldrioh tariff bill, which,
introduced for the purpose OF redeem
ing the pledge OF the Republican party
was found when COMPLETED and foisted
upon the country by the President
against his better Judgment to have
out-Dingled Dingley, and 10 be the
Very worst tariff bill regarded from
the viewpoint Of the people, ever de-
vised by the predatory interests, the
next most important incident In the
career Of the expiring Congress was
the fight against Speaker Cannon and
his tyranny. Really the best of bad
syrgent holdat, and from the day OF
mis- undoing 10 tile closing OF The last
Congress over which he Will ever pro
side the warrins factions have never
gone withou, thcir knives handy for
use whenever the shadows served for
affective work
The Democrat in the present Con
gross nave done some excellent service.
They helped 10 overthrow cannon. but
stopped a little short of their full duty
emo opportunity when they failed to
press for his expulsion Eut for the
splendid work Of the Democrats IN
The House che Canadian reciprocity
~rgr.elncnt would have seen defeated
IN that body and but for the Repnb-
licau flibustcr in the senate the Demo
cratic Senators would have voted for
The treaty thus making tbs biggest
OF the things Mi. Taft has undcrtakcii
TO do Democratic In accomplishment
,n,,J-,,1,,.
The new Congress viii begin at a
most interesting, ftoliirai period Tho
President is q Republican deserted
largely by his oSn party IN conereSs
The House will be safely Democratic
and in the senate the Republican.
have a very marrow majority, ina,
cannot 10 depended pnoa us either
Democrats or EcpuhHcans Air Tar
has made In Ills mind to 40 what ht
thinks IS rieht regardicss of partisan
lines, although Republican himself IL
the bottom Of his heart lie Will be ,h,
next nominee Of his pattY for Prcsidcnt
as he IS The orig available man III tia
party for inc place Iic has lost nothin.
by the defections in his own part!
ranks strange TO say. and has madc /
possible by the courage and indeprnd
fnce he has displayed In the last rev
months for tho Democrats 70 aasis
him in constYuc'iyc Htate8manshtp.
IL Tho new senato VIII not lopE III
same. The place. which nayc areI
.Aldrich and hale for ycars vii Sc
them no more forever BEVERAGE, wh
has been rc%ins the heavens for four
teen years With his niouuence VII
speak no more and Buckley Il dow
! and out. There are new men III man
places, better mon generhiiy, man tn
enci"nts BIZ, they have their sp.wa ,
YIN tti,d tliey Nill bonarrowlY watene
Is. by The peoplr 10 see what they a.
B Worth 10 The country Sweating It 81
through tho long GUNNER. which