The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Washington Correspond
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ent of The Times.
The senate continues its do-nothine
policy, while the Democratic house
legislates in the interest of the people.
1t is pretty safe guess that the sen.
ate proposes to delay and obstruct all
measures touching reduction of the
tariff until midsummer and then pro-
pose recess until November or adj
journment until the regular session.
The Republican leaders seem to think
that by putting forth strenuous
campaign of education they can line
the farmers up against reciprocity and
the free list bill and put the Demo-
Gratis in the 'hole." 1t is sad to think
that there are two or three so-called
Democratic senators seemingly in
sympathy with this program. Onthe
other hand there are larger number
of insurgent Republican senators who
are strongly against it. As it looks at
this writing the senate will not do any,
thing worth while during this session.
Let everybody keep it constantly in
mind that the senate of these United
States is Republican.
1t is coming to be pretty well I'M
derstood that the delegations that are
coming to Washington to appear be-
fore the senate committee to protest
against reciprocity are brought here
by the Interests. A delegation
from New Hampshire was headed by
Ex-Governor Bachelor, master Of the
National Grange, who was one Of the
speakers before the committee. In
presenting table of 46 articles pur-
porting to give comparison of tariff
rates in Canada and tee United States,
there was mis- statement of rates in
% cases. Great pressure is undoubt-
edly being brought to bear upon the
leaders Of farmers and laborers or
CARNATIONS to induce them to oppose
reciprocity with Canada or any other
measure for extension of tariff trade
or for tariff reduction.
1t is pretty generally conceded that
the Democrats will elect the president
in 1912. In fact, it looks like they
will have to make series of egreg-
ious blunders to escape the RESPONSE
bility of running the government for
awhile. The majority of the Repub-
licans seem to concede the renomina-
ton of Taft, but there is strong oppo-
sition to him in both the standpat and
progressive ranks. The standpatters
are thoroughly disguised because he
(Taft gave the Democrats chance to
show that they would redeem their
party pledges; the few progressives
who have overlooked or forgotten the
snubs from the White House are luke {
warm, while the real, live, militant l
are outspoken and def
ant. Still, conditions are such that I
the denomination and defeat of Taft '
can hardly be prevented. +
Since the house passed the bill ad- +
hitting Arizona and. New Mexico into =.
the union, there remains only the bill :
reducing the tariff on wooden and cot :
ton goods to complete the list of things =.
the Democrats promised the people. :,
When schedule X and the cotton '
schedule are revised downward the +
people can say to the Democrats of y
he house, "Well done, good and faith :.
Jul servants" but what can they say :.
If the senate? Ay, what will they
'ay? What they will do to it will be G
"a plenty" =
The house has passed resolutions v
providing for investigation of the nine q
departments of the govern a
nent, and committees have already o.
,een appointed to inquire into viola n
ions of the antitrust law by the steel r
rust and the sugar tenness that will 6,
smell to heaven" will be uncovered.
The senate, forced to make show n
II cleaning house by the PROMPT, F
'usiness-like action of the house, is 7,
to cut off some of its num- NJ
rous useless employees. All of these n
Kings in response to the notice served n,
y the people at the polls last Novem- 9.