The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1911-05-13

in the first democratic tariff bill-that placing on
the free list agricultural implements, meats and
many other articles The bill passed the house by
vote of 236 to 100, the democrats voting solidly
and mastering "a republicans with them.
This came after the democrats had voted down
or ruled out of order more than 100 amendments
and had demonstrated again that. the democratic
majority was compact and smoothly working ma
chine for the enactment of legislation.
Thus the democratic fight for the peoples rights
is bearing fruit The promises are being fulfilled
and the pathway is being opened for democratic
president at the next election.
In 1908 Mr.. Bryan's slogan was the people
must rule" That was in 1908, remember. The
slogan of the National Progressive Republican
League of today is "the rule of the people versus
the rule of the few" This is 1911 This is not
the first time that Mr.. Bryan has blazed the way,
not only for his own party, but for the Republican
party as well.
They are telling perfectly scandalous story how
our paternal government is euchred out of its seed
by people who use them for cereals In place Of
planting. The story is told by Representative Ben
Focht, of Pennsylvania who has an agricultural
district. He says that last year he had big de-
mand for seeds for his constituents, and 1T was
not long after had been notified of my allotment
by the Agricultural Department until l had ex-
hausted it, and I began to cast about among other
members for trade. Naturally, I went to men,
bers who represented city districts, and I ran
against member from New York City, who, I
thought, surely would have no use for seeds, par
ticularly vegetable seeds. Isuggested to my friend
that would trade some documents for liberal
quantity of vegetable seeds, and was hardly pre-
pared for the answer that he was looking for some
himself
What do you want with vegetable seeds?'
asked.
What do want with them? Well, can use
several hundred more packages.
Why, you represent city district said.
Your people don't carefor vegetable seeds. What
can they do with them?
" DO with them he answered. Why they
make soup Of 'em.'"
Thirteen women will hold important municipal
offices in Colorado as result of the early April
elections Pueblo, the second largest city in the
State. elected woman auditor. Leadville, Tel
luride Idaho Springs, Greeley and Montrose, all
important places, elected women treasurers, as did
the smaller towns of Fair Play and Ridday. Colo
RADIO City and Las Anmas elected city clerks and
Durango woman alderman The little town Of
Alma will have two women city oficias-city clerk
and treasurer. There are four women members
of the Colorado Legislature. and one of the CON-
missioners of the County of Denver is woman
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DR.. G. W. Sutherland, commissioner of Dist
No. 8, rendered his resignation to take effect June
9, 1911. The reason of this act on the doctors
part is that he has been appointed one of the COM
missioners of the new county. His successor has
not yet been named.
The commissioners of the new county of Pend
Oreille county have made arrangements for court
house at Newport in the Craig building north Of
the Miner office, and vault and jail will be built
thereto The lower floor of the building, which is
concrete 3Ox6O, will be used for court room, and
the upper floor for county offices.
The Inland Herald of Spokane has suspended
publication after life of Is months.
The following answer by VIM. H. Taft, president
of the United States, to the grange represent
atves opposing the reciprocity treaty, is the state
ment of real man. and man who will voice such
sentiments can not be all wrong: II have no dis
position to interfere with the prosperity of those
who make up the bone and sinew of our population
the farmers and am convinced am in no way
interfering with it. If am-if we carry through
this treaty. and it turns out it does produce the in
jury you anticipate-it can be repealed by a single
congress.
1T doesn't last longer than either side desires it
to last am convinced that after it has been
given one years trial neither side will think of re-
versing it. That is my conviction. can not go
into an argument.
'You say the republican farmers are going to de-
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