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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
SENATE-AFTERNOON.
BILL INTRODUCED

s. 1e2-An act relating to taxes on In
heritances. from the committee on finance.
Provides tax Of Ave per cent on collateral
lnhertta noes Ordered 10 lie and be print
cd
THIRD READING ORDERED.
s. lb4-Permitting court Of chancery to
assist In levy OF execution.
g. 1b5- Enabling town OF Springfield 10
receive money In trust.
s. lG-Amending charter of Springfield
Nectrc ralyoad.
6. 15o-Relating to powers OF public serv-
&c corporation.
H 27--Relatine TO commitments for mis-
iemeanors
II 54-Relating to hearings of public
ter commission.
Il Hel Ing 10 deductions for debts
,wrt
"nOPDSi L OF AMF.% TJMENT TO CON
STlTUTION.
No l3--Permittlng taking Of private
rrorert, for public use or benefit. Amends
constitution by adding the two words or
tenet Ma ter was explai- and sup
,or "a by Senator Gordon. The resolu-
rs He'd.
NJ. 14-Providing for six-year time
IT,, TIE resolution was killed
THIRD READING ORDERED.
II 5n7Rel. ing t" londing Of the city
Of arlington.
READ THlkD TIME AND PASSED.
$. l4S-lucorporating Bethel Uniyerss list
?nrish. 4assed und-r Suspension Of tho
rules.
s, lA-Relatirs TO exemption Of wages
On motion of Senator Archibald, rule,
were suspended and bin put upon It's pas
sage. Opposed by Senator's Gordon ard
Daniels. Favored by Senator's Archibald
Dale and Porter.
THIRD READING ORDERED
Fl. Officiating TO tax Inventories
II. A2-Relating to railroad demurrase.
Fl. 547-Rslatins to Quadrennial APP
tra'sals.
II. 5'2-Incorporating Commons clun
II. sH--lncorporaur TAQuahunRe club
II. G4--Gran,ine feir.' to Archie Cook
II. 62-LeC 'Il2!a4 s1and list of West
Fairlee. Was ~ private natura and
passed
II. Go-lhcOrpora'iEE Hartford Cemetery
,asociation, Wa Of private nature ard
Was passed.
Il officiating to waters of Bakers
eeld branch,
H. bsS-lncorporaung Second CongreRa-
tlonel Church as Brookheld
Upon motion OF Senator Field. the SEM
ave adjourned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
GRAIN BTATISTICS.

Total clsarances or wheat and flour
were equal to $4,000 bu. Primary receipts
were $40 blu, compared with 30, 900 bu,
the corresponding day 3 year ago. Esti-
mated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat u
cars corn, rs cars oats 1ss cars; hogs,
500 head
BUTTER-stesdy. creameries. ll93c;
dairies, l6a22c.
E'"iS--W Weak, receipts 1904 cases; at
marx cases Included 2@c6c firsts, 26c;
prime firrts, PC
Gu EEsE-Hasy, dair!es, l4%Rl5i.c.
twins lSa'.c Young Americas, l51gg 80
Long Horns, l5lsfslsc.
POTATOi1s-Firm, choice to fancy, l>
gave falr to good. 4bTl47c
POULTRY Steady, turkeys live. lie
dressed @c' hens. live. l3c. dressed, 10
~l.c, springs, live, l2c. dressed. l2},c.
VEAL~steady. 90 to 90 Id. WITS. Sac
20 10 Do TO- WITS. lohc, So to 10 ID. WITS
llisc,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
HOUSE -MORNING.

devotional exercises were conducted by
tie chaplain.
FL lsa-To authorize the Vermont VALLEY
railroad TO construct and operate rail-
Fond between Brsttleboro and South
vernon and to taks land therefor A
majority reported recommended various
amendments and favored the passages OF
the amended blll, a minority report sign
cd by Mr.. Maun and Mr.. Battell propos cd
other amendments altogether favorable
10 the Central Vermont railway. On
motion OF Mr.. Charee OF Rutland, the
bill with pending amendments was or
dered to lie until the committee reports
GAL be printed and the hill was made
special order 'or THURSDAY at 300
p M
REVOLUTION.
BY Mr.. Dawson Of Dandy that the
State superintendent OF education furnish
to the House on or before January q
detailed account Of the expense to
the State Of his Greater Vermont"
campaign for the biennial period ending
October 6, 1910 Opposed by Mr. Cory
Of Montpelier. Mr.. Bryant OF Ludlow
-" moved Tint the resolution be or
'-'t7 - le. The motion prevailed. Mr.
- -tt Their offered O Joint resolution
','at a committee OF these representatives.
ANA two senators be appointed to in
yestteate the administration Of the AFFAIRS
Of :he Office OF the State superintendent
OF education and report to the General
Assembly. Joint resolution favored by
Mr.. Ives Of Mt Holly, Mr. Sohohed Of
R,chford, opposed by Mr.. Pittridgs OF
Leicester. favored by Mr. STAFFORD Of
Brattleboro, Mr., Shaw Of Stowe, Mr.
Circuit OF Townsend, Mr. Rowland Of
Poultney, Mr.. Clark OF Monkton, Mr.
Dearborn of lincoln The resolution was
adopted on the part Of the House
COMMITTEE REPORT.
Mr.. Dart OF sprin gheld, for the com
Hitte" appointed yesterdAy to ascertain
why the report Of the State superinten-
dent Of education has not been distri-
butsd. reported that this report Is stlll
In tho hnnds Of the printer and that a
partial report has been printed and will
b, dtstributsd At once.
THIRD READING ORDERED.
Fl. 3l--To incorporate tho Southern
Vermont Railway company,
BILL INTRODUCED
IT, sS2-tsuh, tltute bill, for H. 1T. to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
ONLY A SUMMER DOG.

liltlo boy was entertaining the min
lister the other day until his mother
could complete her toilet, The minister
to make congenisl conversation inquired
Have you = dog
Yes. sir. dachshund," responded the
lad
Where is heT' questioned the dominic.
knowing the way to the boys heart.
Father sends him away for the win
ter. He says It takes him 30 long 10
go In and out the door lie cools the whole
house off"-SucoekS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
DEMOCRATS KEEP
ATTACKING TARIFF.
Discussions as to the Best Method
of Revising the Ropubli-
can Law.
BAILEY And CLARK DISAGREE
Senator, However, Pays Speaker
to-Be the Tribute of Placing
Him in the Presiden-
tial Glass.
BAILEY AND CLARK DISAGREE

lT.-Thr
of the tariff. with all the viciss,tu1o. T..
brings from without and within = po',ti-
chi partv staIked bold,v ,hro,,zb tho
Jackson day gathering Of the democrats
IN 'n's Guy 'o-daY' 1t made Its presence
Iel a. tue mass meeting at the Lyric in
tne afternoon ana 1t wound not down at
'ne oo"h'Hu' IeaSt Whlcn was spread Mt
inc armory tonight.
fnt the issue was fairly met by all tho
SPonNerf' some frankly acknowledged
nat 'hcre would be dinerences OF opinion
among the democrats on this subject an
thefN had been among the republicans.
senator Bailey Tor instance. while de-
clarinE that harmony OF action must be
the watchvord OF tho democracy II Il Is
to MAINTAIN tho advantage won at the
last election, took direct issue with those
democrats who favor p'ecemeal revision
Of the tariff. Champ clark, speakcr-to-
he OF the House Of Representatives, had
just announced that the sentiment among
democrats In tho House seemed to favor
piecemeal revision schedule by schedule,
/; possih le, but item by item II necessary
"nud The mos; ohnoxiots items Arst. ="
exclaimed Mr. clark
AS between rotten apples" insisted
Senator BAILEY. there ie m choice.
every sched IL in the pavno- Aldrich law
& bad
HARMON POt-TCEs OK IT
,.,,..or,. t,a..... ,,.,-
most nro,,,,,o,,, a.. =, .t
~qtherIng. also nounced unon tho torirr
as did practically every one OF the long
list of speakers at the mass meeting and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Jan. IS
BEfVFs- Receipts I've; market Ir.
regular Steers u. 0oae 70; bulls. 1850
s6t COWS ~ 5o9Aso. city dressed native
Sides steady at s0lIc.
CAhN Receipts l.%5. Market steady
10 auonxi westerns higher. Veals q. o01
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19

llao, culs SOoa7OO harnyard calves
St0tQ5o0. westerns, s6.ooQ6.6 90, dressed
calves firm, city dressed yeals, lS,sQl7c;
country dressed calves, lldl5hc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 7sc
Bheep strong lambs weak; sheep, 500
4 So lambs, Sd-5q7oo
HOGS Receipts $500; market strong
IS 4oUS0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19

prevent what is commonly known as the
white slave traffic. or, cred to lie
and be printed
KILLED.
Joint resolution providing for add
tonll clerk hlrc and EXPENSE for tho
State fish and game commits Sioncr.
Favored by Mi Aimcv Of BHghtor. Mr..
Fletcher Of Cayendlsh. Mr.. Burbank of
Cabot MIR. Corwn Of Chelsea, Mr.. How
ard of Whiting, Mr.. Royce Of Water
burl. Mr. Wright Of Wcstminster Mr..
CARL Of Canaan opposed ny Mr. Bee
man OF Milton. MI Farkhurst Of Troy.
Mr. Clark Of Morrist own. NJ. Dawson
OF Danny. Vote, Sc to "a.
THIRD READING; ORDERED.
H. 17s-RelotirR to the employment Of
In Dor ms amended
On motion of MIR. Hays OF Goshen. the
House adjourned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19

AsCA|NN- - NAhANiNE-
Chicago, Jan. IS
RYE-Cash No. :. Sic.
BARLEY-70Q91c.
TlMOTHY-Cash s2dsi.oo; March $40. 81
Ql0O.
cLOvER-Cash Nooo1l425. March
sl6.25.
WHEAT--May n.ol July s1isc; Sept
95is@hc
CoRN-Msy 0oAc July JiAc, Sept
oltQt2c
oATs-May 3f4a"o, July s44c, Sept
93t4c
PoRN-Jan sne; May asS74; July
$3.50.
LARD-Jan slca; May $, g7n to 5000;
July $3.50
RlBS-Jar. Sos7l4; May sss7,a; July
80; Sept ssS7h
FLOCR-Slow.
RYF-No, ;, S5,lc
HARLEY-Feed or mixing 7odSoc; fair
to choice mating. @Odn6c
FLAHSEED-No. !, uthwestern, 81
81 No, northwestern, $40
TIMOTHY sEED-slo2o.
CLONER-tl5,oo
MESS FORK-(pcr hbl.) $50. oo0feobo
LARlD-tper 100 lhsD sos
SHORT RIBs-sides loose) slO25Slo.15
slDES-Short clear (boxed) so, 76Q II 90
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

12os+or Inn 1e
r1o,.n =, 80
clears ~ st5,. ,t on p% ,a, ~r ~
40. ,,ir,ar .,~o,,-,,.n =, 9-1.oo r,,,ar
ctna-o ,.1,Ie. $500. ,,onss >.
C0pNH,Ta, ~ C%T,,r,T.
onrrrna.i ,,c-n1n, n,,a,as 60
6,1,a ~. ho;,o, 800 NJ. .orad oo,r,o,, .,
M ~. ,, "en a 'oeov'' e, ,oG,es. ra
r,onr ,,oo9,~n. 1872, % 7nC7s, ~.
r,os, a. IN
cox. r
s-o. s,o,r,ox - ,ctl. So -
sco' .t,. .u. -.,Ia
rao' ~ ,. .nIia ., ->D '''"' '''f"
oArc 80 o,o,
uh,,a ,a. ~. ,, .,.,,. ,o.. ~
o,,,..s ,.,. .'IP|u ,'.' .',,,, y,
""''o' 90 w '.
~ .,,,,a 90 - oo,' e, ," ,,,,. % y.
.te,so,( ''' '''a'7'N' '7''''' ''''
w.. .o.>,oo 80
s-'.' w. =, So 80
e' ,..,n i' w. o. $1,000
nn., 90
',,s'1. -. 80 .o, -
moo 800 ,ao 60 NJ .e,u 49,
49,, rn', ~. "os' S-'V'' eo.''"eeeu meal
-. 80" soo"' hlu,e" 80
,ge IA
pOpv pporrc-, e,
80, V ~. "a N
'e"N' o"oMo' S1f'''' "'euiuin' s--''oa|4'
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49,, Nv ~
..t,.o h.sr. "olo,
,ar ,rz,n. 80 wv
hra,,,'r ,ol.on, 49,,
i'p w. "09'-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-01-19
SPOT COTTON.

New york. Jan. IS Cotton spot closed
quiet 10 points higher, middlIng uplands.
A,so, middlinG gulf D.i5, sales 5oO bales,
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FOUNTAIN PENS Al FRnn PRESS
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s. 1e2--An act relating to taxes on in
heritances from the committee on finance.
Provides tax Of Ave per cent. on collateral
lnherttances. Ordered TO lie and be print
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
SOME CRUEL RoBBERIEs.

In communication which we have
received from Colcnia Juarcz, Mexico,
we have story of oppression by Nor
impossible of belief.
1t appears that about four years ago
a certain young man who was mem
Der of the church decided to leave
Juarez and come to Utah His desire
was opposed BY some Of the leading
elders of the place. because Of the fact
that the young man was possessed Of
some money which he intended to bring
with him, Bishop Bentley, they say, to-
gether with some others who were in
the conspiracy, brought against the
young man bogus bill for something
over one hundred dollars. The day be
fore be was due to leave, they threat
cned to have him arrested and put in
prison If he did not pay up the amount
of the false account. Knowing full we'll
the ability of the elders to carry out
their threat, the young man was obliged
TO permit himself to be mulctcd of the
cash. He is now living in Salt Lake
CITY, and is able to confirm the truth
OF this story.
Then at Morelos, Mexico, there was
another man who was requested by his
bishop to subscribe toward fund for
the erection of new meeting house at
that place He agreed TO donate forty
dollars for that purpose. the amount TO
he taken out in work, he being car.
penfcr, whenever the bishop was ready
TO begin construction However, he de-
ciled to leave Mexico, for the reason
that he did not appear to get along very
we'll there Upon hearing of this dc
| termination, the bishop visited him aud
| warned him that lie must pay the
amount in cash before leaving, Not q
| bit of work had been started on the pro
posed meeting house. and TO this day not
| stick or stoue has been set IN place
| Notwithstanding this fact. though, the
man was compelled TO deprive himself
and his family OF the amount, as he also
was threatened with dire consequence:
! if he failed TO do so.
Another young fellow left Pacheco
| Mexico. last year to come to Utah. He
had little family, and his means were
not plentiful. In fact, he calculated
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
DEATH OF SENATOR ELKINs.

The death Of u S. Senator Stephen
B. Elkins of West Virginia is a real
loss to The country. Senator Elkins
was man Of great versatility of mind,
of deep convictions. generally exercised
for the benefit of the people His name
is prominently connected with some of
the best legislation Of recent times
in the way of regulating freight
charges, and opposing oppressive exac-
tions Of the combinations and the
monopolics Of the day
Mr., Elkins has been prominently be
fore the world recently in connection
with the supposed engagement of his
daughter to the Italian Prince d'Abruz-
ii, a prominence which we are sure
was deeply dlstastefu to him and to
his family. For no man in public life
more deeply detcsted that kind of
notoricty than Mr., Elkins. He was
decidedly democratic in his tastes and
tendencies, and i'll his daily life.
The death of Mr.. Elkins dcprivcs
the Republicans of another member in
the Senate beyond the nine lost at the
November election. That will leave
the Republicans with forty eight mem
bcrs. to the Democrats forty four.
With the large Democratic majority
in the lower House of Congress, and
the aid of the so.called Progressive
Republicans in the Senate, il will be
easy for the next Congress to make i'm
portant notifications of the tariff,
especially on those lines where the peo-
pie have expressed so much discomfort
with it, as being tariff enacted to
protect the monopolles and trusts, and
not the laboring men or the people of
the country.
1T is loss deeply to be felt when a
man like Senator Elkins dies; the
country is distinctly the poorer for it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
THE ADAMS COUNTY VOTE.

According to the returns from Adams
county, Ohio, it appears that something
like oue.half of all the people in that
county have been in the habit of sell.
ing their votes Naturally, where the
purchaseable supply is so large, the
price is small. The price of vote
lid not seem to average much above
81 per time, and in one ease, as ex-
planned, the offer Of $40 for vote
was a real temptation, n temptation
that was not resisted. The county is
supposed to contain about 1000 adult
males the census of 1900 giving a lit
tic above that number. Probably it
is about the same now. Some 1900 Of
these have been indicted. and Judge
Blair, who Is occupying the bench in
hearing the eases, and the special pros
ecutor who is presenting the indict
ments and arraigning those false citi
zeIs for their corruption, estimate that
The number already caught is not over
one third Of the number actually guilty.
II appears. therefore. to be safe to say
mat Onc-OdII ol tue VOTERS OF lndt
county have for many years babituaIIy
sold their votes.
An interesting analysis Of the source
If this corrupt voting is made by the
New York Evening Post. which finds
That this corruption is not among the
foreign born. since Of the adult maies
IN that county but l3T were not native
american. according to the census OF
icn wears ago. and the number has not
materially changed since. This corrup-
tion. therefore, cannot be chargeable
TO the foreign born; aud neither is j;
chargeable to the negro vote, since
there were only eighty seven male ne
gro adults III the county in 1900.
| 1t is truly dcplorable situation, one
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
CORN YIELD PER ACRE.

The L. S. Department Of Agriculture
gives the yield Of corn per acre through
out the United States at 27.4 bushels
We have called attentions to this fact
heretofore, urging that the yield is far
below what could easily be reached by
the farmers of this country. An aver
age of sixty bushels. or even more per
acre. ought to be attainable in the
United States and in former times it
was attained, and even more.
We are reminded of this subject by
an account in a recent number of Col
lier's Of boy in South Carolina who
raised 22S bushels and three pccks of
corn on single acre last summer The
boy S name is Jerry Fl. Moore, and the
acre on which he raised that corn is
in Florence county, South Carolina. Of
course. an achievement of that kind is
beyond all thought as applied TO the
average crop of the country And yet,
il demonstrates the possibilities that lie
within the field OF endeavor for the
farmer For if that quantity of corn
can he raised on single acre. surely
an average of not much more than one
tcnth of that should be easily increased
Here is case where a hoy points the
way to grown men who have neglected
the opportunities that are before them,
And it is to be hoped that the lesson
will not be lost.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06

that ii is startling to find in au Amer
lean community. Judge Blair has given
out that he intends to probe this cor
ruption TO the bottom, and to invite
those who have been guilty of this
traitorous offeusc against American in
stitutious to como forward and confess
their guilt, promising to make it easier
for them If they do this, than if they
wait until they are indicted and forced
to do it by the grand jury. 1t would
not be in the least surprising if even
a greater proportion Of the total cleo
torate of Adams county should be found
guilty under this inducement of lcnity
than the Judge and the prosecutor have
estimated. But certainly il is n start
ling thing to find such development
of wholesale corruption as this in any
American community.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
FURTHER COAL REDUCTION.

The reduction of twenty-five cents per
ton Just made IN slack coal, scaling
down the price from $3.50 to $3.50 per
ton. is n continued evidence of the
good will of the coal producers and
dealers toward Salt Lake City. The
local influence OF those prominent in
the coal business, both In producing
and handling, was with Salt Lake all
the time, and against the raise which
was put into effect on the first of No
vember. Without this influence it
would have been impossible to succeed
especially so soon, in getting the former
prices restored, though the efforts
made by the governors of the CONNER.
cial club and by The Tribune to abatc
that increase, were immensely service
able also.
This reduction in the price of slack
coal will be Of immediate benefit to
manufacturing plants and to the large
consumers. II is, besides being an evi.
dence Of the good will of the coal peo.
pie to Salt Lakers, very practical
help, one that cannot fail 10 be appre.
ciated. Every effort of this kind
works to the advantage of Salt Lake
City, and should be recognized bv
everyone in that spirit,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06

that when he had settled ND his af
fairs he would have only sufficient to
carry himself and family through to
Utah But before he could leave Mexico
he was compelled to 90 into the bishop s
office and pay given amount which 1T
was claimed that he owed as tithing.
Those Mormon Mexican colonIsts seem
TO be criminal in more respects than
one, They are not only new polygamists
as a rule, but they appear to be rob
hers Of the most constituencies sort
What can be expected, though, of men
who are proud to say that they defy the
law and consider that they are living
known fact that the effect upon the
individual of the commission Of one
crime encourages the desire to engage
in others The very circumstance that
the colonies i'm Mexico were established
for the purpose OF permitting the per
pctuation of the crime of polygamy rs
in itself sufficient to breed other
crimiualities.
From all that we are able TO learn
concerning the Mexican possessions OF
the Mormon church, it appears that
the only men capable of making hie
there bearable TO themselves are tho
polygamists-new and old-and that
decent man finds it impossible to get
along there. or TO get out without being
robbed after he has discovered that ne
can't live among the lawbreakers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-06
POPULAR REPRESENTATION.

1t is almost sure that there will be
propositions more or less IN the nature
Of freaks made in the matter of the
apportionment of Representatives TO
Congress before the dccenninl appor-
,ionment is made. The general scntl-
ment in Washington now seems to be
that bill will be passed at the present
session, making apportionmcnt on the
basis of about 435 members of the low
er house of Congress, which would be
an increase of "A over the present mem,
bcrship. This would FIX the unit Of rep
reseutation on a basis of about 21l 900
population for one Representative, and
would doubtless give Utah two Repre-
sentatiyes in place Of one. But its chief
merit in the eyes of the Representatives
of the various States lies i'll the fact
that it would preserve to every State as
many Representatives as each now has;
none would lose any in its present num-
ber Of Representatives IN the House.
AT the same time, ratio such as that
would afford large increase to those
States which have shown the greatest
increase in population. New York, for
instance, would gain something like
seven members on that basis. But
this would be compensated for in the
fact that no States would lose any
AS an antagonistic idea to this, Rep
rcsentatlve p, 2, Campbell of Kansas
proposes, as he claims on the authority
of President Taft, scheme whereby
the number Of Representatives in the
House would be cut down to 225, or
about that number. This would impose
a Representative unit of close upon
100000 population. 1T would cut down
the representation of all the States
ferociously, which now have more than
one Representative. We do not under
stand on what ground President Taft
would wish to cut the membership Of
the House to that number, There are
now forty-siX States, and there will
presently be two more, Arizona and
New Mexico. making forty-eight The
number of Senators, accordingly, will
be ninety-six, The members composing
the Senate and House, respectively,
have generally been on ratio of about
four Representatives TO each Senator,
or even higher, as it is now. In this
way the people secure a representation
in Congress that they would not other
wise enjoy. If the number Of Represen-
tatives were cut, as proposed, the peo-
pie IS voice In Congress would be cor
respondingly limited. The Senators
represent the States as such; the Rep
representatives are from the people dl-
rect. To cut down the number of Rep
reseutntives is TO cut down the people s
representation, and correspondingly
their voice and influence in Congress
We do not believe that principle is
sound, and can hardly understand Pres.
ident Taft agreeing to it. 1t is good
TO understand and believe that there
is no likelihood whatever of Represen-
tatiye Campbels idea being enacted
into law