Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-29
WE'LL DONE.

Of the congress whose first ses- sion is now ended it is to be said in fairness that every good thing done or attempted has had repuo- nean as well as democratic support. It is the first congress in many years in which members of both parties have co-operated in an et- fort to redeem pledges, to relieve the people of unnecessary burdens, and to correct long-standing wrongs
 Partisans, therefore. from the president down, who assail this bus inesslike and high-minded body for any reason indict members of their own party as well as democrats. It is to the honor of the democrats that on every issue they have voted with essential unanimity. It is to the credit of republicans that a con siderable element among their rep resentatives in both houses has kept the faith on all occasions.
 One or the most notable achieve ments of the session has been the emancipation of the house of repre- sentatiyes from the despotie rules of Cannonism. Republicans as well as democrats were of service in this reform. It is no longer possi- ble for one man or group of men speaking and acting for the inter ests to defeat the will of the people in the house of representatives.
 In like manner the campaign pub licity bill, long demanded and al- ways necessary to honest elections, became a law at this session by a non-partisan vote. In the house it passed unanimously Only sixteen votes were cast in the house against the bill providing for the direct election of United States senators and in the senate, with amendment it had a majority made up of men of both parties. Final action upon this measure has not yet been had
 Reciprocity with Canada was car ried in the house by a combination of 2O2 democrats and 64 republicans In the senate the majority by which it was adopted was made up of g. democrats and 21 republicans.
 The bill admitting New MexicC and Arizona as states Nhas beer pending in congress for years, mosi of the time a subject of shameless political iockeying- By a non-parti san vote it has twice passed botl houses. and now, shorn of the flea lures to which the president ob jected, it has become a law and twc more states come into the union.
 The tariff reform bills, lowerinl extortionate taxes upon wool an' woollens, cotton goods, iron ant steel and farmers supplies, receive' the support of nearly all democrats in both houses; of from 25 to 3 republicans in the house of repre- sentatives and Of from 12 to 15 re publicans in the senate.
 In vetoing these lons-promise wise and greatly needed measure Mir. Taft seems to have permanontl- aligned himself with the standpat ters and Iastditehers of his part against all that is enlightened ant just in both parties. He makes tn issue one between reaction and pro gress; one between justice an plunder; one between promises kep and promises broken; one betweei the many and the few.
 If the presence of a single hous 1. devoted to principle and to pogula rights can work such wonders i the way 'of uen-partisan reform 8 have been accomplished in the las four months and a half, what ma not be expected of a g0vernmen that will be responsive in all ' branches to the reasonable demand of the people?