The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-02-29
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
Breezy News Notes From Gu,
Washington City Pencil
Pusher

House Democrats appears to be
that of playing horse with any.
thing concerning the tariff, and
every effort is being put forth to
frame up bunk legislation that will
pass muster before the country,
and bring about renewal of ''un.
holly alliances" in the Senate. The
exact purpose undoubtedly is to
put President Taft in hole''
along about convention time.
Every possible effort is being made
to discredit the Tariff Board, which
has been doing splendid work, and
which came into existence through
a demand of the people of the
country who had become tired of
the process of making a foot ball
of the tariff. Unless the Demo-
Gratis in congress come to the res
cue of the Board, it will pass out
of existence on June 3Oth. There
seems to be a determination to
refuse an appropriation to carry
on the work. The Tariff Board IN
their statistics concerning the
wool, did splendid work, and suo-
mitted to congress figures upon
which decent tariff legislation
might rest. BY the same process
it is plain to those who have
watched the process of the work,
that this institution of the govern
ment is in position to perform
further invaluable service the
democrats who are not at all par
ticular about scientific revision,
are seizing every opportunity 10
play politics with the issue, and
part of the game has been to be-
little the Board. The republicans
in congress propose to let the
country know the real motive be-
hind the democratic movement.
There are varying opinions in
the national capital regarding leg
islation for the District of Colum-
bia; the city of Washington, which
constitutes the principal part of
the territory feeling that the leg
islation received at the hands of
congress is always insufficient for
the affairs of a great city like the
Capital. However, it is a fact that
majority of the members are not
familiar with the needs of metro
politan district like Washington,
and the upshot is that there is a
persistent and steady demand for
local form of government, which
will permit the citizens of Wash
ington to manage their own affairs,
and entitle them at the same time
to the ordinary rights of citizen.
ship.
The Capital city, in common
with the rest of the country, cele-
brated the 18O university of the
birth of George Washington. One
of the notable events of the day
was under the auspices of the Sons
of the Revolution Society of the
District of Columbia. Represen-
tative Kendall of Iowa, was the
orator, and he urged upon all
American citizens their sacred
duty, not only to participate in
the political affairs of their coun-
try, but also to exert their infu.
ence to keep politics clean. His
address attracted a great deal of
attention and it was commented
upon by all of the great eastern
newspapers.
The special committee of the
House, which has been investigat-
ing the sugar trust, has finally
made its report disclosing the
startling" information that q
trust really exists. And that's
about all there is to the report.
The balance of the democratic in
vesti9ations of the steel and other
trusts are likely to prove quite as
fruitless as the sugar fiasco, which
has just terminated. The trouble
with these investigations are that