The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1912-04-13
of that state, had been engaged
in the lowest kind of election
frauds"

| FRAUDS.
The democratic program in the
house of representatives is being
put through with clock-like regu-
larity. The leaders are getting
a move on themselves because
they are anxious to clean up the
program and have everything
done so that congress can adjourn
before the national conventions
are held in June. They have put
through the free sugar bill and
will put through the excise bill,
which means the income tax, and
send the whole kit and bilin'
over to the republican senate. 1t
is then up to the senate to make
the next move. The democrats
then intend to take up the cotton
schedule and lastly the woolen
schedule and that probably will
be all the tariff legislation they
will attempt at this session of
congress. After thy do this
they will have kept their pledges
to the people of the country to
reduce the tariff or the neces-
saries Of life and then whether a
republican senate kills those bills
or republican president vetos
them, it will make no difference
to the democrats. The people of
the country will then know who
it is keeps their pledges and who
it is goes back on them.
The republican senate of this
nation is not in favor with the G..
A. K. voters of the country just
at present, on account of the
killing OF the Sherwood pension
bill which was passed by the
democratic house, and which
would give a trifle more pension
money to the few remaining
soldiers of the great war. The
25 republican senators who voted
against the bill may not all be
returned to their seats when the
old soldiers and their friends get
busy next election time.
The u. S. supreme court has
ordered a re-hearing of argument
in the Spokane intermountain
rate case, and has fixed the date
of hearing Oct. Is. Thus this
momentous case will not be de-
cided before election day, and
we are made to pay railroad
tribute until December at least,
on account of the republican
political game being played at
the national capital.
The supreme court, the major
ity Of which was appointed by
, Taft, does not want to decide the
case before election, for a de-
cision in favor of Spokane would
be a slap at Taft and his appoint
ed commerce court and of
course Taft couldn't allow that.
A decision against Spokane
would so arouse this western
country that the supreme court
hardly dare give it, so the whole
matter will be left until after
election.
The interstate commerce COM
mission decided the case accord
ing to the justice of the matter,
but President Taft's newly Gre
ated commerce board" killed
the decision of the commission,
and the people are left holding
the sack, until the supreme court
can hear the case all over again.
The people are paying for it all
especially the high rates in the
Inland Empire. But then the
Inland Empire majority voted
for Taft four years ago, and they
must expect to pay for what they
ordered and they are paying
for it to the tune of millions of
dollars in excessive freight rates,
on account of Mr.. Taft and his
especially created commerce
court" For his court was Gre
ated by Taft interests not by
the people.
Can you wonder that Stevens