Arizona republican., 1921-12-23
For tn. Suppression of the "BIoe"


 We think perceive in advance what will hap pen to the bill which introduced into the house Of representatives yesterday the activities of "blocs" We will admit that the bloc" is disturb ing to party organizations if the organizations always generally faultless there would be "blocs' The bloc" protest against the majority of the dominant party, and protests usually earnest.
 The "boc" is by no means new in American leg isation. All the legislation have had in the Interest of special privilege accomplished by sblocs.' though usually they worked insidiously that their outlines not clear. But in the earlier days the special privilege combines wrought openly for the railroads and the great corporations.
 They highly organized. Party lines did not nut through them Special privilege counted its friends alike among Republicans and Democrats.
 It "bloc" which though it not called bloc but was openly organized for loudly pvowed purpose that overthrow Cannonism in the house decade ago. There was considerable indigna- tion among the friends of special privilege then against that organization, but they did go es propose the suppression of organizations Ay legislation.
 And even now it is not proposed to suppress all sblocs;" only those based upon particular pursuits and geographical locations" This, of course, is aimed at the "agrcultural bloc, the first consider able combination of representatives ever formed in Behalf of the farr1er and, necessarily against the special privileges which have been plundering him under legislation enacted by special privilege "blocs" else in the absence of protective legislation which was forestalled by special privilege blocs.
 The agricultural bloc' is an organization with a well known but variable membership, with a rather definite program. It proceeding along sinister mole-like lines. It is working above the surface loudly heraldng its aims. is in no sense invisible low visibility. Its opponents can put their fingers it whenever they It is out to help the farmer; it has already helped him and promises to afford him more help than he has had from congress. And moreover it seems to have ell the votes it needs.
 The farmer has never before had enough friends in congress to do him great deal of good. There have been lavish appropriations garden seeds him. and for the publication of huge agricultural ports and for any other purposes to him think that he being given consideration the of congress. But when his interests into contact with the interest of his plunders and they were in every essential point they neglected.
 It be regrettable that legislation should be accomplished by means of combinations. It is almost inevitable that at times it should parake of the ture of rolling, but the agricultural bloc has been almost if quite free from that Its widely varying strength has indicated that it hide bound, thick and thin combination. It appears have agreed only upon essentials. It is the grettabie that circumstances have made necessary such an organization in behalf of the farmer
 Our interest the fate of MT. Ansorge's foolish bill is very mild We only curious to know how many representatives there will be with nerve" enough to vote for it.