The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-08-20

er, though the fact is few OF them
think the G. O..P will carry the
house unless Governor ALI M. Lam
don is elected. In which case they
think he would pull through q
favorable house majority.
A conservative, non partisan
guess is that the next house will
not have a Democratic majority of
more than twenty-five. Which, in
view Of the fact that the present
house, with q Democratic majority
in excess Of 200, stubbornly refused
to make any appropriation for car
rying on Quoddy or the Florida ship
canal, and later on failed even to
approve a new study of the two
projects, is causing wonder here as
to how Mr.. Roosevelt expects to
carry out the promise he made to
the folks in Maine.
Something Else
But, as though this were not
enough difficulty in the path OF the
project, there is another. It is al
most certain that the congress
which will convene in January will
be nothing like so tractable as
either the present or the last con-
gress. From a political standpoint
the answer to this is simple - and
inevitable. Presumably, OF course,
il Mr.. Roosevelt is reelected he will
never again be q candidate. So
there will never be another cleo
ton in which senators and men,
bers of the house will hope to ride
through to victory on Roosevelt's
coat tails.
They will not have the same keen
interest, for the sake OF party 10y
atty and selfish interest. to give
him unquestioning support on any
thing he may ask. Many OF them
may even get the idea that the
nominee for the Presidency by the
Democratic party in 1910 will hold
very different views on a great
many questions. A glance back
over Democratic nominees-Cleve-
land, Bryan, Parker, Wilson, Cox.
Davis, and Smith would indicate
at least the possibility.
Then, too, the patronage has been
pretty largely distributed. White
House pressure with this steam be-
hind it will be much weaker than
during the last four years. Against
all Of which there Is not one single
element Of greater persuasive
power to contribute to Roosevelt's
control Of the next congress.
Hits Wholesalers
Wholesalers, who, fighting COM
petition Of the chains and mail or
der houses, helped push through the
Robinson Patman anti-price dis
elimination bill. find they may be
wiped out by its operations.
Little book stores, never interest
ed much except against cut price
sales by department stores, fac 9
loss OF many customers who bought
more than one copy. intending the
books for presents.
All sales tor future delivery seem
to be up in the air, with the pros
pect Of plenty OF trouble for any
manufacturer attempting to carry
on normal sales at the same time.
These are q few highlights OF
trouble involved in the new meas
ure, jammed through In the last
few days OF congress, without most
OF the people who would be affected
having more than a remote idea OF
what 1t would do to them.
Wholesalers will be hit two ways.
The law is very specific that the
same discount must be given diff
ferent buyers who obtain the same
| quantity. 1t Is also drastic in for
bidding too heavy discounts dis
counts larger than the actual saw
ing to the manufacturer resulting
from the size and handling OF the
order.
| Emphasis during debate on the
bill was put on this last phase. But
it is the first phase which now rises
to plague the wholesaler.
| For instance, a chain grocery
system can buy in quantities great
er than any wholesaler. Before this
law it was argued that the chair
forced the manufactures to sell K
it at a greater discount than the
volume justified. But - the chair
will surely get under the presen
law as much discount as the biz
wholesalers-and perhaps more.
So that the chain still has biz
advantage over the little independ
ent, who must. Of course, pay thu
wholesaler a profit and the extr;
cost for handling.
Plan Co-operatives
Whereupon movements are on al
over the country now on the par
of the Independents to form CO
operatives, do their buying through
them, thus obtaining the same dis
count as the wholesaler is able t
J get, eliminating his profit, and :
here is the trouble eliminating
the wholesaler
Thus the class which had NOR
to do with, forcing the Legislation
J than anybody seems slated to &c
it in the neck.