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Show SHOE ON OTHER FOOT A long forgotten rolins ty Viee President Morton was dragged forth in the senate Thursday by Senator Bryan of Florida to check the filibuster aga nst the rivers and harbors bill The chair upheld the precedent and for the time being the supporters of the nn clean measure were triumphant At the time the or ginal ruling was made the( Democrats were conducting a filibuster against the force bill a part aan meas ure which never became a law This time the situation is reversed The Republicans are the f 1 bnstera and the Democrats are trying to shnt off de bate The rivers and harbors bill ought to be beaten but t s do btful f t can be talked to death Tho late Senator Carter of Montana turned the triek io the clos ng hours of the sess on a few years ago Th s tin e however con gTess s certa n to remain n session two or three weeks longer and it will be a phvs cal mpoes bit to prevent a ote in wh ch case tho Democrats will ha e to answer to the people for squan ler ng mill ons of dollars that could be appl ed to tome leg t mate purpose The Democrat when n the minont) were adept a fib "tors and made loud o tcries when tho del ate was shut off on them N w the r own ta t n are be ng euiplo el aga n? th m a I the forget what the sa d about gag le n the la s g nc I It makes all the 1 ffrrnn c n the worll whose ox s be ng gored Pres lent W lson anno n ed on Thursday that Ihe exr nHs of the gov ernment lur ng tho noxt jeaT would be kept as ow as pobs bio lie also remarked tha e o eff rt was b ng na le to o odo n o at ho pres put t mc n v of tho full ng off In the go ernmcn nen a od 1 y tbc European war Th n ay 1 e so n p nch ng anl h rar ng n ho var o s derartmentH but wh h n nbo i of the cab n t a e sa n(, on ess i wast ng Honator Lorab wa h f od n at ta k ng the Dcm rat p tv on tho scare of nd e ex ra ig n o n h up e 1 a Ind anarol fo the r pro f oni of o nom not Jo eta I n th h d so far m do by tho son ongrppq T n ng tho D n a r nn o h fjaho son a ad lb f n ra at wa rllntr fmn tho most b f mo onom t on U h pobs lftto o ha d no b an ha o l a a on n n g om o t na 0 0 b n an h app o tosn n a nits m by ho wy fao n ana re n ox pbs f V an a p o at n o b , h nf, sn wl n b F p n o v r $ ho a op s f o p n on K ll Hi p I w y g n n n h n o b r 1 m I n f n of w tr n n u e h b b I oisn on s f o of con , h ngs over l or n ent n ti oe onon e 1 r ng tho next jjg a Tomo ow ne o con e so S o n pru ng to be loue the o to beg n s tolaj 4s a starter h on deal earnes about e on ; 0 i u tho pre lo t n ght breal the ; ews cen 1 to tho Don o at c lea c s ; that case the ass the pork ba el b 11 ho w 11 tcrpo e a veto I s act ons would then iq are w th h s ro fess ons and the war revea e tax prob -f Jem would be easy of solut on There sn t the; shadow of an excuse for tak ng money f ron the treasury I n ler tho gu se of a r ers and harbors b 11 and fee a f 1 buster s lust . 1 able the means be ng used by the Ee , p bl can senato s deser e the warmest J commendat on of a 1 good cit zens r respect ve of party aff 1 at ons |