Show j HOW DATA IS GATHERED v t There is a hint in some of the Hie eastern papers that thata X a new new trick hays has been devised of on the part of the tariff revisionists in the east detectives throughout the country to ascertain as nearly as s possible the cost of producing certain materials the rates of wages paid the profits realized realized all all the particulars There is a d danger nger in that Take the lead tariff for ii instance We presume if a detective of that kind was Vas to come come here that he would make some mine for instance instance in- in 5 stance like the Silver Kin King g a basis from which to make his calculations and would report that there t would be bo a large profit in n lead mining without a as alY y 1 f I tariff v That would show how c easy it is for an amateur to make a statement on supposed facts which would not be any statement at all aU when applied to the real i j facts and the suggestion that such agents are distributed distributed distributed dis- dis through the country ought to make our lead miners most careful in preparing their statement to lay before the ways and means committee It seems to be getting a habit in Washington to i have sleuths on everybody's track and if it keeps on ona a few years longer it will be very proper to change the the title tle of our government from a cc government government of the people by the people and for the people to a a government of by detectives for the purt Puri purpose pur- pur t V i pose of making points points' against the peoples people's 5 interests 1 i If f the he president deems it necessary ary to put sleuths on J the he heels of United States senators to investigate in inI I their old age whether they are honest or not what may we ve not expect for the ordinary citizen 1 It begins to look as though a year four term for far president is too long by at least three years rears |