| Show THE ANTI OPTION BILL senator george 0 vest of missouri is receiving words of praise and commendation men dation from men of all aides s of politics latice and every shade of opinion W he was instructed by the legislature of his state to vote for the anti option billand biland he refused to obey the from his place in the senate he announced that while he respected the legislature individually individual lv and as a body while it would always give him great pleasure to obey any wish of theirs that seemed to him consistent still having examined the bill in question and found it unconstitutional he could not and would not vote for it it to Is said of the bill itself that it to la dangerous being destined to work grave harm barm to the business interests of the country and still graver harm to the agriculture producers its intent is pronounced monopolistic and its operation certain to be mischievous it was as alleged conceived in the interest of the mill owners who use wheat and other products of the farm as their raw materials and is meant to shut oft off competition among purchasers of such products and thus to deprive the farmers in the interest of the manufacturers of such prices as completion com petion creates it if this be the case surely the senators refusal to abide by bv instructions usually regarded as obligatory was soundly based and the wonder to la as to how the majority of a legislature and a great number of grave and reverend senators could be so far astray it looks at this distance as though wita only a few days more legislative tinie time at its disposal and only one ap bill so far passed congress could turn its attention to more fitting business than trying to devise national schemes to prevent farmers from going in debt whether they want to or not |
