Show everlasting TARIFF QUESTION I 1 T IS gratify illg ti to learn that congress is likely tu complete con te the tariff ff bill by july 1 but it would be infinitely more so to know knoll that it was to be a good bill there re has been much talk in the neu newspapers RP apers not including some of the most prominent republican republic an publications of president tafts vetoing the tariff bill if it did not make good the pledges of the party but such predictions are gradually subsiding and we fear tho the Pre president is to the bland ish ments of aldrich and the rest of the highbinder high binders in the senate from a it purely democratic standpoint it would be gratifying to see the Pre president aident sign a bill which makes a mockery of the voters oters and will so far outrage their feelings as to insure the condemnation of of the people at the pools aiom the broader standpoint of patriotism and philanthropy in the best sense of the word ord however it will bo be deplorable if anything resembling the senate tariff bill is written on ahe e statutes atutes at whatever the bill may be which mr taft signs it will remain on the statutes for forbears ears this is inevitable j A de democratic socratic majority may may bo be eleckel to the house but it will be a long time before the political complexion of the senate can he be changed and if the new tariff law robs the th e consumers for the bennt of certain favored manufacturers that robbery will go on for a long time therefore even at the loss los lo s of political advantages we hope to see the best possible tariff bill enacted incidentally too we should be sorry to see the president of the united states regardless of the party which elected him approve I 1 a measure of pei aidy and dishonor or feild one iota to tb the e men who are blatantly declaring that there I 1 is no consumer senator bailey of texas explaining his vote for a tariff on lumber said that the democratic national convention had bad no to declare in its platform for free lumber that such a declara de clar clarq tion was an interference with the legislative functions of democratic senators and representatives and that he did not propose to be bound by the party platform if a national party convention has no right to bind the party which it represents who has and if the national platform connot be taken as an indication of the views and purposes of the party it would be interesting to know what can A correspondent from orangeville Orang eville complains of the fact that i some of the residents of that section are not obeying ane law in regard to spraying their fruit trees for the good of the whole hole state this law should be rigidly enforced as manifestly it does little good if only a few spray their orchards but if all operate cooperate co in the good work x ork the codlin moth and other insect pests will soon be eradicated senator raynor of maryland although unopposed foi ic elec tion will have to pay something like primary fees it appears still senator ator stephenson of wisconsin doubtless doubt les 3 looks I 1 0 on that as all kinds of a bargain 1 A maryland minister has announced a forthcoming series of sermons on ou why men do not go to church NV when hen he gets through hon however ever he lie will still be in t of one of the big reasons what brought you here 41 said aid a acu ne york magistrate to I 1 tan irish offender to T 0 policemen as aply ah ab I 1 drunk of course yes yer both of t idem 10 this I 1 A new york banker slays seven lions can this be wall streets effort to belittle a mighty mans firt b ig perhaps that indian statue for new york harbor N ill be made a fitting memorial to chief tamn any A new metal has been discovered in maine juit in time to get a front seat in the tariff bill I 1 texas is the only state big enough to have hall hailston atone ei the size j of beer barrels I 1 I 1 1 |