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Show I 'SIX CAPITOLS' 1 RULE AMERICA Congressmen Become Rubber Rub-ber Stamps of Groups, Says Westerner NEW YORK. April 20. The country coun-try no longer ls governed by party organization, or-ganization, but by groups, former United States Senator Charles T. Thomas Tho-mas of Colorado, said at the annual dinner of the National M'ijl Trade association The only difference between be-tween the Republicans and Democrats he asserted, was that "one is In and tho other ls out." "Instead of having parties, we have half a dozen group?. " he added. There is the agricultural group, tho labor group, the anti-saloon group and the sons of the Irish republic group. These remain in Washington all the time and some. In very fine quarters so that Instead of having m. capltol. we have half a dozen The most sinister thing about it Is that the general welfare of the nation, the good of the people are lost In theso conflicting Interests. "Our representatives and senators become nothing but rubber stamps to register the will of these groups " The former senator said there was I "no distinctive difference In the parties par-ties even on the tariff." ' ; "Take the honus," he added, "both damn M In the cloakroom and Vo i tor it on the floor. And take prohi bition It did not have a friend in I the cloakroom and not an enemy on , I ' I i he floor." II ' 1 r,rt |