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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Crank Legislation.
Minneapolis, Minn., March 29, 1901.
Edward Lyman Bill.
Dear Sir:—I read, with a good deal of in-
terest and an equal amount of wonder, your
item, "Another Ridiculous Bill." Would it
be possble for you to make plain, to your
readers, just what the Hon. Snyder is trying
to get at? The why and wherefore of such
a measure? What his grievance is against
the Piano and Organ industry? Was his
election to the Senate or the Legislature of
the State of Pa. opposed by certain men, en-
gaged in the piano business ? Or is he mere-
ly, by doing something so apparently without
an object, trying to make himself notorious?
As one who is engaged in selling pianos and
trying to make customers'satisfied, I should"
think that a man in Mr. Snyder's position
would be trying to make such a representative
business as the piano and organ business,
more practicable and more satisfactory, in-
stead of the reverse, or at least keep out of it
altogether. I wonder if he ever stops to
think, or asks himself how many people want
it flaunted in the face of their friends, that
they do not own the piano in their house.
The laws of most states have already pro-
vided a place where such information may be
gained for those who take interest enough
to look it up. I mean the public records in
the city and county clerks' office.
I am not aware that the piano business has
ever been favored with particular legislation
or that I know of has ever asked for any.
Why then, does Mr. S. seek to destroy this
particular class of business ? The foregoing
questions I would like to have you answer in
your valuable paper if you will kindly do so.
Yours in the interest of the music, business,
C. B. Clement,
With V. E. Segerstrom Piano Co.
Mr. Snyder evidently belongs to that large
and constantly growing family whom we may
appropriately designate as crank legislators.
They evidently devote a large portion of their
waking hours to devising schemes whereby
industry may be held up, sandbagged, and
throttled. They exhibit undisguised delight
upon the introduction of bills which tend to
trample mercantile progress. They invaria-
bly take a crank's view of everything that
pertains to legislation. Until recently Kan-
sas could claim almost a monopoly in this line,
but now a number of states are pressing her
hard for the medal. Even the thrifty State
where Mr. Clement resides has a few of the
same species. One of them desired Minne-
sota to prohibit women marrying after reach-
ing the supposedly sedate and steady age of
forty-five, just the time when she should
be thoroughly cured of her giddiness, and
would make a most desirable companion.
Some of these legislators have even more than
crank notions; they introduce these bills so
that they may be bought off by the opposition ;
again, some favor this class of legislation
purely to gain notoriety. Probably this man
Snyder had no particular grudge against the
piano men, but desired to pose as an advanced
exponent of crank legislation in its undiluted
crankiest form. In that he has succeeded.
Ed., The Review.
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