The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
The legislature which has just assem-
bled has some important work to per-
form. The following remarks of the
daily Northeastern especially addressed
to the Republican members. are worthy
the attention of that body. 1.-THE care
less inattention. with which subjects of
vital interest to the commonwealth are
considered, THE facility with which a
few bold reckless men can control legisla-
tive action, leading it from small pecula-
tons to greater,-the certainty with
which year after year majorities are led
on to initiate the lovely Donna Inez who,
Saying she would ne'er consent,-con-
sented;'' until they learn to consider a
plunge of the aggregate legislative fin
gers into the public treasury, a legitimate
transaction ;-therecklessness with which
acts are passed affecting important inter-
ests, not because any reason Is shown
why they should pass, but because no
particular reason why they should not
pass happens to visit the mind of any
member, and somebody wants them
passed, or they would not be offered -
these things and the results of confusion
worse confounded' which our volumes of
Session Laws exhibit, have made the
Legislature of the State by-word and a
reproach among its people.
In view of this, we have a word to
offer, especially to the Republican mem
bers of the Legislature.
You, gentlemen, have majority in both
branches of the Legislature. You and
your party will be held in a great de-
gree responsible for its doings. The Re
publican party claims to be actuated by
honest motives, to desire the welfare of
the country, and the State To make
that claim good, its honesty must appear
In the management of small. as we'll as
great. affairs. Nothing but the over
whelming importance Of National issues,
and the admitted integrity with which
the executive and ministerial DEPART
ments have been managed in the State.
enabled the party to stagger through the
last election. under the load which the
unfaithfulness, or folly, of your prede-
cessors heaped upon it. The Republi-
can party cannot always evade RESPONSE
bility for the doings of body which
they may control, by saying, that demo-
Gratis therein vote in body for obnoxi-
Gus measures. When the burthen be-
comes too great to bear, the people will
seek relief in change, though they may
be certain that the change will bring no
relief
you have the opportunity to retrieve
the reputation of the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture under Republican rule, and entitle
yourselves to the gratitude of the PEG
pie of the State.
you are under contract now to work
for $3.50 for the session. Every dollar
added to the lawful salary, is, as it has
been-(under whatever device it may he
cloaked), stolen, or rather robbed, from
the people of the State. IF you can find
anything useful to do, do it, and ad-
journ. If you cannot, then do nothing.
If latter the usual manner), you set the
Legislative mill to grinding, and throw
open the hopper for every grist which
any one chooses to put in, you may be
certain, that you and your constituents,
will be ashamed of your work when it is
DONE
you may do something for the bene-
fit Of the State and the party By an
easy-going carelessness, without any dis
honest purpose, you may do much to the
injury of both"
fuor. Ev,~1lch