The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-01-14


deans. Though the members are NOM 7
nsIly Of both political parties they are
u really one in politics. In practice I
hey believe in the most rigid "protec-
ion" for their own and affiliated inter
,sts, and in the most liberal ''free 1
rade" for all outsiders. The legisla- I
ion that will bring the highest posi-
BE price for whatever they have for
,ale, and the very lowest for the pro-
Acts they may need to buy Of other
people. "A large number, probably q
of the members are interested
in national banks, and, az q matter OF
course, are always ready, in and out OF
season, to defend that eleemosynary
three hundred million dollar monstresl-
ty, our national banking system.
Such, in brief, 10 the American Iron
and Steel Association. 1t is the veal
thiest and best managed political close
in the United States. Lit
has the making and unmaking OF some
of the highest and lowest ofncials IN
the land. In fact, none Of the great
monopolists that have here mentioned
are asleep. They have thoroughly tried
MIR. Coifax and found in him just the
material wanted. They made him
Vice President and ut the next nomin-
ating convention will leave no stone I'M
turned to make him President. Let
other candidates beware!
POLITICAL wEArHERC0CKs
indicate the nomination Of MIR. Colfax
to the presidency ut the next repubh
can convention. Politicians and Office
holders never make presents to any
great extent except to the coming
man and they only make them as ad-
vance payments for expected favors.
One Of the city papers here has just
cbroniced the fact that
Vice President Colfax has received from Mr..
Z, Beardsey, United States Consul ut Jerusa-
lem, q box containing a speakers mallet, OF
olive wood, with heads Of oak from Abrsham's
oak at Hebron, q chslics of olive wood from the
Mount Of Olives, and an iDkstand and sandbox
Of asphalt from the Dead Sea, all beautifully
carved and polished.
What our smiling Vice President is
TO do with q communion cup (chalice)
lie not stated but it is very clear that
M. United States Counsel Beardsley
is taking time by the foreIock, and ex-
poets to stand well with the admins.
tration Of Mr. President Colfax-that
10 to be.
A recent pictorial contains illnstra-
tons Of an elaborate silver service pre-.
sented to Baby Collar by "a number
of the friends Of Vice President Col
fax, of both political parties" "The
whole is valued" we are informed, eat
one thousand dollars" We are further
informed that
Twelve different colors of GOLD sIe emplor ed
or pieces. The handles IF the bowl 6nd their
completeness in q FURNISHED lions head the
handles of the other articles, including the
knife, fork and spoon, in a representation Of
the human face.
And all for "one thousand dollars"
If the next nominating convention is
properly controlled, ga number of the
friends Of Vice President Colfax, Of
borh political parties" will surely have
their reward.
SPEAKER BLAINE
has not been proclaimed from the
housetops as a candidate for the Pres
idrncy, but facts indicate that he has
been and is now turning in that direc-
ton, with a well grounded hope that
something may yet turn up. He has,
beyond question, been attempting TO
| follow Ia the footsteps Of his illustrious
predecessor, but with what success we
shall see.
The impetuous, straightforward bat
Inscriptions Blaine finds it utterly i'm
possible to successfully follow the sin
uous course of the smiling, crafty Uriah
Hcep who welded the mallet in the
House of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
Congress.
The House Committees of the Forty.
first Congress have been packed Who'll
ly in the interest Of the great monopo-
lies-openly and undisguisedly packed
without even pretence of fairness;
and herein it is that Speaker Blame has
failed. In attempting the Collar role,
wiihc ut the crafty, subtle nature neces-
sary to make 1t q success, he has gross
ly overdone the whole business.
CASE IN POINT.
Take the Committee on Banking and
Currency for example. Under four
years Of Collars rule the national
banks held their own against all at
tempts to reform abuses-attempts
made by the ablest men of both polite
al parties. The monepolists were a.
bundantly satisfied to be able to hold
their own.
When Mr.. Blaine organized the com
mittee he rudely thrust out nearly every
friend of the people it contained. and
made il up almost wholly from the
ranks of national bank partisians.
The result is known to all men. The
present Congress has given the nation
al banks an
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY
for circulation Of $55, 200, 900.
The Pacific Railroad Committee was
organized in a manner most satisfacto-
ry to the public land subsidy iobbers,
and the Iron and Steel Association has
every reason to be more than satisfied
with the organization of the Committee
Of Ways and Means.
In spite of General Banks earnest
and patriotic efforts TO the contrary
the Committee on Foreign Affairs help
ed TO strangle free Cuba The Span
ish ring ought to be satisfied with Mr..
Blaine. None of the rings here can
find fault with him, unless it be for
excess of zeal in their service. There
is the only trouble-zeal without know
ledge.
Mr. Blaine's bid for the support Of the
national banks Is Just SIS ,OOO, 900
higher than Mr.. Coltax can make, and
IN this bold stroke is found the danger.
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