, 1873-06-27

proposition tat sonstorS should roociSo no ' com.
.s 1ssn ess ss N . s sen;;ss ssss,. only na s st
none others ought 10 lit toro. Nc ono doubted Tic
corroctncss q io reaEonH in regard 10 lo ccot 10
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entertnn his belief Hat tho sennte ought 10 DO nllcd
Cd ths! tho .ca,s 10 1ropose woad rroiaco iho onl
he desired, but tho majoriy did not des!ro to produce
1ea o so S1iai 5 S
ilnd al.ns tic question Of congregation or aome1ng
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govsrn themaovca, desiro that lilo inws shouid 30
and not IN tho interest Of capital they must my tho
expense of goyernmgnt. When they act tired Of gov
hoir ads an adnnster the w' S ,' ihoat
any compensation whatover.
w., TURN TO THE nnlrleH oovrnNMEsr:
Tho theory upon which II resta IN, TINT tho rcnnlo
ought to hsvo no voice in milking the lsws that prop
erty should govorn. How do they socnre thia7 Thoy
tho consequonco7 Tho House OF Commons Ia lilo
richest body Of mon IN Engant. A poor man might
ge he ,y,oa Hnt wno 10 ". sn IN
to Tho rich who afford 1t. Whnt to rcsnlt7 Thero
in not government on Garth which makes auch dis
Garth progal Of o1rcnRes nor ono which lays ita
hand 60 heavily npen tho poor Capital ia protected
AHA 44UoE Ia1ct WltnOut parallel Ill OtHer BHvGrn
SECURE tho end esrcd tho exclusion Of tho poor from
al! 1artieipaton f. in making the laws.
.ho tudieal department.. To Tho crSltt Of John null,
Should hive voice in mailing the Inv, yot ho admits
that the rich and tho poor aio should 10 subject to
the law aftor IL Ia mndo. Therefore noblonan who
borsr. And how is Ills impnrtality between tho rich
and poor secnrod9 BY tho oxac royeree Of tho Frac
men aro excluded by tho rciuHnl Of Government to
pay aalares, hut the Dench Is loft oren TO 1tch and
ss IND SdG oqy tSn to eS %
estimated tint rich nob'emnu would spend $4,000
psya hor 0hirf J.lsca s4osooo year, and hor othor
Judges n Iroportlon with penaions upon Ietiring.
BENCH and 80 the law Ia administered mpartisy be-
twoon tho rich md poor.
,t Az ss no ri ha or E @ pn1rlen m y
land, and the blood that stains her garments in India
and her other Go:sess'ops yet to nss glory 4 must DO
eiety 10 n England Wealth and influence, even noble
9n as liz nobss n and fs a
prince OF tho blood and scavongcr Of London
stand on perfect level nt the bar Of Justice In Dris-
ISL court.
IN AMERICA, THE THEORY II
that tho rich au tho poor should bo level In mat
ing na we'll au administering tho laws, and In every re-
is concerned. And tic fathers, IN irnning the Con
siution took gooa earot secure This end BY lroyil-
shaN reeerc compensation for thcir services, to bo
tho United ststesa Mark Tho Significant and enphato
the Congress shaN hars posrer to fix tho ratio Of
renenton, nor TINT ConKrcaa may. W law, dotermno
bo entitled to recelvc, but Tho language is Tho on
ators and Representatives shall rectipe compensation
for hetr ssrrtets to be aacerainsd BY Aw anil paid out
conspiracy bo entered Into tomorrow among tho mill
ionaires Of tho sennts, srrngae of Rhodo island :
hayaen sn e9 Of Now WY jersey Hamton o. Afyand
any compensation for tlor services, and not TO nsso
ciato With recognize "a gentlemen tloso who should
rocolvo my anch compensation: Can there 10 doubt
that such nrissocracal combination to change tho
character Of tho Senate, and forco poor men out OF
their senta would bo direct and open violation Of the
Constitution, which expressly provides
THAT SENATOR'S s'suALL REoElyz' THE COMPENSATION
which is hxcl by Iaw2 Custom Ia as strong as law,
and social Influence may defy the law. Tho tendency,
Of late has been to fill le Senate with men Of wealth.
nation between them, like that supposed, might pro-
dueo practical revolution Of tho Government aud es-
tabl!sh condition Of o'lcial fe which would make II
uncomfortable for poor men to hold eGats IN tho
Senate thnt they would declne 10 do 30, and give tho
Senate over to tho milonaires Of tl.e country,
quit tho honorable gentlemen named Of nny such In
tontion at present. But II IL worthy Of notice that,
with tie exception Of Simon Cameron, not q rich man
f. G t e tho s Ind hi
rejoco to provision engraftcd upon tho Constitu
ton that 10 Senator shall receive any compensation
whatever.
IT WAS RA1D ny A aA0AUtnuE MAN
that If he could write tho songs Of people ho did not
care Tlo might mike their laws The LA laws ,, woHld M
stution guarantees 10 every Northern man tho Fight
os.racsn makes this legal Fight wholly worthless. So
racally !. they should constitute majority, might
IN rtJI7oN N,rI{r
i've. which would practically IN dying The GOV,
crnnont into tho hands Of the rich. Indeed none but
point Of compousntion The rieh 40 not desire sa!a-
1cs. II euares wholly abolished, only tho rich
could participate in tho Government, and this the
do not charge tlo rich men IN Congress with any
bad intcnon bt DO charge that for Tho purpose of
have violated tho express command Of Tho constit.
what Tie Constitution expressly declares thuy sha
vfcerc, the compensation Tor their Services IN the
THE CONSTITUTION wAs DssraNED
to prevent tho monarchcAl tendency uf permitting
public service without COMPENSATION, and to establish
compensation for services. Tho provisiong q tho
Oonstituton In regard to the President and Judges Of
hs sna s
coiyo" compensation for their Rer7ices. Mark again.
tho Constitution does not provide that the President
satary; y;s' that ii H. il. ~ Ito word means, money
enough to ray for their salt; but tho constitu-
tion nays they shall "recelvo q compensation for
their Services" Co,npensation means eguiraent
And rich men, as well as poor men, are commanded
by tho Constitution to receive tho compensation which
shall bo fxod by law. And any Senator who to r!lr
chase temporary popularity refuses the compensation
h1ed by law, ...... ........
VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION NJ no1s0 80.
II tho rich do not receive such compensation, thon It
will ts mark Of poverty for any man to do so. This
would establish CASTE higher order, At once rich
rinE combination Of naboby. The Constitution pro-
vents this, by declaring TINT tho President, whoter
rich or poor tho Judges, whether rich roor and
every Senator and member OF Congress-, shall rtcsire
tho compensation tnr hta services which slsl hc fixed
by law. The Constitution says tho President sha
csiue compensation for his services. Tint o shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed. II
may receive compensation not he 1uay by the
reasoning tho lawa executed or not; one duty Ia
imperative III tho other.
IT IL A TOTAL M1GTAHE
10 suppose that tho compensation feature Of tho Con-
a poor o o @ 10
In the making and administration Of the laws It Is
tho great republican clement tho yory eoror-tone Of
democratic government.
IBtaud here tonight advocating tho rights ofthe poor
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