Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-03-20
THURSDAY. MARCH 20. 1878.
THE Mob

lUe mOUs
A noble Senator, one OF the patrician
order who ''are compelled to keep up an |
establishment at home and another in
Washington" and. have a clear right TO
take the money from their fellow citizens,
said the other day in debate on the case
of the Objectionable Caldwell, thath he didn't
propose to be Influenced in his action by
the howlings of the mob intending by
that collective term TO designate the pub
lie at large. He meant to say that the pro-
tests of the people against the contn
uance in the position Of the lawmakers
of a shameless violator of both law and
decenoy were to him as the brainless
mutterings of crowd OF violent and dis
orderly rutfians. In the course of the late
debates on the Credit Mobiier frauds and
the increase of salary, the same word has
often been in the mouths of those who.
having made 10 their minds to an act of
grand larceny. were naturally reluctant
to condemn their associates who had sinned
in like manner on other occasions. The
apologists of ''the honest old black smith,
the Christian Statesman, the intellect
ual editor of the New York Express, the
learned New Hampshire Senator. the So
600 larceny and the Credit Mobilier white
wash, have all been infinitely disturbed by
the bowling of this mob. The working
men and women Of the country. who do
not have a seat under that wonderful
dome of the capitol, with mileage.
stationery, the ranking privilege, besides a
fine salary, will find it an extraordinary
hardships to suffer from the inroads of AFRO
CANT highwaymen and to be roundly abus
Ell by their plundererS who sit grinning
and knocking on the high tower Of official
eminence. But s'the mob" OF which Gen.
Butler and the rest Of the Congressional
banditti speak, sometimes finds a weapon
a. well u 4 voice Such a mob once in
English history removed not only from
power but from this life a less shameless
coniiscator of public property. The same
thing was done once in French history.
spain has twice within ten years sent it,
rulers packing for like ofrenses. In this
country the people never dream Of resort
ing TO violence or disregard of law n
means Of obtaining redress for grievances.
But the result of the election in New
iamp shire, the resolutions passed by the
Republican conventions of Ohio and Hi
nols, and the almost universal condemna-
ton Of late Congressional action BY the
Of In
facts showing that our Democratic mob i.
capable OF acting as decisiyely and effect
iNoly IN IL way a any other. III q manner
strictly peaceful and lawful means will
certainly be fonnd TO rebuke the uufaithful
servants of the people in a way that will
be even more unpleasant than ..howlng."
Unless wonderful change takes place in
rHoAe feeling. not one OF the COngres>ion-
al Claude Duyals Will ever again represent
the mob" at Washington or elsewhere
he longer the late transactions are dwelt
upon and examined, the more wicked they
specially the increase of salaries
HE laboring people of Massachusetts who
constitute the great body OF the citizens of
declared ia the late report Of the Bureau
Of the Statistics Of Labor to be un-
able 70 procure homes OF their own.
unable TO allow their children to be
educated in the public schools, unable
even to procure food that Is altogether
suitable. In this State, as we have often
taken pains TO remind our readers good
school teachers work five DAYS and half
in week for the sum of from three TO
eight dollars. Thus fares the mob"
while the portly Congress man takes from
the Iespised caste the sum of $50 for every
day in the wear. or S24 a DAY excluding
SUNDAYS. But for more than half the year
The Congressman is at home INDUCING an
elegant leisure or engaged in the labors of
hs profession; So that he makes THE
mob" pay him more than $50 for every
days actual work, in return for which
courtesy he is graciously pleased to call
hi> too indulgent paymasters the hardest
names in his vocabulary, We know very
well how contemporary the patricians
regard the protests of the plebeians. 1t
was 4 iavorite mot of an ex-Congressman
from this State. when warned that the
action he was about to take would be I'M
satisfactory 70 his constituents. that h.
didn't care tor his constituents. why"
added he. they are good deal more
afraid OF me than ! am of them" 1t is
time to take the conceit out of some OF
these gentlemen Portland Press.