Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-13
THE CONFEDERATE VICE PRES
IDENT REEUkES POLITICAL
HYPOCRlCY.

n
MYPOCRlCf.
1t is not highly seit-assuring fact fo
MS patriots of the North to contemplate
that Alexander H. Stephens, the Vice
President of the Southern Confederacy
Is almost alone In standing upon the
floor of the House of Representatives, tc
vindicate an honest and honorable senti
meut of self respect as against the mani
fold and fiippant accusations brought
against the Republican party in Con
gress by the Slanderous Press, for the
enactment of the so-called Increase o:
Salary Bill. But that such is the fact IS
only too evident; and We mast confess
that We greatly admire the calm and
truthful tone Of Mr.. Stephens in al
dressing himself to this much distorted
subject Following Is the Geographic
abstract Of what lie s1ii; AMI it was for
treating this matter in such m2niGi
tore Is this that Senator Matt Carpenter
and General Butler were ass.iied by the
voice Of newspaper detraction as If they
we're brazeniy t;agI;:ns defiance Of the
Elementary principles of honesty in thu
face of piucled and piundered con-
s;i;ueney:
Stephens. az Georgia. was the next
speaker He arose 10 his feet with some
difficulty AMI not without the AID g one
If the pages, stood supporting himself
With q crutch under his left arm. Many
uembers left their seats and gathered
around him and lie was listened TO with
marked attention He spoke with q
clear. ringing voice which was distinctly
audible in every portion of the chamber.
His manner was nervous and his re-
marks very 6iSsT1sSive, many Of Lis
being incomplete After
speaking of the comments OF the press.
Stephens said the gentleman from New
York (Freeman) had spoken yesterday
# demagoCuism. He tStephers) main
lained that there coul1 be no statesman
ship without 1t. There never had been
. statesman who was not GemaSogue. |
There were two kinds of demaGogues-
The sham ard the genuine. The genuine |
lsmago2ue was q man who led the |
people, who guided the people: while |
tie sham dCTaa.Ogae pandered to the |
rErors and prcjJI,;ices OF the people He |
was vC-y glad to say that the Increase /
# Salary Etli vas measure for which |
neither political party vas responsible. !
His opinion was that The Democracy
IA proportion TO their votes in Con !
Lress were quite as responsible IS the /
Republicans. The first great thing - he !
EARNED in this lie, IS taught in The |
schools Of ancient .inse, Was to ,isCrsEi-
-.-.,r ,.,...;c;.-..cn tb9t which tie inul.tui i
though: was night. and that which vas
.iaIi = !! !Ia claimed that when
congress passed the retroactive law ..
tie last session / had = consistent right
ID 10 SO. lie was not saying whether II
1as sxYcdieHt c. not, bat no hlCsh |
5aOuld rest On the cheek Of any man
whether he votes for it or not. He |
-hoald have felt that he WIGS rs justly en-
titled 10 it IS If he was only 10 receive q !
Dollar day. It was a Constitutional /
.w passed, and members were rs much !
-ut.tl>d to the whole IS they were to any |
lime received under it. If any thought i. |
vas too much and received II, he |
.Sterhens) would no; cast SUR upon |
him for doing SO. He was not going to |
place v..lUe on bis own services as . |
but If he were TO state /,
what he thought the services Of 4 Repre-
ought to be worth, it would so |
fax above the figure of any law that has
yer been passed. He had given it as his
opinion in his last speech he made in the
House fourteen years ago that ii the sala-
rios of the members of Congress were
$40, eco, Senator's $4,000 Chief Justice
Il the Supreme Court s5o,coo, Associate
!a,lce S25. Gee. the rest 40, oOa, it would
Eo'ter for the country at large. He |
lion still. and lie GER |
ain!y could not - for The h:lI reported ,
= the committee, bat believed that ;he !
.nwise action Of last Co-:ss, - was tie |
.bol!ticn Q: tie traIk;Gs pri.ilegc.