The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-01-23
Too Much Horse.

The advantages which a Republican
form OF government possesses over mon
archy are strikingly shown by an equine
comparison. Richard Ill, with all his
wealth and his power, accustomed AS he
was 10 have everything his own way, lost
his crown because he couldn't get "A horse
Ii we may believe Shakespeare. lie not
only wanted horse, and demanded a
horse, and cried and screamed for horse,
but he offered his whole kingdom for a
horse. and there was not seller in the
markc, even al that price. Consequently.
after killing five Richmonds, upon the an
thority OF Richard himself he was obliged
10 give up crown and sceptre and 90 down
under the battle-axe of the sixth Rich
mond. because he couldn't ret horse.
While Richard couldn't get horse for
kingdom, our Republican Sovereigns in
every Department of the National Gov
ernment get horses for nothing. The At
torney-G General got horse. but il was an
unfortunate Rosinante. which he has not
been able to drive into the Supreme Court.
The Secretary Of the Treasury having got
a horse. the Auditors followed the exam
pie. and, the Auditors being booted,
mounted, and spurred, of course the
clerks must have horses. The House of
Representatives. not TO be behind the De-
partments, has kept "A stud of nine horses
during the year, for which the people
have paid 81 800, in order that the door
keepers might have horses To aid them in
their arduous duties. A d0orkeepcr on
foot is not very imposing creature. but a
d0Orkeeper on horseback must be the
very impersonation of dignity and a terror
TO all intcrlopers. The doorkeepers hay
ing horses, it is now i'm order for the pages
! 10 have ponies. so that they can make
their trips from the Speaker TO the
members with more Dispatch Ii now
also transpires that the drawers of the
/ Freedmen's Bureau are full OF horses.
Gen. Howard has not only had a horse,
| but all the clerks have had horses, and the
/ ladies even have not been Obliged 10 90
! shopping on foot. There is no evidence
yet TO show that the Secretary of State
correspondent with the Spanish Minister on
/ horseback. nor that the Secretary of the
| Navy contemplates going to the Dry Tor
tugas in buggy 10 look after his horse
marines; but it is not ont OF the limits Of
! possibility that both OF them have caught
the horse-dlsease.
1t l. fast growing 10 be- an important
| question when and where this procession
of draws. express wagons, buggies. landau
lets, pflattOns. cOuptS. nofsc-. mares. COTS.
ponies, silver and gold-mountcd harness.
and black-walnut stables is going To end.
| Although the horse j. by nature a beast of
burden. the burden is growing to be an
onerous one upon the people, who have to
pay for il. and who have no voice in the Sc
lection OF the animals or the expenses Of
their keeping. IN addition TO this. there
j. painful prospect that the horse is re
ing To have a demoralizing influence in
Washington. Although the session of the
House has hardly commenced. there has
already been a great deal of stable-talk in
the debates. and many of the members
have comported themselves like horse
jockeys.
II i about time that this hOrse-business
stopped II it keeps on much longer. the
scrub-women will ride to their daily lab0rS
on side-saddles. Asa saving must be effect
ed in some direction, why not commence
with the horses. and limit the equestrian
advantages to the heads Of Departments.
until President Grant goes out Of Office.
and his pernicious horsc-example ceases Z
The people who 90 on foot are tired OF
paying for ses.-Chicago Tribune.