The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-01-23
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The sober second thought, or rather the
sober second act of the Represeutativ of
the people. has perhaps, far as .hey
could by one act of Congress, restored the
status Of Congressional pay but is this an
! atone nlent for the outrage? lhIs.act, which
! the people have constrained their servants
J to pass. is by no means a voluntary pro
cecding on the part of derelict Congress
men. On the contrary, they have been
shamed into it by the Just demands of their
constituents. There was no honor orIgl-
naliy in passing such au act, nor is there
any honor due to most of the members for
its repeal. The country needs only one
act more IN this national farce, and that Is
a veto from the President. That would be
glorious Let us imagine a veto message.
''Gentlemen l have carefully considered
the rash act which you have just passed !;
> but cannot allow your magnanlmIty TO
go unrewarded. / therefore return it with
my objections. If you can pass it again,
by a two-third's vote; l will no longer Oh
ject. My objections are three FIRST, you
should have reduced my salary to what 1t
was before so as to allow me the privilege
of being honored along with the rest as an
honest man Second, you should have CEN
sured me, as we'll as yourselves Tor at
tempting mean trick upon the country.
Third, you should have praised the indie
pendent press through whose powerful
form, as far as it goes, has been secured.
am glad to observe such a healthy public
spirit among my people and | regret that
my Congress and myself, made the little
slip that we did. | am exceedingly sorry.
| don't think that | can ever take and use
that additional $25, 900 per year, now, with
any comfort. 1t is too much, indeed, for
/. my susceptible feelings; especially since
YOU have run the perQuisItes up to such
enormous figures. | am by no means the
poor man was few years ago; you must
consider this; my business has thrlVen,
and really l can get along very well ON
s25. 600 salary, and 5O,OOO perqulsltes'
| do not see how | can draw the Other
s25. 900 annually consistently. Besides,
did | not say, that should have no pohey
? of NV own? An that do is fcr the peo-
pIe and rather than lose the office to which
their suffrages have twice elected me,
will remain without any salary, and scratch
through on the perQuisites. 1t is plenty
which is you know more than enough.
have no personal desires whatever; nothing
but my country's good, its honor and great
glory. | desire to annex 81. Domingo, IL
is true but not for myself, gentlemen.
!. You know that | am not selfish in the mat
ter. You know that there are some others
who thiuk that they can make specula
tion there The dear people want st. Do
minpo [ am sure they do. Then why moi
, let them have it? l love the people-yor
all know it. ! have made a few mistakes
gentlemen, recently but you know how II
1 is yourselves. We have all made mistakes
/ Forgive NE, gentlemen, and I'll forgive
! you all Williams was good man Cush
ing was n good man but somehow, neithe
: of these nominations has met with tht
proper Encouragement. I'll look arount
i, further-even if | fare worse, and try t
pitch upon some man who will pass. | am
. personally, not at all particular. Almos
any politician will suit me- but you, gen
x t,emen, appear to be growing over nice
], Why should you scan so critically fellow
n record? No good comes of it. Very fev
members can stand such a test. | can
stand it myself. We must forget and for
give For these reasons, | veto your prett
| little back pay repeal bill, and | call upo
/ nv bottle companion, Benjamin, to vinGi
Y cate me, and himself, by sustaining thi
, nv veto. Given under my hand and sea-
= L. s. G.'' If such a message was read /
,, the Congress of the United States, woul
q there not be a dry eye i'll that august body
+o There might be a dry lip, or two; but tn
J. message would meet with the sympathy {
all.
What a picture, in this nineteenth cer
tury, What Congress What Pres
T dent Yet out of all this, see great ell
couragement for honest voters. They al
Of beginning to make themselves heard, an
D. felt. All that was needed was to arous
,. public sentiment till the people themselve
should speak and act with power. Neril
oI it is the second Declaration Of Indepent
te ence. The grasping, dishonest member
i, of Congress stand now trembling before ii
g American people, even as a Parliament an
King George trembled when freemen pl
forth the word, ''toe aojH be free"
)? Once more the people have the power
at their own hands but they will lose it III
- less they are as firm as adamant in resiS
. ing every encroachment and unless the
III make it their watchword to nominate an
I'll elect only honest men. Down with otfic
al seeking demagogues-up with fair repr
of sentation of common sense, true men.
The only way that grabbing member
81 and other government grabsters, can atol
10 for their conduct, is to retire, at the ca
Iiest practicable moment, from the publ
o. gaze. Such is the atOnement demandC
III 10y the popular mind :; and the popul
IL mind is right.-PtttSbuTgh Post.