The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-28
CONGRESS-.

The torty-third Congress will commence
its closing session on Monday of next week.
The people have the right to ex ,,ect that
their senators and representatives will de-
vote themselves to business, act solely for
the good OF the whole country, and that
wise legislation will result thercfrom. We
apprehend, however, that if one so expects
he is doomed to grisvous disappointment.
We wish it was ourself who was to be mis-
taken, but the past record of the present
senate and house have not been such as to
cause any one reasonably to indulge such
a hope The republican members of the
house know that their control thereof will
cease on the fourth OF March, while the
democrats are equally mindful of the same
fact, and hence, according to precedent,
each party will be diminishing for the van
tage ground upon which to stand and fight
out the next great political battle. In other
words, party politics will be the the ne OF
many congressional orator, each be ieving
that his is the only panacca for the coun-
trys woes, and that the party he represents
either lives or dies with the country itself.
The country will live and prosper and
thrive in spite of bad legislation, party ac-
ton or the opinions of members of Con-
gress. The people of the nation will sec
that it suffers no permanent wrongs. Hav-
ing saved it once from ACKNOWLEDGMENT they
will not allow it to be endangered in any
wya-whether it comes from the selfishness
of politicians or other cause, and it would
be well for the average congressman to re-
member this and be wise. That the people
are not hard taskmasters, that they are, the
rather, too forgiving has been seen time
and again, but it is dangerous to press them
too far. Let those members who desire, al
the last moment, to place themselves or
record, in the shape of speech, for the
eye of their constituents and their individ
ual preferment, remember that, for thu
time being, promises of that kind "art
played out" and that the kind of oratory
demanded by the people is action, which
according to Webster, is the highest ant
best style of oratory.
The trouble, however, is that they can
not be made to confine themselves to th
kind of speech making, because it does no
fill as much space in the kilograms of til,
associated press or in the reports of TIT
debates as preserved for posterity in tn
congressional Record. 1t mas been sait
that an American is nothing if he Is not
speech maker. And this, we take it, will
be the great. trouble in the approaching
session. Business Is deranged becaus
values fluctuate with the price of gold
Gold fluctuates mainly because the volum
of currency is unsettled. This matter de
mands immediate and final action on tn
part of the present congress but shall W
have it? Three remedies are proposed
namely, an immediate resumption o
specie payments, the fixing of future da
certain therefor or an indefinite postpone
ment thereof accompanied by "a furthe
increase of irredeemable paper money.
would seem easy enough to force an ssu
and a vote on this question in some way
and 80 1t would, but for individual conceii
the propensity for speech making, and til
desire to make party capital Oh for
congress that dared to do right becaus
1t was right and for the good, nc
of one section only, but of the whole Ms
ton But why sigh for the mpossibl
when we know that everything orks tC
gether for good IN the end
We do not propose now to refer to III
many and grave questions demanding a
tention and action, because, as we ha,
said, we do not hope to see anything b,
political skirmishing and speech maxim
looking toward the next campaign. W
have briefly referred to the currency que
ton because it bids fair to be one of Il
leading issues of the next presidential ele
ton. II It Is not settled before, it certai
ly ought to be the one great issue. b.
what OF that next election Isthere mott
ing in the premises requiring immedia
congressional action 1t seems to be ge
orally conceded that 1876 will witness OF
OF the closest and most exciting preside
tial elections that ever occurred In Il,
country. Are we then to be left with II
Same cumbrous machinery by which '
have, heretofore, conducted these election
Are we to be exposed to the dangers fro
which only the vast preponderance of m
jority has heretofore saved us ? Are we
run the risk of having a President and
Vice President 'counted in after the ma
ner of Tweed and company, and more I
Gently practlced in Louisiana and Arka
sas ? The danger thereof is sufficient