, 1874-12-12

forever putting m end to tho ups md down,
anu coaseleas fluctuations which ,nny in sill
glo tlay reduce tllis vnluo Of tho accumulated
wealth Of tho country Roveral hundreds oi
millions Of dollars. lIore In illustrated the
case of tho dog shaken by his tail. This com.
parative1y small sum of $3B2, 200, 600 il tho
dogs tail, aud WHOM it ahakcs, 1t nlnhos tho
whole body Of ovor $4,000, 0o0,0oo. Con.
gross, by Inv, hns doclared TINT tho dogs tail
shall shake tho dog, md VIC lnvo giyon MI H.
lustration Of tho practical opcrntion Of tho
tail in its effects upon the whole body. Every
time tho tnil shakes, tllo dog grows wcakcr,
until 1t ia now n question how long before
tho wlolo nni1nnl, tail nnl all, will fall, mover
| 10 riso again. Whit docs Congress propose
| to do? A majority Of both Houses, inclui1-
ing dozen or two aspiranta Of both pnrtics
for tho noxt Presidency, havo voted, and aro
now propnrcd to vote ngain, to lengt1,cn tho
tali mud to give 1t n creator power to shake
tho ttog. Tlo fluctuations in vnluo nro not
greatenough; thoy now range within circlo Of
10 . por cent i'll year. Spectators and
gamblers want to havo greater fluctuations
they want lively times III tho go1d-roo,n, md
they Hoe,n to have accepted Ms pntriotic wis.,
dom the ejaculation Of tho Philadelphia pig-
iron member, WHO thanked his Mixer that
. tho money used by tlle American people
was too valuolcss to 10 taken, nt my price,
at any placo not covered by the American
hag." Thoso Congressman have groat faith
in having tho American tail wag tho Amcri-
can dog; mud, therefore, they think tho moro
ta'l thcro is, the better for tho dog
Tho Secretary Of tho Treasury has pro.
posed, aud the President Inns inlorsed. MI np-
peal to Congress for legislation tint will give
stcalness and tirmness to tile logal standard
OF values, until such time as tho nation emu
emorgo from its exceptional aud oxtraorl-
nnry' condition, md once moro do business
upon tho standard of values recognized by a1t
the civilized peoples Of tho Garth. To this
proposition so clear to tho mind, Of suol1 oi,-
vious necessity, and Of such substantial benc.
lit to tho country, the arorage member Of
Congress gives look Of blank inco,nprchen-
sibliity, and tt,rns to m elaboration of his
own silly plan for leugtl,ening tho cnudal ap-
rendago, go,-increasing ito power and authority
10 wag the canine.
III tho light of tile rast action of
Congress on this question, and tho present
seeming inability to comprehend tho porilous
condition of the country, it won1d aeom that
tho people at the late elections made 10 mis-
take when they dismissed two-thrla of tho
present BOBBY, brainless members. 1t is posi-
bic, may, it is most probable, that the next
House will be worse, aud, If this prove true,
another sweep must bo made, and thus in |
Time, unless tho whole tlnnncial fabric fall to
oleres, tile country, by the wedding and |
'otatlng process, ,nny obtain a Congress- Mt
'nce intelligent and patriotic. In the mean
me, tho two Houses of Congress- will resound
With frothy, blatant speochos 10 show tho
wisdom of having tho tail wing tho dog, and
If having tho length of that tail extended
'von BY the addition of convertible curls