, 1875-12-15
KING LAMAR.

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KING LAMAR.
Tho Democratic minority In the House Of
Representatives has abdicated. Hu1nbiy
conscious Of the fact that It was In imminent
danger Of making collective fool of itself,
it hns hastily thrown away the power it was
nfraid to use, has elected tho cx.Confederate
LAMAR rs its KinG, and has empowered him
to appoint, purely in accoraance with his own
royal will, Star Chamber Of thirteen per-
sons who ara to inform the Democratic
sheep in Congress assembled what measures
may be introduced md what course shall be
takcn on each. The !" thirteen arc to bo
ringmaster8 and tic rest the trained mules in
tho circus. Tho Democrats were actually
afraid to even trust themselves with the
choice of their bakers dozen of despots
They supinely placed everything in the
hands Of King LAMAR. ...
This action, though unprecedented in some
respects, still revivcs memories Of the past
The Northern Democracy has always bowed
suhmissiyely to the Southern section. Tho
slayo-barons used to elbow their way to seats
ct tho bead OF the table md thence crack tile
party-whip over their shrinking colleagues
from tho North. Now tho old !" donghfaco'
sentiment shows itself again, The party
throws itself Mt tho feet OF nun who served
in tho Confederate army, sat in tho Confed-
crate Congress-, and represented tho Confed-
oracy at foreign Capital. He is ablo TO sit
in our Congress only because Republican
House and Senate relieved him, by special
vote, from the consequences Of his treason to
his country, and 81 allowed him to hold high
place undcr tho Government he tricd to de-
stroy. Now tho Democrats have given him
absolute power over that Government, as far
ns they con. Ho can constitute tho Star-
Chamber precisely as he wishes, and can so
shape the whole legislative policy of tho coun-
try. In thus placing practically supreme
power In utterly irresponsible hands, tho
Democrats, again, have simply followed their
tayorite purity policy Of creating "Boas. "
LAMAR is their Boss. Ho is tho SIMON who
says " Thumbs up! and "Thunbs down
and IL obedient1y followed BY the cringing
| Eortherncrs whom he rll1os aud the haugLty
Southorners whom he representa-. The Unit
ed States is not yet ready to be ruled by q
! u06S+ uQk SftA HuEA Ut IN III CA>ANAAE%4SAAkI'
What were tho Northern Democrats seni
to Washington for2 The country put then
there to tliBcusa mcasurea md paEs such lawt
as might Reem to the best interests of tht
country in their sober judgment. We hav'
already pointed out various reasons to liatzus
that Judgment, but we mover expected lii
very men who were sent to publicly confcsl
| In }r,tcfo hu than
selves, and Tint the rule OF an irresponsible
sanhedrim and an ex.Confoderate Boss wa
safor and better than TINT OF the chosel
representatives Of the Democratic party
"The masses" Of bourbon Congvessmor
have voluntarily changed that descrptiv
torn to "thcm asscs," and hnve besough
King LAMAR to rule them az he will. The.
have thus been grossly disconrteous To thei
own Speaker. Aftor choosing Mr.. KEnn t
select their Committees, they have delibe,
ately snubbetl him, and hare subjected him
tile Committees, md themselves to o Cor
fctlerate chieftain, who in to appoint l'oar
Of Guardians the little finger Of which vi
10 thicker than tho Speakers lo!ns. Havin
chosen Northern man aa their Bllnm aupt
rior, they now make soutlloruer their rcs
ruler. Caucus government Is bad enough
\ Start -Cha1uber government will be worse ye
Even il his Imperial Majesty appoints til
!. thirteen yiceroys OF tho party with perfes
i fairness and does not pack the Committee /
!, such q way that Tom scorrs subsidy schclne
l the Southern claima, and other steal
are sure to 10 forced iy it throu9
| tho House, the anrineera nf MI tbnsa iaI