Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-17
A Pattern DeInagOgue.

The papers have been showing up the Hon.
Landers, Of Indiana, who breaches imitation
10 catch votes, and goes 10 the courts to in
sist upon the ShylOck enforcement of the
payment Of certain prOmisssory notes 10
gold. The New York Tribune calls him a
humbug. This is mild. His recent associa-
ton with John Pope HOdnett and his com
muntst crowd shows that ne aims to set up
as a demagOsue of the HOinett blood aud
thunder persuasion TO the full extent OF his
Tappertit dimensions. 1t Will be remem-
bered that Landers took leading part In
Hodnett's Feather Buster meeting at Lin
coin Hall Monday night, and that he was
the only member Of Congress that Hodnett
could induce 10 be- present. At this meeting
the following whereas and blOOt-thirsty
resolution was unanimously" adopted:
"WheroGs ir order 20 GUOid q repetition of the
scenes Of the French ReUOtiItiOH, dndrchU anil
6tCOdShtd and by peaceful agitation antici-
pate 10y concession and just legislation, ,Cb1t
nt0y ere7ubOUy be JOTced on TerOlHiOn, If not
granted by peaceful agitation; therefore in
consideration OF the premises.
ReSolrtd. That in order TO anticipate and
prevent OtOoty TeUOiItlOR by concession, we
demand the restoration of impartial suffrage
TO the people OF the District OF Columbia by
the present House Of Representatives OF the
United States"
BOdnett, Landers and crowd then went on
to resOlUte a. follows:
"WheTeTs, The use OF gold or silver as money
is baIbarism unworthy of the nineteenth
century, and one that before long Will be
looked at by all honest Americans as an
anteoeluvian relic, unworthy OF this age
and particularly unworthy OF the genius anu
spirit OF our institutions. Let this golden
calf be buried in political pit hole with
John Sherman, and his RESUMPTION act
where the hand of no American statesman
can ever reach To recover them. aud let the
monument OF American soft money, as a
legal tender, be raised to Jefferson, Frank
I'D, webster Gay, and In our day, to KEEL
ley, Henry Carey Baird, FRANKLIN Lam
DERs, Alexander Campbell, and the other
noble men In Congress, who cannot be
bought or bTibed against the liberties OF the
people:
.'kesolred, That we demand the repeaI of
The resumption act.
'.RcSOlrci. That We demand that a member
OfCOEgress with the same privileges as those
from states be given To the people OF the Dis
lrlct OF Columbia, as they have already
1Huch more than the requisite population
and pay more taxes than the following
seven states, each having two Representa-
liyeS on the floor Of the United States SEN
ate, and representatives in the House. The
states are as follows: Arkansas. Florida
Kansas Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, and
Oregon"
Well, in the House yesterday this "noble
American statesman" (per resolution }
Franklin Landers by name, rose and offered
the following:
Whereas the report-of the Commissioner
OF internal Revenue for 1873 shows concIus-
lively that the District of Columbia since 1863
paid, exclusive OF the income tax, into the
United states Treasury the sam OF
s4,tY5 1904, or more than all the other Ter
rftories combined, and more than the follow
Ing seven States, each having two represen-
iatives upon the floor OF the United States |
Senate, namely: Arkansas, Wisconsin, Flor
Ida, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska Nevada |
and Oregon; and whereas IT is un- American
and undemocratic TO deprive any large COM
nunity OF Americans OF the sacred right of |
the ballot and OF the right TO select their SER
wants oY universal suffrage: Therefore, In |
consideration of these premises,
Resolved, That the Committee for the Dis |
tTict OF Columbia be, and they are hereby,
ordered 10 report back To the House as soon
as possible the bill now before them restOr-
Ing an elective government and Delegate |
In Congress 10 the people OF the District of
Columbia"
And this seventy nine little demagogue, |
cooperating with TsppertIt Hodnett In de- |
mandi ng suffrage and soft money or Blood"
is the man that the (truIy) "soft" democracy
OF Indiana have nominated for governor of
that great state!