National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-21
HoDEEfY-HARRIsoE.
ne Democracy Rsat IN AristssrseTsf Priv
red classes.

Az an American cll1en and freeman III tpe-
cial attention TO the yer, extraordinary speech
CT Carter II. HaYTfcr, Of Chicago, Illinois, which
he delivered himself of Ia the Heuse Of Repre-
sentative on March 10, ls7e. This IL memers-
BILE year, that was memorable day, and ono
that Will never be forgotten ~ ,Gr. harrison. If
asnaeh az Il was his FRS. ora.orieaI display, and
IN the second place tia, It was the Fret time 10
the annals Of our country from is independenoe
down TO the present that any member ofthe House,
any servant Of the common people, has mad the
cheek, the unhlsshing impotence, 70 ute. the
audacious Language which now quote from he
cergrs:.ieSeL R.ssTd Of March ~ M,G; ase I'd
years to produce anything Ike IT:
ave Issid he) therefore propose that the gal
Glasses and snes as, being here from distance,
may get admission upon the orders OF nemoers,
How well may We exslsim With SnaEspea.e-
.Here are few OF the unpleasantst words
Thst ever blo;ted paper,
or ss tbe quotation soee, "Nssetf-E5< nissS
nsveIu:" IA word once pftefsd can never be re-
Yer, sir, these are the mes. unpleasant, NJ
Ameytes5, undemocTatie words that The Cos
act issisiaiion in :his country does no. contain
DytLing Of a similar inport-and which no NIB
bling by explanation or constru ction can alter or
dsys deeds." AZ this noble epitaph Of the peoples
RIG hts sppesreo in the Colgressfoaal Record for
the 18th OF March, A. ID. ls7e (St. Patries's dayD
Of Boston BY the BrItise, and when Wsshington's
C. untersign vst at. Pstriek,"l cannot do bet
because &r. Harrison was mainly elected By she
votes Of Irish Democrats in Chicago, and We
recommend him 10 them for an Endorsement Of his
conduct IN the House Of Representatives, as
Byron did tsat immaculate prince Of despo:s,
George ~, Of England, for giving them chains
and slavery:
Like . goodIy LeViatban roll ID from the waves!
Th.n receive him as best such an adTen: becomes,
With legion of cooks and an army ofslsvts.''
Unfortunately for Mr.. Harrison his constituents
in Chicago cont belong TO the privileged class;
they are like the majority Of constituencies in ell
large cities, classed with.tbe hapiess sons OF toll
Now, sir, il this is modern Democracy, if this is
the kind OF legislators that sent here to res
urrect the ideas Of Jefferson, fits founder, the
sooner they uumasked the better for the ooun-
sse tss S how a Ils
sents them the better, and the sooner Democ-
rscJ. false sud hollow as it seems TO be, that
the House be consigned to oblivion the better.
Mr.. Harrison may rest assured that Chicago,
from the lake shore TO Calumet, shall learn this
sentence Grd din IL into his ears wherever ne
moves, until at last he Will cry, "rocks hide me,
on me mountains fall
The men that want .'fresh air, ;" as they call Il,
had much better remain AZ home. Sueh delicate
rosebuds are only NJ to grace the tables OF some
fashionable bon ton, but certainly are not 1T TO
legislate for IS 900 600 OF stalwart, brawny sons
OF toll such as the American people are. Ls; this
speeeh of Carter II. Harrison (excep: promptly
disavowed by the Democracy In the Hoase) be
circulated among the trades unions Of New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and It VIII cost
the Democracy these three States alone, besides
dirertnt was ths speech Of Mr. Conger, OF MichI-
gan, in reply to Harrison? Well may he feel
proud OF his Repubhcauism, beesuse II is no. a
mere lipism without sincerity, but the real SUD-
stsptisl thing itself
1t would be capital idea to publish both
these speeches az a Presidential campaign doca-
NrNf Nha linz VnrL- "a MIA AT-
ard then on that" cannot refrain from paying
Mr.. Copger the compliment once paid 20 Mr.
Pitt, second son ofthe Earl OF Chatham, in the
House OF Commons, by the immortal Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, on Mr.. Pitts continued re-
fusal TO accept q title. Mr.. Sheridan said, "lf
ever there was man formed and htIed by
lustre, he is such a man. He has no low, little,
mean, petty vices. He has too much good sense,
stars, titles and other sppendsRes and idols o:
rank. He Is of a nature not at all suited to be
the crekture or tool of any court" mr.. Pitt
If Mr.. Carter RarrisOn's ideas Of privileged
classes are to be tolerated at Washington, why
not the different State Legislatures follow suit,
until we have complete star chamber Deryad-
ing the country. The Democratic House has
done many foolish things since It sat, and did
net pass one act to remedy the existing evils OF
cspitsl and labor, but this is the first innoya-
ton upon American liberty ever attempted By
any party that ever ruled the destiues Of
A% Seii Why does no: the old venerable re,
are wise enough TO know that they are the -sSl--
wants Of the people, and that the peoplewould, IN
the language of Mr.. Oonger, c.ka them why they
voted Tor such a resolution. Here are Mr.. Con-
gers wcrdt: II b0Pe that this resolution will not
be:prtsssdte-night. One Of the very remarks
which one OF the gentlemen Of the Committee
has been perhsps compelled to make here as q
resson for the adoption of the resolution will not
sound well in the ears of our constituents. i
greatly regret that even for our own personal
convenience It should be proposed for the first
time in the history of this nation to close the
galleries Of the hall Of the House Of Representa-
tves TO all but privileged classes"
Great God, what are we coming to! Does this
Democracy want to plungetb country in another
wal? This debate Will astonish the people from
end to end OF America, and throw pack many q
thinking man into the Republican party who
would undoubtedly prefer to take his chances In
its ranks, than by leaving It be the means OF
building privileged aristocracy" upon the
runs Of republican liberty. As for myself,
am simply an Independent oppositfonist, and Will
tustsin that party alone which does most for the
common people.
have the honor to be, with great respect
JOHN PORE HODyETT