National Republican., 1877-02-28
A NOVEL SPEECH
on THE o1EGoS CISE ny 4 PHiLO-
SOTdTC.u WESTERN DEMOCRAT
SPEAKER Randall as Ajas-Also the "chilii
and Cherebogusn of Our Politics.

Speaker Randall as Ajas-Also the "Dhiili
and Cherebogus" OF Our Politics.
1t seems to me, Mr.. Speaker, that the ap-
propristo thing to be done at this time is to blow
out the candles and bury our dead. This seems
to be q case where, according to every rule OF en-
lightened Jurisprudence, the tail should be per.
mitted to follow the horns and the tailow. In
this matter there arc but two great constitutional
questions involved one Is Cronln's nose tho 9TH
or Growers check. The one has been pulled and
the other smitten, and now the logic OF events
requires that in this great era Of reform and
cipher kilograms, we should accept the situation
in good faith and 20 on with tho legislation Of
the nation. 1t q fortunate thing that revo.
lutlons do not always complete themselves ina
and designs Of
hold AND AuDAcrors NES
do not always ripen into full frutlon. At tho
beginning Of TINS session We we're tSIa snn, tne
We were assured that unless speaker should be
chosen whose bones were filled with the marrow
Conrtitutionai government would be oyerborne;
that liberty would be crucihcd, and that some en-
rSHions centuries hence would stand on the ruins
1.-The Capitol and weep over our buried nation
Oppressed by these corrodlnR apprehensions,
we naturally turned our ears toward Gramcrcy
Park, and following the notes of direction ema-
preat occasion, We accepted with unboundcd
giadness a Speaker whose head was covered with
the helmet Of Agamemnon, whose hand was
equipped with
THE srEAR OF ACHILLES,
and whose great ability was adjudged adequate
to steering the nation safely through what the
one little gentleman from New York, whose in.
S and whose MIND ha. recently been exercised rel over
biblical texts, was not regarded as sufficiently
yalorons to "hcld the fort" Another gentleman
fra,,, Vhntn all tIV Ipnlr a,N
wpred fSSS up in nSas rs and away sSS
not be required. Nothing but AJAX, armed COP a.
pie, filled tho requirement OF the hour, and now
our modern Ajax, IKE hi. great nrogenitor, seems
tisl strife, and like his prototype
TuRSs HIS siGHTLEss oRDs TO HEAVEN,
and proys for light that will enable him hereafter
oaT nr.pch r 0tts'
Ponded with promptnes. and Dispatch to the or
ders from Gramercy Park and stil we arc not
The renowned infantry from Kentucky have not
destroyed the Republican bastile; Tllden and
the White House. Ths Domocratcparty aHI s.i re, ,n
mains a bust and scltcOnsuming appetite, q mon.
stcr travelling on Its own stomach In search OF
office; The future Is null OF the seeds Of strife
the oiiical register, with It's $4,000 appoint.
ing % With @ an inanIie hunger % ior green % ps.tars,
and cushioned shairs. The sands Of Egypt, tho
harems OF Turkey, the voluptuous beauties Of
France, tho vintage of Germany, the roast beef
Of England, have, with Cronin's nose, faded out
Sep sanueS t. hm s e,s prSpss FspsS
duction, and the epoch resonant with the swell
ing anthems Of Democratic antlcipations, like an
The thousand tough and strlngy roots which tie
down the nursery faith Of the people 10 the prin.
and uncut. The edges q The the % IaPr and nsa .torSy
clouds are frightening, and the founder Of q new
GLIDING poRTu IN srLsSDoR,
and giving the Republic assurance Of an era Of
prosperity and repose. with such cheerful augu.
ries surrounding US, why rcpine' Let us declare
than the beginning Thereof; and tho patient il
spirit Is better than the proud 10 spirit"
1t is safe to say that We have been deceived In
the composition OF this Commission. The Silu.
rian and moss.ba members Of our party dis.
tinotly notined US In advance that the game on
81 aSs s
plain If We isiito nli in the draw, and believe
cRoSIN's NOSE AND aaovnn's chEsK
are the only ingredients In the pot. The less Of
the stake should not be regarded as an lrropar.
able one rss,eSi that the Ss;on:
| partizan. (Whateysr inures to the advantage OF
| the Republicans, alwaysis.) 1t would have been
we would have had eight non. n.partizans, and .
eomplets victory on % AL points. n ! conclude as l
6egan oy saying mat All that remains for US TO
| do, is to blow out the lights and bury our dead
! The whole campaign has been one brstling with
| disappointments and Interpretations. We al.
mitted Colorado too soon: we elected q Speaker
sworn to ride Tilden in in the Joint rule, and then
abandoned both Speaker and rule. We trepbled
| with enthusiasm when told that Dudley Field
had pulled down his vest when the watehman
| pulled down the nag, and now finds that this en-.
thusiasm Of feeling was but the raphsody ofparty
| idiocy. Farewell Grover, farewell Cronin, fare
| we'll Hewitt, farewell Palmer, Peiton, Tilden,
Gobble and reform, for the curtain has been run
down and the lights eItinguished, hencciorth the
South, quiekened and verified BY generous and
| those who believe 1t constitutional to Improve
| her harbors, deepen her rivers, foster her com.
merce, and span her rich soil with IRON which
| will reach from the Eastern coast beyond the
| Western Slerras.