Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-06-17
Our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June I, 1882.

Ou have seen Dv the dispatCneo
that several Democrats have been I'M
seated. The Republicans in the House
had just one majority. They wanted
more. Not only for political purposes
but to get their ,heiving bills through.
This wholesale, underhanded business
of expellng member because they
happen to have majority will make
the south more solid, and has taught
the Democrats a lesson which they
will recollect when they have a major
ity in the now unpopular branch Of
Congress. This fall the people will
undoubtedly pass their condemnation
upon the present House which was
inaugurated with corruption and will
wind up in an even more rancorous
od0r.
The various appropriation bills show
the little schemes Of the statesmen
from every section Of country. They
all have designs upon the Treasury.
Internal improvements are wanted
everywhere This is all right in the
new west, and in the south which has
suffered so long But the New Eng
land states have had improvements
after improvements until there is moth
ing in those barren states to improve.
Appropriations for such purposes are
simply grabs" Those fellows are
sharp. They are not patriotic for
nothing. They ask for an appropria-
ton and then gill in the time by abus-
ing the southern people. They send
men to Congress who make politics q
profession, who study but two things ::
how to make political capital. and the
easiest method Of worming an appro-
priation out Of the Treasury. In fact
all OF the Northern states adopt the
plan OF returning the same members
Congress after Congress. And that
is one of the causes Of the prosperity
of the North. Their Representatives,
have become experts in the mysteries
of legislation For Legislation has its
miracles and mysteries, and the ex,
pert is more successful than the new
timid member. Just>,Qn the same
principle that a widow WIN catch o
half dozen beaux while a maiden is
unsuccessfully angling for Que. For
instance: Pennsylvania has returned
Pig Iron Kelley ten times. lie has
served in the House 81 years. There
is nothing in the matter of appropria-
tions that be cannot get for his state.
His experience and continued service
gives him, and old members, the
, 'inside track" of new members. LIE,
the south do as the North and East
When they find an energetic, wide
, awake man, keep sending him back to
Congress. In few years the south
. will overflow with the results of ap
propriations. The school of states
manship is one Of experience. The
most of it must be learned practically Y
, The theoretical part can blossom Out
5 in the campaign. The substantial
D part is done in Committees, and great
!. ly depends upon the persona
, popularity, tact, and especially exper
{ ience of the member. 1t takes 6
D member about one session to learn the
parliamentary rules and understand
: the workings of things; or, as tht
0 scbool-boy put it: Ito get the hang o
1 the House" Let the south adop
!, this system of reform in politics. which
is even better than that of civil ser
> vice, and the people down there will
I soon be astonished at the number ont
s size Of the appropriations made fo
b those sections. When o New Eng
) lander wants o mill.dam erected, th'
>. member from bis suffering Distric
}, gets it under the plea that some slug
S Rish stream is about to overflow tn,
d barren hills of that God forsakel
. country.
Z LYNCHBURG, Va :, June l2-ln BET
;, ford county on yesterday. while far