The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-05-09

uecOnies law Dy your VOte, W al
conscience you ought to, contribute
out of your salaries enough to pay
the expenses Of these niue civilian
experts. You were aent here 10 re-
wise this tariff You were elected to,
devise ways and means iorcarrying
OH this Government. II you admit
your incapacity and delegate your
powers and perogativcs to nine paid
civilians, by every principle Of con-
mon honesty known among men you
ought 10 pay tho expenses Yourselves.
That would make an enormous iher-
encc, [ take 1t, In the votes on that
side II It were tackled on as an amend
mcnt. Laughter.]
Amid all tho screaming and howl.
ing virtue on the Republican aldo Of
this House, reduction oil salaries is
not one OF their distinguished char.
acteristics. Seyehty-fiye centsa day
would be very fair pay for IEan who
votes for this bill. [Laugh,er.l |
hope gentlemen will not get impatient
with me; | have not occupied the at
tention OF this House more than
six hours IN six years. [Cries of"Go
ahead!' ~
Now let me inquire OF gentlemen
who advocate the passage Of this bill
where the members to compose this
commission are 10 come from, and IN
what manncr this extra judicial COM
mission Ia to he constituted Are YOU
to let the Irish have representation |?
There has been great 0utcry In this
House abont demanding the release
Of the suspects on the other side Of
tho Atlantic now in British prisons,
with which thoroughly sympathize.
Our Irish population constitutes an
important factor in our cosmopoliie
nationality. Are you going to give
the German element representation :?
They believe IN nipersonar liberty, aud
they are afraid OF these fanaiical pco.
pie on tho other side who advocate Q
temperance bills and take drink
i've timca day. (Laughter.]
These gentlemen also occasionally,
IN a spirit OF unusual and extraordi-
nary morality, advocate tho passage
of bills for the government of Utah
that will wipe out all the iniquilies of
the polygainic aystern and leave un.
touched the plain system OF fornica-
iion known elsewhere. Laughter.
But gentlemen. / do not impngn your
virtue; God knows that In my judy
mcLi there is not a single mar In The
House who Is not as pure and rs I'M
maculatc as the icicIe that hangs ON
Dianas temple. (Lsmghter ] am
not here to make invidious allusions
or comparisons; | only know that
tho Republican party occasionally ex.
pcriencos spasm of virtue that gen.
orally ends in smoke, and nothing
else. While they claim to be God
and.mortality party, they have ways
very much like an average sinner.
[Laughterl
Again, | ask, are these commis.
sioncrs TO come from the great valley
OF the Mississippi river. which is the
grand food d-prodncing basin of the
United States. and whose people arr
mo. o Interested IN the tree exchange
Of products than any other people OIL
the face Of the hemisphere? Arc
they to come from protected New
England ? Are they to como from the
growing States OH the Pacific coast
Aud by. tho way, I.see the benovo'
lent face Of my friend from Califor-
mia (Mr. Pase) bcaming on me like
an anti.Chinese lantern, Laughter
ask him If he wants the Pacific
coast left out In the general makeup
OF this commisaionp ask the Repre-
sentatives Of New England ifthey
want their spindles and their water
powers at Lawrence and Lowell TO bt
represented in this extraordinary
quasi judicial commission which i
[left 10 the discretion, of Presitlem
Arthur? Ara there to be representa-
tiycs Of sllthese sections aud inter
ests? Aud. in addition, they are L
be tho bcncfciaries or the victims o
the present internal and iniquitou
tariff systrmr
The English language has too grea
poverty Of expression TO propcrl,
convey 10 the American people al
Idea Of the incongruities, the enor
mities and the absurdities ofthe pres
ent tariff. Are they to be intelligen
and impartial citizens. having no po
lilical or sectional interests 10 sub