The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-17
KOhaAOn'E Revolution.

There Is one advantage in the cOmmttal OF
a party to the control OF Its most unscrupulous
members. II is that the real purposes of the
party are more clearly shown IN the acts OF
such members than in those of the more mod
crate, more tlmld and more discreet Of its
members That advantage for judgingit the
republican majority in the House of Repre-
sentatives is now giving the country. 1t Is
impossible to imagine that such republican
leaders as Gen. Garfield was, or Mr.. Kasson
might possibly be, would allow their follow.
ers so openly to trample upon all law add all
right rs the republicans of the Houst have
done during the past week. Nobody who
either respected public opinion or knew what
il was could have COunsclcd such course,
knowing as such men must know that what
eyer temporary advantage the party might
gain from such u course would be fa' more
than offset by the indignation and disgust
which such a course would bring upon the
party.
Such men as Garfield and Kasson, however,
are to such men as Stevens what the Grond-
its were to the Jacobins. 1t is to its JscobiHs
and not to its Girondlsts that we must look to
revolutionary party.
II would be an absurd compliment to pay
Robson and keifer to compare them to the
JaCobins. Unless common reputation g'eatly
bellies them, Robson is simply knave and
Keifer simply a fool, although Robson is
foolish knave and Keller u knavish fool.
Their purpose Is not revolutions it Is simply
plumber. They have organized the HosSe, rs
the country at once recognized when he or.
ganization was announced, in the interest Of
public plumber. About the only task to which
they are equal Is that they have undertaken,
of making the government live up to is in
come and of dong away with an enormous
and annoying surplus which has the eject OF
making the people ask troublesome questions
about the system under which revenue so
excessive Is collected. In this undertaking
all the dlsreputable and INSCRIPTIONS accom-
pices they can get are welcome and nay be
needful. 4 southers republican candidate for
Congress is almost necessarily disrepltable
and INSCRIPTIONS, and southern republican
contestant of a seat to which he knows he was
not elected is quite necessarily dlsrcIntable
and INSCRIPTIONS. II Is, therefore, a positive
advantage and may be an important advant
age, for Robson and Kelicr to seat as many
uneected southern republicans as possible.
IL is still more important advantage to break
down during this process all the safeguards
put up to secure debate and dellberatOn be.
fore the enactment of laws. This purpose IS
now thoroughly attained Mr.. AthertGn yes
terday delivered what to anybody less Iachy.
dermatous than Robson and Keifer would
have been a singing rebuke, when he called
attention to the fact that of the $50 republi.
cans who were to act judicially,' IS Mr..
Kasson put it, on the pending case, just three
were attending to the argument. There Is no
reason why such IN house, with the majority
already debauched and the minority already
muzzlcd, Robeson's jobs should not 60
through without question.
Our democratic contemporary ought not to
stop describing Robson and Keifer as ryolu
tionlsts. They are revolutionists for revenue
only. Their object Is to get rich this session
by means which will not subject them to i'm.
prisonment hereafter. There seems to be no
doubt that they will ATTAIN this object, though
whether they will fulfil the condition remains
TO be seen. After they have done this they
will let the republican party take care of itself.
The people may be trusted to take care OF 1t.
It's only to be hoped that Robson and ke.
fer have not managed so skiltully as to pre-.
vent the courts from taking care of them.-N.
Y WngI1