The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-06-13
South Kentuckian
ADvERr1sING RATE.
WASHINGTON IETTss,
Washington. b. G., June 10, 1892.

By tile most arbitrary pfoteedihg
ever known In legislative body if1
liepubiran majority tiithe ffphsg 6f
Representatives, ha2e siiscreileii Ill
cutting off all obstacles ID The coy.
summation OF their scheme to steal 4
few seats In Congress. and the work
has already begun. There arc 4
number of cases t3coinc til,. and bhr-
tisan reports are already prcplis'ed IN
most OF ihehY. The Programme VIVA
cut and dried by lsrpublicilh IiiHiin.
gers long before Congress asspmble,I;
and men who Iiad no earthly claim IT,
seats pi spare to make contests upon
tho advice and promised support Of
leaders after 1t wasionnh
thai the party w0i,l,l llaye control OF
the House. Under tie RULES ns t1iey
have e4iNtil ai@ays Iietcioloro II
was IN the power OF the n-inority-&
minority comprising almost hnlf ef
the iIvusc--to defeft hy diiaiOfy
tac,ics this scheme OF partisan rob.
bcry and soihc Republicans,' who
never he-itate nj any measure no ynat-
ter how wrong or arbitrary +, ID early
out their purpose, prepared hi tanchs
decision TOR the creature who .0ccu-
pies the Speakers chair TO pronounce
nnd all power Of The minority to as-
seri Its rights is taken away.
They can now proceed In order
and Iurn dit every Democrat whose
seat is contested, IN defiance Of pro-
cedent argument, law or right. More
han this; they aro possessed 81 thN
absolute power To begin 10 moffoW
and Dust from their seats every
Democratic member IN, the Ilomse,
against whom contest can bv
lrnnped up. To commit any onit
rage which can be shown TO hrvc thJ
remotcst connection wi.h Nh elecfhii
case, therefore coming nntlef the riilr,
all the majority need isea little pa
iiencc and a quorum. They have cs.
tablished the novel proposition, III
refusing even 10 entertain an nppcnl
from the Speakers decision. that III
considering, proposition to defrnul
tho minority rl its rights il Is ~.
LONGER necessary to suspend. the rulas
by two. thirds wife of tho House it
ia only required that the Speaker
shall suspend the rules himself. The
bargain made with the Grrcnback
by which the latter vote
with the Republicans, in consifera.
ton OF an Alabama Greenbmkcr BELLY
seated, Is scarcely less itfsernceiul
than that rnadp ilTsl spring between
the Republicans and ono Mahone.
ihu il ought TO teach Democrats tho
folly Of trifliux or coqtlcling with
handful Of mipriuciplcd Office beg.
aars. tilf sasei was
Ai,cr the majority caffy outtheit
purpose to seat % lotto claimants
rom IN" ooutli wno nase no r'sn' "
seats we sha'i prooho' seu so.no
hveiy worn u, rus''nx .ro"sn ,an
mucli aria.eu "pptoB''a'ionr' WIN
numerous !, 5oos ,aekeu on , 10 o.s, .lleha. y.
Nououy pu, nooes2n, 'he Hpc"nr'
anu d ,ew o.,,ers , ., .nc mus ~. onsc.up.
nious hepuo,llcan loaners ,;,, hhows W, why
cer'ain approprih'ioh o','s i'No wv
Navy Dill ana two or 'hrse r o'ncls
nave oeeh so M" ""en' he new
iscai year. whicn al u.eso appio-
priaiiohs arc " vo'e, ~. oeknns
OIL the ls' o, July ino Iaw
aosoiu'eiy pronlo''s ans p"'caaseH ss'N
oeihg nauc OF inonsj enpch"su W.
lore u Is approprla'eu.. eng Appro,
priMion Sgn'ini'tee, uIy SpeaAyr ah.
me majority VINO cohlro, .ne i,ouso M
know ms periec'i' wen' am" hnow
that all ths 9ppropr,M'iom ,n, p''is Inus'
DO pafsca oelore lne po'h ~ nune. ,,..
bnt 'ney know more, 'or my Mnow
that by law purchase 'os .no army,
navy ana a'herehs uephr'',c"ss "
the government can oe manc only
after previous advertisement, .ana
that, therefore 'nesc oi'is shoul" %
passed mohth oelorenh',o' 80 IN :"
give hcads OF depar'ihen'S opporuoii
nifty 10 taoula'e me hems, SEQ what
they have 10 spend ana issue auser-
.tisemen.s ior si,ia ineir pnrcinre. "
course me remalluer o, INC necessary \,
business OF Congress, .no greater hh'
most Important par' OF n''-,''s nee
essary ousincss-nhas now 20 oe '',, n9m"
IL haste. But AL experience proves
that in the mater ol passing sppro-
prIation bills II nas'e means joooihs,
means COrruDtlOn, mean sWlnUllnu oil