Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-29
THE SOUTH IN THE SADDLE
Horace GreeIeys Successor Sees
That Same Old Ghost.
Bloody shirt Hap OF CarlisIe's
Committees.
Nsu York Tribune. Is.

and second places on these commit
tees are parcelled out 10 fourteen
Southern and eleven Northern States
Ia average Of more than four places
to each Of these States. Meanwhile,
thirteen States have no share in con
legislation IN the House
through the leadership Of its commit
tees, and only twelve Southern States
and nine Northern States have chair
But the committees differ very
widely in importance. The chair,
gives q member the control
Of a room, aud a private secretary at
public expense, aud various other
perquisites, but does not necessarily
give him any real control over legisla
ton The ten committees FIRST
named in the official lists control
large share OF the legislation which
affects the whole country. namely; the
Committee on Elections, OF which
Georgia has the Craftsmanship; Ways
and Means, Illinois; Appropriations,
Pennsylvania; Judiciary, Virginia;
Banking snd Currency, Missouri;
Coinage, Missouri; Commerce, Texas;
Rivers and Harbors, Kentucky; Agri
culture, Missouri,and Foreign Affairs,
Pennsylvania Thus. cut Of these ten
important places, seven 60 to South
eFn and only three to Northern States.
Second to the chairman CD these ten
committees are eight members from
the South and only two from the
NORTH. Ofthese twenty places Of the
largest Influence, Missouri alone has
FIVE, Georgia and Texas two each, and
Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Alabama and Louis
lena one each in al feeen Tor the
South; while Pennsylvania gets three,
and Illinois aud New York each one
in all FIVE for the Northern States.
The remaining committees, forty
three 10 number. may be divided into
two classes. About fourteen control
legislation on special subjects Of per-
nanent importance, and Of these the
Committee on Military Affairs has a
California Chairman; Naval Affairs,
New York; Postal, Mississippi Rail
ways and Canals. Florida; Public
Lands, Indiana; Indians, Texas; Ter
ritories, South Carolina; Mississippi
River, LouisianG Patents. North
Carolina; Education, South Carolius;
Pensions, Alabama; Claims, Tennes
see; Revision Of Laws, Alabama, and
Laws, Kentucky. Thus eleven Of
these second class Chairmanships go
to the South, and Onl three to the
North. OF the members standing
second on these committees, the di
vision is just the same; eleven to the
South and three to the North. All the
other standing committees are practi.
cally impotent; they control no legis'
lation Of any general interest, gnd
might about as we'll be abolished, but
for the convenience of the chairmen
or the service which some Of them
render ia facilitating routine busineEs
For all general purposes the twenty
four committees named will govern il,
aud eighteen of these have chairmer
from twelve Southern States, while
only six have ehsirmen from Eve
Northern States Less than half Of the
States will thus virtually con.
troll all legislation on sub
jects Of permanent and general
interest The loyal soldiers who seek
pensions must 90 to Hewitt Of Ala.
bsma for q hearing, or to his second,
Tillman Of South Carolina. The loyal
soldiers who have settled in the Ter
ritories must look for legislation to
Evins OF South Carolina or Pryor OF
Alabama. The interests OF railways
and canals, mainly at the North, will
be cared for by Davidson Of Florida
The farmers Of the Northwest who
have legislation topropose will address
Hatch Of Missouri or Aiken of South
Carolina; our harbors and rivers are
under the care Of Willis Of Kentucky
and Blanchard Of Louisiana; our ma
tiOnal commerce is intrusted toReagan
Of Texas and Clardy Of Missouri, and
contested elections to Turner Of Geor-
gia or Davis Of Missouri.
The questions which affect the in.
dustry and business Of the country
most closely will be passed upon by
the Committee on Ways aud Means.
Banking and Coinage. TheWays and
| Means has a chairman from Illinois
but FIVE Of his associates are from the
South. aud seven of the thirteen are
free traders. The Banking and Cur.
reney Committee goes to Mr.. BuckneT
Of Missouri, whose hostility to the
National banking system has been
proved by votes and speeches without
number. Finally, the question Of
Coinage goes to Mr., Bland Of Mis-
souri,, author Of the intolerable silver
bill which provided, not foI
limited silver cOinage-that w
have found bad enough-but for IN.
limited coinage Of silver. From such
committees what hope is there Of
wise and honorable legislation?
Including all tho committees, stand
ing and select, important and unim'
portant there are twenty. eight chair.
men from twelve Southern States and
twenty-five from nine Northern States
but nineteen Of the Northern chair.
mauships are Of standing committees
that haye.no power, or Of select com,
mittees OF the ffly-three men who
stand second on committees, thirty.
Eve are from the South. Thus III,
whole number Of persons who hav,
FIRST or second places is sixty three
from the South and iortysthree from
the North. II is said, no doubt will
truth, that Mr.. Carlisle did not desire
10 make selection that would expos,
bis party to this censure. But h,
could not help it. He was obliged (
place Democrats in charge OF hil
committees. And be could not in
trust them to Democrats without Civ,
ing 10 the South an altogether undue
share Of power in the government. L
be sought for men Of brains and OK
pefience for important places, he haC
to take most Of thea from the South
So it comes 10 pass that. under Dem
ocratiC majority. the South is Of ne
cessity placed in control o! the gov
eminent, empowered 10 frame oui
tariffs, TO pay the war debt, TO pas
upon claims and pensions, to provide
for Northern commerce and trade and
agriculture, and 10 frame the law.
upon which Northern industry de-
pends. That is exactly what Demo.
cratic victory means-"the South in
tho saddle again"
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Steuart,
President Maryland Hospital, Baltimore
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