The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-08
4 TIMELY TRUTH UTTERED IN
HnWGRESS

Chicago Tribune; Amidst all the ig-
norance and missiatcments, corrupt mis-
representation, and hired advocacy that
has Characterized the long debate upon
the tariff, one congressman at last has
uttered palpable truth. long known
by the people bur not appreciated in
Washington In fact, he hit The nail so
squareiy on the head and so hard that
the sparks fles in every direction. To
Mr. Anderson, Of Kansas, is due the
credit and the courage Of ultering this
mLst unpalatible truth. Oar dispatches
say Anderson, Of Kansas, who had
been voting with the Democrats all day,
got the floor and made violent free
trade speech, in the course of which he
warned his party associates that the at
mosphere of this Capitol. 're,!olent with
your lobby, ought not To he mistaken
for the free, pure atmosphere breathed
by the American people,
THIS is great truth told in Il few
words. and one of universal application.
II IS not limited to any one party, nor
does it grow ont OF any one question,
however important it may be. 1t is ap-
plicabie II both parties 1t is true OF
every question brought up for discus
sion. 1t is the reproach of The whole
congress. II is the centralized curse of
the whole coGntIy. II eontaminates
every congTe sstnan and vitiates every is-
sue Assembled together in Washing
ton, purely political centre, hemmed
IN Oh all sides with Gordon OF lobbyists
representing cyery form of private cor
rupt'on and public robbery, surrounded
with crowds of claim agents, political
ADVENTURES, black matters, ard treas
ury.raiders, and living in the midst of
parasitIcal population, which, having no
trade or commerce, or even distinctive
existence OF its own, subsisis upon the
patronage and ibe pickings and slealings
OF government, all contact with the pee
PIE - cut oil, and Dol a brG ath of the
healthy bres zes of popular opinion can
force It's way through the heavy and cof-
rupt "reAnlence OF the lobby" They
live in the midst Of mutusi admira-
ton society. They admire each other.
They are coddled by the parasites abou'
them. They are applauded by the lob
by. They live upon the population ID
Washington. and that population.
lives upon them, and there never can II
any change 50 loag as the capital Of III
couuiry is located in Il city which is as
far away from the great energies and
enterpri, as of The people and from the
great currents ui popular opinion and
progr. s. rs if ii we're in Patagonia or
Grtepland Amid such environments
AMI undeF such pressure, regarded as a
| privileged Cigs', paironized 10y The
agents Of huge monopolies and laudcd
by the lesser ones, cut off from The T, al
sentiments ct the people by a barrier
more prohibitive than any tsriif. il is no
! wonder that the record e cOngr IS is Il
r,-co;d al errors and of pandering To
x.stea'eys lI1s no wonder tina, these
mistakes are not discovered until the
victims comc home 10 face outraged
constituent, aud find thai they have no
further call for their scrvices Mr.
Anderson uttered great truth, rs we
have said 1t others had the courage to
follow his example it is possible there
might be an effort Ia ascertain the
opinion of The people, hut so l9ng as the
capt. Il remains where il is there is little
hope that they would ever he asccTtain