The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-01-12

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,ion than 10 wa. two week. ago
and will Doe all thr better able tn
give lust expression to the needs
IF thr country than ifit bal hurled
legislation hnphallrl ~ some If
the committees were named The
new House committees hayo been
thoroughly discussed during the
holiday sud they seem to give
pretty general satisfaction. Mr..
Morrison, chairman of the commit.
tee Of Way. and Means, isrcportcd
to have said that "thc tariff issue
cannot be- avoided and that il j.
welcome. The Republicans have
invited the contest in the call OF
their National Republican Commit.
tie and We chccrfully accept it.
1 It is the issue upon which we
shall 90 to the people in the
Presidential campaign of 1854, AM
upon which we expect to win
But if the protection Democrat,
shall choose to unite with the Re-.
publicans, it will not be possible
for us to pass a bill even through
the House This programme it i,
thought will be opposed by higl
tariff Democrats under the leader
shipo Mr.. Randall, and n seriou.
split in the party in Congress i
predicted. The first day of the yea
was celebrated in the usual way il
Washington ut the White lIouse
at the residences ofcabinet officers
at the homes Of the wealthy, tn
well to do and the hard up. Til
rain came down inccssantly bu
the new year caller in carriage q
on foot piled his vocation. Tn
spectacle at the White House whc
the East Room wa. filled with tn
diplomatic corps in their rcsplcr
nent regalia, and our Army an
Navy officers in their uniform
heavy with epaulcttcs, sashcs, an
gold lace was one Of unusual spler
dor. |. is known by every on
who has the least familiarity wit
history, aud our relations wit
other countries that modern dipl,
macy isa farce and an anachr,
nism. The rolcsof the Mctternict
and Chesterficlds Ola passage la,
; been superseded, even in Europ
. by steam, electricity and intcrni
| tional progress. But, il there r
mains semblance of excuse f
diplomatic relations between col
tiguous European powers, it
: impossible To show the slighte
: use on our part for such relation
The gorgeous ministers. charg
de affairs and attaches, who call,
: on the President on the first ID
OF January performed their 81
9 diplomatic duty. They can no
rest until the first Of January, 1Ss
They are very picturesque and y
would have, perhaps, no right
complain that they are here we
il not for the reminder that ,
maintain at an immense cxpen,
! a legation at every foreign cou
that is represented in Wa.hingto
This government pays millio
t. annually To support so-callcd dip
l, matte establishments abroad III
IL are as utterly useless rs are {
'c bedightcd dudes called diplomt
II in Washington. All information
8 negotiations are now transact
by wire and steam, and the Am,
- can citizen who takes u paper m
read what were once state a
court secrets, and he may feel
. surcd that he gets his informant
from the same source from viii
:. the modern diplomat gets his.
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