The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-12-10

en- times, when the heather jewellers
worship d stocks and stones.
AS we remarked in the beginning
the young Presidentss is all aglo to
join the reyc ry, when one cOntlnu-
Gus round Of dinners" PERCEPTIONS
'krtte drums and "levees" will
turn night into day at our PLAIN dem
ocratic Capital. consuming the brains,
the strength, the time of President.
Cabinet, Senators, and Representa-
tives of the people" There is no
president lives long after his exper-
fence at the Capital. Arthur was a
hopeless week long before his time
had expired and went home simply
to die! He knew it Two o'clock IN
the morning seldom found him in
bed; but round of parties, of sup
pers. Of swine and wassail" in short,
consumed his evenings. And this
is the way they al! follow. 1t is the
bus ness of the shop keepers of the
Capital to work for this state of dis
sipation at Washington as it was for
the same class to uphold the Empire
in Paris under the Third Napoleon.
This re,gn Of dissipatlon-for it
/ can be described properly by no 9th
err name-is nos conducive to repub-
lican simplicity. But the evil is not
confined to this objection alone
The brains that are sent to the Cap
ital city to make and administer the
law are consumed IN dissipation.
Consumed. is the word, for round
of not merely midnightrevelry, but of
all night dissipation that taxes and
exhausts the BRAN power which the
people are paying so dearly for. 10
be expended in their work of admin
istering affairs of state in wise,
economical manner. Where reckless
dissipation and deep drinking make
such heavy draugts en- the brains
and physical powers Of the peoples
servants. they are untitled for per
forming properly, the duties they
have sworn to give their best efforts
to. The time of the President is
given up largely to holding receipt
ions; people 60 in TO shake hands
with the Pr,si ent He stands for
hours every week with hundreds filing
past, shaking his hand who have no
business, whatever, with him, Dor
does he know whence they come or
whittier they go. What greater piece
Of folly could sensible people be
guilty of? 1t ought to require every
moment of time from needed rest
and sleep, of the President, to at
tend to his weighty responsibilities
He is paid $4,000 annually for this
and gorgeous mansion furnish
ed and provisioned tor his use.
The peoples business is necessarily
neglected under the haneful Gust ms
which prevail at the Capital. and by
the medium of this rrupted state IF
society, the people have been robbed
of millions OF acres Of the public do.
main which are owned by British
mobiles, who have it tarmed on the
tenant sy>tem, as they do in Ireland.
TIL, Sc English Lords, Dukes and
Earls own who'e townships in the
western st ties which are worked un-
der the tenant system. The mischief
is manifold. Capital sends it's agents
to Washington and in this mad
whir of dissipation called "society"
the most vilaihous jobs are got thro'
Congress, and monopolies steal the
iber les of the people and their
wealth through their debauched Ser
wants Shall this state of things 90
on without protest. till a pIutorc'
racy pays no more regard to the
rights of the millions. than they pay
to the cattle in the farmers field?
Unless the people turn their atten-
ton to it it will. I'm ess they learn
to know who and what they are vot'
ing for it will. There is not one in
twenty knows what meaning is in
his vote. What work its power and
force are to be expended in execut.
ing 1t is genera ly u'ed to despoil
the people of a portion of their
wealth and political power.