The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WARRINGTON, May 6, 18S6.-The pros
pect for the establishment of q Perma-
nent exposition here in 1889 is gradual
1y taking shape. The promoters of the
scheme are very impatient for congress
to do what it has been asked to do to-
wards advancing the enterprise and are
disposed to criticise the dilatoriness of
our lawmakers in regard to this mat
ter. The exposition board is composed |
of about one hundred and fifty energet-
ic business men, and if they were as
sisted by the coveted appropriation the !
great work would begin without delay. |
One of the first things they did was |
to go to the railroads and get them to
agree to low fares, without which no
great crowd will assemble anywhere.
Not only can the government centri-
butte many collections of interest to this
exposition which would not be allowed
to go out of Washington, but il o per
manent exposition building be erected,
many things would be turned over to it
that now take up room in the depart
ment buildings, room which is needed
for the actual transaction of public
business.
The government has completely out
grown all the provisions made for it
thirty or forty years ago and supposed
| ~ ~ eSA~40dGO AOl az lCfbob a OChebAJ '
The capitol is jammed-the library has
OVERLOOKED, even the senate and the
house are pushed for committee rooms
the white house is too small the exec
utive departments have had to use adj
ditional buildings outside. Nothing
has ever proved large enough for the
growing exigencies of our government.
Wednesday was a field day in the
house of representatives and Mr.. Hew-
lit, sturdy democrat from New York,
deserves the thanks of every American
taxpayer for his assertion of the rights
of the people at large against the dema-
gogues of congress and the claim agents
in the lobby. His protest in the house
against further waste of public money
in reckless pension legislation was as
timely as it was vigorous. The embar-
rassment of southern mem bers in try
ing to stem this current has been the
subject of much comment. They are
liable to have their motives misconstru-
ed and all the disclaimers they can ut
ter will not relieve them of the wrong
! ful odium. Among the northern mem
bers the republicans are committed to
the policy of heavy pension appropria-
tions, not only in pursuance of the
standard the party has set up for itsel
, in its treatment of everything connect.
ed with the war era, but because the
: pension system affords the readiest out
: let for the surplus which accumulate
in the treasury.
3 The bill upon which Represe ntativt
Hewitt made his savage assault was ont
2 to allow bounty money to be paid II
I commissioned officers in the late wal
= who had enlisted as privates and haC
e failed on account of promotion to get
/ T. hot n
endurance on the part of the tax-paye
4 had been reached, and that the discon
i. tent on account of excessive taxation
8 was breaking out in riots, dynamite ant
death. Those who wanted to dive thei
3 hands down into the treasury took ad
T. vantage of the delicate position tn
b southern members are placed in, beinl
. subject to the charge of disloyalty
they resist the steal. But no one coul
i bring this charge against him and h
8 would make the fight. ''The question
q to-day" he said, sis social order. A
% all costs and at all hazards it must
= maintained. 1t is better to have ba
i laws than no laws; it is better to hav
: tyranny than anarchy, and it is meas
o ures like this that are forcing this is
sue upon the people. The house shoul
n address itself to measures of relief-t
the reduction of taxation"
G. "If the reduction of taxation is tn
Is prime necessity of the hour why doe
e not your majority reduce it ?" aske
e Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa..
q "That is exactly the burden of m
g remarks" replied Mr.. Hewitt. eth
u democrats of this house have a majority
There is bill pending which will re
,e duce taxes about SIS, 100000. l kno'
e that efforts have been made to proven
10 the consideration and passage of tbs
- bill: and I will go with the gentlema
20 from Iowa in saek-cloth and ashes,
z necessary, in order to make atonemer
x for the failure of this house and m
party and administration to fulfil til
pledges they made to the people whe
they asked for their votes and receive
Y the verdict which placed them in pow
u er. Yes yes! we shall be traitors
, every obligation which we assumed, [
: every duty which we are sent here
3 fulfil, unless we make up to the sent
l. ment of the people on this great que
3. ton, and instead of imposing taxes an
d making new appropriations, reduce th
! taxes and Tighten the load on the enel
, gies Of the people"
> This was the pith of the attack upo
y the bill, and although there are man
: in sympathy with Mr.. Hewitt politica
r ly, who do not agree with him on tn
:. tariff question, there are none who
not commend him for his abuse of tt
present system OF wasting the people
e money for pensions. The fight WIS
d stubborn on both sides of the hall an
e lasted from an early hour in the after
20 noon until after midnight.