The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-05-15
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The prospect ~ tbe ostabl ~
ment N a permanent Exposition
here In 1889 IL gradually taking
The promoters If the
'chemc are very ImpatIenliot I'm
gfess ~ M what u has been a,ked
N 10 towards advancing The enter.
prise, and are disposed 10 cfilleise
Tho dllatorinoss n our aw.tDaker.
In regard ~ this matter. The
Exposition board IL composed u
about one hundred aud fhy cnrr.
gctlc business men, aud II they
were assisted nv the coveted ap.
preparation, the great work would
without DELAY.
One n the first things they did
was 10 go ~ tho railroads and got
them 10 agrco b. low fares, with.
out which no great crowd will ~.
scmblc anywhere. Not only can
the Government contribute many
collections Of interest TO this ES,
position which wonld not be al.
lowed to go out Of Washington,
hut If a permanent exposition
building he erected, many things
would he turned over 10 il that
now take up room in the Depart
mcnt buildings, room which is
needed for the actual transaction
Of public business.
The Government has complies
ly outgrowh all the provisions
made for It thirty or forty years
ago and supposed to b, adequate
for at least Il century. The Capi-
toll Is jammed-the library has
overlooked even the Senate and
the House are pushed for com,
mittec rooms; the White House is
too small; the Executive Depart.
ments have had to Use additional
buildings outside. Nothing ha-
ever proved large enough for the
growing exigencies Of our Govern.
mcnt.
"Wednesday was a field dvy In
the House Of Representatives ant
Mr.. Hewitt. a sturdy Democrat
from New York, deserves the
thanks Of every American tax,
payer for his assertion of til,
rights Of the people ut larg,
against the de'nagogues in Con
gress and the claim agents in I'll,
lobby. His protest in the Hous,
against a further waste Of publ,
money in reckless pension legisla
ton was as timely n, il was vieor
Gus. The embarrassment o
Southern members in trying Il
stem this current has been the sub
iect Of much comment. They arr
liable TO haze their motives mis-
construed, and all the disclaimer
T, they can utter will not rcliev,
them Of the wrongful odium
Among the Northern. member
the Republicans are committed h
tho policy Of heavy pension up
preparations, not only in pursll
ance Of the standard the party la
set up for itself IN its trcitm mt u
everything connected with th
era, but because the pension sy'
tenn affords the readiest outlet 70
the surplus which accumulates il
the Treasury.
The bill upon which Rcprescn
tative Hewitt made his savag
assault was one to allow b,un
money u be paid to commission
ed oni,crs in the late war who ha
enlisted as privatcs, and had faile
on account Of promotion TO get
bounty. Ho declared that tn
limit Of endurance on the part ,
the Taxpayer hal been reache,
and that the discomfort on &c
count of excessive taxation wa
breaking out in riots, dynamit
and death. Those who wanted I
dive theii hands into the Treasur
took advantage Of the dclicat
position tho Southern member
arc placed in, being subject to tn
charge Of disloyalty il they resis
the steal. But no one could brinI
this charge against him and h
would maze the fight. 18th
question to-day" no said Is socia
order. AT all costs and at al
hazards IL must DO maintained
II Is better TO have bad laws thai
no laws; II Is better to have tyran
ny than anarchy. and IL is meas
urcs like this that are forcing thi
issue upon the people. The Hous
should address itself I. measure
of relicf--to khe reduction 4
taxation"
"If the reduction Of taxation
the prime necessity Of the hou,
why does not your majority RI
ducc it7' asked Mr.. Hepburn ,