The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-08-05
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/ MajOf Afhi6n4 aflnchnces himself an
independent candidate for Congress frel
this District. The Major has heretefsfe
tbsAn isienti Aad with, and Kan ctive Iwk
er IN the Democratic party. He prbfosez
now in advance 10 bolt the action ofltlle
Denloctatic c0hsentioh which meats or
Ethe 2Sd ofthis month, because anotnlila
ting c6nYeptipps should be abolish
Right here it would have been well had
the Maltk etlggested somel other n.o de ~
(which the will Of the party might llAd
llaif aud honest ekprtssIoni IF we forget
not, for years past the Major has par Iiei-
pated IN the eonyentions of the Demo
Ecratic party in this district, when his re
l1ative Cen Vance iwas q eandi date 4ld
lby personal effort and influence zeouffi-
lbnted to Il iB Nomination for Six slitce
Esive terms. Does the Major now W ite
81 fraud and abuses 3fofn, sonal e1Es
periehee, or Is 1t only since anot 81. =
Fied off the prize that the scales hare
fallen from his sight, ttIf.t ne has expef
kiehced q change Of heart ana I1bw repenfs
Ethe "ff ands and abHses1 thus perpetrat.
Led p But times change, and since those
good old days the. emerge geney demanding
nominating conventions has passed away
and "a crIsis,is upon Ess" In all candor
dajah 3 does not this crisis consist more
in that you are no longer the clerk of q
IC0ngressio COMMITTEES, that You uare
not 0tpermitted to air your featness in the
lobby, the committee room and in the
corridors Of Washington hotels. than IN
the necessity for the disintegration of the
Democratic party that a certain class of
amodest unpretentious gentlemen" who
l. lift fhnir. fl1 h
lernite not their breasts and thank not
God that they are not as other men may
become self-constituted representatives
the embodiment of all that isApure and
wise in statesmanship?a The Major in
weighs against therales adopted by the
present Congress. It is swell known that
these rules became necessity by reason
Of the concentration of all legislative
power in the committee of ways and
means during the long and zuninterrnp
ted sway of the Republican party, and
that their. effect is to relegate to each
appropriate committee its legitimate
work and responsibility That this de-
Capitalization of power, division ofwork
and responsibility was, well, is amply
attested by the fact that comparative
statements of bills, resolutions, &c. i'm
.troduced and reported from. committees
/ show that there has not only been more
general, but more, committee work done
by this than any proceeding Congress.
The "Majah" gravely informs us that
the present rules of Congress are shaped
with a. view of suppressing the voice of a
and clothing the Speaker with the
powers of despot." szast
The righteousness of this charge is
only surpassed by the absurdity Of the
citation in support of it. congressman
love power too we'll to resign it. They,
Republicans, Democrats or independents
are never guilty of political hari kari, or
of self immolation. Granted this charge
is true, that the evil exists, what is the
remedy proposed? How is King Caucus
to be dethroned, and shorn of his des-
.potic powers? By sending the FMaiah"
to Gonfzresss cap aa pc IN tfaes
panoply Of his own immaculate purity
and inyinicible weight. to wage singlyI
and alone war to the death against
majority of the Democratic party in the
person of the luckless individual they
may elect to the speakership. The "Maj-
ah" with his little sword, having decap-
itated King Caucus, the despot speaker,
stration see the touching picture of David
and Goliah) now hurls a broadside of
empty shells. the refuse ammunition of
the Democratic party used in the last
Presidential campaign at creation in
general, quotes the misdeeds of the Re-
publican party for the last twenty years,
holds the democratic branch of the 49th
Congress responsible therefor in general,
and our present distinguish edrepresenta
tive in particular, utterly ignoring the
fact that the "bad legislation" complain
od of is tba.work of twentv vaars If Re-
S,,,hIi 20, NJ and roais I5i,iskration
Ftbat the Democratic party in the Honse
Il powerIessto effect the reforms demand
ed nv. the neonIe by- reason of the ain.
de,,e,,5 M and mnow,, n ,,s i, tba Honsa
and the Renubiiean Senate al the other
end Of the Capitol. That measure which
concerned the welfare of the peopie oil
North Carolina and of the whole country
more than anv other was the tariftl
MI infroduced s a. asdep,socrsf;c s ass r,easnra ~
II rat-ancb ns1its - nd s. IafornS ~ This hill
was " : defeated bv inst % such Democrats ,,s1 as as
the .iMaiah." These were the Chosen
renresentatiyes.n Gtha servants of5 tbaI
their constituency for personal aggrand- |
isement in-fbe Standardization. of fse well
fare of'the many to the interestsT of the
few" There are but two great pohticalf
parties in this land of ours. the Deino-l
cratic and Republican. The Democratic |
party is now and always has been the
party of the people, and for the people. |
The Republican party is now and always |
has been the party Decentralization, mis-
trusting the people, and in favor of con-
ernnnent st1fhe expense oft6e neople and |
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