National Republican., 1888-04-06
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Ih, oTuu To r,yrown cotton rs kim IN
American politics Is bciug made IN the
li,u,rut Representatives under the len lor-
.lip ,i Mr. Oates. ~ Alhuma: My-.r.
Turner crisp. Blomt uf Gpo}gla: Iuubum
Stunt Grain. of Texas: lance or two from
Tennessee. and few m"u-atarms from
Arkansas. The cotton belt of states WAS
dctmoncd from the high place Of leadership
,,mc thirty years ago, hut under the present
Democratic House, with u Democratic iuli-
dury committee ami Democratic commit
tee On rules al reporting the bill to refund
thc direct taxes Of lSG!, King Cotton rallies
Lis little cuholt Of fifteen or twenty cotton
states Democrats and cracks the whip Of
authority over the 3!j members " the House
uf Representatives.
Tie odd spectacle Of the tail wagy yiuy the
tie deg i~uow ON exhibition before the whole
people II the United States in their House
,f Representatives: ii is u Democratic dog
with q cullou-.tatc tail. and the cIudUl ap-
Ivrdugc -liugs the canine body from side to
side. ~ Il has. for twenty ur thirty ayes aud
ru,, ballots. held supreme control over the
l,aGl,.~ dog In the meantime, the Rcpub-
lean side Of the House has mudr M earnest
aud persistent effort tu rescue the dog from
ihr Il, ,riucoiing power ut it, tail. hut 50
Gi the effort has failed. aud the unfortunate
do 4, s,ill lm by It, tail.
Tie country las reason for alarm whcna
small faction uf the House call uudar the
rules of proceeding, stop al! legislation,
lalvlys" the House, and arrest The hlsin"~,
ui ulc branch Of Congress. THAT has been
| core for two days, and threatens tn CON
| time fer the whole session. The lie
| maud ul this faction. stated at IT, money
yalur is So. .OUO.UuO for distribution among
TIC cotton states. Ii is not political prin-
cipIc for which this faction is cuutcnding.
II IS Il sum Of money very large in amount.
which thi, faction proposes ITO put where
II VIII do the most good for the faction.
Heretofore minoritirs have rcsnrted t.
GilGtuN proceedings To project a coustiti-
i.urNl principle or to defeat u measure
e.. threatening hardship, hut the present
,"nunliUu Is for money, and a lgtgc sum Of
money. The precedent, Of diiatury efforts
lave been examined in vain for uma with
| money value. hut King Cotton +, equal to
Ill" occasion and has pressed the dlAtory
machinery Of the lluu>" into service To
secure an appropriation. Loyalty 10 the
Old llag. devotion to the constitution. anl
the cotton tax i the motto NJ the cotton
state faction
Those states 8yi" 0jrc 10 the United State
about three aud half millions Of the direct
iaN ui l>G2 This sum the Senate bill pro-
lu~,> tu remit and release to those states
aud 10 return To- the other state, the amount
m taxes collected in 1902 amd No longer
needed hy treasury 50 gorgcd with money
that HE trade and business OF the country
j. seriously embarrassed. But that liber-
aliry Is declined, without thanks by the cot
ton state faction, and -, 100000 demanded
as their share Of the surplus.
/ The state Of Kentucky, with its treasury
/ lately raidcd by its treasurer, has great need
/ of the amount Of money, about 100000,
, which the hill uudcr consideration would
return tO that state. But even in that rather
:. imp,cInious condition, her rcprcS"n-
I talivcs are lay no means wn!tcl ht
some give aid and comfort TO the
cotton state faction by a silent vote To
call ilr yeas amd nays for dlatory purposes.
! How hong this is Ia continue is at present
uncertain. Nor is there any remedy at the
disposal OF the House that can rescue it,
! proceeding, from the grasp of this faction.
! But it is IN Mi. casc, H. often before, that
| Democratic rpiirs and errors react to
the hcEeit of the Republican party; and
now tie House relies on a solid Republican
minority, with section of the Democratic
| 1urtN. fp save tl,p House aud IT'S Inn >iupSs
from the revolutionary tactics of the cotton
state faction. We can go into the approach
ing presidential canvass with the present
exhibition in the House hazOncd on Rcpuh
lican banners aS warnings TO the people
aGNinst continuing in power party which
thus exhibits its incapacity to expedite AMI
| promote the public business.