The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-15

ment will have paid not less than four thou
sand million dollars
''Don't you think that some day the ex-
Confederates will be admitted to the pension
roll of the United Statesf'
The senator paused to reflect, and his rather
hasi face melted into playful smile as he
answered: lit will not be surprising if some
provision IL Sitimately made for pensioning
the Confederate soldiers should the Demo-
cratic party be restofSS to power"
Don't you think that senators and repre-
sentatives are poorly paid for Saeir workF'
sit is impossible for the government to
compete with private employers in campen-
sation for special services Legislation is not
an occult science and does not require uny-l
Ial faculties or extraordinary attachments.
The ordinary business of congress can be
successfully conducted by the average mer-
chant or lawyer 1t affords opportunity for
the exercise of the highest powers, but good
solid common sense and industry are the es-
sentials. The government should only pay
what is necessary to secure such services as
are requisite for the performance of its work
Salaries should be sufficient for decent
support Politics has been q favorite pursuit
for men of ambition and energy in all ages,
ana will probably continue to be for all time
to come. But no one is compelled to dedicate
himself to the public service. 1t is voluntary,
and if the conditions are unsatisfactory there
is no obstacle to retirement. While it would
be agreeable to receive more, my impression
is that if salaries were doubled expenses
would be doubled, and the result would be
the same. Probably a majority of both
houses receive much now as they could
earn in any other capacity for the same
amount of work"
"Can Germany, senator, manage to get
along without Bismarck Will civilization
and progress lose by Bismarck's retirement
viii Europe still continue to have ADLER
statesmen than American And will European
craftsmanship continue to have greater in
fluence than American craftsmanship upon
the destinies of nationsl'
NO ONE INDIsPENsABLE-NoT EVEN CLEvE-
LANDi
mo man is Indispensable Lincoln died at
Z in the morning and at TO- so the government
was running along as il he had never existed.
Perhaps the country would survive the tenn
porary silence and retirement of Grover
Cleveland. So Germany will probably stag
ger along without Bismarck, though he is
one of the most potential forces in European
politics. Brave men lived before Agamem-
non and whenever there is an emergency
OF crisis there is leader. But the domi-
nant power on the globe now is and for CEN
turtles will continue to be the United States
of America. 1t is in this arena that the final
conquests of civilization are to be accom-
plished."
Nv couldn't it be better if we had O restrict
ed franchise, and what kind of qualification
would apply-property, education or length
of residencef'
ITO your main question / would answer,
| ideally, yes; practically, no. Any excluded
class In popular government inevitably be-
| comes hostile A citizen who is denied rights
that others enjoy becomes conspirator I'm
doubtedly it would be better if every voter
could read and write So it would be better
If every voter were healthy, moral, well
| dressed. with balance in the bank: but this
is unattainable. Manhood suffrage is the
thing. There are plenty of men who are il
lterate, yet good citizens; and lots of fellows
who have money and can speak seven or eight
languages who are scoundrels.
10 make property or education the con-
dition OF suffrage and citizenship would be
an absurdity. In addition to these considera-
lions any political party that should advo-
mostly OF those to be excluded without Sc
curing re-enforcements from any quarter.
| So with regard to an amendment OF natural
ization laws requiring longer residence before
! foreigners could vote, unless both parties
should concur, neither would dare to take
the initiative"