Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21
FON POLIrIOs ONLY.
qhe New Congressional Gause-Au
Endepc ineHt View.

kudepe FheHt view.
Public Ledger, und.), Philadelphia.
For many weeks past tne Ledger bas
been telling the two Houses OF Congress
that they are doing but little g od-in
fact, no good-but making such mischief
for Themselves and for thu country-thst
il would be far better for all concerned,
including themselves personally, II they
would complete tho appropriation bills
and some other much needed legislation,
about which there should be no serious
controvsrsy-adjourn and go home with
all possible dispatch. When that sug-
gestion was first made by the Ledger--s
long time sgo-it was not received with
much enthusiasm by party MEN; espeol-
ally by the leaders. But since taen the
sound character of that advice has per-
meated the country. There can be no
doubt that 1t is now the sense Of ma
jority of the thinking people who are not
hide-bouud by party politics 1t has
at last struck home to the bosoms and
the business OF of some of the leaders
Eccs signum-Mr Qusy's resolution
introduced into the Senate to stop talk
ing, go to voting, and then to go home
to close up indisp nsable legislation on
the general appropriations at double
quick, and then in the expressive
vernsoulsr OF the wild and woolly west
to ''git up and git"
This resolution was not alone the warn
ing OF senator from Pennsylvania,
prominent in practical politics, who has
an important and somewhat confused
home election on hand; 1t was also the
warming Of Republican senator who
happens at the same time to be the chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee. 1t had been preceded by several
bad breaks within the lines of the domi-
nant party in both houses OF Congress; II
had been preceded by the manifest re-
| luctanee OF senators and representa-
| tiyes to having votes forced upon them
which they did NOT like; it had been pre-
ceded by many demonstrations of mo
quorum" Yet congressman were being
compelled to stay In Washington against
their will, though their political fences"
needed repair aud their personal atten-
ton for that purpose at home, and
though they preferred to be absent to
look after their personal affairs to being
kept ct the Capital in the dog days for
"politics only"
So many proofs have accumulated of
the soundDes5 OF the Ledger's advice,
both for the good of the country aud tho
good of the Republican party-so thor
ouehly has the policy and the action il
suggested impressed itself upon people
who do their own thinking, that very few
of this class have any doubt about its
wisdom now. Who expects that any
wholesome or enduring result 10 tariff
legislation can come out OF the wranglss
in the dominant party on the Tariff bill ?
Who has any faith that the dominant
perty can pass Federal Election bill
that will have any real value beyond
what is already in the Federal Electior
statutes2 See how so simple matter OF
duty cast upon Congress as the fremina
and adoption of law to counteraet the
Supreme Courts humil ating "Original
Package" decision dragged its SLOW
length alongl Look at the difficult.
which almost unanimous public opinion
has found and that thu indisputable me-
cessity for righting great public wrong
and disgrace is encountering-in tn
effort to bring the House and Senate nj
to their duty of passing an effective anti
Lottery law
We say nothing of the Bankruptcy
bill, the Mint DILL, the Shipping bills
the Judiciary acts the neglect of which
last is almost crime against those who
are suffering an actual denial of justicl
by the laws delay in the Supreme Oout
of the United States. We merely men
tion these instances of neglected legisla
ton for the good of the country. The.
might easily be multiplied, all showini
how little disposition this Congress hs
towards doing its duty, and what unit
condition it is In fof any wholesome leg
islation whatever, except the completion
of tae general appropriations, whicl
must be made. Here in mid August tbs
government Tin some OF its departments
il living o hand-to mouth life, getting
extensions" from month to month tina
would disgrace private business man
because OF the failure OF Congress to pas
the General Appropriation bills tina
should have been on the statute book
prior to the S0th of June.
This first session of the Fitty-frst Don
gress looks as Il it is bound to take ran
in the chronicles Of Congress as market
example of how "weary, stale, fiat an
improbable" Congress can be made
30 what's the use Of trying to keep th
session going when business wont go
On occasions like this there Is reason TO
regret that the Congressional chaplain
are not at liberty to feoite from tn
Episcopal prayer book what is Their
said about sins of commission and ain
of omission charged against those Tin
Guiding Congressmen) who must confess
1--WE have left undone those things whic
we ought to have done, and We hay
done those things which we ought not
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