Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-05

( IL you will consider the nature of the two
| parties the eause esnrot eacspe YOU. The
democratic party wants Go legislation. |,
is not charged with the progress of the
world. All the Southern men. Who con
cootrol the party, wsrt or ask fer, is TO be
left alone. When the republican PARTY
/ comes into power IT has work TO do. III
thai action can be prevented what more
| should the southern democracy desire
Hence, all their plans. whether in power or
out, are all centered in distractions. No~
the House of Representative is rot
a body quick 10 DO business under sny
Sc, of rules Its large numbers and divers
Interests they represent Will slwsys make
il slow and cumbersome. But III. system
which enstlsd one member TO holi the
whole House At bag until the goitg dow n
OF the sun and then TO hold il until physical
exhaustion set it free, ard Que fifth to hold
ii forever, was evidently -sstcm which
rendered elections useless sn1 called halt
TO civilization itself. OF what use was il TO
summon iito the field an army of ora
TOYS TO explain questions of party policy.
OF what use VA, 1t that great throng of
journals set themselves TO explain to the
peopls the needs of the hour: OF what
use was the election itself, that grand cul-
minstiun of the power of citizen. If, after
al, nothing could be done without the
sanction of the beaten parry: What states
man could there be so foolish AS 10 battle
for Tower with r,spy visibility when he
could have the same POSER without the
responsibility? What knd of fight is
that to 20 in o, where tie victim will be
victorious aud the couqurror poweress? ?
Says the Koran "Dost thou think, o man.
that We ere ated the heavens and earth in
lest. Are elections farce, and
government by the people lugge; 10
We marshal our tens of millions TO
polls for sport. II there be anyth ny in
popular government, 1t means that when
ever the people have elected one party 20
take control of the House or SENATE, that
party shslI taye both the power and re-
sponsih!liiy. II that Is not the effect, v hal
is tie u,c of e.ector? IL was with far
ether IDEAS of public duty that the mnor-
ity mt US At tie opening of the session.
Not only sere no mea.urcs 10 pass which
did Tot ave thcir approval, but no rul's 5,
even OF proiecure, were 10 be
permitted, except those which Sc, IN, d
suitable to the beaten party. so
We began life without any rules. The
Cor stltuiion says, The House may deter
nilnv the rules of it, procedure Ii does
not ssy that II must After two IN II hs
time the opposition found that under psrli-
amen AIRY Law which had been built up by
tae American people in consonance vita
their lnstitut'ors public business wae going
on every day without their consent,
sad they began TO clamor for
tha very rules they had denounced.
| re, Il not describe TO you the seems of
dlsorier preiim nary 10 the establishment
of scurd business prii { pies in the House
Ii is enough TO say that the good work was
done, and The House had taken iarge
strife towards business aud the perform
snce Of duty. VIII you, my old f lends
and neiehbors, permit me to say just orc
word which is purely Icrsons Anytime
these la.t eight months, | have been tue
subject of much indi-criminal praise End
much indiscrimiaal blame. One is jas,
a. much deserved as the other. G. cat
events do not turn up ON one man. he
House of Representatives was ready aud
ripe for chanse ani the people stood
n ady TO spl rove. What all the wOfld
waited was easy to do. am not prratiy
proud TO be sp. aker of the House, but | sm
proud with all my heart to be one OF that
magnificent maiuIity OF the House of Re
preseutaiivos Of the FIT first Cong cs>,
which for nine long months las never Tor
one moment taltered IN Is duty.
When We cleared the decks for action
here was p,cuty of work to do, and ~
have done ito a full measure of sst fac
tipn. We have achieved all that the re-
publican party prs missed, and more. Ncst
tho, pnot.nougn for c,m,.iyn In, onr
las, pI,,fo,m has b,.n treated ty ,he
uous,. nf R.,r.seut,,iv,s Tho d..J ~,
,rlst. We promi,eL that tariff shoul
have fair and exhau.tive Treatment, ,l,,,th,.
pr,nciule of n-otcttion shoula have T. II
recognition AMI i, ttr ,brsa inpo,,,r,
biilsvc lave kent our promisc TO th, hon,
BY the 4, imini.fr.tiy, bin vi.n and dis
cIiu iratins ofp : have been made ,o 5.
cur. ia our mhuufactur, and me,cL.u,-
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Bv virtue of tnat hill we bnna
have b,d f,reweljt 10 those wicked urdrr.
valuations which cheat, Il the honest i'm
tortcr on, Of hi- trad. AMI t,,e honest man.
ufactur.r uu. OF his bu.Intss
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w,olen and worsted. wer. nat uron foot
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wal NJ TO Strengthen their own term bin
by rh, support OF the yor.tel men. N ,ior
NcK,n' ey and Gov. D,rrl,v uus1cd thtonyh
the mes.ure cf justice which has re.cuea
so many of eur .ooicn mil. from dis.stt r
aniruir. But tfcs, bills. us, fu n, the
sr., ver. lut foferufn.rs of tba, tar;ir
bI oscr which the Senate i.
pouring msl,ituiinors waves Of or,tory
Tie Mckinley bill yas not made in the
cioset, snIwas not the projuct of one man
shn tri,I t, know everything. II atv
tlfiff b n vas ever HE r.slLso The belief.
Of the whole people Of the Init ii Stat :.
the Mex nlev biIi was hat b Il. From th
miidle Of January until that very bi.l
as-ed whoever demanded hearinr had n
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