Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-21

swift and strong financial undertow, having
its springing recoil in the quicksands of
Wall street.
WINDOW AND WALL STREET.
1t .did not require recent events to
demonstrate the close connection between
Wall street and the Treasury Department
And in Wall street we have come to mean
the speculative financial interests of the
whole countrv-they are merely centered
there. The United States Treasury at the
back of the reckless sharks who sell what
they never had and buy what they never
expect to pay for. is not new thing. 1t is
only becoming more familiar.
The only hope of the country at large to
break New York's control of National al
fairs lies in the new alignment of States.
This may come within the next ten years
through the new far Western States. 1t is
no longer probable-scarcely possible
through the South. But the new States
will show a rapid increase of population
and already indicate these political posi-
bilities. The general interest of the West
have never been parallel with those of New
York City and the tendency of national
politics has been Westward; with string
always out in favor of New York State.
The tensile strength of that string is easily
fuenee in the Congress of the United
States and that influence in the administra-
tion of the National Executive.
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE.
Without reference to the party in Office,
New York has been the power, seen and un-
seen, behind the throne for a number of
years. In the national halls of legislation
she has been as long practical nonenity,
oil eIn nlvlf
ern domination in Congress grows more
marked from year to year. Curiously
enough the reverse is the case as regards the
Executive branch of the General Govern
ment With the power to shape the material
planks OF national party platforms, and to
dictate the general administration of the
Government, New York is perhaps satisfied
to permit lot OF nobodies to misrepresent
her on the floors of Congress.
By doing SO she at least escapes the re-
sponsibility for fool legislation. Yet the
distinguished examples of men like Charles
Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens, of Roscoe
Conkling and Samuel j. Randall, show
what al influence able representation can
give State in national legislative affairs
regardless of party or sectional domination.
MATT QUAY AND TOM REED.
Such men as Speaker Reed and Matt
QUAY, active, bralny and aggressive, and
endowed with the qualities OF leadership, do
more to secure and preserve the preponder-
ance Of State influence in national matters
than 40 such Congressman as are now ac-
credited to New York and Pennsylvania.
This great city that expends S33, 000, 900
annually on her grand municipality and
aspires to 100000 inhabitants, is of no
more Importance in Congress save in so
many votes than the baby State of South |
Dakota. Her representation would disgrace |
an Indian Legislature. They are the product |
of political machinery as corrupt as it is ab- |
solute. Yet it is this same machine acting |
as a magnificent unit that holds such |
formidable hand in the game of national |
politics 1t is this same machine doubled |
in strength. backed by grand aggregation |
Of individual wealth, by the most powerful |
interests of the country and by |
the splendid audacity OF Wall street. that |
must be confronted on the political battle
fields of the future.
CHARLES 7. MURRAY.