The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11
CONGRESS DONE AND GONE.
From the New York Herald.l

From the New York Herald
Tho adjournment OF congress will be
reliet to the country.
Coming into power with so many
assurances OF achievement and reform,
W hat has il done?
We have a pension bill. Under the
pressure of the pension sharks-the
best organized lobby ever known in
WashingtOn-over fifty and perhaps n
hundred millions have been added to
the annual taxation. In profound
peace, with nothing to disturb the
nations prosperity, with shred OF an
army and remnant of a navy, We are
paying more for pensions alone than
Germany with her armaments, which
master a continent. The war ended
twenty-five years ago, and yet we
suffer the financial burdens of the war
History has no president for this crue
wrong. The tariff barOns would have
il 40. and the truculent republican
majority humbly records the decree.
Tin is taxed to enable company o.
English capitalists TO float tn min'
on the London market. That is tn,
the tin business in a nutshell-simply
Lombard street job, looking to mone'
IN English pockets. Iron is taxed tha
Mr.. Carnegie may give libraries l.
Scottish towns. The tax on WOO
means the hand of the government il
the pocket of every laborer who woult
J buy his wife blanket or shawl. b
our fiscal policy we have managed 4
array every nation against the Unite
States. We may despise the coaliiio
and defy the world. But is 1t wise
We rob our laborers to gain some fan
cied advantage over the laborers. BT
, do we gain by il? Under the laws {
supply aud demand. the laws of com
e mcrce, az inexorable as those whic
i govern the solar system, the policy {
= selfishness to other peoples will rea,
i upon ourselves. Nations no more ths
), men succeed in building themselves u
by pulling others down.
Congress has passed a river al
hs rbor bill larger than eyer know
e Aud when we add the sums paid II
. public buildings, every crossroa
u asking Jail and a post office, we cf
IA understand the sweep and breadth
}. these schemes upon the treasury.
= But have we no administration
'e check and lead legislation? Are the
IL DO other but legislative powers in I
'r rcpubIic2 Oh, yes: we have q mil
Is weak executive, with no more inf,
ence upon the making of laws than
III toad on a stone. On the solemn Qut
'h ton as to whether the postofiice shOu
,y 60 to the village politician who ga
as the lamps for the election parades
ff the one who furnished the oil; on
es burning question Of turning out TWEEN
lie FIVE thousand postmasters because
ge Cleveland left them doing their du
We have an immense administration
nd none so great since Tyler. But W
he public policy, upon issues affecting
rh national welfare, the administrat
IN has lived in c0uditiOn OF meek 81
render TO congress. 1t is an sutom,
cnntriyance. No such wOndrous pi
OF machinery since the famous autOL
ton chess player.
There was a time-and that, too
the dynasty OF republican president
'he hen the executive was not an auto
II a.on, affirming in meekness
40 DO DEGREES OF q reckless majority
'he signing whatever papers congl
might send to the white house.
~ have seen Lincoln return Mason
'S49 91 SfidelI, and enforce a policy of conc
2GI ton in spite OF the furious protest
1853 the ablest men IN his party. We b
Si6 seen Grant strike with his mailed b
642 the wretched doctrine of imitation,
'''' save the credit of the nation from
hes fanaticism of mis- warmest support
oW We have seen Arthur veto extravai
ere legislation. Those were days OF ex
I'VE tive authority. The senate is
yea governed by Mephistophles Barr
!ne Ingalls,, whose one conspicuous sp
the In this session was an argument
nal rayor "a nav;ny tho vetersus teu n
tue sand millions Of dollars in the wa.
pensions. The house is ruled
ohs kobespierre in black sash and flal
ira. shirt, who has destroyed the Walt
ave Representative institutions by contil
iihe legislation TO his recording clerks.
ices Reed could give lessons TO Crom'
vi The English usurper chased the u
'ose bers of parliament ont of the h
'he with bayOnets. Our modern usu
aine quietly ignores the house, and dil
- the clerks to record his decrees.
ess- These are serious matters.
nose Herald has no wish 10 be unjust to
jon- Harrison, MIR. Ingalls, or Mr.. X
lose 1ney have many engaging quail
Ioh- are honorable men, and we have il
nose president character OF sins
% 9 OF probity, piety and domestic ch
,'r- But they are the slaves of a policy
hree outcome of that dreadful war, a co
neg sordid, selfish policy, which bode
ican good to the union. 1t is incred,
OF that they should not see it, tha
MIR. Harrison, at least, should not Il
over the dreadful trend of events,
ima' assert himself as the leader oil
on's United States. No government
ais- even our staggering young rept
kill teemlng with wealth and bursting
energy and pride, can endure
9 10 reckless lolicy of the congress
eiorc for the present done aud gone-a
asIeu gress OF plunder, audacity and co
1no ton.
cases These are stern, harsh wo
iiess- plunder. audacity and corruption
uohc to be lightly applied TO any legis
suay BODY. They are true and must
ell IN Plumber in these pension bills ,coru
to the highest water mark IN
emo. dreadful tariff, audacity In the at
z Of by a force bill to reinvade the
ciect and provoke a new civil war.
were HphTeu ttlt tOTCO utii OOoou
easeu tariff barons and pension sharks
uoli- time to loot the treasury Bu
Venty spirit reigns, and will have 10 b
'ha. in December.
ana Congress is done and i'll {
two will have gone. 1t goes W
canoe honor or useful virtuOus &C
inc ment. A shallow, loose 10
lric's. ignorant body OF men, such
! iurai. never again hope to see in the c,
in the And none n, Them more deservi
ilttie contempt than the herd of shoa
ltrary from New York and it's environs
SO do two or three exceptions we have
Der Oh had such al utterly worthless I
ohs Oh doing nothing, saying nothing, II
sress- no impression upon the nationa
Us, " lation.
ana Congress done and gone. Fo
neeu let the benignamt heavens be ~
al of
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