The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-03
early and earnest attention of the House
will be given.
X. Q. Mills, Washington, Jan. 90"
CONGRESSMAN BYNUM

Congressman Bynum discoursed on the
subject as follows: "How best the Demo
cratic party can secure harmony OF setl-
tlment and unity of action IN the next
House, and by its wise and patriotic course
commend itself to the country, is question
not easily answered. In politics 1t often
requires greater tact, courage and b1llty
to successfully utilize the fruits of victory
than it does to win he contest. The re-
suits OF our elections within the last decade
nave pretty well established the fact that
portugal power is more apt to prove an ele-
ment OF weakness than of strength. We
have at least reached period when parties
rely with more confidence upon the mis-
taxes OF their adversaries than upon the
strength OF their own cause for success.
THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
ut is doubtless a fact that the victory
achieved by the Democratic party'last No
vember, considering It's unrivalled magni
tude and the manifold influences which
aided IN bringing 1t about, was largely due
to the willful misconduct of the leaders Of
the Republican party. Tue victory ought
not TO De claimed as full Endorsement of
the Democratic party, but rather as an
absolute Reputation of the practice and
methods of the Republican party. A con-
teSJ Waged on so many issues between such
diversified combinations, has seldom been
witnessed. There was unity of purpose in
out one object: the complete overthrow Of
the Republican party True, it may be
accepted chat the demand for reduction
OF taxes was the chief matter IN contro
versy and that the verdict of the American
people on this question should settle 1t
beyond cavil. And yet l appreheni the
trainers OF the oil in the Fifty second
Congress will find it a very difficult task.
THE NEW Observation-Disclosures
ut may be well anticipated that Repre-
sentatlves coming from every section of
the country, comprising nearly three
fourths of the entire body chosen by con
stltuencles whose interests from a selfish
standpoint are antagonistic, under influ-
ences OF such intense feeling will mate
rally differ as to the course to be pursued.
Many have no doubt pledged themselves to
the support of special measures and will
be forced by sense of honor 10 make an
effort to secure their enactment. No per
son after viewing these facts and complica-
tons would undertake to mark out course
which all Democratic members could safely
travel without first ascertaining, if pos
slble, the causes which have led to this
deep dissatisfaction.
WRONGS OF THE PEOPLE.
what great wrongs have been inflicted
upon the people that their confidence has
been destroyed. Without entering upon a
lengthy, argument TO prove the fact, it is
certainly apparent that the course of the
people is, and has been, class legislation
and paternal government. To these more
than all else is attributable their deplora-
BILE condition aud there is the rock upon
which the majority of next House is most
likely to split.
RELIEF OF THE PEOPLE
why doesn't Congress do something for
the immediate relief of the peoplen is the
cry from every section. Why doesn't Con
gress wipe out the unjust class measures
upon our statutes and give the people a
chance TO do something for themselves is
seldom asked. Congress can enable
one class TO plumber and rob an
other 1t has enabled a large claas
OF non producers to rob those engaged in
direct production, but it can't empower
those engaged in direct production-the
agriculturist5 and workers-to rob
another Class. Congress is powerless to
create single penny of wealth, although
the Idea seems TO prevail that it is sort of
a Laddln's lamp and that all that is neces-
sary for the creation of unlimited wealth
Tor everybody is for it to legislate.
ABUSING THE POWER OF TAXATION.
1.-THE abuse of the power of taxation m
der the seductive pretense of protection
to American labor was web calculated to
deceive, for tune, the people But who is
so credulous IS 10 suppose that any great
number would ever endorse a policy of
opening the vaults of the treasury for the
direct payment or subsidies and bounties!
In the presence of such sentiment what
ought the Democratic Representative to
do: The only thing they can do, is at the very
threshold tn or
mark out course of legislation in strict
conformity with Democratic ideas and
carry IL through. There viii be urgent
and persistent demands for the enactment
OF many class measures, but halt should
be called and return to correct principles
determined upon.
THE NEED OF STABILITY.
"The country needs stability; it needs
rest. For twenty-five years we have suf-
fered from the effects OF partial legislation.
What industry, trade or VOCATION that
would not prosper by a period Of rest from
the oft recurring Stringencie5 OF money.
the fuctuation of prices, and the uucer-
tainty of wages and employment. Such a
course of legislation would inspire hope and
confidence, re ieve many distress and
heal many fracture.
DANGER OF PATERyALIsM
SIT is more than nine months in the
regular course of events, before the Fifty
second Congress will assemble Let tine
Democratic journals of the country, great
and small, enter upon a new campaigh of
education; Impress upon the people the
danger of partial legislation, that it in
evitahlv leads to cen TIA Iization of wealth.
Capitalization of wealth TO paternalism'
Iaternahsln to loss OF the sovereign power
of the people, and finally to the destruction
Of popular government.
W. d. Bynum, Jan. 31.''