The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-06-12

Joshua to lead the Republican host out of
the wilderness, accordingly the Congressman
from Delaware reasons with the Senator from
| Delaware after this fashion. "What we
need is combinations for three. Over there
sits lot of Democrats who in just twenty.
tions for three. That's even. Let's swap.
No sooner said than done"
The Democrats turn over their consent TO
confirm and 10 the Red Sea opens and three
Republican pilgrims to Office with their lug.
gage of nomination and confirmation pass
over in safety, leaving the Republican host
behind them, and thereby hangs tale. The
sea closes in again and the three pilgrims
journey on their way. Before they have gone
many days they come to the edge of prov
ince through which they have no passport
and on whose gates they see inscribed mo
one allowed to pass here except he have a
commission from the Governor" They look
back with appealing eyes to the Republican
host beyond the trackless waste Of waters
and they dimly recognize the Senators from
Delaware and Tiosa gyratins with their
hands and making threatening motions. But
further deliverance seems impossible. Just
here the narrative ends for the present. The
fate of travellers will be learned in the June
number Of the magazine.
And now to go back again. As was said
before, the Democrats did as they agreed to
do and turned over the combinations. But
what about the combinations which the
Delaware trader promised to give in return
Alas for the c-fdulity Of the poor Democrats,
these combinations do not transpire.
The present position is strongly suggestive
Of two persons having agreed to trade horses.
The one in his zeal and credulity delivered
up his horse on the promise that the other
would turn over his in the course Of week or
ten days. After the time has rolled by for
the delivery and the horse is now turned
over according to contract, the delinquent
offers his excuse, that in the bargain to trade
he fog got to mention anything about harness
and now adds, 81 can't work that horse you
gave me without harness. II you now give
me harness l will turn over the horse
agreed to-"
The commissions in this case are the har-
ness.
1t seems the officers cannot work without
commissions and the Republicans now come
to US to procure the commissions. This, in
the first place we never agreed to do. In
the next place, we could not If we had. 1t
being a matter FOR the Governor alone.
This agreement then being mere agree.
ment to trade combinations, and having been
carried out to the letter by the Democratic
Senators can be OF no further use in the con.
sideraton of this motion. We have sought
to place the case upon higher grounds and
upon these grounds this motion must either
stand or fall
Such, Mr.. President and Senators of Penn.
sylvania, is our position and so We will en-.
deavor to maintain it. We stand here upon
the law and upon our rights secured thereby,
determined that no Republican majority
shall wrest those rights from our grasp. We
have demanded only what is our due. This
should we have and not one jot or title more
or less.
For the first time in some years the Demo.
cratic minority in the Senate Of Pennsylvania
is IN position to demand from a Republi.
can majority something more than the mere
crusts and husks which they have been so
long in the habit of receiving. Hitherto like
Lazarus they have been content with the
mere crumbs which fell from the table Of
Dives.
Bnt in the fulness Of time it has come TO
pass that the sovereigns have risen in their
might and majesty and seated in the Execu.
tive Chair of this Commonwealth one of
their own number AT the same time they