The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-03-03
AsUxrrnELY APPEAL cE,AR


and darkness II our canopy" gloon
IL our portion, and anguish our In
heritance. What's the matter?
A great many things, but last Of
all an untimely appeal to the su.
preme court OF the United States
Life will hardly be worth the living
any more IL this series Of outrsgei
Is to continue. First among them
was the decision In favor of the
states, which allows them to sup.
press the liquor traffic. u they see
fit to do so. Then came another
decision knocking out at one fell
blow the Louisiana lottery, that emf.
ncnily fair, patriotic and pious in
stitution. Right upon the very
heels of this came q decision that
says In effect that the states shall
decide who are, and who are moi
tizens;-true, this was sweetened
by letting in q Democratic governor
for q few months, but then the
Southern states will hays TO recog-
nize the dsmniggers ss citizens, and
that will be distilled pizen.
And the end 10 not yet.
On Monday was the last fell out.
| rage committed when the Nc Kinley
tariff law was upheld, and that mod
ern Nero, Car Reed, was justified
D..inrooify he's boan aeoanptad a.
lawful, too, and the sugar bounty
will stand q monument to the use
fulness OF the billion dollar congress.
Cursed be my tribe II I forgive him."
Hereafter honest men who have
absented themselves from congress
for the good OF their country, while
their hats were In the cloak room,
and then had themselves counted Ms
present, will go down in history
as failures, even In ObstructiDg leg
islative proceedings. On top OF re-
peated outrage comes still another
decision that adds insult to Injury,
and that Is anarchists who come to
this country to teach by the aid OF
bombs and dynamite the blessings
Of Iiberety In its true sense, will
have to abide by the laws or take the
consequences.
The foregoing is q description Of
tn. thoughts Of the typical Demo-
crat as he read Mondays and Tues
days papers. Some months ago
when three suits were bought In
United States courts to test the valid
ity Of the Mckinley tariff act all
the Democratic papers that come to
this office, prominent among which
are the Kansas City Times, the Man
haitian Mercury, the Eureka Mes
senger, the Abilene Netcs, and the
Ellsworth Messenger, reioiced with
exceeding great joy. There was no
question in their minds but what the
supreme court was going to render
void and imperative the Mckinley
tariff act, and forever put under the
stamp Of disspprovsl the methods
and decisions Of Speaker Reed. Now
the decision has come, and it not
only inscribes the trade mark of
legality upon the Mckinley act, and
says Mr.. Reeds decisions and rul-
ings were proper, but 1t comes at an
inapportune time for the poor De-
mocrsts, who cannot now say the
proceedings, acts and rulings Of the
fifty-first congress were illegal or
even unjust. The main prop Of the
whole Democratic campaign fabric
iiss thus been removed.
the decision OF the supreme court
affirms the decisions Of the lower
courts in favor Of the constitutional
ity OF the act. The case in which the
Dingley worsted act, which was
passed through the action Of Speaker
Reed, in counting q quorum when
there was a quorum present and not
voting, was also decided. The U s.
circuit court for the southern dis
triet OF New York decided against
the United States and In favor OF the
importers on this ground. The
court, in q decision by our own JUS
tice Brewer held that Speaker Reeds
action was legal, aud that the house |
OF representatives had q right to
make rule to the effect that II
enough members were present a
quorum could be declared whether
the members voted or not. Justice |
Harlan read the opinion OF the court.
He said that the object OF the jour |
nal required to be kept by congress
was not that II might be consulted |
to determine the authenticity OF an
act of congress, but that there might |
be publicity Of proceedings. The
signatures OF the two presiding OFF,
GERS and Of the President were COM
pIete authorization OF the bill, pro-
vidings the forms required had been
with.
The triumph for American labor
and industries scored by the late
billion dollar congress" has there
lore been clincbed by the decision of
he highest court in the land. The
figniiy aud character OF American
SIN has been affirmed In unfolding
The courageous and patriotic actions
II the Republicans In that congress.
It should be an occasion for rejoic-
ng on the part Of American work
ngmeu and the lovers Of the pros
oerity Of our institutions that this
vet has been declared legal.
The Republican party is now sure
II its ground. 1t can go before the
this year and say "our acts
ire lawful and just, Notwithstanding
he assaults and misrepresentation
II the enemy" |
UTAH's admission to statehood
low would add about four electoral
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