The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-18
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Tho Congressional ltccurd Now bursting
With Them Daiiy-Democrnts Begun 1t
and tho Republicans Making Thorn Tired
Oft.
WAslllScToS, D. G., April 1.-THE
Congressional Record OF yesterday morn
ing was a sight to delight the eyes OF
those members who arc violently OPP
posed to any curtailmcnt Of tho privi-
lego OF Extending" remarks in that
most extraordinary daily newspaper OF
the world. The Republicans were true
to their threat, .madc on Thursday, that
II the chapters OF Henry Georges free
trade work, Protection and FREQ Trade"
were not expungcd, they would print
in the Record whole books in favor OF
protection.
Tho Record accordingly came out con-.
tanning tho entire contents OF pam
phlct issued by the, Protective Tariff
League, cntitle "From Plymouth Rock
to Mckinley" making thirteen closely
printed pages. EAnother protection
effusion wasmade up Of extracts from
the New York. Tribune ia:ahswer to n
letter OF Roswell G. -fIorr, and on tho
free trade side there appeared the three
concluding chapters Of Horny Georges
book, which had no. before been print
cd. Each OF these innovations was at
tached to speech supposed to have
been delivered about two weeks ago,
and which the speakers, Nlilliken, OF
Maine, Do!liver, OF Iowa. and Simpson,
OF Kansas, had the privilege OF extend
ing.
OF course, an abuse OF the Record in
this manner. can have but ono result.
1t was begun by young members, who
claimed they could not get recognition
for the speeches they desired to make.
1t will be continued by old members,
who can get all the time they want, for
the purpose OF bringing about n reform
OF the expensive abuse Of loading up
the Record With speeches that were
never made, epic poems which could
secure publication in no other way,
and whole volumes containing opinions
in sympathy with those Of members
who have not the brains"to originate
those opinionsSor: the:gitt to sput.them
into words. q! "a. .. Il =
Protection and Free Trade" is now
completed by serial publication, and
with "From Plymouth Rock to MckiI-
ley" complete in one issue, the oppos-
ing works will be sent at the cost OF the
government, in ranked. wrappers, to
hundreds OF tlloushnls Of voters during
the campaign. - 4 AN a - ~
National committees can have them
set up and stereotyped and SO printed
at a trifling cost, wrapped by govern
ment employees, and ranked to swindlo
the mails, and whole tons OF the matter
distributcd7rt 4 tritling portion OF what
the cost would Be ii the wrapping and
postage were not paid for by Uncle
Sam.
Just what grotesque tricks will yet be
played 10 one can tell. Each morning
the Record will be scanned eagerly for
scientific, philosophical, economical,
social, poetic and dramatic publications.,
and it would not be at all surprising il
young novelists, daughters OF members,
possibly. devoted to the very latest
erratic styles, were to succeed in having
their works., rejected elscwcre, i'm
mortalizcd in the Record: Already one
very radical member, who is opposed
to any extension OF the remarks in the
form OF matter spoken, threatens to
publish complete in one issue Tolstoi's
"krcutzer Sonata" 4:
It hardly seems possible that the i'm
petus given to this abuse Of the Record
can result in anything else than pro-
hibition OF all matter not spoken ON the
floor. The pity is that all matter cx-
ccpt the official record OF finished bust
moss cannnt be nSclnLlnl ~ aV.r, lL,.l ~