Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-12
OLD PARTIES ARRAIGNED.

The Farmsrs' Alliance Leader In the
House Calls Democrats and Repub-
icans to Time-Both Dominant Parties
Accused of Extrxvagance in Expend-
itures-The Senate Taking II Easy.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
Farmers Alliance arraigned the Democratic
and Republican parties in the House to-day
on the charge OF extravagance in public ex-
penditures. and insisted that the leading
parties were ignoring the practical legisla-
tion of the session in order to provide
lucrative positions for favored henchmen of
the dominant parties. Representative Simp-
son, of Kansas, whose sobriquet OF "The
sockless Statesman" has given him ma
t1onal reputation, was the man to prefer
these charges against the dominant parties,
and his speech was one of the most amusing
and exciting incidents of the day.
The question of expenditures came up un-
der resolution reported by the Committee
on Accounts to appoint Walter F. Halleck,
an ex-Union veteran, to the position OF as
sistant doorkeeper of the House. After two
or three Democrats and one or two Repub-
licans had favored the resolution in
speeches, paying high tribute to Major Hal
leck. Mr.. Fithian, of Illinois, took the floor
and insisted that it was time the Democratic
majority Of the House was coming to its
senses. Yesterday it has passed a resolu-
tion giving two messengers to the minority
OF the House; to-day another resolution was
proposed for an assistant doorkeeper, and
tomorrow, he supposed, another resolution
would come in, giving some place to some
pet of some gentleman.
Mr.. Butler, OF Iowa, said that the House
was to determine to-day whether its legisla-
ton was to be based on sentiment or reason
whether its action should be based on the
Judgment OF men or on the sentiment of peo-
pie who did not know the difference between
wind and patriotism.
Sockless Simpson as Reformer
1t was at this juncture that the Farm
ers' Alliance leader arraigned the dominant
parties. Alluding to the times this session
when resolutions for additional employees
had been passed, he charged the two lead
ing parties with log-rolling on these occa-
sions and dividing the additional positions
equally between the Democrats and Repub-
licans.
at appears" said Mr.. Simpson, 'that
legislation is lost sight of in this attempt to
inaugurate new system of reciprocity.
[Laughter.] The Democratic and Repub-
lican parties have adopted new reciprocity
In this House, in voting each other ad,
have constituent of my own here from the
State OF Kansas who has done more for this
country in regard to valuable services
rendered in the War of the Rebellion
than any man recommended to po-
sition in this Congress. [Lauqhter.]
He actually saved the army of General Pope
from destruction in 1862, and saved the city
of Washington from capture by the Rebel
army. [Great laughter.] He was man in
the employ OF the secret service, and went
through the lines into Richmond, entered
the rebel army, becoming a spy, and got in
telligence that would save the army ofPope.
As soon as he obtained the intelligence he
t,e came snrougn sne repei
General Pope Of the danger which Inenaced
MN, and ne has evidence to SNOW ior lt,
S;aa,ai 81 sIe signs.urss ol ueherais opo anu
FARMERS Aiaance men NOT In IL
Notwithstanding this fact, Mr.. Speaker,
/ have been unable to obtain even a messen-
gers position for that man, simply because
he does not belong to the party in power;
simply because he is neither Democrat nor
Renublican uauohter and annIanse1 Yet
a. c,,oot Co-s.-oss - t,o Ir,,tsd &C.,. -.
,he sfeas Nonsress Vi .ne oliseo o'ates nas
peen consuming ttme, TWO or three Gays To-
gether, in making positions for some men
because of the fact that members on one side
Or the other want To GET their friends in Of.
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