The Washington times., 1894-06-23
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Inc speeches Oh tne tnree fOpuNst ooudiorS
on the income tax ON Thursday and yesterday
have had to careful observer q more than
casual interest. The declaration of principles
such as they have advocated marks the en-
trance into American politics OF distinctly
sccialistic party similar 10 that which has
forced its way into the political arena in the
German Reichstag in men like Bebel and his
followers; in the Chamber of Deputies at
Paris, in the followers of the banished Henri
Rochefort and the readers OF al L1ntransi-
geant." and in the British Parliament by that
coterie of labor agitators of which John
Burns, OF Batiersea, is the leader.
10 Henceforth it is probable that the Populist
party will always have a few representatives
In both houses OF Congress because of its ex-
treme views. 1t has seized upon the social
istic theory of property and property dis
tribution. perhaps involuntarily, perhaps with
out generalization, but none the less really.
There is a marked difference between the
arguments advanced by the southern Demo-
Gratis in behalf of the income tax and those
which the Populist Senators have used.
With them an incometax is to 90 farther than
a mere machinery to raise revenue. 1t is to
be, as well, a machinery to affect the distri-
button and the redistribution OF wealth.
The entrance into our national legislation
of the socialistic element, though of course
in its mildest form, is matter Of great sig
nificance, as time will prove.
Senator Call, of Florida, made himself COM
chamber yesterday, and an important but un-
dignified part Of his programme consisted of
removing his shoes and perching his stock
ing feet on Senator Bates desk, apparently
totally unconscious of the fact that the gal
Iaria poy fha rafh
spectacle.
Chairman Heard and Judge Cobb, Of the
District Committee, have been making some
thing of study OF street railway tenders,
which Is entirely satisfactory to them. They
have made several trips on cars equipped
with different patterns, but do not find them
as perfect in operation as in their prospec-
fuses. Mr.. Heard says he does not under
stand why, il a railroad cowcatcher will pick
up and throw person of the track, street
car fender cannot be found which will do the
same thing He claims, however that none
that ne has yet seen will accomplish this, and
most of them are so high above the tracks
that person could easilv slip under when
the car was in rapid motion.
Senator Hawley is the only newspaper ed
itor in tho Senate, but for the past half dozen
years has done no journalistic work. His
paper the famous old Hartford Courant, is
the second oldest paper in the United States,
and has had wonderful career Of prosperity.
In the state of Connecticut 1t is regarded as
almost infallible, and probably possesses more
influence among the residents OF the nutmeg
state than any other paper, although there
are a number now with a larger circulation.
Gen. Hawley early associated with him the
well-known essayist and litterateur. Charles
Dudley Warner, and that gentleman n: pres
ent does a great deal of editorial work for the
paper when not writing books or magazine
articles.
Once in awhile Senator Hawley dashes of
few editorial lines to the Courant, and he
has been known to telegraph on an editorial.
but this is rare.
Representative Bailey. Of Texas, is the
Adonis of the House and the center of attrac-
tion to the susceptible lady freauenters Of the
galleries. Last evening during the pension
session Mr. Bailey finding it rather warm re-
moved his coat and vest and spread his ele-
CANT person on one of the couches in plain
view of and facing the north side gallery. In
less than ten minutes the gallery was filed
with pretty girls, whose admiring glances
caused even the irills Of Mr.. Bailey's shirt
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