The Washington times., 1894-05-14

one object. That is, to break down the stand
ing Of the majority in public estimation and
thereby convert the minority into majority
in the succeeding campaign.
A majority Of the majority usually desires
and endeavors to relieve the distressed con-
dition Of the country as far as this can be
done on lines formerly followed by the party,
but will not admit an error OF the past or at
tempt to correct any discovered in a former
course. The minority organizes with the
traitors of the majority, or such of them rs
yield to some selfish advantage, for OBJ
struction and ruin. This great political tread
mill moves off on these lines, and thus makes
the session failure. Then the cry of incom-
potency goes up from the minority, the ma
iority Is dethroned at the succeeding election,
and the same tactics are pursued and the
machine moves up and down session after
session, regardless of the public good.
When we consider that year after year,
month after month, and day after day match
less advancements are being made in every
other department of life, it is astounding that
in the legislative halls of Congress, where the
most sacred business Of every Individual, OF
high or low estate, is being transacted. where
by one single act the country may be de-
pressed or made prosperous. the public per-
mits its Legislators to stand upon the fallacy
OF consistent record or official dignity ut the
expense OF the prosperity OF the country. On
second thought, every one, except those i'm
bued with this inexorable partisanship or
possessing one Of these sacred records, will
admit that the same cool, deliberate, and i'm
partial business equipment should be de-
manded in this department as is indispensable
to insure success in any other great depart
ment OF life.
As to paternalism:
am unqualifiedly in favor Of encouraging
individualism in every manner possible, but
do not believe in starving those who, through
timidity, defects in will power, or other in
ability are incapable of directing their efforts
for the mere purpose Of maintaining this
principle
1t is becoming manifest that limited num-
Der of our population are incapable of main
tanning themselves even when times are pros
porous without some one leads and directs
their Efforts. Furthermore, it is too late now
to complain OF paternalism, as the government
for the past thirty years has spent the greater
part Of its legislative energy in legislating for
the opulent class. They have been given
for their free use and benefit by legis-
lation the right of eminent domain, all fran
chises, protection of all inventions and manu-
factures, the right to issue and hire to the
people their money, and numerous other
Legislative bounties, whereby they have been
able to congregate the wealth of the world
into very few hands, and common justice
and equality now demand that these legis-
lative bounties should either be taken from
the favored ones or that the legislative power
be used toward putting the unfavored classes
upon an equality by protecting them rigidly
against the encroachments OF the strong and
aiding where consistent, in bettering their
condition.
lie or semi-public works, such as railroad
and telegraph lines, waterworks and
lightning plants, will have to be in the near
future largely controlled and managed at
least by the government. / do not mean by
this that the government must or should con-
flscate or buy these works, but that II they
cannot be managed and controlled largely by
the government then it will be compelled to
erect or buy such improvements for the bene-
fit of the people. JNo. c. BELL.