The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16
FARCICAL SPECTACLE
The Sessions Of Congress Are Nothing
More Nor Less Than Blow
and Buster.
Both Parties Equally to Blame for
the DO-little Policy That Is
Pursued.

WASHINGTON, March S.-[Special-
The leaders in congress are between tht
devil and the deep sea. This is a state
ment made with a good deal Of pleasure
by members Of the Republican minority.
Sui it is no partisan statement for all that.
Unfortunately it is only too true. That's
the way 1t appears to my friend the mar
up a tree, and for once he is right.
The further the present session of con-
gress continues the more of a spectacle il
becomes. The late lamented Steele Mac
kaye never for a moment conceived of any
thing so ~stupendously absurd. 1t has at
times been f~arcical, always a comedy of
errors, and in its farreaching results must
necessarily become a tragedy.
"a Plague to Both Your Houses"
But the "Roman mob'' on the floor OF
the house have no heed for results, be they
what they may. Their own actions justi-
fly their criticism, severe rs 1t may appear.
Day after day and week after week they
have deported themselves to the amuse-
ment of the crowded galleries as no set of
schoolboys ever dared think of doing.
They have laughed and joked while the
country was in distress, and needed not.
But the day of reckoning cannot be far
distant, certainly not beyond the next
election.
This utter abandonment of consequence
to the party now in power is the natural
result of success to a body made up large
ly of the discontinued elements in politics.
The overwhelming majority given the
Democrats in the lower house was not
the result of any one or two national ques-
tions upon which party lines were dis
tinctly drawn. On the contrary, it was
due more than anything else to the wide
| spread discomfort with the powers that ex-
listed at that time.
The Republicans had held full sway so
long that of necessity many abuses had
sprung up in national affairs. For these
they were held alone responsible. So it is
now with the Democrats. They nave had
full swing for a few brief months, and
the public is now blaming them for every
evil that has befallen the country.
The Late Mr.. Tweed Quoted.
This is but too true. Tn n large sense If
"a not justified nv tbe fncts in the cose
The Democrats were not responsible for
the Sherman silver law. nor were thew re-
sponsible for the depl eted condition Of tbs
treasury. brought about through excess-
i've ond ,Ir,ost r,ino,s onnnonu;otions
Int thnv vii boye tha b,anno tp haon Iii
the same
Rnt what ~ VOL, min, +o do about -,
That ia tho n,,estion Which confuonta ~.
Leaders If +he nomooratin nontr ~ bo.h
ends If Tho c%on;toI at this IT, bOra
asIed manv h pt as va+ hava nc nav
tbnt 10 i'm a+isfao "uT%er
MI DIVA assnrance Of tb@ir nooJ ;nt.r+inm.
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ton,na nnfnIe,,aI pns - 49, Soou Il
th;s tinao that nnna,ns ~ ha a. d
tinn Of so,,a ~ tPP p 49, oe ~ l. ues.I
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president Cleveland WORN o,t hu h;s as
forts to unite his party. went off in disonst
on a government revenue cnt,er to xiii
ducks. IT. was a case of duck mr. M dinno.
in his estimation. and the chances of the
party for Starvation were onIv eou,ied
by Lieutenant Greelv and bis colIeagnes
when lost in the arctic regions
Ask any of the rccoonized leaders at a.
ther end of the conitoi to tell von what ;o
going IN he done With tho tor;ff ond e.
will onIv Iook at yo,, in on ononiuad 49,
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