The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-25

10 Congress at every session. are MI ~"
he needs for success.
Thus II comes about that In the Senat'
chamber, where giants once wrestieu ~
earnest over great principles, pismles
strut to-day and make a mockery OF the
pledges Of their party. by low cunning
they have made themselves masters OF the
party organization in their se'eia1
States. and rule its action In their Le2is-
latures from Washington as easily, and by
the same sinister mechanism, as the boss
OF New York rules to-day the misnamed
Democracy OF that city from the interior
of Texas. They make no pretence OF re-
spect TO the will OF their party as formu-
lated in its National convention. They
dicker and truckle. without much con-
cealment, TO the protected interests which
their party is solemnly pledged to deprive
Of their unjust privileges. one OF them
goes 10 his State and openly calls TO his
advice the representatives of the very
manufacturing monopolies at whose un-
fair advantages tariff reform Is aimed.
Another rises in his place in the Senate
and impudently declares TO the whole
nation that. no matter how its business
suffers, the tariff bill will not be passed
until he and his brother bosses are
ready. And at the elbow Of each boss is
the inevitable "Me-Too' Senator, custom
made to the order Of the boss by a
State Legislature crafty manipulated to
provide him with an obedient shadow TO
his own greatness and an unfailing echo
10 his w voice and vote.
The SENSATIONAL boss stands between the
people and the execution OF their will.
lie is the evil evolution OF the extrava-
giant and corrupt era that began with
our civil war. He must ere long be
eliminated in every State or popular gov
eminent Will be a failure. Mr.. Madison
declared that mo government, any more
than an individual, Will long be respected
without being truly respectable" A gov
eminent that is INSTRUCTED, manipulated.
controlled, and diverted from its duty OF
obeying the will Of the people by tricky.
trading, foxy politicians elevated TO the
mischievous eminence Of senatorial bosses
will NJ. long be respected" because ii |
certainly is not truly respectable"
This is a most admirable discussion
Of the boss" himself. his genesis, and
the genesis Of his man servant, his at
tending satellite. 1t comes from a local
ity which has been taught by a sad ex-
perience the truth Of all that is said.
In Virginia, we have heretofore known
nothing of the boss" But corrupt cleo
lions and free use of money in them is
developing him here. and we shall know
every evil incident to the boss unless
rouse ourselves and stamp out, first.
all trace Of fraud in our elections, and.
second, the use of money in them.
Here in Virginia we have been fortu-
enough to discover the trail Of the
before we were irredemably lost.
It behooves every ,irginian to work, from
day forward. with might and main
10 save his State from the coils that
ne sees the reptile preparing for her.
up, therefore, men Of Virginia. in
lme, and avert from the good old Com
that evil day which the
Joss" would bring upon her through the
-gencies Of Stuffed ballot-boxes and the
~orrupting use Of money IN elections.
t Is the danger Of the day, and if we
annot throttle the monster our institu- |
ions are lost. =