The Irish standard., 1895-12-21
POOLING THE PEOPLE.


/. For instance. Messrs. Plat, Quay and
Clarkson are sitting up nights forming
plans for the advancement OF the people,
the people in this case being themselves
as we'll ais the chiefs of their devoted fol-
lowers. They are determined that the
man who is to receive the Republican
nomination for president must be one
who will answer all questions satisfac-
torily that may be asked of him before
hand, and he must promise whatever Is
needed by this trio, even to having the
policy Of his administration by them die
tated as well as kept constantly under
their control. In other words, they
must have president who will be pup
pet-a man who will sneeze every time
these machine politicians happen to take
snuff. These patriotic conference.-the
politicians-want the cream of the pat
ronage Of the whole country at their own
disposal, so that they may from their
lofty perch appoint and dismiss whom
they please and reap their own rewards
in devious but well-known ways. ~.
10 show how intensely this Republican
congress is devoted to the people, think
how earnestly they are preparing the
work of the session Before the cleo
tions the candidates told us that the peo-
pie were suffering for various kinds of
legislation and that once they (the poll
ticians) got control glimpse Of the mill
lenium would be given to the world and
care would be banished from our brows.
We are waiting and the only sounds we
hear are buncombe speeches, from new
members mostly, about what our English
ambassador said concerning his own
country in a lecture in Scotland. That
he told the truth cuts no figure. In the
eyes of Republican congress he should
not have said it. But Mr.. Bayard did
say it and he spoke the truth when he
did SO, and since then he has intimated
that the cantankerous congressman who
are airing their oratory can continue in
their course without causing to him any
material injury. -
These congressman so flamboyant with
speechmaking are only following cut
and dried plan for their own disreputa-
BILE ends. Their intention Is to fritter
away the session, or as much OF it as
possible, so as to escape the criticisms
that would surely follow. But in order
to keep the masses ignorant dust must
be thrown in their eyes Think OF men
who. claimed before election that the
country was in dreadful condition, and
then think of these men making denun-
ciatory speeches against a lecturer be-
cause he may have exhibited bad taste
in what he said: The country is in need
of some legislation, and the least OF it
the better; but instead of giving it at
tention diplomatic courtesy must be dis
cussed.
The plain, unvarnished fact is that the
needs Of the masses Of the people are not
troubling our legislators as a rule, and
this is more exemplided in the present
congress than it has been for q long time
in. the past Buncombe is written all
over the acts Of the average lawmaker.
The constituents are thought of for their
prompt payment OF taxes and for voting
ambitious .oficehold ers into place, but for
any other consideration they are forgot
ten In the scramble to satisfy the per-
sonal ambition OF those whom they elec-
ted. 5s...
The masses OF the people are being
continually fooled and ridic,lously hum
plugged. Getting up resolutions about
Cuba, twisting the tail Of the British lion
about Venezuela or Alaska or abusing
ambassadors: win neither benefit this
country in the slightest degree nor re-
lieve nor frighten countries Or the per-
SONS discussed. .S 554s5s..ss S. . Isl.
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