The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-01

intendent-a vice-president Of the 7. NJ.
C. A.--and sundry other alleged Chris
tians indicted, till finally 1t seemed APP
parent that it might be necessary to
transfer almost the entire membership
Of one or more fashionable churches to
the penitentiary, and by way of improve
ment ALLOW some Of the present convicts
to run some Of these alleged churches,
which state of affairs evidently may in
a measure explain why certain alleged
ministers did not want to preach on and
advance the cause Of public morality and
justice. Hence as bad as we have shown
this legislature to be, 1t but depicts the
state of morality or lack Of morality ex-
listing even in many of the churches in
which we are led to lsok for but do not
always find disciples to truth, justice and
morality. One of the very worst meas
ures introduced was Senate File No. 4,
by H. F. Stevens, providing for con-
stitutional amendment in regard to tax
alton. AS introduced 1t was very adroit-
ly and dangerously drawn, making it
possible to give to all corporations what
they want in the shape of legislation
and exemptions. It has been amended
somewhat, but these amendments are
not before us, and the measure should be
scruteniZed very closely before being
adopted by the people.
MIR. Stevens is member for whom we
have always entertained kind feelings,
but 1t cannot be denied that he has rep
resetned certain corporate interests on
the floor of the senate, and hence in
many respects is biased in his views.
Whether so intended or not the bill is
introduced would make it possible for
fi~v1 tn onr1x he
after to any legislature and secure such
mode of taxation or exemption as he or
it could buy from the body, the only
limit being the amount of Doodle that
would be demanded on the one hand or
could be put up on the other.
To show how such things work we de-
sire to call attention to the fact that
about the year 1880 the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad Company secured from the
state of Maryland certain aid, and in
addition perpetual exemption from tax
alton; so that ever since that day the
Baltimore & Ohio with it's milliens upon
millions Of dollars worth of property
have not paid one dollar tax in Maryland.
Scrutenize this measure carefully before
voting on it.
The senate and house have been pay
ing chaplain IS per day. for malsing a
prayer at the opening Of eEth days sss-
sion, and while we have no desire to
speak unexpectedly Of either chaplain
or believe this was money thrown away,
because it is easire to make penny
| whistle out of a sow's tail than to rnaise
| anything but heather opt of tho aver
age member Of the late but not lamented
! legislature and to make Q prayer before
| that body was like casting pearls before
kAAv ondo ~ 40 oy&Ttr Far
| this comparison.
One day in the senate the chaplain
asked all senators to repeat with him the
Lords prayer" when certain members
Of that august body??? commenced:
Nov lay me down to sleep,
pray the Lord my soul to keep, Il
I If should die before l wake, z
! pray the Lord my soul to take"
| But what seemed to us sacr1lege as
we'll as farce was the singing at the
end Of the session the long meter dox-
elogy by the house, a large part Of whose
members had been engaged in singing
| ribald and bawdy songs during the
| course of mad bachinalian orgies, and
when minister got up and pronounced
the benediction prayer, the Lord bless
| members for their labors during the SEES
sion, we thought it was making neck
cry Of religion, because there were but
few members in that body that could ex-
pect blessing from God or man, other
than left-handed one, and that they
have richly earned, but we fear they may
never get that reward to which they are
justly entitled since even the devil him.
self would scorn to receive them withig
the classic precincts of hell.
But why dwell longer on the acts Of
l 10 AAf,, o% nd LODI \,
the corpse is in such an advanced stage
of moral putrefaction as to endanger the
health of the community? We shall
therefore close by consigning large par
thereof to political oblivion unless they
can find more appropriate resting place
on the manure pile, there to make com
post for future generations yet unborn
singing over their remains the last sac
requiem taken from the Dead March
from Saul.
Earth to earth and dust to dust,
Some cusses go where rascals must;
Give account of how they stole,
From rich and poor all but the whole;
And yet you're asked to shed tear
As now you stand around their bier,
And view the wreck their work ha
wrought
Throughout this land, without though
That mother, maiden, wife and all
May by two acts lose past recall
The savings of lifetime's toll,
At sight of them your shamed bloc,
should boil,
Nor should you heed their dying moan,
But list instead their victims groan,
Who lose their ALL How! Each can tell
Should not all go and get smell
OF fire, birthstone, and the smoke
That's left in store for such bloke.
SENATOR ALLISON'S OPINION
The Iowa Senator Interviewed OF