Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-29
Defed the People.

Coming into existence when the COun-
try was in the thrOeS of i panic, the
recently expired Democratic Congress
cannot recover its lache> by the claim
that an urgent condition did not con-
front it. There never was Il more OPP
perfume time for Il Congress imbucd
with patriotic devotion to country 10
seize the standard of the people and
plant it on the outer walls than greeted
the last Congress on its assembling i'll
the national halls % legislation.
1t is needless to state here that the
lately deceased and unwept Democratic
what-is-it? utterly failed to place itself
on level with the Importance Of the
era that saw it in possession OF the law
making machinery. 1t came and saw.
and was conquered by the money power
and the enemies of the progress and
thrift of the maSSe, of the American
people. Ii was weighed in the balance
and found wanting in very many of the
elements OF craftsmanship that We're eS-
Sential to stem the tide OF error and
false government that Met il at the
threshold.
As Il body of men selected to repre-
sent the people. the last Congress waA
the most stupendOus failure on record.
Ii ii has been guilty of IN act Of com
mission or omission in the interest of
the MASSES of the panic stricken Amer.
lean people save and except the pas
sage of the income tax law. some one
will please point it out in the records
This last Congress WAS more noted for
what il did not do than for what il did.
In fact, the things il left undone We're
In the main. the things that should have
been acted upon. and what il did do
could well have been left undOne.
A king never had court N his back
that WAS more subservient and cow
ardly than the late Democratic Con.
grcss. 1t was SD fully under the con
troll OF Mr.. Cleveland, who in turn was
the tool of the English money nfu-
ence. that it was in fear and trembling
most of the session, of the wrath of
him who sat upon the White House
throne. Cleveland not only dictated
Legislation and dominated congressional
action but he deiied the representatives
OF the people, and has carried out the
Will of the money power. regardless of
law and without the fear Of censurc
from the guardians of the people. The
President has treated Congress with
little more respect and honor than Il
man does his dogs. When he wanted
anything done, he blew his horn to
gather the sOlOn hounds together. re-
warding obedience with Il bone ana
Furnishing dis0bedience with kick.
Good is said to come from evil at
times and from this congressional evil
good may result. as it is certainly an
object lesson for the people. Ii is 4
danger signal, marking Il break in The
ice. or sinkhole in the way. to bc
avoided in the future. Certainly the
people will steer clear of another such
Congress. One more Congress of
the variety Of the last disgusting fail
ure. with the tool of the robbers of the
people i'm the executive chair, would
not only bankrupt the nation. and pos
terity. and sacrifice liberty but it would
cngulf this country in Il revolution.
Certainly the people will hereafter
avoid the errors and egrcgious mis-.
takes which resulted III placing an Eng
lish tory in the White House and a
subseryient and cowardly Congress in
the Capitol.