The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Will Public Opiulon or che Politicians
Control the Next Congress.
The Liberty Bell.
fBy Our Regular Correspondent.

lBy Our Regular Correspondent
Will public opinion OF the politicians con-
troll the action CT Congress ct the coming
session? In view Of recent opinions express
ed by politicians this question is both peril
nent and important. If the politicians have
their way the public demand, which is we'll
nigh general. regardless Of politics: that Con-
gress shall DO something for the betternenf
of the country's finances and for the preYen'
ton Of the issue Of more bonds forth money
sharks. will be ignored, and Congressional
legislation be virtually confined to the regu>
lar appropriation bills. The argument o.
the politicians is that it viii be Impossible
for Congress to pass any financial legislation,
because q bi! that the Republican House
would pass could not se! through tho Sen
ate, which will us controlled by neither
party, owing to next years Presidential
campaign and the consequent drawing OF
party lines on all important legislation. 10
accent that argument is to declare to the
world that patriotism has been driven out Of
Congress by partisauship, and that the fear
Of a loss of votes in the Presidential election
ortweighs the demands CT the people at large
for financial legislation. The great mass OF
the people do not care snap - partisan
ship. although most men are for one or
another reason connected with political
party and during an exciting campaign be-
come partisans to certain extent. But
when there is no campaign, on the masses
arc far more interested in earning living
than in partisauship. They have learned to
their cost that our present system Of finance
imposes unnecessary burdens upon the earn
ing of that livelihood. They want those
burdens removed, and are not likely to be
satisfied with the politicians e1cuse-that
Congress cannot legislate because OF partl-
sanship. Next year there will DO another
Congress elected as we'll as g President
That fact should not escape the politicians
minds.
Although some OF the members OF the Sons
Of the Revolution, the Sons OF the American
Revolution and the Daughters OF the AmIrl-
can Revolution are inclined to be fussy and
bis-headed and to make monkeys Of then-
selves upon occasion, as whole those Or
| ganizations are doing the country good,
particularly in the work they are doing to-
wards increasing and fostering patriotism Ii
our schools, field which had been, especial
y in our large cities, largely neglected be-
fore it was taken up by these organizations,
and which is bound to have an important
bearing upon the future Of our country.
These remarks are occasioned by the pres
erce OF the Liberty Bell, which was allowed
+, remain in Washington two hours, after
which it resumed its journey from Philadel-
! phia to Atlanta, where it is to be one OF the
exhibits at the exposition A great outdoor
! public reception, under the auspices OF the
! members Of the three societies named and
participated in by officials, citizens and
school children, was held in honor Of the
bell. The Marine Band furnished the music,
and the guard OF honor for the historic relic
was made up from members Of the High
School cadets. It is well that all Of US should
occasionally stop in our mad rush and brush
up our patriotism little. It's thing that
no people can hare too much OF.