The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-17


TIN grr@vNEsS or EACH HOUSE ONLY.
The speech made on Wednesday last
i'm the House Of Representatives. by the
venerable Mr. Galusha 4. Grow, OF Penn,
sylvania. upon the duty OF each house
any part OF the executive departments Of
the Government to influence its actions
or resolutions. should he taken in very
serious part by both houses Mr.. Grow
is an old man. with a record Of most
honorable public service behind him, hav-
ing been a member of Congress in 1851
and Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes as far back as 1861. lie is. unfor-
tunately for him and the public a Re
publican but, except for his support
OF his States idea Of protection, and Tor
the theory Of Government responsibility
for our paper currency to which the
war married him. we believe he has very
little in common with the Republican
party of to-day. That party is essen
TALLY socialist party. Many good men
who cooperate with it would resent
this statement, and would tell the per
son making it that they had no more
liberation for a state Of socialism than
any Democrat could nave. Nevertheless,
the Republican party is essentially a
Socialists party. It's essential aims are
the aims of the Socialists. and the good
men Of whom we have spoken are help
ing to establish d party in power that
cannot stop its march towards the ends
Of socialism. and that must wind up in
its EXTREMIST FORMS T. left unchecked.
Protection and Government control of the
promises to pay money which the people
make are the EXTREMIST forms of State
socialism: they embrace within them
selves every other power which the So
cialist claims for government, and If
conceded, they must in time converts
the whole fabric Of government into a
pure socialism. Mr.. Grow is one of
those good men who cooperate with the
Republican party because his States in
terests and therefore his own, have
blinded him to the true nature of pro-
lection. as some good men in Louisiana
are actually fooled by their interests into
believing the Government should pre-
sent them with our money for graciously
making themselves rich by sugar culture.
and because his conspicuous part in the
war welded him to the method Of pro-
cedure by which tho Government was
able to fight the war out successfully.
But, with these exceptions. he is
sound man. we believe, in his general
mental and moral makeup.
Returning now from this depression. We
want to repeat our remark that each
house Of Congress should resent any at
tempt made by any part of tl- execu-
tive departments Of the Government to
influence its action in any way upon
any public question. Recently a bill
was introduced into the House of Repre-
sontatives which was labelled THE B.ll
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury" and, as
Mr. Grow recalled that letter from The
President to a member of Congress was
read not long ago TO influence members
in their votes upon questions pending
before Congress. This is all wrong
Every congressman and senator is 10
vote upon every question according 10 the
views he may entertain upon IT. after il
has been fully inquired into and dis
cussed in his house. our institutions in
tend that we shall have the benefit of
his uninfluenced judgment as nc sits II
his seat, and not as his mind may be
affected by the favors that the Presi-
dent may confer upon him. or the dis
advantages at which he may be put in
seeking places for his constituents IN
the Treasury Department, for voting
against 1.-The Secretary's bill"
Mr.. Grow did well 10 call the pointed
attention of the House TO this matter
and both bodies of Congress would do
well to put upon their records a plain
statement OF the spirit Of our insutu-
tons in regard to It.