The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-02

stltuents az home and win you most
noisy support.
90 1t is best not 10 speak much In
public. either on the hastings at home or
I'm the halls OF congress \ man that
does not open his mouth gives no one an
opportunity to judge OF the vacuum there.
These are the days Of owi-like wisdom
Look at platti look at Quay look ar
Edward Murphy. Jr, II You talk 100 fnuch
you become hut as the cuckoo - DID,
June, heard not regarded. This Keeping
quiet also gives imagination room lh
which to work regarding your great eA-
p'oits IL also gives your friends az nomN
abundant opportunity 90 tell Of the secret
power you WELD. Should you get tangled
un in the barbcd-wirc trOchas OF debate.
your enemies might take your hide and
hang ir there before the gaze n All your
countrvmen. You might not boz anlo io
mainta,u YOUR position of prestige ana
power which your ardent friends 20 home
have led the impartial and Indifferent
voters 10 believe. Hence the driit OF the
American is TO silence. The taking men
are generally one-term men. save ihey
overcome this grave defect by unusually
long purses.
ID Ina these days n possible Identity
yourself with some powerful railroad or
|
do this in am opon or offensive manner.
but the railroad at least should know that
YOU are in sympathy with corporate
power and appreciatiyc OF the great good
they do Gin The development of con1-
try. I'm leading she onward march OF clF-
Wzltion." They should much prefer 20
/ have you AS a stalking horse. ana a ltte
weli-umcd abuse on the hustnss of me
"rraeuinr mon0nOIia5 of our country a
mrid pictura or two of The We'l-kuown
'.ortopus" is not received at an uu-
craciousiy hy said corporations. provided
that they know that. in regard 10 tho
/ "undamontais' You always vote rsht
/ II Is nearly impossible to ho successful IN
modern politics unless you are ideniined
with large corporations. if you have been
/ ln the habit of arguing their cause no the
courts of the State. and your mental pro-
cesscs are AID committed % their way ~
/ thinking. Immediately they pass n along
/ tho line through the thousands NJ their
employees that you are au acceptable can
did te 10 them. and you know a railroad
company is always organized. They have
I'm every county OF your state paid at
tornev. and o. is part OF che business or
/ These paid attorneys to keep mp with local
p0fltics. especially the election Of Judges
and selection of furics> Hence they know
men well. and if you are Identified win
/ thcir railroad you nave in every county
/ of tho state an efficient skilled and we'll
/ franciarcd organization. il this ii added
+ Co your political organization. it Us nearly
/ impossible for ON ordinary farmer or
"e0eu-bindcr" to break the combination.
THE men who are calling for conven-
ton 10 fix the method of choosing a
United States Senator know The power
of the corporations.
II not known whether tho above rules
/ have yet appeared in amy book, or
whether they were gathered hy some en-
/ tcrprislng reporter from talk boz senate
rial commlttoe-room. or whether tn'I
were inadvertently dropped at lunch DIX
a careful examination OF them VIII prove
I that they have an of the authenticity NJ
the common practice boo such cases.
whether the rules are IN accordance Win
the Mosaic code. the Dracon.an code. me
| Julian code. the Napoleon code The wal
nolan code or the Hanna code thar is A
] question with which we have nothing It'd
/ do. Tho only thing 90 consider Is wheih'.
they are being put in practice now anu
J with what kind of success.