The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-03-09
JACKALL CRAFTSMANSHIP.

rivers and harbors bill. Its defeat
was well planned, and it is said that
the soreness over the failure of the
ship subsidy bill championed by
Senators Hanna and Frye, caused
its defeat. The friends of the river
interests in the Senate could have
blocked the passage of many i'm
portant bills at the last moment, ii
they had only known that such a
treacherous piece of work was to be
done. They were caught mapping,
and no doubt are somewhat to blame
for its defeat. The States says:
When the Phlistines had put out
the eyes of Samson and he had
nothing further to live for, he took
advantage of favorable opportunity
to destroy both himself and his enc
mics, which he did by pulling down
the pillars of the temple in which
great company of PhiIsunes were
engaged in revelry. With eminent
good taste the people Of Montana
turned down Senator Carter some
time since, and while we have moth
ing to say with regard to the wisdom
of their choice of a successor, yet it
would scarcely be possible for them
to find smaller man, or one SEEM
ingly possessed of more of the in
stlncts of the jackal than the Senator
whom they have just retired.
When Samson pulled down the pill
lars of the Philistine pleasure house,
he was generous enough to offer
himself as a sacrifice to his desire for
revenge; but Carter of Montana, as
an act of malice pure and simple,
political career by deliberately kill
ing measure Of the very greatest
importance to the welfare of a large
section of the country. The Rivers
and Harbors bill was one of the most
important measures that came up for
consideration before the Congress
which yesterday expired by constitu-
tional limitation. 1t contained pro-
visions for maintaining public works
in connection with the rivers and har-
bors Of the country which are of vital |
importance to the commerce and in
dustry of the nation and It was one
hn fat
sidered by Congress which was not
of sectional character.
The bill had passed the House by
a large majority ana bad it been
allowed to come to a vote in the Sem
ate there would have been no appre-
ciable opposition to its final passage.
AS an act of pure cussedness and
unadulterated malevoence this sage
brush statesman took the floor just
before the bill was put upon final
passage and declared his intention to
talk it to death. The hour for final
being near, and being
appropriately assisted by the rene
gade Wellington, whom the people of
Maryland have spewed out of their [
Carter was enabled to hold
the floor and to prevent vote until
the end of the session had arrived. !
In this act of malignity the Montana |
iackal has inflicted upon the country
IN act which is almost in the nature
If public calamity. and the whole
country will rejoice to know that he :
Sill now take his station in private
life from which his evil propensities f.
will be matter of no concern to the i
,uhhe. "
The killing of this most important a
ill simply because Mr.. Garter was
lot able to load it down with an a
which authorized per- it
onal raid upon the government
indicates the conception that IL
lany of the men in public position 81
with regard to the duties
( craftsmanship, and it furnishes
triking and painful example of the p'
egeneracy of the age. The business VI
senator or representative, as 81
lught by the Hanna school of poll -,
cs, is principally to find ways and
eans to break into the nations :.
rong box; and the measure of RI
ans craftsmanship is gagged by his W:
kill and success IN the use of the IN
jimmy. Questions con-
'rning the policy of the country ~
it'll regard to the broad principles on
constitutional government are FL
ven but little thought, except as 7!
ey may bear upon some plan to
stify an appropriation, and in the R,
'es of these legislative banditti the III
'wers and duties of Congress are ws
rec fold: 90
10 protect capital; tv
To tax the people; m,
To loot the Treasury. mr.
The man who is most successful in INF
csc three qualifications set up by Of
e Mark Hanna school of politics, is 70,
e greatest statesman and the best M,
publican and chagrined by his wb
lure to measure up TO this standard tbt
the attempt to push through his
'dest personal graft of some Loo
0,00o,0 or 5000, 900, 900, the tn
ontana jackal in his bind rage. Re-
eaked his vengeance upon the in
ton by defeating the Rivers and hni
Irbors bill. 49,