The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-02-22
Times Out of Joint In the
Old Bay State.
GENERAL COURT ATTACKED.
Copper King Says Legislators
Accepted Brides.
CHANCE FOR SENATOR CHANDLER.

Opportunity Now Presented For Him
to Even Up Old Scores with sena-
tor Hoar by Reforming Massachu-
sets General Harrison stirs Up
the Jingoes-Justice Harlan Also
Bothers the Imperialists-Incens
Swingers sorely Harried These
Days-Boss Hanna In . Peck Of
Trouble.
Especial Warrington Letter.
One Of two things is true either Bos-
ton can boast the prize slanderer Of
this age, If such thing can be said to
be a matter for boasting, or the times
are sadly out of joint in the old Bay
State, which up to date has arrogated
to itself the proud position of chief ex-
ponent of purity and sweetness. Upon
this delicate question no opinion is
herein expressed. Thomas w. Lawson,
copper king, etc., has issued state
ment In which he specifies the various
sums used to purchase the Massachu-
sets legislature. e., the body which
In any other state would be denominat-
ed the legislature, but which in Massa-
chusetts is known as the general court.
According to this bold, not to say bad,
man, one enterprise alone contributed
the enormous sum of 100000 to prop
erly educate the general court! IT'S
strange-'tis passing strange. Either
Lawson lied or he is telling the truth.
II the latter, it is most shameful and
should be punished to the full extent
of the law.
It's an old saying that the stream
cannot rise higher than its fountain.
Now, If the fountainhead Of state leg
tslatures-the general court of Massa-
chusetts-is as corrupt as Mr.. Lawson
would have us believe, how can purity
and sweetness be expected in the out
lying legislatures, SO to speak?
Chandler's Opportunity.
After high noon March 4, Hon. Will
liam Eaton Chandler of New Hamp-
shire will be "a statesman out of job"
"a phrase coined, l think, by that bril-
liant and vitriolic Kansan, Hon. John
James ingalls,. Consequently Hon.
William Eaton will have ample leisure
to initiate reforms. He regulated the
Montana legislature at long range.
Why not swoop down on Boston and
reform the general court at short range.
1t would be to him an old, familiar
drama, substituting one name for an
other as the star. In this way the
New Hamphire statesman could even
up few scores with Senator Hoar-
not by connecting Senator Hoar with
any corruption, for that is impossible,
but by giving the general court which
has just reelected him most vigorous
overhauling and shaking up. Really,
this is not my put in, as the rumpus
and charges of corruption are all Re
publican matters; still, even wild and
woolly Democrat from Missouri dis
likes to see the fair fame Of Massa-
chusetts dragged in the mire. Con-
seQuently | make bold to suggest
chandler to the rescued as battle
cry for the reformers.
General BENJAMIN Harrison.
Ex-President Harrison resembles
wine in one respect-he improves with
age. John Quincy Adams achieved
greater and more enduring fame by his
II years Of service in the house of rep
resentatives subsequent to retiring
from the presidency than he did by four
years in the White House and forty
odd years Of officeholding prior to
reaching the highest place.
General Harrison may not have John
Qulncy's example before his eyes as a
guide, but lie is increasing his reputa-
ton considerably these days by his
speeches and essays. He always was
q forceful speaker and writer, but he
shows wondrous growth In the deft use
of both pen and tongue. He is becom-
ing as epigrammatic as Alexander
Pope, John Randolph Of Roanoke or
Thomas Bracket Reed, as terse as
Tacitus, as much given to apothegms
as Lord Bacon. He created a profound
sensation by his Ann Arbor speech. and
unless all signs fail his latest utter
ances in The North American Review
will attract more attention and produce
louder clamor than did his address be-
fore the University Of Michigan. The
jingoes are liable to have an apoplectic
\ dt when they peruse his last utter
ances. He says inter ALA:
Us the morality of the motto, My
country, right or wrong susceptible Of
B defense? Is it not to say, 1t is right
\ to DO wrongY for the sentiment implies
sction.