The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-03-03
THE HOUSE OF DOLLARS.



intention of our supplemented ancestors 10
have a House of Representatives to represent
the ppople, and Senate TO represent the
States. We have changed all that. The Sen
ATE of the United States has ceased to exist,
and in lis stead we have the House of Dollars.
of course we don call it that. We very rare
" do call things by their right names. They
had n Senate in Rome which AT one time was
patriotic. public spirited and independent body
but the emperors gradually took away all lis
powers and il became finally mere figure
head. Sill it went on talking rs II 1t were
the whole Stale. and the emperors went on
treating il with the greatest respect IN form.
Il Was sill in appearance the great Roman
Senate but i'm fact IL was AN empty shadow OF
pnwer. The history of our Senate is precisely
the opposite of this on the surface, and pre-
cisply ike it underneath, and ! will show you
how.
On the political smf,ce Of things the Senate
of the United States has absorbed the hon :
share OF governmental power at Washington.
This is contrary to the expectation OF the ira
mers Of the Constitution. They intended the
Lower House of Congress to be the stronger
force. All revenue bills were to originate
with it, and rs IL was expected to hold the
purse strings. they predicted that 1t would be
the dominant partner That is the case in
England IN France. nnd in other constitu-
tiuual countries. where there are two legISla-
tive houses Ouly iu the United States of
America Is It otherwise. Why has our Senate
became so powerful
For that II IS the real ruler of the coun
iry mo one can deny II treats the Lower
House aud The President Of the United States
with sgant courtesy. AMENDING the bills OF the
former to suit itself and throwing The treaties
Of the latter into the waste paper basket with
b,S sapuraf
tn power? Perhaps the second half OF our
inquiry will shgw.
The Senate has acquired this great power
pr The surface bscauSe 70 has ceased to speak
In the raule OF It's own Constitutional rights.
hut rgpreseai> instead vast ultra -couslIta.
rioua' influence which hrs gradually ousted
fha Nlairs from their furc'I0u. The Senate Is
fllgg the agent of the money VUSer-;he rep
g--au,a1ive ut Walt Street. II Is the House oi
Dollar. II has drawn io itself the powers "
government because IL mas itself abdyCatct MS
own power, 10 tho lord> Of finance, aud nos
cs.S-r, us activities To registering their de-
crras. Il has. iu fact, uo more real power of
TO- own than the degenerate Roman senate
had hgf IL b strong in the strength ct lis I'm
nurafer. and Us 1rugertior IS high finance
Z ! .r far war~. We h-"p mp the good old
forms TIE pres ieni az tie S.uais sail a
dresses tAr members as ''tlr Senator from ihr
State 81 New lnrs. or 'ih" >e'tH'or ir'm
tHe safe of Rhod" Island. when every s."Y
knows Be-" Eiran- ''ffa Senator from NE Nt~
/ Nssk Central k1iirsd, and The Senator
/ .um Iar Standard Oa lHd- our po.'cal
I -.-'ru a-> uu1laa..y FAR expression ~ me
real ife 50. iHe geometry. ba; y Is today aifo
( -r-hrr a=.f- grove sua serves only IS "a veil be
/ nr~5 seiah tte POSER n' monopoly dTPorrs
H-rft
D. IS h-,,sa.e vouapaI, hss gone 80 much
mah,r % tl.- country than IN most other
( coaasri-z-h.g a4se uaE rruS,s oycrshsdo~
/ thr la1a.fr-ai cuw bfra'ufas ot Ear'rp", be
/ raas. thr .rniraisEat}eu % financial control M
+ private aas. Is bes reached 9Th Is such ONT
! u' p~rtreH.,r r. sat y-r legislatures ore more
mnaeF ridCr ;hsH atarf psFiaments MOI
7l-'y picked nul Be- Senate a. 81 easier body
Z 90 handle 'aar the House II '' smaller
( obs .bsu nee h'ase 81 Representative, ana
rs rules make % possible % kIli hosille lsEls-