Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-01-16

est wonder:
The Sixtieth congress was elected
more than Il year ago, and it will not
get together to do any work until
next week. NominalIy, it will have
been in session five weeks before
getting down to business, but actu-
ally it has been on a prolonged va
cation ever since the time mentioned
in the constitution for the meeting
of congress. The time between the
! election of congress and it's assem-
bling is too long, and the time occu-
pied by the average congress in or
gaHizing is also too long. But the
latter fault can be corrected with
out Il constitutional amendment
Springfield Republican.
And this from the Potosi Independent:
Is congress absolutely doing moth
ing? Why is it that the daily press
is absolutely silent about the action
of congress? This is most unusual.
What deviltry is brewing? In times
of greatest silence on the part of the
metropolitan press there is most to
be apprehended. With nothing ap-
pearing in the columns of the news"
papers about the proceedings of
congress, while congress is in ses-
sion, the people are to be excused if
they become suspicious that some
iniquity is brewing.
Although the entire month of Deem
ber has passed, and a small part OF Jan
uary, congress has been in session but
about eleven hours. This is certainly d
magnificent record, in these strenuous
times, when the country is expecting
important Legislation on the currency
question.
Serene Payne of New York, leader OF
the republican side Of the house, has
made every motion to adjourn. He is
always recognized by the chair, without
democrats may offer are Of no avail
whatever. If the Tolcall is demanded
on the question of adjournment and a
standing vote taken for that purpose the
chair invariably rules that the required
number is not voting, and hence the
rolIcall is thwarted by arbitrary tactics
on the part of a republican speaker.
One of the astounding features OF
seryable to a new member, whether he
be democrat or republican, is the su-
percilious manner in which the leaders
of the republican side of the house dc
things. These Ajaxes Of partisan poit-
ical influence WELD it with the in6iffer-
ence of men of unmeasured power that
would continue forever. No other i'm
preston can be left on the interested
spectators mind than that they feel that
no power, in heaven or on earth, is in
fluencing their action in the least, and
that they are the ne plus ultra of al
power.
The speaker, the republican members
of the rules committee and the chairmer
of the greater committees control legis-
lation and shape the present policy o1
the republic, absolutely, SO far as the
| lower house Of congress is concerned.
will add that the high party iinks in the
! house and senate are usually loving
unit. Only the arbiter Of these mon
| archs is authorized to enter the holy o-
! holies, and l will append, for the infOr-
nation of your readers, that this mag
! nificent arbiter is the Honorable Nelson
! w. Aldrich, chairman of the high finance
! committee of the United States senate
! and senator from the large state O.
! Rhode Island. This immaculate person
| age, the high priest 0: purified repub-
60 within the vail before the mercy sea
where dwelleth the shcchinah, the invis.
I ible and unconquerable majesty, Of th'
god of gold. Therewithin presidett
Saints John and Pierpont, and whateve
they decree is decreed. Thereafter thi
very high priest OF cash payments anc
ultra republicanism gives out words 0
wisdom affecting oil tanks, cattle pens
iron and steel puddlings, railroad fran
chises, bank dividends and such othe
things of divine essence.
The truth is that the republican part,
has been so long in power that it actu
ally feels that it will exist forever ant
! and never be called to give an accoEn
of it's stewardship to an awakened pub
lie. There are many good, honest, nobi
fellows in congress who are republican
and who would repudiate these things
but they are like Paul's wretched man
"who shall deliver them from the bed
of that death" the gold death.
At this very hour, the rulers of tn
inner circle of the republican party ar
sweating blood and their brains ar
laboring as never before, but they are a
of old, insolent and arrogant and indiffer
ent to public opinion, and firmly believ
that their star of fortune as heretOfor
will guide them safely over the breakers
and through the storm into calm an
peaceful sea. Will it, or is it sinking i
the horizon? In my opinion, it is sink
ing, and now, permit me to say, tina
much depends upon the courage, goo
sense and virIlty of those charged with
= and Who have assumed the leadership i
, cOngress--in congress and nowhere else
: Cheap palaver will not do the work, bu
it must be the utterances of wisdom i
state affairs and policies. The hour fc
+, fierce courage has come among the demo
l Gratis and not a time for trailing OF tn
: flag, but it should go high enough for a
the world to see and know it.
In a letter to the Pennington Times.
, month ago, l said that the republican
did not intend to do anything. Stan
G pat on all, is their policy. And they sd
). "the money question will settle itsel