The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-24

/ What are the facts: That ire Ii.'
.oent really designed Mug 81
s,nnI ,rro,,n Of men the house HIS w.
,,itt,I tn rulc il. likewise the sch''tc'
! CON the huls. Justly complain: i1"'
It not permitted half Il dozen ~.
dictate: Has it not degenerate"
i thing no longer vigilaEf OF 'hc w.
uIe's r,edst Have not members "ho'o
hearts were right ana lives c'e'.
hv while forces of the 'Intcres's al
sinuatcd themselves into places V,
bower and dcfied the people! Have no'
senator's by silence agreed 10 'ne "'"'
nation of these Interests
Last wear the Aldrich-Nreeland cur
rcncv bill was forced through .''e
house with scarce reason given III
public speech why it should peco',e
law. 1t went to the senate, Whe'e Nei-
yon w. AlGrich, gloatins in his power
saw senators shrink into corners, VAIN
the corridors all but wrin=ins the'i
hands in Despair. yet-well let us turn
for the ~, .lcnt to bluff old Tom Law"
son of Boston and study MS ilteI'iy
style Perhaps he can teach us VIII
ing fellows somewhat of incislvenesS.
Once he referred to some "spineiess
.hrimps"
Tick!es Popular Mind.
Along comes Theodore Roosevelt
strong with the people. and hurts MS
javelin of innuendo at house and SEN
Germs at home. look up.
whats that, Malindy? Teddy roast
ing the senators and congressman!
Yes. 81; he says they refused him
detectives because they were afraid
he'd catch them in their own wrongs.
''Ha ha. hat" laughs 81 as he scrapes
the pillow mud from his stogies lied
dy sartan does rattle them old dry
bones. don't he. Malindy? Ha, ha. ha!'
The business man in the village. the
manufacturer in the city. the Scholar
in his study, the preacher in his robes.
the young man in his college or place
of employment these. using slightly
mere conventional sentences. say that
which comes to the same eEd as Sis
remarks.
Ne one who is fair minded will mis-
construe these rather severe COM
nents. He will not as member of
either body q the congress take to
himself anything herein as rejecting
on him unless he shall Gave belonged
to that colony of "shrimrs" who have
abdicated their rights and as conse
quence failed to perform their sworn
duty to their constituents.
If he belongs to that colOny-well |
he's welcome to what view he may
take of these writings
Warning to Do Nothings.
Just word of the president. Re
member. he fights to win. He is one
who would ascribe to William J. Bry-
an motives and associations which he |
knew Mr.. Bryan did not entertain or
maintain. But it was in fight. and |
he fights to win. That explains why |
he advantaged himself of the ruling |
distrust Of the congress to win point. !
He soon goes out from Office The |!
congress remains 1t is vastly more |
important that the congress emerge |
from this wrangle appropriately than
that words be wasted on slisserta-
ton as to the propriety of the Roose-
welt actions. Certainly congressman
and senators will learn from this cpl |
sode that the do-nothingness of the
national legislative body while corrup-
ton reigned supreme all around was
v,n -nnl- OF S~.b r..
could aim his shafts Therefore let |
them take heed to themselves that
henceforth no such vulnerable spot re-
main exposed.
About Senator Tiliman.
Meanwhile sympathy for those good
men who suffer unjustly in house or
senate However. scarcely will any of
the Give wires in either body suffer
for the people at home know their
friends and will not misbrand them
this time.
How about Senator Tiilman?
How can that South Carolinan ever
recover from the crushing blow adj
ministered from the White 1Iouse?
Which of the men hitherto attacked
by Theodore Roosevelt has Gully re-
covered his aforetime strength before
ehe people? Who can lightly estimate
the dynamic power back Of such blows
from one in whom is embodied Che
Of 100000 people?
1t is my business to record truth
here. making never the wish to be the
father Of the thought. Obeying the be-
hest Of that duty. it must be said that
Ben Gilman never will recover COM
pletely. and those best acquainted with
him and his condition aver his health.
severely strained the past twelve
month. will break under this new load
Washington. L. e..
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