Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18
THE LESSON OF THE LATE ELEc-
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G4OGs
Any sensiblue student of current events
will be ready to agree that the Demo-
cratic landslide means revolt against
the tyranny Of the stand-patters In the
Republican party, and also ready TO
admit that unless the Democratic party
makes good In the next congress that
new political party will emerge from the
ruins of the two old parties.
But some will say, "Oh, 1t is triumph
of Democracy and the masses will be
loyal to the Democratic party"
If 1t is conceded to be a triumph Of
real Democratic principles, then it be-
comes more than evident that the lead
ers of the existing Democratic party
must more than make good to hold the
control of the government.
But for the revolt inside the Republi-
can party, the old leaders-Cannon. Aid
rich & Co.-would have been elected into
longer control, but that fact only en-
phasizes the statement which 1 have
above written, namely, that a new party
will emerge from the ruins of the two old
parties.
The Democrats simply came in because
the progressives or insurgents were de-
termined to be rid of their old leaders
and there was but one way to do 1t,
namely, elect the Democrats and thus
open a way for future new alignments.
Witness the revolt in Tennessee against
the assassins of ex-senator Carmack!
Tennessee is no more of a Republican
state than Georgia, but the Pattersons
and Coopers became too obnoxious and
to relieve Tennessee from the control
of assassins entrenched in politics they
were forced to unite with decent Repub-
licans to redeem the state of Tennes-
see at this particular Juncture.
These progressives or insurgent Repub-
licans are not Democrats-they never
will Debut they were anxious to re-
deem the nation from those VINO were
in supreme control and who were
menace to progress and prosperity. They
felt Obliged to revolt as did the recent
Democrats in Tennessee, choosing De
tween evils, they took the least 10 De
able to overcome the greater eVll.
/ was in Washington city when the
44th congress assembled. the first Dem
ocratic house after the war. Such mad
scramble for pelf and power the world
hardly ever saw, and the northern DEM
ocrats claimed all the best places ana
furthered much of the most unpopu-
lar legislation.
They claimed precedence everywhere
and the Confederate brigadiers, as they
were called in derision, were continua!ly
admonished to be quiet and follow the
leaders" II the southern members OF
both house and senate had held digni-
fed position defending real Democracy,
and not the Tammany sort, we Would
have had more respect from the country
and less abuses from our northern ana
western allies.
Rnt some of them hobnobbed with the
HAYES administration to their great DIS
credit and some went into Huntington
nefarious railroad legislation TO thel
eternal disgrace, wherever the truth was
not covered up, by partisan zeal anu See-
tional prejudice.
Instead of being a check on extrava-
giant pension legislation the gates were
flung wide open to cater to the Graho
Army appeals for more pay.
The first bill that bored big mole IN
the strong box of the nation, a MOOD tnat
has never been checked and which mas
been rapidly increasing, was introduced
by Americas V. Rice, of Ohio, VINO was
trying to make himself a Democratic gov
ernor in Ohio by catering to the Federal
soldier element.
I never shall forget what United States
Senator Plumb, of Kansas said to me at
supper table in Old National hotel, one
evening, while it was pending. He was
angry that foodgate had been thus
torn open into the treasury, and he re-
marked on leaving: This has been the
dread of our decent Republicans that the
treasury would be bankrupted In an en-
deavor to make political capital. We
have done our best to protest the taxpay-
ers but we are now placed where we
must vote for this omnibus pension Dill
or be exiled from any control in political
affairs. This. madness will be felt ana
suffered from for 80 years to come.
General Rice didn't get to be governor,
but the hole in the treasury is still wide
open and the food still pouring. and the
pension pay roll is continually increasing.
The state of Ohio refused to sustain this
candidate who put this burden on the
people of the United States, but as
Federal officer he got lasting benefits to
himself and his'n.
Several congressional Investigations
were set going such as the real estate
pool in the city of Washington, and the
LIQUOR trust, with others. but when the
chase got hot ii was remarked that
there was a rotten Democrat for every
rotten Radical"
am compelled to utter a warning 70
our southern people right now, and some