Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-17

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Less than a year ago the who're INIT INT
ed States was expeetant OF : Iexls.oa.
az not a revoIution) in the management.
Of coneress. and the Democrats pleased
the country By overturning. the tyran-
nical methods OF the Republican ma
3orlty in that body.
This display Of supposed courage "as
repeated and extolled In every news
paperr In the country. We were eiateo
thaf the Democrats were coming into
their own again. and doing i bravery.
without any influence by LOBBY anu
because they were giving the repre-
sentattves an opportunity 70 present tns
claims Of their constituents. in the nigh
est legislative halls known TO our peo-
pie.
Speaker Cannon was made TO knuckie
down. and that the Big -Four IN con-
xress were shorn of their authority Inc
Democrats went TO the help OF the N
surrents and they not only clipped the
locks OF Samson. but they shaved every
hair on his beard. until the Aidricn-
Cannon combine was entirely Illuminate
ed and put TO rout.
All this overturning resulted from a
united EFFORT 70 take away from the
speaker his authority 10 recognize the
those he and his combine did not favor.
Il was urged that all remedial legts-
lation was blocked. and food stuffs were
sent to soaring high prices. for the
wage Garner. while the favored ones
were absolutely amassing millions by
the high tariff. favored and pushed by
the Aldrich-Cannon combine.
1 do not suppose there has been so
rauch exaltation land so much gassy
elaboration over a national victory
since the time that President Cleveland
beat ex-Speaker Blaine by few votes.
and gave the national Democracy its
frst great upIift, after the Civil war;
1 CHANGED 10 be in Washington City
last spring when the great fight was on
against Mr.. Cannon. and 1t made me
real sorry for Mr.. Cannon. whom had
been acquainted with for 80 years. to
see how the victors were trampling on
his bones and driving him from public
life without any show Of mercy-not TO
mention decent respect
And the Democrats were doing IL. and
they boasted that they were now able
to bring any great public question before
congress. and in passing the Norris
resolution they had rescued national leg
barons and corruptiOnists generally
II the millennium had not dawned there
were signs OF daylight on the horizon.
i surely was coming
Then the congressional campaigns fol-
lowed and the people a. the polls halloed:
Down with -Cannonism--'
And the Republican party was beaten
20 a standstill.
Now Il was the most natural thing in
the world 10 suppose that the Democrats
would continue in the path OF success
They would certainly learn wisdom by
experience and not kick over their pail
OF milk like the silly milk maid, in
Wehsrer,a old blue spelling book They
lAAfB ABssmxpaMmsr@m~@sd-~teli the
nation that they were in dead earnest.
and the chains that bound the common
people 20 the chariot wheels of the rich
and naughty were surely broken The
tax on necessities would be taken off.
and the favored millionaires and bloated
bondholders would take u back seat. and
the great Democratic party would spurn
the opportunity OF tyrant after it Sc
cured the speakers chai..
read 50 much about IL and have seen
50 many exuItant Demo. ratio legislators
that I began TO believe that they really
did mean to do what they said they in
tended 10 do. when they took strangle
holt on Speaker cannon's tyrannicaI
method OF doing businuAs.
But IL Is not well to count chickens
when there are only eggs In the nest
for you must reckon with heat and cold.
sorry hens. and especially with those
that leave the nest before there is a
chirp or even pip TO be found in over
booking the sitting eggs.
We had q promising nest OF eggs to
be sure when the election returns were
all IN last November. but the news from
Washington today is to the effect that
the Democratic party has not only eaten
Up lis record for reform. but that Speak
er Cannon was able to tip-toe and tell
them what a miserable set OF political