The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-13
THREE Weeks FOR
WORK. REMAIN BUT
NOTHING IS DONE
The Democratic Legislature,
Which Promised Results t
Public, Has Nothing to
Show Right Now.
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fuss and feathers and raising Of dus,
M the chickens cross the road. but
when II comes down to legislation that
is In the interest OF the people and In
accordance with the Democratic plat
form and the governors wishes, II
simply hasn't materialized.
Unless things change very material.
~ aud very rapidly during the next
three weeks this legislature, the first
one Democracy has absolutely control.
led since 1898, will go down In history
as the most absolutely corporation con-
trolied legislature ever assembled In
Indiana.
Salvation to BE Preached.
What shall we do to be saved?
That Is the problem now confronting
state Democracy. And the spirit OF
contritIon Is working among them. or
course. to be orthodox. the first thing
is to experience change of heart.
But who IL TO be the voice crying in
the wilderness of corporation lobby
lists?
Monday night will spell the fate. Ac.
cording To the program at that time
there will be n caucus that will be
more than u caucus. II will be a Dem
ocratic revival. There will not be
much kingdom come and golden
streets and beautiful rivers of living
waters preached, but there will be con.
Siderable heltfirc and damnation dish
IA sI., 81, \
Will be II regular old fashioned revival
IN which followers Of Baal and those
who dance attendance upon the golden
calf will be permitted to view the lakes
~ birthstone that await them unless
they take their garments under their
arms and flee for their lives.
Some of those who think there is
too much Socialism In the party of
Jefferson will be treated TO language
as virile as that reported to have
adorned the vocabulary Of Andy Jack
son. and they will be told 1t were far
better for them to be a doorkeeper in
the house Of the people than to dwell
In tho tents OF corporations and be ar
raycd In fine linen and eat at the Clay
pool. Just how many wailing sinners
this talk will bring TO the mourner's
bench Is not known but there is room
for all.
Marshall viii Exhort.
Rumor has IT. that Governor Mar
shall himself will deliver the rouse
mcnt at this revival and he will point
out that Democracy Is ioy-riding to po-
litical pcrdition in Il low-neckcd hack
Vasleh
ators as drivers. Moreover II is said
he vii; tell some Of the gents who
like to sup consommc with the 'pluts"
at fashionable cafes that unless they
put on their oycralls and go to work
like honest employees Of the people
he will keep the legislature here in
extra session until dog days.
And IL Is no idle threat. The COVER
nor Is a small NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he
has his Dutch tor whatever ancestral.
blood flows In his veins) up. and when
he gets mad all over he can with his
hare fist drive ten penny nail
through an oak plank.
or course there IL the possibility
that some Of the democrats who wear
collar Of the corporations looks like
the names OF "a dray horse and who
have been making threats, along with
like republicans, to put lot of news
paper men who are reporting facts as
they are off the floor of the senate
may rise up In meeting and tell the
governor to chase himself around Uni.
versity park for exercise. in which case
II will be no place for a minister's son
IA
VIII Grab Life Preservers.
hut that Is not likely to happen,
when the governor arises in the full
strength OF his - pounds and pro.
pounds the question who runs the
Democratic party, the Democrats OF
vhe Republican machiner" there will
be quite a few who will slip down and
sit on the back Of their neck until the
discussion is ended. after which they
for the life boat.
Even the unsophisticated may be
able to tel. by the atmosphere of the
senate Tuesday morning just what eff
feet the revival Of Monday night had
II the Democrats who have been slid
Ing down the cellar door with the Re
publican machine snub their old play
mates and begin to do things calculat
cd to hurt the feelings of their forme,
cbums You may rest assured the fear
OF the wrath To come has done It's
work and there may be some remedia
legislation passed and some platform
pledges kept.
hut II those on the Democratic side
who sneeze every time the Republican
coteric take snuff continue their tao
tics. II will be time for those who
are bystanders to emulate Zacchaeu.
and climb u tree. unless they wish I,
cash In their accident policies, Will,
tie plain people can take their choic,
between ending II all with bare bod
Kin OF using clothes line In the wood
shed.