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Editorial
May 29, 1792
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial from May 3 criticizes verbose members of a legislative body for wasting public funds on lengthy speeches, burdening commerce, and delaying sessions, citing a six-column speech in a Philadelphia paper.
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May 3. How many hundreds of thousands of dollars are posted away, to indulge the speechifying Members of a certain august Body in hearing themselves talk! while commerce groans under the burdens imposed to support this farce of declamation!
In a late Philadelphia paper, six columns are crowded in a very small type with one speech—and to be continued. It is surely no great compliment to the understandings of the speakers' colleagues, to suppose so many words necessary to enlighten them.
This passion for spouting, renders it impossible to circumscribe business within any certain bounds, and keeps the end of an already lengthy session at an unexpected distance.
In a late Philadelphia paper, six columns are crowded in a very small type with one speech—and to be continued. It is surely no great compliment to the understandings of the speakers' colleagues, to suppose so many words necessary to enlighten them.
This passion for spouting, renders it impossible to circumscribe business within any certain bounds, and keeps the end of an already lengthy session at an unexpected distance.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Speechifying
Legislative Waste
Commerce Burdens
Prolonged Sessions
What entities or persons were involved?
Members Of A Certain August Body
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Excessive Legislative Speechifying
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Verbose Politicians And Government Inefficiency
Key Figures
Members Of A Certain August Body
Key Arguments
Excessive Speechifying Wastes Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Public Funds
Commerce Suffers Under Financial Burdens To Support Unnecessary Declamation
Long Speeches, Like One Filling Six Columns In A Philadelphia Paper, Imply Colleagues Lack Understanding
Passion For Spouting Prevents Circumscribing Business And Prolongs Sessions