The Lincoln County herald., 1870-10-13
The Coming Congressional Elections.

The Coming Congressional Elections.
The N. Y. News, in recent article
upon this subject, truthfully remarks
that the importance Of the coming elee-
tions for representatives in the forty sec
ond Congress, can hardly be over. .esti-
mated. The present Congress ends its
official existence on the fourth OF March
next, and the new House Of Representa-
tives, to be elected next fall, will be in
power during the last two years Of Grants
administration. That body will there
fore, have, to great extent, the prepara-
ton for and shaping of the result Of the
next Presidential election. 1t may pass
or reject laws contrived to influence party
passion or prejudice it may make or un.
mako voters, it may aid or depress the
prospects Of oandidates-an even after
the people shall have voted, one of its
privileges under the constitution is the
counting and revising Of the national vote.
1t is plain enough, therefore, that the
party that shall elect q majority OF the
members TO the next Congress, who will
possess such Immense political power, will
have o tremendous advantage. Upon
this subject the New York News has the
following appropriate and timely article:
"lf the Radicals carry the next House,
they can, in conjunction with the Senate,
wich is also Radical in sentiment, and
the Radical executive, renew the nefari
GUS machinery which in 1868 defeated
Horatio Seymour, in the face Of the fact
that he was the choice ofa mujority Of the
whole people. White Democracy iu the
south will be disfranchised, states will be
reconstructed, the army will be mustered
around the ballot. boxes and if neoes-
sary, even the candidates duly elected by
the people will, ct least, prevent these
things. Its power may be negative
rather than positive on account Of the
adverse politics of the Senate and Execu.
tive, but it will be able to check all in.
reference with the right of suffrage, and
by q judieious course, show the people
that the Democracy, ifit had control Of
the government, would administer affairs
with economy, dignity and patriotism.
If, therefore, We hope to carry the nex'
Presidential election, we must prepare to
engage in the preliminary contest in Oc
tober and November next. BY winning
that we shall have gained half of the
great battle of 1872 We must not bt
satisfied to strive for mere majority
VIC must make our strength in the mex
House overwhelming. If the Radical'
obtain but one majority, they will no
hesitate to turn out Democrats enough Il
insure two, thirds vote. They hav'
done it in the present Congress, and the.
0 are more certain to repeat the villainy
the Presidency is the stake. What W
want now to enable us to sweep the coun
try next fall is organization, concor'
e among ourselves, and an earnest determi
nation to work with all our strength an
means for success. We must put homes
/. and popular men in nomination, and hel
to circulate sound Democratic reading
n matter. Fortune favors our cause |
many respects. The President is ineffi
cisnt, and his administration is unpopu
lar. His blunders have only bee
equallcd by those of Congress. Tn
10 Mep ,issttfiii' ID TIE ;sassosndancy; the e,
penses of the government are still unre
u trenched. Extravaganza rules in the d.
partments, and corrupt Congress vote
away millions Of square miles of the pee
a ple's land to spectators and wealthy mt
d nopolists. Our commerce is PROSTATE
and foreign power can insult US with in
% punity internal taxation is grinding tl
1t last dollar from our pockets, and an il
famous protective tariff Is building u
II palaces for the rich out Of the bones {
starving poor"