The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-05-24
Congress settling sDares for vo-
ters- Whefe Relief Must Come
From,

NV Hio taith p'it ndo ueeh a'nputdteu
until It's Lest friends are willing it should
&C kl'ed to pat an ehd to its misery,
even the land srahbcrs ,esin to offer
tTm' of compromise T,cse are appa
rsntlj hnpef Il sigma, bit there is grave
reason - fear that they arc mot designed
- much to secure relief to the people,as
10 secure reelection to Radica, office,
holders.
A few yeats asr, during the reign Of
EHADDEts StEtENs, The Radicals srorned
to eonciliatc anybody merely because an
election was pending. They felt sufli-
GENTLY secure in their supremacy to EN-
ploy no Other means than bullying aud
brow. beating, either against their oppo
nents or discontented allies
BIT they no longer feel confidence
enough in their strength to defY the peo
pie. an |. Just now. insteaS af she toTnn-
hawk and scolriag knife, they are pre-
seEtng ;he pipe of peace.
The lateelections have doubtless con,
tributed largely to this resalt but there
is reason to believe that it is chiefly due
to the vigorous resistance to the land
monnpolies, tariff monopolies and bond
rnonopolies made by the Democracy
Not that Radical Congressman heed
Democratic criticism, however just it
may be, nor because they felt that the
Democratic press and speakers rcpresen-
ised the true interests of the people, but
because they we're becoming conscious
Of tho fact that the peonle krcw their
interests, and are beginning to grow
weary of seeing them sacrificed for the
benefit OF any gang of plundercrs that
has money enough to hire the sersiccs of
the Washington lobby
This phse of peace should not be ac
cepted toe hastily. It has toe often been
rendered in treachery, Every Radical
congressman from the West will come
home with his pocket full Of documents
to show that he voted against this, that
and the other swindlc, but the people
must remember that most Of these votes
were given for tine very purpose of being
shown, aud for no other purpose. No
doubt many of these members will be
loudly boasting, to the people, of votes
FOR whick thcy humbly apologized to the
LOBBY.
We desire to do no onei1ustice. Many,
very many, Republicans are as sincerely
opposed to these schemes, the tariff
swindle, for instance. as any Democrat
can DC but the mistake these Republi-
cans make is in supposing that these
evils, brought about by their party, can
be rercdied in their party. They may
Just as well Danish this delusion first as
last, for il never can and never will be
anything else than delusion
The Radical leaders have, long ago,
carefully calculated the gzltis and losses
Of their policy. They became convinced
that they coaid better afford the loss of
the free trade Republicans than to lose
the powerful influence of the gigantic
tariff monopoly: and having thus. cal
culatcd they have committed the party
beyond tlfe possibility of successful re-
traction. They have staked the Fortune
of the party on the power Of The mo-
nopolists to maintain its ascendency, and
with that monopoly the party must either
stand or fall. 1t is matter Ter profound
regret that sincere, we'll meaning Repub
licans should be so infatuated as to i'm.
agine that by some miracle they are to
reform abuses through the agency sof
thosc who created them and arc so
deeply interested in, and SO strongly
pledged to maintain, thcm.
Even if a Republican Congressman be
elected, who rs honestly IN favor of Civ,
ing relief to the people, he must be a
man of extraordinary frmness, if a few
secks at Washington does not make a
mere tool of him. He is dragooned by
caucuses, he is brow beaten by bis party
leaders, his party fealty is assaulted, his
district is flooded with newspaper attacks
on his loyalty and the result usually is
that he submissiyely votes as his party
leaders dictate.
Therefore, whether the recent syiiip-
toms of reform in Congress be sincere,
or mcrc clectioneering maneuyer, or
both. let it be fairly and clearly under
stood that relief from the grieyous bur
dens now borne by the people will never
come until it comes through the agency
of the Democratic party. q
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