The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-12
REPUBLICAN VIEWS OF THE SITUATION

Radicslism is in trouble. Its representa-
tlves in congress have made up record so
damaging to the prospects of the party that
its most loyal journals do no. disguise their
Dissatisfaction and alarm. So far as they
have yet spoken they have pronounced that
record Infamous and disgraceful. With the
exception OF few who either have no
opinions or are too cowardly to express them,
the press Of the country unite in condemn
ing it. A few days before the adjournment
the New \ ork Tribune burst out as follows ::
Gentlemen in congress you have done a
vast amount of mischief this session, which
it will need all the energy Of the party to
undo. If you want to leave US little
chance OF getting on our feet again, please
disagree about the tax and tariff bill, and go
home.
Unfortunately, congress did net even do
the country that service, but finally passed
tAe bill in shape still more Objectionable to
the Tribune than the original bill. The
same paper says:
There has been no mismsnagement more
glazing than that of the finances. The
appropriation committee has not redeemed
the brilliant and encouraging promises of
the early days of the session. The WAYS
and means committee in the house has
failed absolutely in its tax and tariff meas
ures, reducing those duties and taxes which
were just and equitable, and imposing those
which we're unfair and odious.
The New York Times says:
The session of congress will not be re.
membered for its statesmsnlike achieve
ments, nor even for its contributions to the
glory and strength of the republican party.
1t has been commonplace in the capacity
displayed, and far from satisfactory in its
treatment of the questions which awaited
its attention. There has been much wrang
ling, but little genuine debate.
OF the income tax, which is continued in
violation of the solemn pledge of the repub-
lican party, the Tribune says:
In the next campaign the democracy will
not fail to make effective use of the action of
congress on the income tax and if they
carry districts which have hitherto been ours
by pledging themselves to a repeal of this
most oppressive and hateful law, We trust
certain republican senators and repre-
sentstives are prepared to face the response
bility.
The N. Y. Erening Post says;
1t is not little imprudent for the repub
licans to go into the fall elections with the
income tax unnecessarily retained? In 4
free government, when the party in power
ceases to do the will of the people, they
put another In power. This is the unpleas
ant way in which reforms are carried, when
there Is no other way for the people to carry
them.
The n. Y. Sun says:
Congress and the administration are max
ing up q record which will ensure success to
the democrats in the contest for the next
house, provided the latter exhibit good
sense in their conduct OF the campaign.
The democrats can present before the PEG
pie fearfully long Indictment against the
republicans for their sins of omission and
commission since Gen. Grant took the oath
Of office. For example, the republicans, as
party, have refused TO abolish the odious
income tax, and boast of their skill IN
finance because, by keeping up war taxes in
times of peace, they are able to bull the
stock market and buy fve-twenties at q
premium.
lhe st. Louis Democrat, in a short reply
to the Albany Evening Journal, says:
The republican party was formed for
another purpose than the establishment and
maintenance of protective duties. and those
VINO sacrihee every other purpose to that,
and force the party to a use foreign 10
Its compact, are themselves false to the
agreement, and are wholly responsible If
their behaviour separates them from Others
We are republicans, and have done
some fighting for that party in DAYS when
it needed aid in this quarter. But we are
not defenders OF monopoly, and will not be
used by any set of men on earth. Those
who think they can give to the party new
platform, whip us all into the traces, and
harness us in to pull through An old Wing
monopoly tariff by calling it republican, had
better count noses before they begin. Now
what does the Albany Journal propose?