Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-09
Consistency.

at least in Connecticut. They have a way of passing loud-sounding> reso. lutions in favor of tariff-reform, and against Immigrants. Meanwhile their only repre- sentative in Congress is 8 protectionist, and of what the World would class as the worst variety of that species-an iron pro- tectionist Moreover, he either votes for land grants, or sits silent in his seat whe n they come up.
 Last Thursday, the St. Croix railroad grant came up again, and MT. Strong of the Hartford District, speaking in opposi- tion, gave MT. Barnum and the Connecti- cut Democracy the following righteous scoring i've quote from the Globe report)
 have noticed in this discussion that gentlemen on the other side of the House are disposed to impress upon the country that these land grants are chargeable upon the Radical party.
 Mir. RANDALL. They do say so.
 Mir. STRONG. They do say so. An, up- on what foundation do they say it9 Not only have noticed it on the othes side of buo 11OucCs Uut ! u6V0 uOt4OCO 4V HI euC public press. I have also noticed it in the resolutions of conventions. hold in my hand the resolutions of the Democratic State Convention of Connecticut, which met the other day, and desire permission of the Speaker to read one of them. 1t is as follows: z"
 "IsesolUed, That the appropriation by the Radi- cal party of near two hundred million acres of the public domain to railroad corporations and spectators deserves condemnation. The territo- " thus given away is greater than the entire area of Germany, embracing population of forty-fve millions; and this wasteful extravaganza is crip- bling our resources, and lessening the ability oi the Government to provide free homesteads provided in the future two hundred acres for each of one million families.
 Mind you, MT. Speaker, two hundred million acres of land given away by the Radical Congress; and the gentleman on the other side says he insists upon it. Sir, during this Congress, two land grants alone have been made. One of them was the Northern Pacific railroad grant, which covered fifty-eight million acres; the other, little less, think, than a million acres Who voted for the Northern Pacific rail- road grant upon this floor? will tell you who voted for it. Twenty gentlemen who call themselves Democrats on the other side of the Chamber voted for it, and fif- teen Democrats refrained from voting, or were absent; and yet the bill passed by only twenty-two majority. know it was principally a renewal of an expired grant.
 Mr. RANDALL. And how many on that side? '.g. .. 42 .t.
 Mir. STRONG. And the only Democrat hailing from New England. the gentleman representing the fourth district of Con. TMu I1o 1Se eao. oerded in Tdc0r of eveFy proposition made 0'a nsis saoor for land grants, unless tt appears i'. Me ttssf absentees. #
 MT. hA.pAL1. Will the gentleman allow me a wordF
 MT. STRONG The gentleman need not interrupt me. Abave no time to yield; do not allude to my >oIleague's vote for the purpose of criticisine if He ia able tc take care of himself wits. b;s const;tuents and his Democratic constituents will take care of him and support ans keep hin here, if they have the power, 10 matte, what vote he sees fit to give. He cuu pot Jor kigh tarif, tor railroad grants, o, Ggainst tte abolition of he tranking privileye or for GnythiRg, care not schat, aud his De neOcratic constituents ,UiR stand by hin,.
 And yet it is little amusing to see tha same gentleman's constituents going int, conFenuon, anu, m contemplatlon of theS very measures which his vote has helped t, give the sanction of law, holding up thei hands in holy horror at the recklessness prodigaiity, extrasagance. and waste Q this Radical Congress. Sir, Radical Con gress is doing this! say, Mir. Speaker that if gentlemen on the other side of th House will vote with us on this side wh arc opposed to land grants, we will vot this down, and every one of the series C like bills which lie upon the Speaker table. .o-
 Mir. Strong's point-blank shot seems | have taken effect, for We find MT. Barnu, voting for once with the opponents of th bill for it's recommittal. at the close of the q, bate. In view of the pending nominatio and election, it was one of the wisest vote NIT. Barnum ever gave.