The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30

.'Yes, IN this debate on my resolution several o.
them boosted that they had cut down TAXATION
eighty-threc millions OF doars-the same
DELgGHTkuL FICTION
that Morton has ventilated III his speech a. IN
dMnapolis But We pulled them up short again on
thar point. Mr.. Brooks and myself Doth IrouSnt
the truth plainly ou-nat Instead OF reauc,.o ~
over Ave millions in this year over last And icy me
give yon the exact ngures; they speak louder than
ything else. For the fiscal year ending June 30,
1870 the customs revenue "a Sss 900, aud tor
the year ending June 80 ls7l zen or eleven months
oil which have already passed. the receipts VIII tie
nearly saoo,oOo,oco. s5ooo,ooo as have SAID more
than last year,
course the grand question Of the hOurr'
Not alone to New Workers, but to the whole
country. ms financial question Is going TO decide
the next campaign My Judgment is that the so
called republican revenue rei0rmers especially
Sentiment 20 IN, pledge u to ar
IN their Platforms and they will have To embody the
same principle IN their Legislation at the next SEES
sion, and VIII pitch over the ultra protecu0nlsts.
they are MORALLY afraid that the democratic party
Is going to make
its special shiDboeth in the political future And
their fears are well founded No matter what the
republicans do, we shall make that the strongest
plank In our platform. We have not got more than
half dozen men on our side who are unwilling to
there is gong to be quite rivalry between demo-
Gratis and republicans as TO who shall DC nrst IN the
work OF fiscal REFORM 1t Is political necessity But
earnest about tins question the democrats are
nearly unanimous for H. and must. therefore, get
gress. saw tins long ago. and urged It's Importance
ON Richard o'Gorman at the Rochester Convention
last fall and, at his request, the Committee on Reso
iutlons inserted the words Tree trade IN the plat
FORM
Which was, OF course. perfectly consistent with
the traditions Of the democracy
Eyes: Dui now OF the last Importance that we
should keep ourselves right on the record
FREE TRADE
is magical phrase; it means free trade under the
constitution and tariff for revenue only, And
whoever may be the Presidential candidate for the
democracy that idea viii be on the banner he VIII
hold IL Will carry, beyond all doubt, the south and
the Pacific coast and the Northwest and nearly
half even Of the Pennsylvania members VIII have to
vote Tor IT, and If the rest don't SO much the worse
for Pennsylvania.'
"But you won't DC able, with such regime to
PAY OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT
as fast as Mr.. Boutwell, is doing.r
eve are in no hurry to pay II OF. There won't De
hencelorward so much Dragging about this, even
among the republicans, as there has BEEN. IL is now
destroying the very OF our reyenue-destr0y
ing the necessary means for developing our re-
enough for year; that is one per cent or it,
Tnere Is no doubt that healthy Tree trade policy
Yas ANY ~ s's s naa ~ mn
nounced the principle Of Tree trade in ships and the
repeal OF our navigation laws. AS long as they
tariff Is simply imposslbe-l believe that they ought
at least 10 give MS the right to buy them That Is the
only way 10 revive commerce. the lnaKeshlfts hlth
erto put forward ny Congress are absolutely use
KU KLUX BILL,
MI Cox, what Is yoar opinion OF that ~
"1he history or Its passage Is interesting The
original bill OF Builder was constantly oDlecied to,
and never go; In. With the aid Of Dawes Farms
having an ps1linssd AZ we 10
the passage OF a bil-n any bill at ali should be
passed-at the next December session. SneliaDar
ger himself favored lis al first, but somehow, before
long, he got on the other side. We then supposed
we should adjourn without dong anything luther
about 1t. At the caucus OF the democratic party in
reference to ii some objection was made TO the
resolution by few OF the stiir-necked democrats
Investigate into this matter Than 10 lcgsiate ABOUT
IT. But voorhees, Kerr, Beck anu some Others
putting down ali lawessness. and at last there was
general acquiescence IN voting for the resolution.
Shortly after We were astounded by the rIesident
sending In his message. There was then visible
retreat On the part OF Dawes anu all the rest. ex
cept farnsworth, who stood lrln as rock:
Sneiabarger then introduced Il bili which protested
To lie not very strong, but winch was very
oojeciionah'e, aud 1t was sent to COM
noXious measures, both milil..ry--s,ch as that
relating 10 the suspension OF the habeas corpus-aud
civil-sucn as the jury and otner clauses Alter a
struggle we got DEBATE anu tue right TO amend
which stopped filiousIering. The debate continued
was the ablest debate ever heard III Congress, ex-
cent that OH the con,criplou laws. All the best men
on both sides were engaged. The result was III the
! House considerable depression OF the vindictlvc
feeiIng, which, 10y the way as Is shown by the Am
nesty bill, has NOW very considerably subsided. The
been present AZ the vote the habeas corpus clause
the bin wound have gene TO the Senate
In the Senate the Sherman amendment was
tackled on, which makes all counties liable for the
damages ana forth caused by the outrages OF the
ku kluX within ineir Confines. THAT feature was
fought very ably IN the Senate by the democratic
committee OF conference was appointed on this and
some other matters Judge Poland was its chair
man, anu put his knife into Snerman's amendment
IN very strong speech, taking the ground that the
counties ana towns could not lie touched ny the ede
raj government which was only empowered 10y the
constitution 10 deaf with the states a. States. The
sherman amendment was therefore Killed, and
the place or 1t was suDstltuteda
wIsHY-wAsHY, NAMBY-PAMBY
section. which undertakes TO punish individuals for
not preventing outrages- "a most unheard OF thing.
meant to do with provision ike tnat ana ne re-
Piled that IL was OF no utility and Was not intended
70 be. But IL was adopted, and tue DILL with ".
Most of the republican members Of Congress that
nave talked 10 about 1t are doubtful as TO the effect
Of the bill especially as party measure. In fact,
they were SO doubtful that they continued the In
vestigating committee aud made IL a committee OF
twenty-one.f
slou are one OF It's members are you not"
Eyes. We had u meeting the day after Congress
adjourned. Nj. scott OF Pennsylvania the chair.
The gen raj impression seemed to be that the bill
had made our work work or supererogation. But
some or tue bitterest radical members insisted
our gong right on. There was, however, an oppo-
sltion that led TO postponement OF any action until
the l5th OF May, when the committee will have be-
lore them the report OF the subcommittee that
\ on the 10TH aud which Is 10 prepare programme.
II Is likely they viii postpone ell Investigation until
the fall, when We shall know the ef1ecLoi the bill al
ready passed"
How do the
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS FEEL
! about the investigation ~
.'fhey extremely anxious that II should he
held, NOT ONLY because the reports Of the outrages
4 nave been altogether exaggerated, but also ana
chiefly because we are procuring from the South IN
formation as TO the condition OF the States under rad
lcal rule especially In respect 10 taxes ana debts for
taxes ana conceptions OF all kinds IL Is this shame-
ful msguyernment which, in our opinion, is mainly
re. ponsihle Tor much or the lawlessness in the
South. Already We have got reliable facts OF the
most startling character, and there Is going to he
such showing M OF radical misrue IN the South
would eject u President In ordinary times
lyon DO not believe. then, that the ku Kux are
sound deEtocratsy'
II believe that
LAwLEsSSEsS
OF all kinds the part OF the government OF In
dIyiduas must be put down. And In order 10 take
away from us even the shadow OF responsibility for
the iawlessness ia the Suuth-thoug as have said.
don't believe II Is extensive AS reprcsented-ali
the democratic members from the South have writ