The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-06
Ghe SaiIg Atsns.
Thursday. November 6, 1879.
Future Policy Of The Republican Party.

Philadelphia IN June, 1917, pretends 70 :
declare the faith Of that party, appeals to :;
Its history, aud announces its position D
upon the questions before the country" .
Letus see how il bears the test of one .
gears events.
!. The Republican party declares sol i
EMMY that it has steadily decreased with c
"A firm hand the resultant disorders Of a {
great war, and initiated wise policy to- t
wards the Indians" Let the condition OF {
Louisiana and The gibbets of the Modoes
stand witness here, facts versus declara- /
tons.
q 'The Pacific Railroad and similar
EAST ehtTprisei have beeusgenerally aided
and suecessfUliy conducted" To which
tho Credit Mobiier exposure and Jay
Cookies Northern Pacific hasco sha' also
bear what witness they may.
3. "A uniform national currency has
been provided and is now locked up
from the peoples use in two thousand ma
tional banks.
4 "a great financial crisis has been
apOided for example, to-day
5. The honor and poteer OF the nation
have been kept In high respect through
"out the world" As for the honor Of it, |
it is permitted 10 refer TO Schenck's Emma
mining companies, 10 the Washington City |
loans, TO the Vienna Commission, to Consul
Butler and Strologo-in all which cases
first-class testimonials may be expected.
In regard TO the power, look at the debate
in Congress last winter on the bill for build
ing the new steam sloops-of war.
6. The platform Of the Republican party
avouches that 1T disapproves of unconsti-
''tutional laws for the purpose ofremoving
evils by interference with rights not sur
rendered by the people 10 either the State
'or National Government and that I'VE
''are opposed to further grants of the pub
lie lands 10 corporations and monOpolies,
and demand that the national domain be
set apart for free homes for the people y
And yet right in the face of these declara-
tons, we have the fact that the last ses-
sion of Congress was vexed and the next
is 20 be overwhelmed with projects of Re
publican birth proposing, by the means
of unconstitutional laws which will inter
fere with the most valuable unsurrendered
rights OF the people, TO Appropriate the
small remainder of the national domain
10 the furtherance OF the most repulsivt
and injurious and un-American schemes fol-
national education, and the endowent Of
schools, academies, colleges and universe
ties of a legitimate and loyal pattern.
Z The platform holds that il is the du
ty of the Republican party to so shape lie
gislation as ITO procure full protection an,
''the amplest field for capital the larges
opportunities and just share ofthe nut
''ual profits Of these two great servants
civilization and also of the Gener;
Government, ito adopt such measures
will tend TO encourage American c0u
merce aud shipbuiding. Its pr,
gramme for this Intricate matter suggest
the raising oil revenue by duties whic
shall be so adjusted as 10 aid in securiu
''remunerative wages to labor, and promo
'the industries, growth, and prosperity
'the whole country" The practical GU
come from these propositions has 50 f
been nothing but Mr. Shellabargers b
for a national commission of commerce
disburse the national subsidies aud bou
ties, and General Grant project for a COT
prehensive canal system bJth ofwhich q
mand larger revenues and increased tax
ton Of the industries and the labor of Il
country to produce them.
The fact is-and we call the Farmers
look at the fact-the Republican party u
only has nothing beneficial 20 propose
the way Of remedy for our present evil
but there is also that in its very constit
ton which prevents it from coming up
the measure OF the situation. Ii is n
only dead it stinks Its not only iueapabl
II blNtkH VIC Tbdus i ne btDuDllc1n DlE
is saturated with influences brought ov
from the war, which it cannot purge itse
of, and which compel il to act contrariwi
TO the needs of the hour. 1t is saddl,
with meE and with measures which it ca
not get rid Of but which IL cannot car
with it into any field of beneficeut actio
What the time chiefly demands is hone
men % carry into effect honest measures
practical reform. What the Republic
party has 10 furnish is an army of inteus
ly loyal leaders, pledged to a labyrinth
policy which cannot be receded from wit
out hurting some other loyal men, and
spelling the combination
The Republican party is saturated wi
Protection, with land grautism, with
sorts Of policies for rcmunerating the f
at the cost Of the many IL cannot ret aw
from this policy any more than man G
step out OF his skin. Hence, no matt
how honestly some of its leaders may sc
for retrenchment and reform, they MI
fail The last report of eX.Secrcta
Boutwell, shows coucluslyey that there i
continual steady tendency Of the regul
expenses of government to fall below {
aggregate of receipts But this tendency
lett TO work out its legitimate results, mea
revenue reform. Hence it is necessary u;
of the policy Of the Republican party
counteraet this tendency of the finances
order at least 10 sustain the old rates
taxes II not to impose new ones Tn
cannot cut down duties without olTendi
their M lst potential allies, and they ml
therefore pursue the alternative course a
increase expenses This il the true seen
0l the departmental extravaganza of with
we have heard So much, lnd Of the lur
and lavish legislation Of Congress ThE
the true secret of the Presidents coup
hensive plan for internal improvements,
interoceanic canal projects, Of the bouI
and subsidy schemes, and the numerC
plans for adding continually new burea
and new functions 10 the already enormC
burden of Government This, too, is
true secret Of the enieney wirh VIII
Congress proposes to treat all sorts of p
pOsterous claims presented against
Treasury The ground is already be
broken in this identical interest for the
sun ption by the General Government
the Southern State debts The initial
pertinent is to be tried next winter in
matter Of the debts Of the already ini
vent territorial Government of the Dist
Of Columbia The District is well kno
20 be the field Of practice upon which Il
icalism tries the edge of all its I
weapons. If Congress can be got to
sumo the debts created by the Board
Public w orks it will be easy to get it
assume the carpet bag debts of the Car
mas That the Republicans in the Dist
think their part Of the programme can
accomplished is best evidenced by the v
come they have given to Sheperds
pOintment People do not consent to h
their ship scutted unless they have an
terest in seeing il sink ~ y World