The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-11-26
The Coming Session.


talo Courier. the constitution prescribes
that the laws OF the land will until then
continue to be made by a congress in
which the party that has been condemned
by the people will have etfectual control
For two years and nearly four months--to
the end of Grants term of of1ice-the re-
publicans, through him, will be enable to
veto Democratic legislation Up to that
time republican senate can prevent his
veto from being over-ruled, however bene-
fetal may be the measures passed by a
democratic house truly representing the
interests and earnest wishes of the people.
Butler will remain member OF congress
during the next session and Blaine will be
its speaker Carpenter, Morton, Logan,
Cameron. Conkling and Chandler will con
tinue to control the national senate.
Thus tor long time to come, and es-
pecially at the approaching session OF con
gress, the republican party will have a
new trial and be allowed to show itself
penitent, and bring forth fruits worthy Of
improved wisdom and morality. 1t will
IN little more than month have an OPP
portunity Of proving its declarations made
in View OF the election, regarding specie
payments, TO lie sincere, and not mere
clap-trap. 1t can reduce the number of
otlice-holders. 1t can reform the civil
service; bring down expenditures: and
thus, il ii Will abstain from its old trick
OF reducing estimates while increasing ex-
penditnres, taking cool and solid comfort
IN leaving the deficiencies to he supplied
by the votes Of the Democratic house of
representatives next year. may DO some
thing, At least, TO atone ion it, past career
OF prohigacv
1t IS impossible thai the republicans a.
party will make any attempt to reform.
They are 50 thoroughly implicated in
wrong doing that to effect one honest
change wouldmake almost the whole mass
OF their leaders tremble lest their turn
might come next Not one of the repub-
lican paltakels in the great swndleS or
robberips of the Credit Nlobilier. the Paci-
tic Mail scheme or the SALARY grab engi-
neered by Butler and Carpenter and inst-
gated by Grant, has been punished by his
party, The next. too. is the short seS-
sion. Their time in the house OF repre-
SentativeS is limited and brief
The Washington National Republican
already sets forth in plain terms what the
policy OF the cornered robbers will be.
The weaker brethren, such as Dawes and
Garfield, who made some show of keeping
a conscience, are ~ligmatized as having
FURNISHED the opposition with the knife
to cut the party's throat They are in
digEantly accused of the crime OF having
searched around the departments for in
stances OF extravaganza, and, worse yet,
with having disloyally "thrown down the
barriers to inquiry into the management
of the party" such language rs this
from the organ of Grant and the office
holding oligarchv admits of only one in
depreciation. There will he plenty OF
elimination and recrmination- be-
tween the White House and the men more
directly responsible to the people
As many of the members of the house
are not reelected, and these are generally
the worst OF the party in power some OF
them will probably try to make the most
of their opportunities while it vet holds
the purse-sulng>, knowing they may As
well be hung Tor a sheep a tor a lamb :
The organ OF the president personally and
of the oiga?rhv ot which he j. the head
has already unblushingIy proclaimed thai
the Chief cause OF the late discontinue of
the party is that congress spent part of its
time in attempts to quiet the public mind
by foolish Investigations. instead Of push
ing boldly on, voting away the people 5
money and spending it in the president S
various schemes of internal improvement,
thus further enriching the oligarchv and
iiAAi'iso 'Niii IolHi Ailtiil w tilC
people. no matter how great the future
ruin thus wrought 4 long list Of railroad
and other Improvements is proposed,
the agents OF which are ready to appeal
to congress for subsidies and grants
1t is believed that in the three months
during which the present congress will
continue to exist, reck lessness and eX-
trayagance, perhaps beyond former pre-
cedent, Will endeavor to gain the ascend
ancy. Meanwhile the duty of the minori-
ty who represent the opposition will be to
show themselves worthy OF the party in
which the people repose confidence. And
we also believe that among the republican
members themselves some will be found
to cooperate with the democrats in the
great work of publication For such men
the next session presents such golden OPP
portunites as will neyel again return to
them, and the opposition press throughout
the nation will take care that they receive
due credit for whatever integrity and pat
rlotlsm they prove they possess.