The Portland daily press., 1874-09-29
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE

undisturbed enjoyment of the suffrage and
rlgnts OF which the humblest citizen must not
| De ueprlved. 1t is a striking exempliicaton of
% sne law OF cause aud effect that the Democratic
oJ auooeses @ IN the north have been speedily fol-
| ever northern state has temnorariIv swerved
from from her allegiance to Republicanism. we have
| forthwith heard of the formation of Kn KIpx
bands and White Leagues and of acts of ruffi-
| and reconciliation. -''"' W Pe"oo
| seventh. ANY attempt to subvert by violence
| duiy recognized state government is an act of
| lawlessness demanding SUMMARY renr.ss;on
ana an outbreak OF the same spirit that led IN
secession. frauds upon the ballot and the IN
limitation OF voters should be Corrected and
punished, but only by constitutional and leral
| methods. 'osS1
Eighth. The watchfulness of Presidents
Graht over the public interests is conspicuouslv
shown in his vetees of bills preyidipe for N q
payment of claims for losses alleged to have
been incurred during the rebellion The nres-
sure OF claimants of this class has already be-
come formidable. The Democratic party hay-
| ing indicated their sympathy with dislcval citi
zens who have claims against the eoyernment
| Dy thelr persistent opposition to the adoption
OF tne fourteenth article of the sConstitution.
Wnich m forolds the payment of the rebel debt
the;r anu an for slave property, and by
tneir refusal In Congress and elsewhere TO rec
ognize the validity of that amendment: bv
elamorlng for refunding of the tax on cotton
y Dy demanding the opening Of the Court of
Olalms 20 an citizens of the South for the
prosecution OF claims for cotton aud other prop
erty seized and sold, the proce eds Of
which were paid into the public treasury: by
by insisting that all stores and sun
plies taken for the use of the Union
army snouid De paid for without regard to the
loyalty OF the persons holding such claims and
IN view OF the fact that twenty-five thousand
persons claiming to have remained LOYAL adj
nerentS 70 the cause of the Government of the,
tba niseu otates nave prepared demands against
CONCLUSION is inevitable that the restoration Of
that party to power would expose the national
treasury to innumerable demands aggregatipg
nunareas OF millions of dollars. The Injurious
consequences of this change of policy wou.d
De three-foid: It would -infliet grievous bur
dens upon the public treasury attract 10 the
capitol a gigantic lobby with its evils of cor
ruptlon, proh!eacv aud inducements to per-
jury, and tempt the men of the South to en-.
deavor to recruit their impaired fortunes by
appeals for government aid rather than by n
manly resort to the industry which can alone
ensure thrift. -o
Ninth In order that the products of tbs
country may command their full yalue n Ia
essential that the facilities for Transportation
should be ample and reliable at the lowest nos
sible rates; and legislation tending to promote
tnese enus, exercised within the constitutional
powers OF the States and with proper regard
dent. ~-N 0APe-
Tenth: The serious blow which the COM
merce OF the country suffered last wear from
causes whichano administration can prevent
would have been fraught with far greater dis
aster but for the confidence in government se-
curities, which the Republican party has estab.
lished all over the world. The abundant har-
vests OF Europe this year, and the general
tendency toward caution and retrenchment
may, for time, retard the full revival OF
business; but no embarrassment afficts trade
winch Democratic restoration would not ag-
gravate. We urge upon Congress the duty Of
promoting the recovery of business interests
oy the restoration of a sound condition of ma
tloDal finances, and with that end in view
ADOPT legislative measures for the resumption
OF specie payments by persistence in reviving
andl simplifying the revenue.
II eyenth. The management of state affairs
under the administration of Gov. Dix has beeir
emlnently satisfactory and deserves the popu-
lar appreciation which has been so generally
accorded to 1t, Not only has rigid economy
0een observed, but the sinking fund whence
$1,000 900 had been withdrawn by the preced.
ing Democratic administration has been mona
the less made good and increased to SIS, 600 OOp
by law. Important amendments to the con-
sttution, proposed by an able commission con-
slstlng OF men of both political parties, are to
be submitted to the people at the ensuing
election. The form in which they are TO be-
voted upon favors the exercise of discrimi-
mating judgment as to their merits; and ths
source whence they emanate and the improve
ments OF which they give promise entitle them
to the attentive consideration of all the electors
in the state.