The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-24
HON. EUGENE HALE'S ACCEPTANCE OF A
REFORMATION.

He Reviews the Work OF the Last Com
xress and Declares His Satisfac elton
Herewith.
Hon. Eugene Hale, OF the Fifth Maine Congress
sional district who declined the o1ice OF Post
master General, has just published his acceptance
Of his denomination TO- Congress. In it he says
The first and long session Of the Congress then
elected has just closed, and 1t is worth while
to examine some Of Its work, for which, whether
good or bad, the republican party will be held re-
sponsiDle.
Its opening found the country Frustrated by q
monetary panic, which had disturbed business re-
merce, and thereby 80 shrunken the pub
hc revenue, that to carry on the govern.
'such time imposed new burdens upon
an embarrassed people, would have been
especially offensive, and the republican majority
the reduction OF the running expenses OF
the government. The result is now before the
people. The expenditures OF the last year were
reduced nearly $l0,000,000, and for the current
year over $27000,O00. AS result OF this The
Treasury Is again In sound condition. The public
debt Is being reduced and not single new tax
has been levied. One OF the duties of the hour is
economy in the expenditure OF the public money;
what record could be better upon this point
Nor has the party been lacking in It's efforts to-
ward the reform or abuses. 1t has investigated
alleged malleasanCes most thoroughly. When 1t
was urged that the government OF the District OF
Columbia had become reckless and corrupt the re-
publican party committed the investigation to
able and honest men q Rotn parties who, after
long examination, United in report which
abolished the whole form OF the District govern
ment, and the TASK OF framing new one mas y,
been committed to commission, at the head or
which is one Of our hOnOred Senator'S Hon, Il. M:
Morrill,. Here was no shrinking rom another 81
the duties of the hour. the reform OF abuses.
In q previous Congress the same party laid pare
the whole subject OF the management OF great
railroad corporations, sustained by subsidies OF
governments lands and moneys, and the result has
been that in the present Congress land grants anu
subsidies have received no recoenition
Moreover and this is no small matter the WnOle
array of uniOunded claims, smacking OF )0DDery
and fraud. OF enterprises doubtful IN their pub
lie character, has been by this Congress met larry
in open fight and everywhere beaten and trampled
under foot. l venture the assertion that the
"ioboy'' never left Washington so desperate and
bnngrv "a M the close of the last session of Con,
gress. Herein millions OF money have been saved.
Nor are these all the good things done by the
present Congress. 1t put Its foot firmly on every
disordery scheme to involve us III q war WIN
Spain, and yet sacrificed no whit of the nations
It repealed the Salary bill. thereby responding
to nearly unanimous pubic sentiment.
1t revised and consolidated into convenlent ana
attainaole form all the various statutes OF the
United 81 ates, giving In single volume what mas
heretofore been searched for by lawyers ana Dusi-
ness men through seventeen volumes.
IL repealed the law which set ai0ot the Sanborn
contracts and struck down the denominations OF
II provided for the distribution OF the money
awarded by the Geneva Tribunal, so that the
actual losers OF vessels or freight by the Conleder
ate cruisers that were included in the report OF
the Tribunal will soon receive their money ana
interest. The State OF Maine will especially bene-
nj Dy tulS ulslTiDutioH. -.
Other sound measures might be instanced but
| have perhaps SAID enough to show that no man
| should assail the republican majority In Congress
| without a careful examination OF its real WORK.
| That has only to be realized, and have no lear
that 1t will not be appreciated. IL VIII do US no
harm to contrast all this with the manifestations
which have attended the temporary reinstatement
| OF our opponents in power IN two of the New Eng
land States, Connecticut and New Hampshire. IL any
honest republican has fels that he had reason to
find fault with his party because OF certain short
comngs, let him look at these two states under
| democratic misrulc and see whittier he is travel
| ling when he leaves his Old organization. II he
| viii come nearer home, let him read the declara-
tlon OF the aims and purposes OF the opposition 10
this state, found in the platform OF the late Dem
Ocratic Convention at Portland, wherein the dogma
of Tree trade pure and simple and direct taxation
Is laid down, which MEANS n 1t means anything
that system OF taxation should be adopted Una,
wand treble the burdens OF our Taxpayers, admit
TO our coastDg trade the vessels built by oul
provincial neignbors and shut up In silence ant
decay every shpyard on our coast, when Is jus
beginning to resume some oil Its Old time pros
perry.