The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-02-24
THE GRANT PARTY TACTICS.
HOW THEY WOULD CONCILLIATE THE GRANe
ERS AND NOT ALLEVIATE THE

HOW THEY WOULD C0NCILLIATE THE GRANG-
ERs AND NOT ALLEVIATE THE CAPITALISTS.
A Washington telegram to the New York
Sun says: 1t is evident that the administra-
ton party is thoroughly alarmed at the
prospect ahead. Some of the most difficult
legislative problems that ever engaged the
attention of legislators are staring them in
the face, and they see no way to solve them
without alternating the capitalists of the
east, or the grangers of the west. The only
way to avoid giving offense to one or both
is to hurry up the appropriation bills, and
adjourn without taking any definite action
on the transportation or currency
questions. With this object in view
their party leaders have been constantly
making buncombe speeches 20 fool the
grangers into the beliefthat they are hearth
ly with them, whilethey wink to the railroad
managers and say quietly: "You know that
all these resolutions mean nothing" There
has been a constant effort on the part of
Garfield, Dawes, Hale. and other leaders on
that side of the house to hurry up the appro-
~priation bills and get them through by the
middle of May and then adjourn. For this
purpose Dawes to-day offered a resolution
fixing the 18th of May as the day for final
adjournment. Thiswas not only premature,
but it was very indecent. 1t was notice to
the country that the administration party
meant to shirk the grave responsibilities
before it and go into the contest this year
with a record that would bear any interpre-
tation they chose to give it. But
Mr.. Dawes's move showed their
hands, and when It was voted down
they made haste to put through a resolution
declaring that it was the sense of the nous
that it should not adjourn until the trans
portation and
QUESTIONS
had been settled and a more economical adj
ministration of the government secured. Of
course everybody voted for this and the
grangers will be expected to swallow il as a
nice sugar-coated pillintended to cure all the
ills thew complain of. in the same manner the
preamble and resolution offered by j. @.
Smith, of Ohio, was put through, declaring
it to be the sense of the house that it had the
constitutional power to legislate Oh all ques-
tons of m between states as though
there were no state lines. This was simply a
trick to make it appear that because demo-
Gratis would not vote for a resolution declar-
ing that the national government was
supreme in all cases, therefore they were
opposed to each and every measure looking
to the regulation of railroad tariffs by con-
gress. Under the suspension OF the rules,
the preamble Il resolution could not be
separated, and debate was not in order.
Hence democrats were obliged to vote
against the resolution because the preamble
involved a declaration of doctrines they
could not subscribe to. In the end, this
resolutions and all others like it will return
to plague those who Invented them. The
administration party does not mean to make
any attempt to settle the transportation
question at this session. They are afraid of
them and intend to dodge. The people win
hold them responsible nevertheless. They
have the power to pass any law they choose,
and by these very resolutions they have
notified the country that they are
fully aware of the. Importance of the
questions claiming their attention and that
theT will fail in their duty if they do not
take definite action upon them. After this
let them shirk If they dare.