Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-10
AFArAL DEMOCRArIC BLCNDER.

The provisions OF n Mc' rarv OH
to regulate Interstate ommerc are
we'll understood by our readers. It is
the people against the encroach-
ments of the railroad monopo-
lists. In the House, where il
originated, it passed. as the telegraph
informed us some tire since. by a vote
of III ayes TO ll6 nays. only five Dem
ocra:s supporting it. \ greaterer more
fatal blunther was never committed by
any party than is thus shown by the
action Of the Democratic members.
After coQuetting with the Changers for
the past year. protesting the meath
while to be their best and true>t friends,
the Democratic party. So far as
~ leading men can bind it by Off
cal deed. DECLARES in effect al the first
opportunity that the movement in
augurated TO secure cheaper fares and
treights is all wrong. and that the
remedy. if any exists. for curbin- the
graSping tendencies of the Monopo-
lists must be sought in the tinkering
legislation Of the several States. out
of nearly one hundred Democratic
members in the House. five voted in
the affirmative! The reason assigned
for this suicidal course is that the old
Democratic doctrine of States Rights
Was violated by the terms of the bill. the
sane comforting upon the Federal Gov
eminent the right 10 control railroads
within State boundaries and iurisdic-
ton. This is the doctrine taught by
the New York World, which is every
where accepted as the leading Demo-
cratic organ of the United States. The
policy may be sound which we do not
believe. but if so it will take a long
time TO bring the people back to an i'll
dorsement of it. We believe that the
Government has the power to protect
its citizens against the greed of monop-
olies and the expressions OF
corporations. The vo,e on the
bill i'll question takes the wind
out of the democratic sails for the APP
preaching election ofCongressmen. All
through the West and South, where
cheap transportation has been the
rallving cry for a year or more. ii
seems TO us an improbable thing that
any Democrat should be returned tc
Congress. The party representatives,
when put to the test, have utterly IL
nored the expressed sentiment of the
great mass of voters. Unfortunately
as we think, the men who shape the
policy Of the Democratic party in every
State of the Union never learn any.
thing by experience. The events o
the last ten ortwelve wears havetaugh,
them nothing. They are incapable
of either learning or forgetting.
All things considered, therefore, VT
are forced to admit that the attitude o,
the Democratic party. at the present
time. on the railroad question. the
main issue now before the country
and liable TO remain 81 until after
the next Presidential election, if not
longer, is not such as to commend
II to the favorable consideration of in.
tsliigent voters. For our part. W,
frankly confess that we have beer
greatly disappointed by the cours,
adopted by the Democratic member,
Of Congress in relation to tn,
McCrary bill. If the regulation
of Interstate m BY ano
through any and all power that cal
reach the question. either; directly O
indirectly, is not Democratic doct rine
why, then we fall far short of bein.
an orthodox Democrat.