Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-25
REVIVAL OF BUSINESS

Now that all parties cDncede that there
is q prOs,ratiOn in all kinnsof bu-intss ard
every industry is Lore or less crippled.
We think our xwmakers will enter on
eOilie character If legislation that will tend
TO the Improvement Of the times Con
grcss is now in srss on and the Legisla-
lures Of nearly AL the States will he after
the Is, OF January These legislative
bod cs are fully cogniz.n, of tie wants
and necessities Of the Country, and ,. ~
it We're, instructed to perfect measures
that Will give renewed life and ACTIVITY 10
the body polite. The country has beer
plunged into us embarra>smcn,s and diff
culties Ivy lad legislation in the past. amt
it seems that rcparntiOn should come b,
good leg,sa,,on. The evil, OF which the
people are row bearing a heavy sEar
should be repaired. and Il IS in the power
Of Congress, and the state Legislatures TO
dcvi.e vie measures by which prospc j
can c. me to our people. The recent cleo
lions was an expression of popular d.
content with the results of legislation.
The verdict in November last was az, ex
Pre- sion OF dissatisfaction with the pre.enl
state OF affairs, and the change in ting
sya' or Ight about by strong hope thai
new men fresh from the people would
IAve a better idea of their wants Mem
bers of Congress with comfOrtab e sal
aries OF SIX or seven thousand dollars Il
year, failed TO see Ihe wide spread disturb
ence in the trade ana business Of the coun
try. The people had asked for rciief-de
sired the adoption OF measures that wOuh.
place ali Interests III the condition 10 re-
al!ze some degree of profit and security
This feeling was wide~spr. al, and in the
r.cent election new men have taken the
places Of both Republican and Democratic
Congressman. Avery small proportion OF
the o;d members have been returned 10
the 44th Congress Of either party. We
think this is just right.
We do rot believe ia kceDinr
men in Congress any &rcat length Of time.
In our experience: we have found tina
members who have served lon,cst in tie
halls Of Congress are the most unreliable
and the Last ts full. We could name sew
eral gentlemen VINO have outlivcd their
usefulness as members. In November
last the people appear TO have come to that
CONCLUSION and let them retire to private
life. Fresh men in the House are more
apt to represent truly their constituents.
The 44th Congress will have it in its pow>
er 70 do vast amount Of good, If gDv> |
crned ny sincere desire to lcg.sIate for |
the publ &c gtpd Bat. in the present short |
session, The party in power have i mos
excellent opportunity to repair the mis-
l.i:cf Of previous legislation. LIT them
return to the liberalty towards works OF
internal improvement iha. gave the r.
publican party much Of is strength with
The nation. However, grsa, th mis-, axes
OF that party may have been in its efforts
OF rtc Instruction in the South, the connec>
ton Of the Atlantic with the Pacific by
. great Continental highway. will he re-.
membered as an achievement OF which
any party might he proui. II addition
70 th's the Republican party during its
reign has aided railroads in the West un-
" there IS continuous line of railroa Is to
- tvco'ur, lcxas. Inc country las been
greatly developed to an extraordinary cx-
tent; and until the party yielded, in
weak moment, to the clanor Of dema
gogues against more aid to railroads and
othcr puOhc enterprises, the colntrg IS
prosperous. SO long as the Republicans
STOOD up to liberal policy the party had {
Strength. Many Of the great leaders Ut
the party are urging 4 return to the policy
OF liberal aid To all public enterprises, tina,
Will tend 10 the deve opm"Dt ami improve
mcnt OF the valuable r. 9 ,urccs OF the ,
country. believing that by do n so, in
1916, 1t may possess again the conf lence
81 the nation, and retain power. For these ,
reasons theie IS . decided beller and An |
opinion that the aid asked by the great {
continental railroads will be voted by the /,
present Congress, End if done. there will
pc such revival Of business as Will diff |
tnse prosperity throughout the land. ,
" IN the beneficial legislation of Congress i
md that of the State Legislatures this /
vi"ter; We anticipate good results. and a a
general revival Of business: a better day !
viii dawn for all, and the present stagna j
lOA ~ on l)ASS AWAY =