, 1874-09-09
"nE-ELECT EVERYBODY"

Tho cry Of tho Republican managers this yoar
is, ''Ro.cloct everybody" In Alaiuo tho no-
rublicans have nominated for ro-olectIon not
only members of OongroBs and Slate officers, but
nolnbors Of Tho Legislature. In Vermont this
policy laG received d check in tho defeat Of
Poland and tho Ions Of olo-third of the Logia-
laturo. Nevertheless it Booms to 10 rogardod
the only policy that will savo Tho party; and 80
popular Inns 1t bocomo that It Ia nov opouly or
tacitly applied by Republicans to Democrats, aud
rico uersa. In tho back-pay grab and most Of
tho othcr dlsroputablo transactions Of tho paat
the Republican party Inns been vigorously aidod
! and abettod by certain number Of Democrats.
Thcso havo soryctl as counsel on tho other aldo
to "conccdo" away tho rghls of tho minority.
| Thoy voted for mud took tho obaok.pay aud tho in
creaRed pay, and declared 1t waa right. TheRo
| Democrats, conspicuous ntnong whom arc Ran-
dali, Of Pennsylvania, and Eldrodgo, Of Wiacon-
ain, aro also candidates for recollection. The ne.
publican cry to "re-clect everybody" includes
the recollection of thoso Democrats. It Is 4 bar-
gain aud trado between The corruptlonisss Of both
partlCs to secure MI inlorsomont of their 1,ask
record. Randall supports Kelloy, and Nogley,
md nll the back-paysters Of Pennsylvania Car
pontcr supports Eldrcdgo in Wisconsin, and El-
drodgo III in favor Of tho ro-cloct,ou Of
Carpenter, This ro-olcction dodge B nothing
loss thnn conspiracy to doteat tho public de-
maud for reform. In Michigan, sonator Ohand-
ler is q hard-monoy man aud Senator Ferry ia
an intlattoniBt. All tho nfno Republican nlombora
Of CongresB hnyo boon nominated for re-olec-
tion, soycn of thcm being inilationisla and two
hard-monoy mon. ict Chandler and Ferry unto
and assist upon ro-electing all without reference
to tho currency OF my Other question.
Evon in Massachusetts, such ia tho apprehen-
zion from new Congress that will expose and
punish tho corruption Of tho paat, that Ben But
lcr withdraw all opposition to tho Hoa1s and
his other cnenioa, and cries out Ro.elcct oyery-
body In Ohio, mud Indiana, aud Minnesota,
most Of tho salary-grabbors have beou rouo,ni-
mated, and tho party il to be whipped into that
proceeding. Every Democrat who shared in tho
disgracoful legislation Of tho last four years ia
also to bo "re-clectod.' .
"Ro.oloctlon " la but another name for coyor-
ing up. The story Of Congressional malatmuia-
traion aud rotton Legislation has yet to DO made
public. An Opposition Congress. composed Of
mon c1octod fresh from tho people md of mon
who are not connected with tho past will bo a
sort Of Grand Jury having authority to nnyei1
the paat and oxpoao to tho country tho depravity
by which 1t las bocn 80 long governed. The al |
lance between the Democratic ana the Ropub- |
licau salary-grabbers, for their mutual re-elec-
tion is OF itself Ill evidence Of tho corrupt state
Of parties In Congress-, and of tho necessity thoy
feel to have tho past covered up.
It is not likely TINT Tho people will bo deceived |
by this arrangement nor ia it likoly TINT til oy
will DO dotorred from accomplishing tho change |
in Congress which thoy havo resolved upon.
Every man wl,o voted for, received, antl did not
return the bac!-pay, no matter to what party be ]
belongs, ought to bo rejected by tho people. |
Tho combination by these eorruptiouists to ro-
elect themselves should giyo now impetus to the
popular determination to reject them all. When |
man says ro-oloct everybody, he meanB olocs tho
mon who will cover up md destroy tho oyidouces
OF their own official turpitudo,-an that appeal |
should bo answered by the emphatic rejection Of
cvery poraon connected, however remotely, with
party frauds in Congress in tho laat four years.