The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-11-14
The FOrty-Thfrd Congress
and the President.

Appearances indicate that there will
not prevail between the President and
the Forty-third Congress that harmo-
nious CO opera ion which is so essential
to the consummation of necessary legis-
lation. The President has been CEN
sured for observing too strict reticence
prior to the November elections, in con-
nection with the third-term movement,
but since the results of those elections
have been known he has conversed
freely with number of gentlemen up
on the subject, and he is free to say that
the third-term movement had nothing
whatever to do with the recent deluge.
TO his mind one cause along brought
about the overwhelming defeat of the
Republican party, VITA Republican
Congress refused to carry out the re-
Communications of Republican Presi-
dent.
Per contra, the members Of the Forty
third Congress who go to Washington in
December next to prepare the way for
their Democratic successors in March,
will not return In that amiable frame
of mind toward the President which
should characterize their feelings to-
ward the Chief Executive of the Lation
and their own chosen party chieftain.
In fact, they return to the places which
shall know them no more forever, with
wrath in their hearts against tn Presi-
dent, declaring, with even unnecCess-
AIRY emphasis that at his door must the
OnuS or IHetr ueTvdt be laid. They
point to the veto of their financial bill,
which promised relief to the country
to the outrages prepetrated by Federal
bayonets upon the oppressed South, TO
Williams, Shepherd, Simmons, Sanborn,
Jayne, Leet, Casey, Kellogg, Sypher,
Buter-tO the whole army of corrupt
ionists, who enjoyed the most perfect
confidence of the President.
1t is not our quarrel. We have no
part in it whatever. 1t is for the Presi-
dent and Congress to fight out the diff
ferences between them, if there must
be q contest at all. We are not sure,
however, that there need be. On the
contrary, we are convinced that all
personal differences and grievances
should be put aside at a time when the
most vital interests of the country de-
mand the wsest and most unseifish
public services from its representatives
in Congress and the White House.
Both have made mistakes; both are in
some degree responsible for the disas-
trous results Of Tuesdays election, and
it will greatly become both to bend
their united energy and intelligence to
putting the National House in better
order for their successors than 1t now is.
For nine years Republican admins
trations have deprived the North of its
richest market-the South by keeping
the South in state of financial and
political ruin. For nine years recon-
structiOn has been hammered at, and
when we are ask ed what has been done
we are referred to Louisiana and South
Carolina, such reconstruction, aided
by other grievous errors, has not been
without its effect upon the North. FL
nancial and commercial failures, busi-
ness depression, gloom and disasters
have been the order of the day for up
wards of year. And the order of the
4 day for the last session of the Forty
third Congress should be remedy Tor
the present lamentable condition of af-
fairs.
Let the dead bury their dead, and lei
the living Congress of December dc
something of such worth as to con-
vince the nation that it was wrong Oh
Tuesdsy last. Commerce, finance, agri
culture, trade, industry of every shape
and character are crying out for assis
tanee from Congress, for some wist
measure of relief which will inspir,
public confidence and rehabilltate busi
ness in its old gaIb of prosperity. Thi
is no time for personal quarrelS be-
tween the Executive and Legislative
branches of the government, but timt
when they should unite to correct er
rors, and, by unsellish devotion to tn
people, provide a remedy for the har'
times which are at every mans door,
Phila. Inquirer, 10th.
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