The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-05-07
The Political Situation.

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The Political Situation.
AS good seamanship requires that
observations be daily taken to asccr
tain the course OF the ship, SO pru
dent craftsmanship also demands fre-
quent observations of the drift Of
public opinion; anl as a competent
captain need not necessarily sail his
ship with. wind or tide, so tho states.
tnan need not be captured Ivy public
opinion, yet both of them should
know whittier they are tending, SO
as to take advantage OF the situation.
The evidences are abuadant that
the Republican organization still en-
joys the full confidence of the pco
rle. The Emergencies and disagree
ments Of opinion among is members
which are SO paEz ing 10 the Opposi
ton are an evidence OF lis vitality.
and not Of its decline. Ii proves
that the thinking men of The nation
are disposed'to achieve the ascoal.
ency of their respective opinion with
in. and not beyond, The lines of the
Republican organization. 1. has
been discovered IN Ohio and Wis.
consin, where the Opposition acliey-
Cd temporary success, that, notwi,h
standing the shortcomings OF the
Republican party, which is not above
the ffailties OF human nature, il
possesses, nevertheless, a manifest
superiority in, craftsmanship and
character over the selt.s,yled Re-
formers. The municipal elections
in Pennsylvania under the new con
stitu,ion, which was specially de-
signed 10 prevent fraud, and part
cRlarlv directaf iovkrd the adj lu
ton OF means Tor TIE ucstructl6n al
the Republican ascendency in the
city Of Philadelphia, have shown that
tac Republican party in the Key.
stone State is full OF life ana vitality,
The House of Representatives
which contains very large proper.
ton OF new members, who are hon.
est, conscientious, and DESTROYS Of
serving the people faithfully, was in
the beginning, to some extent, de-
ce'ved by the tactics OF the Opposi
ton. These tactics consisted IN ,h.
PRONUNCIATION of the idea that the
Republican party was Gisorsarizcd
and dying, aud that every member
would have 10 enter the next canvass
rpon his own individual merits; and
that the Administration, which was
placed IN power only year ago by
such overwhelming majorlties, and
10 sustain which the present Con
grcss was also elected, WAS stepped
~ corruption and unworthy OF pub
iic confluence. Thus We have wit.
nesssd the extraordinary spectacle
OF a Congress composed OF two
thirds OF the friends OF the Admin.
rstralion sending so many resolutions
81 inquiry to the Departments that
IN one (lhe Treasury alone one
hundred and twelve clerks were en-.
lloyed in preparing answers.
Another assumption put forth by
the Opposition was, that lnasmucll
as public opinion condemned the
action OF the last Congress in raising
their own compensation on the eve
OF adjournment to s. 800, with 81.
ooO retroactive pay, the pubic voice
also insisted on the reduction of
salaries that had not been advanced
IN amount since they were fixed ir
1893, under the administration OF
FRANKLIN Pierce. Corrclatiyc to this
was the further position that all
pablo works should be instantly
abandoned; the erection of public
should cease; harbor and
river improvements, which, in reality.
constitute the OILY effective efforts
toward the attainm cnt OF CHEAP trans |
'ortation, should DO stopped, the
'avy.yards closed, and the EXECUTIVE
Departments crippled by tho dis
nlssal OF large numbers Of EN- p!oyees.
The Opposition rightly supposed that
he throwing on. OF employment Of
many thousands OF heads OF families
J various cities, and the CONSEQUENT
Isce Engagement Of private enterprise,
ould create such widespread dis
liisfactlon with the Administration )
lat defeat at the next elections I;
oulo certainly cnsuc To fact, VIC