Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-10-09

Democratic party Is By Its National and
State records, while that party had con-
troll of power in the several branches of
the General Government.
Should it be claimed that the Democrat
ic party is wiped out, and is now known
as Reform party, it is only necessary to
say, that the change is in name only; the
principles have not changed. The same
men who led the Democratic party, lead
the Reform party in Wisconsin. 1t is the
s,me thing, with gauze-like attempt to
cover its deformi tiles with a new name,and
thus to deceive the people. The veil that
covers the carcass of Bourbon Dem
ocracy is too thin to deceive honest and
intelligent men.
Ihird-In order to establish the fact
that the National Democratic party, as
represented in the popular branch of Con-
gress,ha as bad record on railroad trans
portation as it has On water transporta-
ton; and practically ignores and dlsregards
the wants and rights of the people, while
diligently shielding oppressive monopolies
from all correction or regulation, either by
lawful restraint or competition from navl-
cation, it is only necessary to refer to two
divisions and votes of the House of Rep>
resentatives, during the last session of
Congress, upon a resolution introduced
by Hon. j. O.. Smith (Republican), of
Ohio, declaring the right and duty of Con-
gress $50 to regulate commerce among the
States as to protect that portion of our In
ternal commerce which is among the sew
eral states from all unjust or oppressive
tolls. taxa,ions, DISTRACTIONS, or other bur-
dens, whether imposed by railroad com
panies or by combinations thereof, or by
other common carriers, when engaged as in
struments of such portion of the commerce
of the people," and upon the bin intro
duced by Hon. George W. McCrary (Re-
pubican), of Iowa, as reported from the
Committee on Railroads aud Canals, and
which passed the House on the 26th of
March, but was delayed in the Senate, on
account of the great and valuable labors Of
the TRANSPORTATION Committee, whose sub
sequent report embraced many important
facts and suggestions in behalf Of a complete
national system of water transportation and
internal Improvements, agreeably with the
recommendations Of President Grants
previous message.
HOW STOOD THE VOTES ?
In favor of Congressman Smiths res
olution, which was adopted by vote e.
l72, to 81, there were l58 Republicans
and only IA Democrats, Liberals, and Re
formers.
In favor Of Congressman McCrary's bill,
which passed the House, there were 1l6
Republicans, and only 5, Democrats,
Liberals and Reformers.
Can anything be more conclusive on
this point?
THE POTTER RAILROAD REGULATION LAW.
How stands the record in the Wlscon-
sin Legislature of 1874?
The Republicans had only one MAORI
ty in the Senate. The Democrats or Re-
formers had twenty majority in the AS
sembly. The bill toregulate railroads, in
troduced by Senator POTTER (Repubhcan)
Feb. 18th, l074,passed the Republican Sen
ate,was sent to the Dem ocratic or ReformAs-
sembly, where it was delayed or smothered;
and less stringent bill was subsequently
sent by the Assembly to the Senate, which
promptly amended the Assembly bill by
re-ena ting the Potter bill in its stead; and
thus the Republican Senate sent the PoT-
TER bin second time to the Assembly;
where, in obedience to the demands of
the people,it finally passed, after all efforts
had been exhausted to modify lis proyis>
ions. The people trumphed over monop-
oles and sustained the action of the Repub-
lican Senate, after the Democratic Assem-
bly, had cvaded any action on the Potter
bill. which the Republican Senate enacted
and re-cnacted, and forced upon the Dem
ocratic assembly, which, under the popu-
lar pressure in favor Of the Potter bill,
was reluctantly and unwillingly compelled
to adopt it as first sent by the Senate.