The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-01-09
Which Pokicu Ouai.t to Wtm /?

Which Policy Ought to HIN?
The future OF the Republican party depends
upon its own conduct. fits representative men,
its controlling members svince and practice the
same devotion to the principles OF equal and ex-
act justice that characterized its conduct while
waging and winning the battles of humanity, its
triumph is sure. And it begins the year 1875
under very gratifying auspices. The Senate has
passed the bill for the resumption OF specie pay
ments, and it is the settled opinion of sagatious
ones that the House will experience little difficult
ty in giving its assent to the bill Secretary
Bristow has inaugurated many wise and crafty
ing reforms in the Treasury Department. No
man is allowed to stand between him and his
management of that Department in strict accord
snce with law and for the promotion of the high
est national interest Mr.. Postmaster General
Jewell is exciting very favorable general opin-
ion of his rigid and economical working of the
Postoffice Department. The administration has
assumed new role, the workings of which COM
pei people to forget many Of its former faults
We have never believed President Grant any
thing else than honest in his views and in his Sc
lection OF men to carry them out. lie has made
mistakes-as every President before him did and
as every one after him will do He has selected
n in some instances meu who have brought dsre-
Ste aud disgrace upon the Republican party
~ bio administration is an c--iuent ialusiraiiQp.
or his promise .si5 tirst inaugural that he would
endeavor to correct mistakes whenever he discov-
cred that he made them.
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that economy in expenditures comes far short
OF broad and satesmanlike policy to meet and
fill the exigencies of the times. This cannot
make up the deficiencies consequent upon the tall
ing off of revenues by decline Of business. Re-
duction of expenditures by reduction of force is
all very well in its place, but this cannot fill the
place of sound financial policy to restore conf
deuce in the business community nor infuse new
lite into declining enterprises nor put fresh and
vigorous energies into all departments OF life, that
industry, thrift and prosperity may smile upon
the land once more. The President, Secretary
Bristow and Congress all show their unquestion-
ed appreciation of this. The TWO former have
recommended, and the latter is about to shape
these recommendatonsin int laws, that we embark
on our return to "sEecie basis" and that the tariff
be restored to tea and coffee and larger tax be
placed upon whisky. The vote of the Republi-
cans in the Senate tor a return to ''specie basis"
has gone long way towards restoring the Re-
publican party to the confidence of the people,
while the vote of the Democrats against it has
turned the golden apples of the Democracy to
kI,n,, IL -
the people that their cry about ';hard money
has been nothing more than delusion to catch
votes and win power.
The Republican party has policy looking to
the restoration of prosperity to the country, while
it is doing its level bes; to bring reform and re-
trenchment to every department of national SER
vice. The Democratic party has no policy but to
embarrass legislation by gerrymapderiug aud
calling for Investigations, every one OF which I'M
covers as much corruption of Democrats as of Re-
publicans and raising bubbles, false issues and
decisions for the purpose Of misleading the pu0-
lie mind. To cry "hard money" during cam
paign of three months and then vote against
'har6 money" before the campaign ardor has
fairly cooled is convincing proof that the party
that does it is chiefly engaged in deluding and
misleading the people to obtain the ascendancy
and the patronage. We fancy the people have no
difficulty in understanding it Investigations
and objections TO basty or injadcious legislation
are al right and commeudable. We believe they
do much good. But the party that has nothing
better to recommend it to public 'avor and con-
fdence is not the one for the people Anybodv
can object gerrymander and call for "investiga
tons" This is the chief business of parties chief
ly engaged in scheming for votes, power and pa
tronage. 1t takes craftsmanship, patriotism aud
philanthropy to propose, carry through and ex-
ecute great policies, measures and laws to meet
the national demand and restore national pros
perity. The Democrats voted against the finance
bill What have they TO propose that is better
An objection to one policy without proposing a
better one betrays lamentable lack Of what the
people expect from lawmakers now If the Dem
ocratic majority in the next House Of Representa-
tives does not evince more statesmanship than the
minority of this one their recsnt victory will
prove only death struggle. rs
The Republican policy is LIST. The complete
protection Of the citizen. I'd. A thorough reform
and retrenchment in the national expenditures
Sd. An increase of the revenues by wise and judi
cious laws 4th. And a return to specie basis
by sure and easy stages. The Democratic policy
is stupid opposition to them all withoutproposing
anything in their stead Let the Republican par
ty travel on in the direction it is now moving
and put its best men at the front. If it does this
it will win its most signal triumph in 1876.