, 1875-12-23
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION IN CONGRESS

Lac ioLnANRAAA Az H2A QfA2A0Af A1HHVAaAAIQ1
The managers uf the Democratic House of
Representatives hnye attempted bold poll
cy, !l,e ainl If which is Of Importance to tho
wl.olo country. but tho SUCCESS Of which is
extremely doubtful. The gentlcmnn chosen
for Spenker is Democrat, who, casting aside
tile tlel1Bious and crimes Of the modern par-
ty, proposes to place in the foreground tho
financial and rcye1luo policies Of the Delnoc-
raey which prevailed prior to the War. For
this purpose the control md management of
tho Democratic House has been concentrated
in tho hands OF mcn from tho West. Tho
Eastern States hare been quietly put asidc,
and all the Leading questions Of the dny llnyo
been committed to Western 1nc,,. III this
array OF controlling power the West has bcen
treated ns tho country. Tho States In tho
Valley Of tho alississippi have been recog-
1iizel NJ thu seat Of power, while New En-
gland md tho other Atlantic States hive boen
considered ~ frontier or outlying portions of
the Union. This atteIapt to give to the
Western States tho controlling power in Con-
gress has been male moro daring mud aggcs-
siye by the further attempt to placc this power
in the hands Of Western Democrats who are in
fnyor Of sound money, reduced expenditures,
and reduction of taxation to fin exclusively
revenue standard. For lhis purpose the
bold and defiant managers, who iu tho frs.
pIace forced Mr.. KEna, representing his pccu-
liar vews, upon IN unwilling and adverse
majority Of the pnrty in the llousa, have 10
arranged the working machinery Of the body
that all power il confined to tint faction of
Western 1honbers who favor lart money. The
| Committee on Ways md Menus is composed,
with tie exception of Mr.. KELLEY, Of hard
money men, and with q large majority in
favor of tho abolition Of protective taxation.
The Committee OH Banking aud Currency il
| equally decided in favor OF hard money !;
| mud, though its Chairman in New Yorker,
all his past history is TINT Of Western man.
Two clnsoes hive therefore been excluded
from the government Of tho House, tho
| Democracy Of the States east of tho Alle-
| glcnies, md tho Democratic Infationists Of
| tho West ~ vol Of tho East. Tile announce
1nent Of tho committees by Speakcr KERn
was an open defiance md declaration to the
lntlationists OF oil parties, aud to tho Pro-
tectionists of all parties, md upon tho
| tlAEo*4cA ~ 4A44Nt4V4t AAHi kA0 f51ENAE&f H41A
consequently the managers Of the party in
the House, arc opposed to tho minority Of
tho party in tho House. It is the old prob
lem whether tho tail shall wag the dog or tho
dog WAX tho TAIL Sh4.ll KEnn and MORRISON,
mud their comparatively H,nall faction, govern
tic party i'll thu House, OR shall the minority
OF tie Democratic Horse ho permitted to die.
tate to the minority? In tho Democratic
representation froM Indiana there IL hut
one, II indeed thers IN even one, who fayorz
hard money and opposes imitation, except Mr..
kEnn; now shall ho dictato to his colleagues,
Or slall they be allowed to hayo an opinion
Of their own? 80 with tho Protection Dem.
ocrnts Of Now England, Now York, peunsyl
vnnia New jersey, md Maryland. Shall
they sn},,,l!t to lavo Mr.. KEnn ansl the nau
Of tho West sponge ont Of existence the lib.
eral ala magnificent bountics and pensions
which their people hayo so long enjoyed TN.
der The protective tariA.
1t Is Impossible to betiovo that tho great
protective interests nud tho lasga imitation
majority ot tho Democratic members Of the
House will submit without struggle and 90.
copt free traae mud hrecio payments at tl,t
dlctation OF speul.cs K,ua mud the small fae
tion Of Democrats who aYrco with him, &c
far, iusubordination has been .e.,ressed. Th.
Speaker Aas ,.lanuged 10 stils discussion. ami
lis programme Tor the future is understood
to Ia thnt I'LL resolutions or other forms o,
declaring opinions on al questions relatins
to thu currency shall be referred to commit
tees without debate, thus preventing any op
portunity for the Inaationists to force til.
members to vote. Ihasa committees al
composed by tbs Speaker, will mover repo.
al imitation measure. But We QUESTION
whether this policy OF suppression eau b
maintained. Already there ara resolution
by the scors prepared, to be offered aitor IL
recess, which will practically declare that
while the Democrutio lnajority elected Kraa
who has organized the committees on hard
money basis, the Houss did not thereby adop
; bis financial opinions, Tbs Resistance IL %,
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