National Republican., 1875-07-22

our ADVICE on the Democratic party; but
we have for very long time felt deep
interest in that party, end make the i'm
provement on the ticket we do from sin
cere desire to see the party put its best and
most representative men to the front The
Democratic party, we speak of it as clothed
In its newest purple, must look well to the
tail as well as to the head of its ticket;
hence the Improvement we have suggested.
Mr.. Garrett is one of natures solid kind,
tips the scale at three hundred pounds, and
is Pickwickian in appearance. Mr.. Dana
Is one of Pharoah's lean kind, but is of a
very versatile and lively turn Of mind, prays
much, is appreciated for his piety, and
would make an administration exceedingly
lively. When Mr.. Garrett invites US to
dine with him we always accept knowing
that it really means something substantial
canvass backs, fthey are in season, cham
payne, and the very best of old Burgundy
to finish off with. But when he puts on
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him as the great modern advocate Of the
rights of labor, and of cheap fares and low
freights, we shake our head, and go in
search of Montgomery Blair. Get on
any one of his railroads just outside of
Washington, and you will very soon find
out that Mr.. CARROTS policy is to get all
the money he can out of the travelling pub
Lie, make the few rich and the many poor.
That, 1t must not be forgotten, is exactly in
accordance with the modern Democratic
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Mr.. Garrett has three gospels, at the
shrines of which he worships with the
zeal of 9 true Christian. The first is the
gospel according to John w. Garrett; the
second, the gospel according to the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, and third, the gospel &C.
cording to Baltimore, where all his prop
erty is located. He rarely worships out.
side of these, and hence it was that we
put Mr.. Charles A. Dana on the ticket,
not only to give it more scope and strength
with the party, but to prove that we are
consistent in our respect for it. Mr..
Garrett, like the Irishman at Donnybrook
fair, is never happier than when he has
dozen fights on his hands. That, too, is
strictly in accordance with the modern /
Democratic idea" Mr.. Dana, notwith-
standing his extreme piety, is never so
happy as when he is smashing up things
generally. Here, then, we contend is a
happy combination of propensities in a
single ticket such as would not be found
elsewhere in this world or the next. Our
only fear is that the Democratic party will
not thank US for pointing it out, or render
ing the Hon. Montgomery Blair such valu-
able aid.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad is es-
sentially Democratic institution, with Mr..
John W. Garrett for its presiding genius.
And it is fact worth noticing at the pres
ent time that wherever you find one of
these great, wealthy Democratic institu-
tions you are sure to find it increasing its
wealth by cutting down the wages of the
laborer to starvation prices and making his
condition miserable. This is strictly In &C
cordance with the modern Democratic idea,
which now proceeds on the theory that the
many were born to toll on scanty fare and
small pay that the rich few may get richer.
1t is only short time ago that the pay of
laborers on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
the richest corporation of IFS kind in the
country-was reduced to ninety cents and
dollar day. Imagine a man with four
children, toiling ten hours day, and eking
out miserable existence on ninety cents
day | But this is strictly in accordance
with the modern Democratic idea. 1t was
out of respect for the eternal fitness of
things that we approved Mr.. Montgomery
Blair's nomination, and added such valu-
able Improvement in the person of Mr..
Charles A. Dana for Vice President
If Mr.. Garrett were elected President, of
course we should have locomotive Admin
istration, with an order issued through the
Secretary of State, that all other railroads
should run in conformity with the
schedule of the Baltimore and Ohio. The
Vice President might object to this but
c compromise could easily be effected through
an order directing that all papers in the
United States be run on the model and
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Mr.. Garrett has a chronic dislike to paying
taxes-State, county or city. Like sensi-
BILE man and good Democrat, he prefers to
keep the money in his own pocket. That, |
too, is strictly In accordance with the |
modern Democratic idea, and may also &C |
count for our preference for him as
an. available candidate for the party. |
New York has just at this time a
model Democratic government-swallow-
tail aad very aristocratic. One Of the very |
first acts of this model Democratic govern
ment was to reduce the wages of the labor
ing man. Not a word was said about re-
ducing the ten and fifteen thousand dollars |
a year salaries OF the high officials. There
was time, not very long ago, when your
model Democrat owned his laborers, fed |
and clothed them in the scantiest manner,
them, and sold them in the mar
ket. Your modern Democrat has not |
changed much since then. He does not |
own his laborers now, and he can neither
wallop nor sell them; but he insists on their
working for wages that render their condi-
ton in many cases quite as miserable as
when they were slaves.
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