The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-06
The New Regime.

The Republican party has now had au
uninterrupted ascendency offourteen years
ia the Houses Of Congress This ascen-
deney win be broken up on and after the
4th of March. No party III any age or
country ever lorded il with such high
hand. No party was ever so domineering
and dictatOrial. None was ever SO haugh-
ty in its department to its political Oppo-
nents None ever so aggressive aud inso-
lent. None ever secured such complete
suppression of free speech unless exercised
in its own behalf II Democrat, during
this long and dreary time, ven,ured to
open his mouth in the House he must
speak with bated breath aud in the most
measured language, even if he was engaged
in denouncing the most fragrant and
monstrous usurpation of power, Other
wise there were resolutions immediately
offered for his eensure, il not his expulsion
from the House. 10 this manner the
voice Of a minority that always approx
mated in numbers the majority was yirtu-
ally suppressed. We thought that the
reign in its latter days of the South in
Ccngress-the days of the JEFF, Davises,
ToOmbses, Brookses, Rhetts, Slidells--was
bad enough in its arrogance and insolcnce,
but it was not to be compared to that of
their successors. 1t even seems mild aud
tolerant in comparison. 1t is source Of
infinite graduation that this Republican
tyranny, after having existed for about
the same length of time as that Of its
predecessors, is also drawing to a final
close. A new generation of men after
the fourth Of March are coming to the
front.
The names % Carpenter, Chandler,
Butler, Bingham, Schenck, and many
others of similar ilk have disappeared for
ever from the Congressional roll, The
remaining whipped bullies, such as Blaine,
Hale, Hoar, ETC., who have so long crack
ed their whips over Congress, win after
the fourth Of March, go to the rear. They
viii take back seats They will be taught
by the new majority better manners.
They will have to listen to free speech and
a good deal of it. The time is rapidly
coming when the voice of the Democratic
people Of this country, who, North and
South are more than million of a maiori-
ty, is going to be expressed without fear
or favor. Things will be called by their
right names. Blaine will step down and
out Of the Speakers chair in which he
has been such a tyrant. The young and
vigorous Democrats of the country who
will control the next House, will have as
little respect for the rotten old Grant
oligarchy as the Republicans once had for
that which spoke in the name of the South.
We sometimes regret that Ben Butler was
not elected member of the next House
in order that he might listen to the csti-
nation in which he is held by the people,
and where he could see how the mighty
have fallen. With the 4th of March
commences new political era, similar to
the 18th of March, 1861. The men who
have no other thoughts than those en-
gendered by the passions of the war are
rapidly passing away They were elected
originally because they were good haters,
and because it was thought a war was
necessary between the Government and
portion Of our fellow-citizens. They have
fulfilled their mission, and are going out
Of power. We want to reconcile those to
the Union who may lately have fought
against it. We want words of Kindness
and reconciliation, instead Of words of
hatred and vengeance. The old Republi
can party of the war is now as useless as
the old almanacs of that day are. 1t
doesen't live in the present. 1t has only
left behind it monument dedicated to
eternal hate and eternal discord Craeia-
nati Enquirer