, 1875-02-26

mics, ovorridden parliamentary law, and snado
record That will rend him down to p,,slerity nh
tho rnost nnsernpnlous politician tho State has
6ver known. For weeks, many tntelligent farm-
er 1ndepondsn-Heto9m 1 members havs fot ao 4 10
rcaizo tow much no has already damaged tho
cause Of Rafotm which thoy profess {and
pothaps honehtly) to havo At heart. They
feEs tSs @ aa i so,as ys 'yb yb,ces! ree ts, :.
which waa .tlscnbod 1seform !-Rettonch"
ments and tint, upon those tro Issues. the peo-
plo electcd thom 10 Representatives.. Now, IN
Tho seventh woek Of Tie soss!ot they 'ook haek
inga. fhov nre the moro to bo rltied because tue
Bourbon Democracy wcara no n.ask. aud Ento tho
camrs Of thai Veteran army liaines has been
Rteadllyt pcrsihtent1y lending them.
Tho instances wlloron Speaker 1ialnes hns
purposely originated disturbances In the liouRo
by arbtrnry rulings, In order to glvo crodencs to
hin assertion TINT ttore "aa conaf,'raoy among
Btato. almost irrespective Of party hare 20 gen
orally animsdverted upon them, that 1t iR un-
neccBsary 10 cite them hero.
1Eow TIE lHDErExpENTs WE'VE MANIPULATED.
Tho plans Of tho Bourbons for Tho capture OF
the Independents MORO well natnred. 1n tho
first place, they wnro recognized as honcet, nex-
perieucea men by tho bourbons. Then 1t be-
came necessary to mako show Of yielding to
Alexander Campbell, the 1ndenondcnt- t-1.cforn
Conarensman-oicct from tho IaSalts District,
anil Gen. ". 3. Anderson, the independent
nefS@ from te N'Tess ass
mon were persuaded that t1lo only 1nan who
could beat Shelby NJ. Culom for Bpoaker waa E.
n. iiainea. Anderson and Campbell dIattusted
IIaiues at tho timo; but Aucll solemn pledges
wero mnlo By bis friends ll,l'i springer and Gov
lalner) that these leading llghts III tue Nofolm
party yielded. .
unt1or sucl, circumstances NAB tho coalition
formed which, sinco the fisat week, has only ap-
poared an owl bargain.and-Bale. It waH net onty
MI owl condition 80 far ~ securing tho election
ot E. II. lfalues, bnt 1t haa committed tho lnde-
pensoni' h9forn, mcmbora t9 tue many untuat
have seriously at leart. What 1ndependent-lie-
form member Of tho 11ouae dare 60 before hts
people with tue record 10 and tho Bourbon Dom
ocrats havo already mado on the caucus gucs-
form Of tho Reform party III Illinois ta lostil-
ity to the CAUCUS systom aud yot tho Bourbon
Democrats hayo led tho independents
Reform members into and bound them by moro
In tho Stnto In the same length Of time before.
On tlIc temperance qucatton, the Bourbon DEM
ocsats, through Speaker 1Iaines, haVe altcady
bound tho indopondent~h ~hofo:m mc1nbera hand
and foot. On tho subject Of an adjourned aes-
sion, although they don't know 1t, yot they are
committed to It by tho pledge tlloy gave the
Bourbon Democrats to stand by Speaker Hhines;
for ha and hts friends arc already maturing their
ptans for dcceiving tho peuple into tho necessity
OF III adjourned session.
TIE CENsunE or rnTg1nEST GRANT.
Tl!ero la another chapter OF history connected
with this coalition which tho people should road.
| County: My people aent mo llcro to legialatc
for them, not to discuss national politics OF to
tnnnufacture political capital" And yet, III
| CAUCUS. tho Bourbon Democrats bound tho In
T. Dat
| support the resolution OF Ccnsure Of President
| Grant, tho Administration. aud Gen. Sheridan.
loading Bourbon Domoc1at said to tho 1nde-
| pondent. Reform members. "Hpeskcr HAincs In
| tight pace on account Of h'a giving his Private
Secretary 90 a day. II you Independents do not
| 60 with us On tho Louisiana resolutions, We will
not sustain spoaker uatnos::"' Thus coEnsted,
| the Independents Hero actually forced Into rot-
| ing censuto upon the President.
AID YET IT Ia FnAUDI
| But theFo ia another chapter still: After the
vote tho LouiaianA resolutions was tnkon, tie
| suit. Members who yated No wero recorded
! Aye; other members who voted No wcro not re
corded ut all. Tint this is true, tho actinn OF the
nouae ltself proves. They Nere Joint resolu.
Hainos vera satisfied tho Houso had vo.od the
cepHurc, tho lesnluliona would long a1noo havo
boon transmitted to ths Senate. II haa neyer
BCHEMEB ISCUDAT1HG.
Tho attention Of tho people Ia called to tho
foalowings A caucus nas held laat Thursday
night. At which It vas resolved by the Bourbon
Democrats aud few 1udependonta: l.
To cut doSn aii approximation bills to
Government. i. To abolish the stata Board OF
Equalization. 8. To abolish tho State Board Of
| Charlton. Again. It II proposed to demand OF
The Governor party representation Oh tho SOW
orat Doarda TO be appointed by him, under pom
| atty Of refusing tho necessary appropriations to
carry on tho Executive Department..
Lot tho people Of 1lnois look we'll to their
Representatives. In tho midst Of pcaco aud
plenty under Constitution pronounced Al
most perfect; with statutory laws ample for
oyely honest arbitration OF isanes botwcon citi-
zcuH with \ Judicial car opan 10 tho slightest
complaint - Legislature convcuea At the Capt.
tal that blndly 1usl,os headoug at 4 work of
destruction. Last fall, party. long deprived OF
tho confdauco OF the people, under false pre-
tonaoa Of liberality persuaded smother disat1ect-
cd eletnent to fuse With 1t. a. refult, tho
Democracy and the Reformors went hofore tue
people, and, In platform. pross. md by voice,
made loud protoatAtions of Kofor1n. The peo-
plo, hlxaya restiyo whom thcy imagine their
fights h1o being overlooked. heodoa these pro-
fcssions. Tho whole people Of the Etata arc
now reApipg tho fruit Of the folly Of that lauicd.
promised lioiorm. Out Of asa bills introduced
Into tho House, but two have passed nnd roceiy.
cd tho signature of tho Speaker, and ono Of
thsna Was killed In tho Senate.
A Lookkn-Os
HOUSE.
DELAYED REPORTS.
Special D1spat<h to This Chicaos Tribune.