The Republican journal., 1876-01-06
Unnlask the Thieves.

! lie desire Is universally expressed
among leading Democratic newspapers,
that the House OF Representatives shall
use i right OF investigating the various
! departments OF government. and use it in
4 manner to expose, for the information
Of the people, the dark ways in which
| they are being robbed. The pittsburg
| Post, discussing this and kindred matters,
says that the Democratic party has
great duty to pretorm. and that at the
earliest moment practicable The people
by electing decisive majority of Demo-
Gratis to the popular branch of Congress,
have given an expression of their conf
dence which must not be disappointed.
They will not look for impossibiities, nor
demand any rash or unjust action from
the members of the House but they will
have right to expect vigilance, scrutiny
OF every proposition of their political OPP
ponenls, and thorough investigations of
past wrongful doings where they affect
| the general welfare
The vantage ground which is now oc-
| cupied by the Democratic party, has not
been lightly won, nor is it to be lightly
regarded 1t has required years of pa
tent pcrsevering effort, in the face of a
powerful organization, which did not hes
itate to employ unfair means and to squan-
der public money, in the vain hope of pre-
venting it. Undoubtedly the struggle has
been prolonged by the vilest methods;
but truth is mighty, and must ultimately
prevail. Great governments like ours
cannot long rest upon a basis of public
peculation and robbery. These must give
way, and the people must come to their
rights, and regain their own.
Even 50 recently rs three years ago, af-
ter battling the enemies Of fair dealing
for seven long years after peace was de-
clared, the Democratic outlook, to super
fetal observers was not very encouraging,
but to those who studied the American
pulse, and regarded with attention the
predominating honest constituent which
runs through American character, that
which has now resulted, was foreseen; as
well as more to come. II Is no merely
ephemcral triumph of one party over an
other; it is but the beginning of the grand
triumph of popular right oyer enormous
political wrong; and those men, oe they
as high as the highest, who have inaugur-
ated and thus far sustained this great
wrong, must go down, out of sight, and
give place to others who will do their
simple, honest duty to their fellow citi-
Zens.
There must be no compromising Of felo-
ny, no sacrifice Of honorable principle, no
tampering with the rights OF citizens.
Compromise, between honest Democracy
and dishonest Radicalism, is absolutely
impossible, and the sooner it is clearly
understood the better No more Louisiana
injustice, brought about by tyrannical po-
litical action, eliminating IN q base COM
promise to submit, as a choice of evils.
No repetition Of performances such as Mr..
Grant has hitherto carried US through to
prop up the waning fortunes of Radical
ism.
Rings-robbing Rings. have existed,
growing richer and richer, year after year,
since Grant became fairly seated in office.
Their existence was not only well known
to Babcock and Grant, but their leaders
| were personal friends, in divers instances
shielded by these national officers, and
protected from exposure and punishment;
while the stealing Of millions upon mil
lions OF the peoples hard earned money,
PAID In by taxation, was permitted to 90
on unmolested. Even now we have had
the spectacle of the direct interposition of
the President of the United States to stop
the course Of justice, which happened to
be directed too nearly in the direction of
the Grant throne.
1t is duty of the Democratic House
of Representatives to take note of these
things, and act accordingly. The oppress-
ed and cheated citizens, the voters who
placed these members on the watch tower,
look to them now for new deal in re-
gard to the notorious villains and Rings
which are SO pestilent, costly, and demon
alizing. If the President, by his silence,
or his ignorance, or his wilfulness, has
given aid and comfort to these thieves,
let him take the consequences: the House
cannot sanction any sort of compromising
their search must be unsparing and their
condemnation Of rascals, big and little,
complete. Certainly the real, predominant
ing desire of the majority Of the people Of
the United States is at this moment for