Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-05-17

for revenue only, and no taxation excep
for revenue, constituted policy which
while securing prosperity to the coun,
try, was accepted gospel in the Demo
cratic party. But the Democratic
House, with liberal aid from the Repnb
/ licans, have not dared to present that
question to vote. The moment that il
was suggested that fifty per cent. be
take- from the tax on the shirts,
coa.s, pantaloons, oyercoats, hats,
and boots and shoes of men,
and as mncl be taken from the
tax on the clothing Of women AVID chill
dren, and from the tools, implements,
and machinery Of production, and from
all the articles entering into the general
uses OF domestic economy, which reduc-
ton of tax might be made with little on
no loss of revenue, and to substitute 2
low tax on tea and coffee, which, when
eeellee.e1 ll =ze..la he 81 senemne the two
ditional followers of the great Demo
cratic fathers, ancient and modern, to
use one of the cant expressions, said
down on the new Tariff bill. Fernando
Wood, who claims to be the modern
Jefferson, Sam Randall, the Hamilton of
this age, Barnum, who personifes the
wisdom Of Madison, and Landers, COM
pared with whom jackson was insignifi-
cant, all entered their protest against
any such rational and intelligent pro
ceeding. The Tariff bill-the measure
which might have been beneficial to the
country and creditable to the party-is
therefore as dead in the Democratic
House as if the only Democrats in the
body represented Pennsylvania iron and
Vermont slate pencils.
The House has undertaken to investi-
gate, and has been successful to the ex-
tent of convicting Pendleton and Bel
KNAPP. It has been able also to add
slightly to the pile of muck under which
Babcock is buried. 1t has been able to
detect frauds in the Indian service,
among petty clerks, contractors, and
others of like character but such
things are common at all times. and
always will be so long as we continue
the rotten civil service system invented
and put in force by the Democratic
party. ......-.-... -... .
Investigation has perhaps been more
Of failure than it would have other
wise been had not every step been in
terrupted by q Democrat praying for
mercy at the hands of his friends.
The Democratic party in Congress
has proved failure has proved to be
utterly incapable Of legislating on any
subject. 1t has no policy in favor Of
which it can concentrate majority vote
OF its own members. The entire ener-
gies OF the leaders seem to be required
to. keep majority from doing that
which in their sublime ignorance and
idiotic frenzy it naturally inclines to do
The result is that the few intelligent
men abandon all reformstory legislation
in consideration Of the majority omitting
their harlequin performances.
Within few weeks both parties will
have nominated their Presidential
tickets, and Congress viii have adj
journed, leaving everything at odds and
ends as they were eighteen months ago.
The Democratic part must go before the
country confessing that, after six
months absolute control of the House
Of Representatives, that party was in
competent to agree upon one act of
Legislation to correct or reform many er-
rors Of the Republican party during its
rule of sixteen years. With this con-
fession Of notorious un6tness to legis-
late or govern, Of the ignorance and
demagogism Of its leaders in and ont OF
Congress, it can hardly make a decent
appeal to the people to renew its con-
troll in Congress, or to be intrusted with
the general control Of the Government.
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