The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-15

close Of tho week and beginning the work OF inyesga
zion on the following Monday.
THE POLITICAL RKyoRM NovENENz-LxrTxn
OF REPRESENTATIVE wrLLrs TO WILLIAM
CULLEN BRYANT AND OTHERS.
Representative willis, OF New York, has addressed
the following letter to William Cullen Bryant, T. D.
woolsey, Horace White, Carl shurz and A H. Bull
lock-
WASHINGTON d. c., May 10 1915
GExrLEMES-T acknowledge the receipt OF your cir
cuar letter dated April o. 1876. and hasten 10 ndorse
the views and suggestions therein expressed with
derful aptness and propriety There Is an abundant
scope for political movement OF the kind Indicated
The extensive moral forces now In chaos struggling
for expression. would II rallied and organized control
the result of the impending election, and would in
either party Not In this generation ~ least has there
been so thorough disregard OF partisan obligations as
to-day The war over the Union secure the logical &C.
amendment, questions which have agitated the coun-
try during the last OF years settled forever and
We awaken from q period OF war and unreal
prosperity and find ourselves confronting abuses,
irregularities and corruptons utterly startling moro
periious, unless checked than armed rebellion mo
tarn-inqusitorial and unequnl-necds smpliflcation
and correcon the national honor seriously compro-
missed BY unconstitutional issues Of paper
promises, yet unpaid, should be forthwith. restored
ana amply vindicatcd; the governmental function
should be narrowed down 10 It's original measure all
processes OF administration made intcgible and sim
pie; practical reform naugurated TO the end that the
regular conduct OF public business be in nowse dis
turbed by political revolutions; local sefgovern-
mont, which means municipal independence SO far rs
municipal matters concerned Stale INDEPENDENCE
far as state matters arcconcernod alwayshowever in
complete suboriipatiun and obedience 10 national
authority as defined by tho fundamental law and
cxpounded by Chief Justices Marshall and Chase in
decisions rendered by them, wherein implied powers
are discusscd--shoud be insisted upon and rigdly
forced. An end special legislation, whose dircul
progeny are log-rolling, lobbying and substituting,
should be had straightway. Purity and economy Will
OF necessity cnsuc.
The party which, by It's candidate and platte gives
earnest promise tho nation that such ends shall he
aimed At and reached nj the earliest moment p actica
BILE deserves and will command success Capital, re-
assured, will sustain IT, Labor, aware that when cap
tal Is confident and hopeful its future is secure,
VIII reinforce IT, third party movement would re-
suit this year in failure lf either party Hits itself to
proper height and accommodates itself 10 the require
ments OF tho hour Il would be without mission, a
purposccss organization, with no apology for exist
encc. To create, then, strong current Of popular
thought, having 10 view the purposes enumerated and
give II direction, is tho labor you have assigned your
selves. Belonging To your peculiar school OF politics.
insisting upon the high standard Of performance
and bclc will doubtless give you my Jealous and
hearty cooperation. My Congressional duties are so
cxacting that tins letter must be my proxy on the
casion Of your meeting upon tho 18th inst. am with
'''''''s '''''''' ''' ''' BENJAMIN A. WILLIS.
THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL--pRospEcrs OF
AN ADJOURNMENT.
Although the Morrison tariff bill is among the special
orders not likely to be reached for several weeks
to come the general Appropriation bills take prcce
dencc II Is admitted by friends OF tho bill that even
If 1t should pass the House II would be by very close
vote; while other members in view OF the large mass
Of untransactcd public business think tho session Is
too far advanced for It's consideration None OF the
members who converse about adjournment say that
Congress adjourn before tho middle Of July accord
ing to the present prospect.