Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-08

cratic party must inevitably be Judged
are two; both clearly beyond question.
The wcrk of The majority is to be con.
trasted with the ideals set up when
tho party was out ofpower, and with
the performances Of the party which
has been in power. There can be no
dispute OH either of these points. The
trial is now going OH before the
country, and Il full month has passed
since its commencement. This month
has developed a state Of things by no
means tiattcring to the management
which has assumed control. IT has
taken whole month toorgunizc the
HOUSE and sell,ct the committees.
This has never happened before since
Che foundation of the Government,
qnd the circumstance at onddct, puts at
rest the olaiinsel up that in business
capacity, comprehension of the wants
and duties of.:tbe hour, and deter
hination TO do the .ncedful things
whatever they may be, the ,Democra-
tic party is ,su perior to its opponent,
but the contrary is ssllown. The boast.
dds craftsmanship p Of + W'hissh we, Gep1ra
50 muck did, did not rq aAsw itself as predic.
ted. The beautiful material which
$'' ,ss is'?f5 & ;sst: If ss
and pllaned and polished for immedi.
ate use iii lcgislationn,, was not on hand
at the commencement of the session
fcaqyr|Ito Gsworkcd into the neMs'and
improved political temple In look4
ing for Colfax or a Blaine to occupy
the Chair no such presiding genius
couldebc found, and the nearest,ap,
proaeh in the person of sam. j.;
Randall, could not be elected-two
circumstances very significant and
equally unfortunate. Not to have the
men out ofwhich to make n Speaker
equal to the past signifies a lowering
81 the standard ofability in the House,
and consequently of the power to per-
form the promises given to the country
ofimprovel legislation. "A weak legis
lpture always fails, and invariably
lncurs the contempt Of its constitu-
oncy, and thc,reasons are SO obvious
they need not bestatcd. Not to be
able to ,cleci. the most fit man rs
Speaker argues division, incohercncy
ct purposes, and internal wea kness,
corresponding to the weakness in
leadership. And when the new
Speaker was installed and his oppo.
nents Randalland Cox ncquiescedina
the arrangement. and tho difficulty
was supposed to have been mainly sur
mounted, MOUNTED to their dismay it was found
wholly pnnsolved and more more formidable
than f ever. Not only was there a lack
Of material sfor,, : the Speakership, ,buta
greater lack Of material for leadership,
and for craftsmanship ofcommittees,
tocspe with Blaine, Garfield Wheeler,
Hoar, Hale, Kasson, and the other
experienced statesmen oftlie 4hihority.
Cox claimed to be as good as Wood,
Who wns an older soldier, and Wood
thought himself hplyery fatligr of;tho
Happy fnmily. while Morrison, an un-
known ma man who had sat in two Con
grcsscs undiscovered, comes up md is
pronounced the superior of both The
leadership falls to theMnknown, and
the principal clhlallrampanships j ARG scat;
tered among Klentuckians, Virgiuians,
and .Alissolrians, whose names mover
before reached much beyond'thcr con-
fines of their native counties, and in
lpost Instances not even that extent. -
ss..a:;
"A GARD.