The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-04-07
National Matters.
Correspondence Of Macon Republican.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., I
March 10th, 1876.

piles. whether they to er not, II has
been demonstrated that their practices
never change, and they are the same to-
day that they were in 1861, when theV
fostered rebellion. stole the money and
army of the government, and gave them
to the rebels, and did all in their power
to destroy the country. The same that
they were when in 1861, they declared
the war for the Union u failure. and de-
nounced the emancipation of the slaves.
The same that they were in 1868, when
they denounced reconstruction and de-
manded the repeal Of che amendments
securing the results Of the war. The
same they were in 1872, when they at
tempted TO ''tack out the lions robe
with the fox's skim" and hypocritically
accepted as their candidate a lifelong
Republican upon a .'quasi" Republican
platform. Fortunately the opportunity
has been given them to show this Gen.
tennial year how little, if any, they have
changed. BY accident, the bad conduct
OF some Republicans, the bowling of dis
appointed place seekers and persistent
lying. the Democrats succeeded in get
ting possession of the House of Repre-.
sentativcs. Elatcd with success. they
supposed that this was an indication
that the people were ready TO turn the
government over to them, and forgotten
or condoned the past, and at once showed
their hands. First, in the attempt to
violate the Louisiana compromise oclast
winter. In this they were foiled by Mr..
Blaine. Then came an outpouring of
their true sentiments on the war, elicit
ed by the amnesty debate, in which it
was evident that the Democratic senti-
mcnt sustained The South, and even
~apologized for .A~ndcrsonviilc. The in
v~csligationS, set on foot and conducted
upon the models set by Ignatius Loyolo
when he established the secret chamber
OF the inquisjLion, were the next expose
of what Democracy is. In II
they followed the trail of corruption UNI
til they found a Republican official gull
~ of high crimes, ia this the Democrats
were cordially and ably seconded by the
Republican members of the committee,
but soon as the indications pointed to a
prominent Democrat, the witness vas
dismissed and hurried out ofthe cJun-
try where process could not reach him,
against too the protests Of the Republi-
cans Out OF Congress the Democrats
were emboldened to cary Mississippi by
violence, intimidation and 5ioodshcd, to
again attempt to seize upon the govern
ment of Louisiana. In New Hampshire
they nominated tor governor nm open and
avowcd copperhcad, and in II thousand
other instances proved there was no
change in them. The masses of the
people OF the United States
are not tools. They can see and
Judge fer themselves what such acts in
dictate, and the result has been q great
reaction against Democracy. In Name
where a number OF local elections have
been held the Republican vote has been
largely increased. In New York
last year, the Democratic majority ofthc
previous year, was reduced from fifty to
ten thousand. and then in GIG towns the
Democrats had a majority of Sc Super
visors. This year in the same towns,
the Republicans have II majority of 1870
Supervisors. In New Hampshire came
the growing triumph. Last year Cheney
had l72 majority over the Democratic
candidate. but lacked about four hundred
votes Of being elected by the people,
this year he is elected by nearly 1000
maiority. Last year the Republicans
had nine majority in the legislature,
this year they have thirty. The Senate
WAS seven Democrats to five Republic
cans, and nov it is nine Republicans to
three Democrats. In fact it was Il most
glorious victory. The moral to be drawn
tlom these results is plain. The people
ot the United States were dissatisfied
with some of the acts of the Republican
party. The Democrats were making
loud professions ofhonesty, were Shrek
inT reform, and avowing In undying
love for the Union, and the people were
inclined to trust them with the reins of
government. But the acts of the DEM
Ocracy soon convinced them that this
would be to undo all that the wal had
accomplished and the amendments were
intended to secure, and the people
promptly ''about faced" and will send
the unchanging DomocIacy, in the Pres
idential election, so far to the rear that
they will never be heard of again,
Nothing is being done in Congress. The
Senate has exhausted its calender and
is waiting the action of the House, while
the latter is engaged almost exclusively
IN trying to find mud to throw III the
campaign. There were twenty-seyer
investigations in progress, and six new
one were ordered this week, but SO TAI
none shave panncd ont any filth, ex
cept in the Belknap case, and that has
resulted in disgraclng n Republican of
fetal and a Democratic aspirant Tor the
Presidency, besides showing up TIT
three Democratic members of the com
mittee in a most unenviable light. Thu
Republicans can stand all this kind o
Investigations. No news of any interes
from abroad. REP.
The value of labor is well illustrated