The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
Some Ofthe Work Done.

1
TheR.dicai press aud politicians in
their Efforts to discredit the Demo !
cratic party arc constantly making ill
natured and unjust filings at tue Dem
ocratic House OF Representatives.
This-is perhaps not tunnaturaI, for as
the o.d adage has it, drowning men
will catch at straws." The New York
Erpress gives the following synopsis
OF the work accomplished by the pres
ent Democratic House in the few
months since it met:
I. 1t has not elected Speaker like
Schuyler COliax, who used his high
office TO enrich himself. 1t has not
elected Speaker like James G. Blaine,
I who used his position to influence leg
islation in favor of railroad subsidies,
who acted as the agent of fire arms
company, who sold rulings and legis-
! lation for go much cash down in the
shape of railroad bonds.
2. Since it met last December it has
not been devising ways and means,
day after day, to get money out OF the
Treasury. On the contrary, 1t has cut
down the extravagant estimates OF the
department., and il the Senate will pass
it's bills, has reduced the running ex-
penses of the Government nearly forty
millions of dollars per annum. In
stead of making places for the crea-
lures Of the administrations it has abol-
ished every office that was not abso-
! lutely necessary.
;. 1t has not legislated freedman's
bank into existence. and placed in the
| pow en- Of a lot OF men to steal the saw
Fings of the poor colored men of the
South, amounting to millions of dol
lars On the contrary, it has taken the
robbers and swindlers who did that
infamous work by the throat, exposed
their rascality, and directed tho officers
OF the Government to send their names
before the grand juries.
A. 1t has gone G rants
Cabinet and dragged out of it one OF
hir trust ed advisers who abused his
high place, who robbed the dead vet
Grams OF the war, who aided in cheat.
ing the living soldiers on the plains
who demanded money for every ap-
pOintment he made, and brought him
to trial for his many crimes.
5. It, has shown how the funds Oi
the so-called department OF Justice
controlling elections in the South and
in the North how the President put
his hand into the public treasury and
took out money to aid in his own elec.
ton. 1t has exposed the villiany OF
Williams, rascality of Davenport, and
the general corruption of that entire
branch of the public service.
6. Ii has stretched its hand across
the water to London and saved the
honor of the country by collaring the
minister and ambassador eXtraordin.
arv, who was using his influence as
our representative to "bull" worth.
less mining stock and rob the English
people. .-.
Z. lthas shattered the District OF
4 Columbia Ring into q thousand atoms
indicted Babcock for completely with
safe burglars, made Harrington fugi
tive from justice and exposed the rot.
tenness and corruption of the presen,
commissioners.
8. 1t has instituted a rigid security
into the management of the Navy De
partment, exposed the corrupt opera.
tions of theCattells and other plunder.
ers. ii4 .- . A+ ..r
4 8. 1t has laid bare the straw system
in the Post Office Department, and
proved that the country has been an.
nually robbed of hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars for carrying lettert
| which were never written over route!
that never had an existence.
10. 1t has exposed the infamies o.
the Indian ring, shown how the In
dians are driven on the war path tha
4 army contractors may be enriched and
the Treasury bled. .f --".
IL. Ithas matured tariff bill which
if the Senate would agree to it, would
do more to start our Idle mills, fur
naces and factories. and restore pros
perity to all classes than any measure
which could be devised. 1t has taEer
the control of our Indian affairs out oi
the hands of the thieves who had
charge of them so long, and placing
them where they belong, in the War
Department. 1t has reorganized the
army and closed thousand avenues
of fraud and corruption in every de-
partment.