Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
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4 1The Democratic party has takep. pains Ito analyze itself Its vote in the fHonse makes it no longer possible to pretend that the party means to defend solemn pledges of the public faith. or to restore the currency to specie basis A minori- ty of the Democratic members, it appears from the vote, will refuse to repeal the Resumption act of 1875 unless i'll connec- tion w1th new measures which lthey bdeem effective to secure resumption. But a large majority of them vote to repudiats the pledge of resumption without any conditions whatever. Precisely what the Republicans have claimed-that the Dem- ocratIc party could not be trusted to re- store an honest currency or maintain the public faith MT. Holman and his SUD- porters have taken pains thus early to prove.
 On Monday MT. Holman moved to sus- pend the rules and adopta resolution de- claring it "unwise and lnexpedient at this time that . specific and arbitrary .period'' for resumption should De fixed, and there fore instructing the Committee to report a bill repeating that act. This resolution divided the Democrats of the House into two distinct factions, and 103 of 'them voted fgrthe fesolutien, th ereby AYowing their desire to repndfate the pledge of re- sumption internationally. Only 59 of them voted against the resolution and some of these, like Mir. Wood, did so only because they desired the passage of other measures hostile ito the policy of ,resump- tion some. no doubt. because they Edid not wish to instruct the Committee and others, like Messrs Payne and Morrison, because they want to secure, in connec- tion with the repeal of the Resumption act, some measure which they can repre-. sent Ytog -hardsmone eonstituents- as q measure of resumption. Nearly two thirds of the Democratic members voting, however, placed themselves 'on record for imitation and unconditional repeal of formal pledge of the Government.
 Only six Republicans and three Inde- pendents voted with the Democratic re- Pqdiationists. Six Independents and 93 Republicans voted against the resolution Do the Democrats fancy that this contrast will help them next Fail Less than 40 per cent of the Democratic members, and more than 90 per cent of the Republican members, appear from this vote to be dis posed ito | defend and glnaintain formal pledges of the United States. If the statement is to Democrats an unpleasant
  sentatives have chosen to make.
 Nov let us consider the predicament of the hard money, Democrats. TheYAre in Y a minority in their own part. But with the Republicans and Independents they probably form @ majority of the House. If they yield to their party associates, they have sense enough to see that the result will be overwhelming defeat next November Democracy cannot carry any bill for repeal of the Resumption act If for no other reason, because the Republican majority Ill the Senate, or the veto of q Republican President and the votes of the Republicans ln the Senate and House. will block the way. The most and worst they can do Is to make that issue between the two parties still more sharp and distinct. and then go before the country to be whip ped by an adverse majority, of one7 hum dred thousand in the State of New York ln November. Without the vote of New York the election of Democratic Presi- dent Is an imposslbility. If the hard money Democrats do nothing, the result Is still fatal. Their party has made its recofd. In the absence of any other, that sreco1 wiA determiue the action of voters, and, as It stands, no man who cares for the public honor can feel that it is safe in the hands of the Democratic party. This distrust, springing no longer from mere partisan dislikes resting no longer upon the action of the party in few States: :bnt justified by the formal votes of neariv tyo-thlrds of the Democratic Representa. Lives. NlllSsufaee to insnre the defeat of the Democrats unless the Republicans throw away their opportunity.
 One thing remains, and one thing only can extricate the harCl-money Democrats from their predicament.. We pointed it out to them immediately afterthe election. last Novembers Perhaps. some of them now see that advice then given was wise, They may be able to settle this financial question by joining with the Republicans and Independents, and passing "a measure embodying the plan of resumption recom5 mended by Secretary Bristow and approy- ed by the President With the support of the hard money Democrats, and with the power over the floor which control of yfhe 1mpogtapt committees gives them, such q ehl hiSasao sibi5 be RssseaC | 1here'is no other escape for the hard-moaey Dem ocrat :; he IS compelled to join with the fRepublicanln'p6ttihg this question out oI the way, or be will get beaten by ft0 We have not much expectation that he will do auythingso sensible, But there IS his only avenue of escape. a.2 q z akasetedaM hhentsi depAsD Am mfsmeDt ,n. cident to his employment in a brewery. !" isi the San Francisco Calls description of a man who leaped from fifth.story win- dow. Esis sat Is wtta lszs q as bss- ss5,.,spf
 rsXE- 's1ou Grr--r-Ery--- -..... Detroit policemen don't seem to beysry good marksmen. 1T want you either to kMs ma or Etop making gsncta blamed rack. ct, said a thief Tn that city, ar whom a policeman was shooting. A 21iISVE1T kHs =reyrr~T