Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-10-07

| Will the Southern Claims be Paid.
The question regarding the payment
by the United States of the vast amount
of the southern claims, has assumed, as
it well may, a very prom!nent position
i'm the present campaign. 1t is a ques-
ton which if the precedent is once es-
tablishel i'm the affirmative. vii! effect
the prosperity of this country for the
next century. The Democracy of the
''solid SOUTH are in favor of their pay
ment, to man. The South means busi-
ness, and only awaits the accession of the
Democratic party 10 power, TO push their
claims, as they have never vet been push
ed. We do not wish needlessly to alarm
the people, but we tell them frankly that
there is danger. Ifthe DemOcr;ltic party
comes into power, the only question ia,
will the northern Democrats in Congress
vote with the Republicans against those
claims, or will they vote with their par
ty OF the .'solid south.n The habit and
mind OF that party is submissivencss to
the South. Such is history. Therefore
we think they will vote with the south.
In view of these facts, the following Sc
rics of respectful but pertinent questions
were addressed to the Hon. Milton Say
lOr, the Speaker pro tenn of the present
House of Representatives, who is "A cail-
didate tor reelection to Congress from
the Cincinnati, O., district, by one of his
constituents. >dt
'First-As Representative TN Congress.
are you in fGror of. or opposed to, refund
titg to the rebel states. out of the Unile !
States treasury, the $2.492,110 direct
tdDes paid by uicm?
"Sccond-Are yOu In fdUor of, or OPP
posed to, rcfundjng the cotton tdr. in
lUltOle or part, leDicd and collected from
1868 to 1868, and amounting to $6S,073.-
3SS?
"Third-Arc yOI ie fdUor of, or OPP
posed to, the payment of stores and sup
plics taken by or furnished 10 the United
States army or Of rent for the use and
occupation of property. Including vessels,
,UItcrc the claim is in fdDor of citizen
trt0 t0Gs dislOydl during the aDdr?
'FOurth-If you are opposed to the pay
melH Of such claims. are yOu ie fduOr of.
aud lUil yOu aid in the passage Of res
OlutiOil, or bill, or some declaration by the
House Of Representatives against the
recognition or payment of them by
| the United States. aOithout regard to
the effect your action may haze upon
Jour chances for the Spcdkcrship?
"Ftth-WtH you, IL. case of your cleo
ttOn as Speaker. either to Jill the pacancy
or in case Of yOur election as Speaker
| Of the fert House of Representatives., so
appoint committees, aUhen IN yoitr pO,ocr,
as totu DC Favorable to the defeat of such
claims, and use your great Influence both
as q member and as Speaker, to bring
about their rejection If possible
These questions were asked Mr.. SaylOr
upwards of six weeks ago, and up to the
present time he has not answered them.
What construction can We put upon this
conduct? Certainly not that he is op-
posed to Their payment. The fact of the
matter is, Mr. Saylor dare not answer the
questions. Should he oppose the pay
ment of the southern claims, the "sOlid
SOUTH" through its representatives, the
Confederate Brigadiers' in the House,
would vote against his election as Speak
Ell, and his aspirations in this direction
would be dashed to the ground. He dare
not answer that he is in favor of the
payment of these claims, for if he did 50
he could not be reelected to his position
in Congress. Therefore the Hon. Milton
Saylor says nothing. He dare not ex-
press an opinion What is true of Milton
Snylor, the Speaker of the Democratic
House of Representatives, is true of 5he
Democratic party The Democrats Of
the solid south" have the ''whip row" Of
the Democrats of the North, as is shown
by, this condition of affairs. Then we
ask i'm all candor, is there not danger
that the Democratic party will. if it comes
into power, pay these southern claims !?
If the door is once opened. it cannot
be closed until the national debt is i'm.
creased by thousands of millions Of dol
lars.