The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-08-23
The Result.


After fifteen years exclusion from
power. the .Confenerate House has
made its record in nine months' ses-
sion, which should clearly Illustrate
the charaeteristios Of Democratic pol
icy and purpose. 1t is now in order
to sum up what has been done. There
have been thirty or more investigating
committees searching into the reputa-
tions and records of Republican Off
cials from the President down. About
one million dollars, it is estimated,
have been spent in this series of inves-
legations, the result of which was to
impeach and try Bellnap, after prom
ising they would not impeacb him if
he resigned. while hunting Belknap,
George III. 2 Pendletop turned up in as
bad light as lie, owing 10 certain
lianeial operations in which he had
been engaged. One committee hunted
Secretary Robson, during all the
nine months mentioned, only to be
compelled to report that they found
nothing criminal against him. Anoth-
er committee thought it had discover
ed mares nest in the Department Of
Justice, in the outlay of $4,000 to
stop Democratic false voting in New
York. When the committee discov-
cred that the Democratic majority had
been reduced $4,000 they suddenly
stopped this investigation.
In the meantime, the House found
itself under the necessity Of inyesti-
eating some Of its own people, A con-
siderable proportion of its small num-
Der Of officers proved incompetent or
worse, and were necessarily dismissed,
owing to the glaring and outrageous
character of their doings. Further
than this, after knowing for years that
the people were severely taxed, not a
cent Of reduction in tax has been
proposed or provided for. Under the
Constitution, the House was exclusive
ly authorized to originate bills to re-
duce taxation. Armed with this alb
solute and exclusive authoritypa the
party which has been weeping so many
years about the weight Of taxation un-
der which the people are grosning
promised much, but what has the par
ty done2 Mr. Morrison proposed a
bill, prepared outside of the House, to
modify some portions of the taxation
by the tariff, and the House for eight
months refused to consider it, refused
to take it up, refused even to have it
read or debated. No other bill hold.
ing out even a faint promise for the
reduction of taxes was ever proposed
or limited at. Under the Republican
reforms instituted and executed by
Secretary Bristow, itthe collection of
the revenue had so improved as to
promise large increase, but the Dem
ocratic-C Confederate House interposed,
and SO weakened the machinery of
collection as to threaten loss of rev.
enue. If it be said that money was
saved from the appropriations, the an
swer is that the revenues of the Gov.
Hernment are probably inspired to a
greater amount than the savings will
indicate, while the purpose was to
spend ten times more than was saved
on Southern claims. 11 tty faa ID
q AS to the currency, no positive ac-
ton was taken. The repeal of the
date for resumption, which carries
with it the practical repeal of the en-
tire bill, was accompanied by the con.
slant assurance that they were still for
hard money AT best, one. half the
Democratic members refused to 60 on
record on that question either way.
On the subject of the silver coinage,
the same cowardice and imbecilty
ruled supreme. The bill authorizing
that coinage was never permitted to
come to vote,--was choked off;
these men aspiring to rule the nation
dared not vote in, favor of restoring
the honest coin dollar which had been
surreptitibusly repealed. Not one re-
form can be pointed out that was ac-
complished by this nine months ses-
sion. 1t higgled over the appropria-
tion bills, in the hope of crippling the
administration; but with all its reform
promises before it, failed to do a sim
gle thing that would contribute to the
real reform of any department, and
was at the last rebuked by the Presi-
dent for squandering the peoples
money. Pittsburgh Gazette. .a "
The news from Indiana is partic-
| ularly hopeful aud inspiring. Even