Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-13

files of the House are filled with bill
introduced in violation or evasion of tn
policy Of those amendments; there have
been enough cotton claims, and mule
claims. and destroyed property claims
and rebel relief claims presented tc
swamp the Treasury. In brief, the his
tory Of the present Democratic Congress:
thus far. from first to last, in act and il
spirit, has been history of attempted
dsfiance or evasion Of the results of the
war. And yet we are told that the Re-
pub!icans who criticisc its course and
oppose its policy, are trying to inter
rupt the harmony of this Centennial year
Tie Mississippi White Lacquer as be
twists q Republican ballot out Of the
black voters hand, and orders him at the
muzzle Of the revolver. to supply its
place with o Democratic ticket, says
quietly to the Republican North, Don't
interfere with local Democratic govern
ment; don't interrupt the harmony of
this Centennial year" The Democratic
orator, who denounces Radical Eepubli-
can assaults upon Democratic State
Rights, cries on. to his opponent. Now
don't talk back and iaopardize the har-
mony of this Centennial year" The
Southern Democratic Congressman per-
suades the Congressional Doorkseper to
discharge O one-armed soldier Of the
Union to give place to one who fol-
lowed the Stars and Oars, then walks to
his seat in the House and introduces
bill 10 compensate some of his rebel con-
stituen.s for cotton burned by the Union
armies, then delivers himself Of bitter
philippe against Radical Republican re-
legislation, and when some
member answers his argu-
ments and refers to his course. rises in
and exclaims, There you
60 again interrupting the harmony of
this Centennial year"
Our Democratic friends are fond of
making reference to the parable Of the
Prodigal Son, and of calling our atten-
.ion TO the kind and hospitsble manner
IN which the scrip.ural father received
his errins and Telentant boy, and they
invite US to follow biblical example in
ou. treatment Of the returning Democ-
-acy. They forget that the conditions
are essentially different. The returning
prodigal Of old came back abashed and
and entered the paternal
presence ezc.aining, Father, l have
'inned before heaven and thee, and am
10 more worthy to be called thy son."
Dur returning prodigal swagsers up to
he front gate, knocks down one of the
younger children who in his absence
las grown up TO the stature andthe rights
# manhood. discharges the faithful old
ervants who defended his fathers house
rom his prodigai attempt at arson, sup
'hes their places with defeated bandits
f his following, stalks into the family
ouncil room from which he has been so
9ng self-exiled, curses his loyal brother
OF his action in defending the home
teai from prodigal assaults, finds fault
nth all the household arrangements,
wears he ought not TO pay, and will not
'ay. any Of the debt incurred to save
be farm from prodisal attacks, demands
0 be paid for some hogs that were lost
Tbile his fathers messengers were look
ng for him, selects the seat of honor
ext the head of the table, and crowd
10 his brother out of it e1claims, "Now,
Id man, bring On your roast veal, and
ont disturb the harmony of this Cen
annial year,"
We would like to believe in the thor |
ughness of Southern Democratic recon-
truction, and the sincerity of Southern |
Democratic loyalty. We would like to |
elieve that the civil and political rights |
+ all men were secure from Democratic |
ssault, and the national credit free from
democratic undermining. We would
ke to believe that there is no longer
ccasion for watchfulness of the South
r suspicion of the Democratic party.
;ut in the face Of the record that this
Congress has made for it
IF, how can any Of US feel that it would
o safe to trust the country in the hands
{ our old-t1me political foes? If they