The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-22
'THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DOG
Is DEAD"
From the Chicago Times, Feb. 10 |

FROM the Cnicago times, FeO ~
Had tho national House OF Representatives,, in its
controlling section, been body OF strong mcn-men
Of the of character and purpose that
made Winter Davis and Thad Stevens and Ben Butler
aud James G. Blaine the representative men" OF
their party spite itselfmen capable Of giving the
command and taxing the lead In tho execution tho
cohorts OF fraud would have felt that organized
power was moving to its aim with steady step and
force that would DO utterly Idle to resist II would
not have been resisted IL was us completely In tho
power Of strong House OF Representatives to have
led the nation to uihlment OF its decision ia the
appointment OF Mr. Tiluen IL was IN tho power OF
tnat body to choose It's own speaker The Senate
had not the leas power to prevent IT, and would
have vcntured TO attempt to do So Seeing In un able
representative assembly OF the American people u
hxed steady and unSwervng purpose 10 carry forth
the popular decision, all tratorous threatening OF
Grants bayonets. all empty talk OF setting up pre-
tonder by The pr0nuncddo OF Senate chairman, would
have been speodiiy slenced and shamed into oDe-
dence 10 the law aud the national will.
But tho controlling sccton IN the present House of
Representatives. Is body OF spoilsseekin. politicians
almost beneath contempt Tor their Icebeness and po
ltical anlessncss II ~ III" weakest post pusilaui
nous and contemplate representative body over ~
scmbled at Washington. 1t an aggregation Of part
odds aud ends, thing Of ''shreds and patches,
combination OF crossroad politicians, confederate
colonies, granger idiots, par san mountat anks ana
political charatans OF the lowest oruer There are
few, very few, men Of brains who with experience
would develop iaeutos OF statesmansnp, but there
number IL SO small aud their inexperience no great
Some OF thesc-notably Messfs. Hurd and Walng, Of
OHIO, aud Mr. Thompson, OF Massach orve
praise TOR the maniness Of their protests against the
Iesiectly Infamous DIRT eating OF the Bourbonc Bay
ard, Herman Hewitt, Randolph Tucker and the whole
pnaanx OF ''reconstructed'' Southern humbugs But
II less 10 the imbecty aud fcebcness OF tho
House that the reasonable conspiracy TO Act up
elective monarch upon basis OF Ioathsono fraud
cOaked by the polluted robe OF judicial prostitute,
owes its success.
Let not those dcmag0gues latter themselves that
'the waiting game Is theirs They have been play.
ing The waiting game these many years, with results
that have not been satisfactory That game, LOO, 10
played out
Lot them not hug to their fossil bosoms tho deuson
that ''appeai to the peoplc will be heard. They
have often belruy cd the confidence creduoua
people have rcp0sed IN them. They have too often
forfeited the popular trust they have asked for and
ccived As representatives OF the people, they aDJi.
Gated their junction when they referred the appoint
mcnt o President to n committee OF partisan knaves
and tricksters Let them not hope that u refusal u
resume their proper junction IN time TO prevent tho
c0nsummai lou OF a colossal outrage and national DIS
grace Will dispose the people to listen TO their appeal
1t certainly Will not They may appeal TO the people
but the appeal Will be In vain. the democratic"
party dog dead The last change OF the national ad
mlnIstraon VIII Itch implies chat 20 the oice-hoid
ing class has been made.