, 1877-08-18
Causes Of the Trouble.

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and Law.
II is impossible 10 scrutinize tie legislation
and the administration of the republican
rartv during The ten wears succeeding the
rebellion. when 1t exercised absolute power,
without reaching the conclusion that bJth
were controlled by the hondholders, the
banks and the rings The welfare OF tie
people at large and Ike Interests OF labor IN
/ all ITS forms were snbOrdnated TO these
powerful influences. Reconstruction, iy
which the Southern States were Impoverlsh-
ed and oppressed, became part OF the sys-
ten through which the great moEopones
we're upheld, because Is furnished votes Tor
siIencng opposition in congress, with major
! ities Of tklrdS 10 overcome yetocs, when
I interposed by Andrew Johnson
| No such party depOtism was ever before
Witnessed in this country The cry OF dlS-
/ LOYALTY WAS shouted against whoever gave
! sign of independence. Few were brave
enough TO confront II, and the great mass
submitted to the degrading discipline with
ouS = word Of remembrance The rng chiefs
entered congress as masters. They dein2n-
ded charters, land grants, and subsidies, end
! thew were voted with alacrIty by the pnr-
chased members, untii hundreds Of millions
Of the most valuable part Vi the Pui'iic do
main passed mo the hands OF a few gigantic
corluratious Teas CI millions troln the
! treasury were also voted 20 these corpora
tons, AID then congress abolished the mort
cGre On the roads, which was the secClty OF
! tue government fOI these enormous grants
and advances. Less than dozen Ilen Own
these roads to-day as absolutely as Jhey did
I the committees and The nal01uvs Walch r.
ported and passed the 5lIiS.
When the iise-t, enty bonds were first Is
sued. 10 condition was attached TO them re-
curing payment IN com, except as TO the
interest The Get2teS and vO,es prove IN
cantesLably that there was 10 obligation to
redeem, except in legal currency, aAd Mr
SaerIlan, now secretary OF the treasury, was
conspicuous in asserting that i&ct at the time,
and IN opposition TO an amendment to re-
deem m gold The boDdho.de.s were largely
represented IN both houses OF congress, and
the outsiders were not idle. i gceaC lobby
was organized, and IN 1869 these boads were
made payable III gold By this legislation
the bOudaolders lrodjed 10 the extent Gt
several hundred millions, and the taxpayers
were bardened proporLlorateiy.
Most OF tie legislation Tor the banks WAS
manipulated by a committee OF which the
chairman Was shrewd bank president and
others were bank directors. Ihose IEsuu-
tIuus. under fostering charters and irsndly
protection at Washington, grew ralidiy iAto
wsai5h. and many Il them F2ld taDuiOus
dI.iteaGs bcTCre yae cTash C:Ine. Aan&i&c-
tursis il1ewisc ob,aIEyd any legislation they
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Ilra.-..c-ed mOnopGiics without rU!e or F2a-
son. IN ,his wild @i-d r~c--lesS career the
p.biic eypeudi -Ures WeIe -lgiIpAed gIder
every cGl.e-iy able Prc;eNt, tie currency Ha5
evB.g.ia.i. oiaulS were creased, ait. e-t,.Gra-
gzace Nl,Lors accDUAt.it;nSy dc!a;I3leJ-
The public revenues were sto.en, and every
dsDar5.ii.i.c Of the Government w--S ran by q
nag.
AE.eT seven years Of fictitious sIccess, the
luJble burst by lie faIkrup,cy of one OF
the pillars OF the v,clous system, AID III spite
al the i.;e.ai eiior,s OF the then secretary OF
the treasury 20 prevent IN inevitable casaS-
troyle. lne ruin and misery Inflicted by
the collapse of 1873 aid by It's consequences
since thea, caGEGs 1e measured III money.
Of al the Sufferers, the lab0riEg men and
their families have had most 10 endure, not
I ONLY In the reduction of wages, but also lii
: the increase OF their burdens, for 1t Is not
the ricA class, by any means, who pay the
bulk Of the taxes. They are the favored
few, who do not feel the tgrn OF the screw
which makes pover,y shrek in agony
Superadded 10 these aud other causes came
the presidential election of last year. Every
body knows Mr. TIiden was chosen by a
large majority Of the people white and col
ored, and by majority OF the electoral col
leges. 4 conspiracy was deliberately con-
cccted TO deprive the country of the vlctory
thus won, aud II succeeGed. Mr Hayes Is
administering the government by bareiaeed
fraud on the people, aad through the coiA-
bination of some Of the very mea VINO were
leaders during the aegiOd we have above deS-
cribed They could not afford to have their
past Inisdeeds brought TO light, as Mr. HI
den would have unearthed t:ieIa ; aud they
were determined 10 hold on to power and
patronage at any cost.
1t Is not 70 BE- supposed that the working
mea. taDlreIs ana Others, were indifferent
spectators TO these events. They saw great
corporations and rings combining to increase
their wealth, and they combined also tol
their own interests They saw the eonsh-
triton practically Overthrown and tie laws
trampled underioOt, TO install a defeated
candidate in the White House, and the ex
ample has had rs bad effect. Desperate ana
dangerous men have improved the chance (
make common cause with the strikers, anc
the enemies Of social or1er may be said tC
have taken the cause Oh the strikers out o
their hands and substituted for ii terrorism
and plumber
! What will be the outcome, time alone ear
tell bat one thing is certain, we are nov
reapng the bitter fruits OF the eXcesses
plunaer corrupt legislation, frauds and IN
iquiies Of the republican party, and esPee
ially of the GROWING Outrage, by which
successful oonspirator was installed IN III
, White House. We must depiore the sa'
scenes and the awful events Of the past week
but certainly no rejecting and candid man
who recalls the recent past aud observes tn
actual present. can entirely wonder at thes
thingS.-N. ]. Sgr.
4 NATURAL CUmoSITY.-In the great val
lev between the North and South Mountains
, N Pennsylvania, commonly called the East