The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-03
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WASHINGTON,
June %, 1881
.-op DEMOCRAT


.ccomplished the good expected
# and has been lavish, rather
han sparing, in the use of the peo-
les money; but it has done nothing
,sst was dangerous to the peace or
dipnity or liberties of the country,
All Of the appropriation bills have
s.sn made larger than they should
s,rc been; various reforms in the
covernmeut, promised on the stump
and early in the session, have not
saeu brought about; the tariff has
not been simplifed, and no means
have been provided by which repe
s,iou Of the theft of the Presidency
IAN be prevented. On the other
hand. the credit of the Government
bss not been disturbed; subsidies
have received no favor, and an inves-
,ipation has been commenced that
nromises TO prevent, more efectually
than law could do, any future at
tempt to deprive an elected President
Of bis office. ~ -..G#.t
Among minor matters. it is graft
fying that money was appropriated
for the payment of the Fishery
Award To have neglected this
would have been dishonest. Proyis.
ion was also made for the payment
Of money for carrying mails in the
Smith prior to the war. This latter
amount Is not large, and the subject
had little attention given it until
blatherskite Representative from
New York made it the text fol
wholesale abuse of the South. After
that il was the imperative duty Of
Congress- to provide for the payment
Of all sach claims as could pass the
ordinary; examinations at the
Departments.
A Government has been provided
for this District, and the Genera
Government very justly assumes
half the expenses. This will in
few years give property here a rea
instead of a merely nominal value az
now, and will in time cause the city
Of Washington to be what the Capt.
tai Of agreat and powerful country
should be.
From the resolution passed by th'
House BY vote of 234 to IA, tina
no Congress could, directly or indi
rectly except by impeachment, in
terfere with the title of a Presiden
declared elected by prior Congress
Proctor Knott and Gen. B. F. Butte
dissented, and have published thei
reasons. Mr.. Knott's argument il
strong, eloquent and earnest. But
lcrs is not to be compared to it, AM
reads like the production of q maj
who don't believe what he says.
There ought to be among Demo
Gratis a pretty careful examination 0
the records Of their present Repre-
sentatives, and those who have bee
faithful should be returned to TAX
parti the very important proceed
ings of the next Congress. Thos
who have not acted with their part
in the 45th Congress on party meas
ures, should not be trusted In th
46th. No man should be sent her
who will not vote at the earliest pra'
tiCable moment to repeal all meas
ures of the last thirteen years whic
increase the powers of the centr,
Government and diminish those {
the State; for thorough reorgan
cation Of all the Departments, for
reduction of salaries and expenses
for the completest investigation
the frauds by which Mr.. Hayes wa
brought within stealing distance
the Presidency, and the punishmer
OF all who were guilty; for a redu'
ton of the Army, and for compl
cation Of the tariff. On thir latte
point Mr.. Woods bill was not a
that was desired, and Democrat
we're justified in opposing it; bi
will be introduced in December whic
will not contain the offensive fea
ures Of Mr.. Woods and which shoul
be acceptable to every Democrat.
With a Democratic majority in IL
House pledged to what is above il
dlcated, leaving other questions
De dealt with as they come up, tt
party can sweep the country in 1873
s as MEMO.
YOU WANT A GOOD, DURABL