The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-07

instead OF such currency treasury notes,
usually known as "greenbaCks."
The Democratic vote on this resolution
stood: Ayes, So; nays, 2.
Again March 10, 1869, an act to strengthen
the public credit, was on its passage, which
act proposed to pay 900 Of bonds In
gold instead of greenbacks. The vote stood
In the Senate Democrats ayes /, nays 81.
House-ayes 3, nays Sc.
Again, in regard to the resumption act OF
January ii, 1875, which proposed to retire the
legal tender notes and abandon the field OF
currency TO the national banks, the vote
stood Senate-ayes 80, nays "A. Every
Senator voting aye was a Republican while
of the IA nays, II we're Democrats and were
Republicans. House-ayes 1885, all Republic
cans, Democrats pOHgl Nays, SO, Of whom
IA were Democrats and only "a Republicans.
Again, on passing the silver bill, March l.,
1878, over the Presidents veto, the vote
stood Senate. ayes 49, nays 10. Or the ayes
| 2G were Democrats and ri Republicans nays
Democrats and 10 Republicans. House,
ayes 1876, nays 70. OF the ayes 118 were Dem
OCrats and 70 Republicans; nays, 20 Demo-
Gratis and 80 Republicans.
What more could any party have done than
has been attempted by the Democratic party
to defeat the infamous system of financial
plumber which has ruined the country?
Here is splendid record of good deeds, of
which Southern politicians who carp at
Northern Democrats seem utterly oblivious.
| The failure Of the Brazil steamship subsidy
| In Democratic House Is the most fruitful
| topic Of Censure at this moment. An able
| New Orleans exchange, the DEMOCRAT, says
with truth that "this is the shyster's style of
argument. They failed to remind their read
ers that though the Democrats had small
majority in the House the Republicans con-
troJed The Senate and that the administra-
| ton Is Republican. They also fail to repre-
sent to their readers that, with q small ma
| jority in one house of Congress the Demo-
| cratic spirit was strong earnest and agrees
| sive enough to manifest its power and indicate
| the great and beneficial line of legislation @
| thoroughly Democratic Congress would pur-
sue. They have not told their readers that the
| late session of Congress remOnetized sill
yer and made an appropriation OF
St83,00O to restore the mint in New
was developed, looking to tariff on sugar
and few other articles for revenue; that an
initial appropriation was made for the protee-
tion of the New Orleans harbor; that S125 900
was appropriated for the improvement of Bed
river; that $4,000 was appropriated for the
improvement of Bayou LafOurChe." They
might also have pointed to the liberal apprO-
priation that was made to the Mississippi
river at Yioksburg; to the lavish expenditures
that are voted for improvements in Texas,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Arkan-
sas. We must not forget all these things
when we are parading the Offenses Of the
Northern Democracy. so far as the subsidy
for the Brazilian line is concerned, the bill
was opposed by such Democratic Senators
as Messrs Beck, of Kentucky, Bsyardd, Of
submit that 1t Is not just to hold the Northern
Democracy, who were consistent opposers Of
the military rule in the South, which upheld
the carpet-bag governments, and who, with
occasional exceptions, have united with the
South In opposing the Republican policy Of
demonstration and Of favoritism TO the bond
holding interests, responsible for results
which such men as these helped to accom-
plish It was stated by Mr.. Beck that the
appropriation would have been simply do
nation to Mr.. John Roach, and would neither
benefit the postal service nor promote COM
merce between the two countries. But Of this
we ourselves will not undertake to speak
We are prepared to assume that it was a
meritorious measure and ought to have been
passed, but we do Insist that its failure fur.
nishes no reason for disrupting the only ma
tional organization that stands as break
water between the South and Northern sec,
tienalsm, and between the honest labor AND
k.,dng industry of the country and the ag-
gressive money power, which demands that
! every interest and class shall be taxed anC
burdened for its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.