National Republican., 1878-10-17
Ugly DEMOCRATIC RuMoRs.

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UGLY DEMOCRATIC RUMORs.
1t is by no means rash to assert that the
Democratic majority in the Forty-fifth
Congress is the most reckless and ignorant,
the most vicious and uupatriotic since the
DAYS of BURR, and that the Democratic
leaders in the House will be remembered
for their impudcnt attempts to mislead the
public mind; for the excessive expendi-
lures by Congressional committees TO OBJ
tain periured evidence to disturb Prcsi lent
HAYES in his title to the Presidency, and
to besmirch the character of public men,
and for their deliberate efforts to injure the
credit of the nation. Democrats with q
hari-money reputation became demagogues,
advocating the unlimited issue Of paper
money. Other Democrats tried to outvote
the Republican party and pass laws TO pay
of the public and other debts in silver,
which Republican legislation had provided
should be paid in gold. Millions of dollars
worth OF bonds were consequently sent
back to this country by frightened foreign
bondholders, and their price would have
fallen in the markets Of Europe ii it had
not been for reliance upon Republican in
tcgrity. 1t is Republican integrity all
through that has preserved the nation;
that has appreciated greenbacks from thir-
ty-cght and one-half cents Oh the dollar
in 1861, when Mr.. TGLDES and his Demo
cratic friends opened their fire in the rear
Of the Union armies, and passed resolutions
requiring the loyal people to yield to the
rebel South and withdraw the Federal
troops on the insolent ground that the
North was not strong enough to put down
the Democratic rebellion. The rebellion
was put down; but the sympathy Of the
leaders Of the Democracy was greater than
their patriotism, and they have succeeie Il
in keeping mp the disloyal sentiment at the
South which is so injurious to the country
to-day.
But the Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives was defeated by the
steadiastuess of Republicans. Republicans
saw through the Democratic devices to dis
turb the national finances, to open the way
to the payment OF hundreds Of millions of
rebel claims, and to preserve the power OF
the Democracy in the next House. All the
hopes of Democratic leaders are now GEN.
tered upon maintaining majority OF rebel
Democrats, the most reckless demagogues to
he found in any American community.
With no sense Of honor or justice, many of
them unelected, they come to Congress and
take the pay of member, but most of them
would hardly be able to earn their salt If
! left to themselves. Look at them and their
records Half of them without right to
their seats and the other half mere political
waits, whom the rebellion has stranded on
the soil of the disloyal States, claiming Office
because they are rebel Democrats, who have
! bull-dOzed the Republican vote and been
recognized by the poor whites! What q
future for the great Republic Of NORTH
America! These ruflians, these unrecon
structed rebels, are allowed to sit in the
halls of the National Legislature and make
laws for the loyal American people! YET
this is what they hope TO continue to do
unless tie Republican party is up and do
! ing aud determines upon their defeat.
But those that will sit in the next ses
sion-the last session of the Forty-lftl
Congress-were defeated in their purpOs,
by Republican integrity, and If rumo
speaks correctly, they have much to revenge
Every Republican in the House must be il
his place when Congress meets in December
that he may take part in defeating grea
Democratic conspiracy which is said to b.
on foot, and which Democrats will try Il
make successful 1t is said that Democrats
lawyers are being brought up to support tn
Democratic party in its rumored rebellion
and this is not surprising when the presence
in the House of DAVID DUDLEY FIELD
remembered. He represented one IN an i
Congress, and urged his claim to the Presl
dency. That man was SAMUEL J. TILDEs
now the most notorious citizen In the Unite
; States for resisting the payment of his IL
come tax, which every honest man had pal
and forgotten; for the use of cipher tell
grams, which, when translated, showed thl
they came from and were sent TO his hOus
, in Gramercy Park, New York, and oth'
r places, and that he, and other Democrat
, on his behalf, were endeavoring to bu
electoral votes in Florida and Louisian
and had sent money to pay the murderer
, ruflians in South Carolina, which turne
. that State over to the tender mercies
f WADE HAMPTON. Probably a meaner cit
{ zen in his station of life does not exist. Il
, first debauched the minds Of tho persol
~. Al
, electoral vote to make him President; br
: as they would not trust him, aud require
the money down, he so shu fled, and ha
: gled, and paltered, and dickered ct the pric