Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-11
The Times on the Democratic Party.

The Times on the Democratic Party.
The Chicago Times winds up
somewhat lengthy article on the Rep
ublican and Democratic parties in the
following terse and truthful language:
And now, what has the democratic
party done to improve the system of
taxation and currency? 1t has con-
trolled the house in which revenue
bills originate since December, 1875.
How has it employed its time? 1t has
done nothing about internal texation
except to reduce the number of reven-
ue districts and pass one or two unim-
portant measures relating to the mode
Of collection. 1t has proposed nothing
seriously but to reduce the tobacco tax
one-third. 1t has done nothing to bet
ter the tariff system. 1t has made
one protectlouest speaker of the house,
and another chairman of the ways and
means committee. This committee
prepared bill, which was in some
respects better and in others worse
than the existing law, but failed to
pass it through the house. This bill
retained the principle Of protection,
and was more strong y protective than
the present law with respect to the
sugar interest of Louisian. In short
the democratic, since it has had con-
troll of the house. has not done
thing worth mentioning to improve
the revenue system.
What has that party done with res
pect to the currency? 1t has done its
share toward securing the mischievous
silver legislation. The democratic
house has passed bill to repeal the
resumption act, but has proposed
nothing instead. By passing this bill,
and another one one forbidding the
extinguishment of a single dollar of
our bad money" it has signifed its
desire to perpetuate the bad-money
system forever. The democratic party
except in a few states, has taken the
rag-baby violently out of It's moth
er's arms, and assumed the duties of
wet-uurse. Its leadera have accepted
the "Ohio idea" They have declared
war against the banks. They propose
to perpetuate the legal-tender fiat
money forever. and add to it at least
$500 .O0O,O 900 of treasury notes not
legal tender, aud increase the amount
from time to time, ''to meet the wants
of trade" If the partyis open y COM
mitted to anything, it is committed to
the worst kind of bad money"-to
irredeemable, political fiat money
and that forever. The southern dog
yelps for bad money. and the northern
tail yags responsive.
The tariff and currency system in
hIctad upon the country by the repub-
lican party are bad enough, but no
sane man will think of looking to the
democratic party-the party Lof Ran
dali, Wood, Ewing, Voorhees,, Bland
and the "solid south"-for anything
better. The World asks people to so
to the democratic party for reform Of
the finances. As we'll might il ask
them to go to hell to get away from sin.
The Beef Slough company has raft
ed the past season l,SS3.740 feet of
logs. 1t has about 60,000,O0O feet of
logs now in its booms ready to be raft
ed in the Spring. The price paid for
logs at the booms this season will aver.
age about So per l 900 feet, net.
Mr., Frederick Hennings. who lives
on the farm of Nrs. G. w Wiggins,
iE the town of Eldorado, Fond du Lac
county, lately captured black eagle in
his orchard. The bird was discovered
on the ground, and when approached
did not attempt to escape, but seemed
OF be exhausted as if from long fight.
No sooner, however, did Mr.. Henning
get hold of the bird than it fought des-
perately for its liberty.
The Republicans in France are terri
bly, in earnest. In order to maintain
the Republic, they are ready to pledge
their 'lives, fortunes and sacred honor"
For example, it is announced in the
Paris papers that merchant at Nantes
has subscribed $4,000 francs toward
the expenses of the Republican candi-
dates for the Senate. Other wealthy
Republicans of the country are coming
down literally, and one lady, Nine.
Armand de TAriege, has ontributed
10000 francs. 1t is such devotion to
the cause that gives republlcanism in
France the ascendency.
Information has been received at
Washington that the Supreme Court
of South Carolina confirms the verdict
of guilty against Robert Smalls, the
colored Republican Representative in
Congress from that State, and ex-State
Treasurer Cardozo. 1t is understood
that the charge against thejformer was
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