National Republican., 1878-07-30

Committee on Appropriations. He never
deserted them, nor forgot their measures
from the earliest labors In the committee
room until the close of the last conference.
And his lnbors were always accompanied
with suavity of manner, afinbility of tenn
per, and honest carncstncss Of purpose, that
commended him and his requests to the
judgment and sympathies of his fellows
They learned to know that he asked
for nothing which lie did not be-
lieve to be proper and right and neces-
sary. Experience taught them that his
judgment was based upon intelligent and
practical investigation. They failed to de-
tect him in the endeavor to foster and pro-
tect or even encourage any great or little
jobs, and so he was enabled at the late ses-
sion to secure the. cooperation frequently
Of such Democrats rs BECK and VOORHEES,
in appropriations which had been utterly
refused in a Democratic House. BY these
intelligent persuasions in committee Mr..
WINDOW obtained nearly fourteen millions
in additional appropriations, including the
Halifax award, all Of which were necessary
but which had been ignored by the Demo
cratic leaders in the House. These fourteen
millions Of additions were made by the
Senate to the regular appropriation bills for
the current fiscal year after the House had
refused them, and was exclusive Of the
fifteen millions previously appropriated to
make up the deficiencies occasioned by the
Democratic parsimony of the Forty fourth
Congress.
Mr.. WINDOW recognizes the fact that all
consumers are contributors to the revenue
of our Government, and have an undoubted
right to dictate to their servants in Con-
gress the manner of its expenditure If
they choose to have ten millions per annum,
more or less expended in the excavations
of channels Of internal commerce for the
purpose Of cheapening the cost Of transpor-
tation Of products Of labor between the pro.
ducer and the consumer, they have an un-
doubted right to authorize such expenditure,
for all productive laboiers are consumers,
and under our system of revenue the con-
sumer pays the tax. When, therefore, n
Democratic House asserts that the people
are voiceless and powerless in these matters
it simply shows its ignorance of the theory
Of our Government and ignores the laboring
classes as real Taxpayers in order to curry
favor with the landowner, and the manu-
facturers, and the capitalists rs the tax-pay-
ers par erceiience of the country.
As chairman of the Select Committee on
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, some
years ago, Mr. WINDOW made q report on
this subject, which not only disclosed great
research and careful investigation, but
reached the conclusion that this republican
form of government under which we live
was of the people, by the people, and for the
people, who, being taxed for the revenues ia
, support it, had the right to direct their ex-
penditure and disbursement; and the more
especially so when those expenditures were
capable of receiving such direction as would
by cheapening the cost of transportation on
products, at the same time enhance the re-
ceipts of the producer and decrease their
cost to the consumer. A policy that will
secure these results is the aim Of all true
statesmen. 1t yindicates mans rights and
COPS Justice.
1t is twenty years the coming fall since
, Mr.. wINDoM was first elected to Congress
and the fact that his service since that tim,
has been continuous in the two Houses
speaks volumes for his popularity and use
fulness He is now about fifty years of age
well preserved, in the enjoyment of excel
lent health, sound judgment, and an I'M
clouded reason; of studious habits, and
panopled with perfect storehouse of iact'
CLEANED from study, observation, and ex'
perence. His future is therefore full o
promise. lie has much work planned and
-, specified for the enlargement OF the sphere
of the practical usefulness of this Govern
ment to the governed. Prominent in the
, list may be named the new Department
= that he has repeatly urged the erection OF
:. with seat in the Cabinet, to have charg'
of the internal commerce and industries o
the country, the present Department o
r Agriculture to become part of the same
s 1t is the design OF Mr. WINDOW that thi'
n new Department should have supervision
> over transportation routes and the regula
A ton of costs and charges for the same, 50 Il
a. to guard against encroachments upon labo
NJ by capital or monOpolies, or upon consum
,o ers by spectators and middlemen. As
"a leading Republican il has been the aim Q
Mr. WINDoM for several years to lead hi
n: rarity to the advocacy of these advance
N views of practical policy for the benefit {
~ all sections of the country, and the generl
g. diffusion of healthy public sentimen
"a We understand that he hopes soon to rene'
l., his efforts in this direction.