The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-08
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON d. G., Juue l, 1915.
The Democratic National Commit
tee was in session here yesterday. 1t
appeared to be the general be''e' OF
it's members that there would lie con
siderable gains by the Democracy I"
Congressional Districts this Fall. the
following resolution was unanimous
~ adopted:
Resolved, That the action Of the
House of Representatives in app"'"t
ing a Committee fully empowered t"
investigate and report upon the frauds
alleged to have been comm'tte" ~
the late Presidential election. t" the
end that the truth may he made
known to the people, and the rePttl'
ton of such frauds he prevented III
the future, meets with the al provaI OF
this committee"
MIR. Pottel's investigating Commit
tee will probably organize to-day
Such action has been DELAYED at the
request of the Republicans because
one of their number was absent from
the city. 1t is still undecided wleth-
er or not subcommittee WAL Dc
sent to Florida and Louisiana, but
most likely they will be.
Under the resolution of Mr.. Wilson,
of West Va, authorizing the C"mlt-
tee, if they have probable cause to
believe that frauds were committed,
in other States besides those mention
ed in tho original resolution, to i'll
vestigate them, may enlarge the la
bors of the Committee. 1t is a GU
rious fact, by the way, that only a
few Republicans voted for this extern
sion of power, though they had all
clamored for days for the Hale amend
ment.
The Senate Committee on appro.
priatiops yesterday reported the Leg
islative, Executive and Judicial bill.
Every economical provision Of the
House bill was eliminated, and the
amount made greater than last year.
There will be conference committees
on this bill, and l hope the House
will sit until the next Congress meets
rather than yield. The House did
not propose any reduction that il
ought not to stand by. 1t did not
in fact go far enough. To yield now
and on this bill, which is the most
important of appropriation bills be-
cause if economy is enforced in this
it will naturally follow. in all the
others, would be criminal. 1t won|C
be forming a partnership witll.@tht
robbery and extravaganza which
Democratic members were elected tt
correct. Let Speaker Randall taxi
the floor again on the subject.
1t has been apparent for some time
and was made certain by tile actor
of the House on Wednesday, that on
army will not be less than Is, OO'
men for the next two years. Tb'
solid Republican vote was for tina
number, aud the Texas Democrat
and a few Others noted with them
This is too large an army. The pos
sibillty that hostilities with tn
Indians might occur at any time, ant
the uncertainty ofour relations wit
Mexico, are the two influences whic|
operated to prevent reduction. Will
these influences present a decent. ex
cuse for the votes Of Democrats VII
acted on this subject with Repabli
can, they have no such weight Whe
, those and other Democrats came t
vote finally on other, appropriation
bills, notably the legislative, execu
tive and judicial bill, mentioned above
There the necessary expenses can b
accurately foreseen and no genera
interest would suffer greatly even
sums smaller than are absolutely lie
cessary were appropriated. S7 Bu
those who have carefully examine
the subject think the appropriation
more than sufficient.
Of the many Democratic reprcser
tatives who have won distinction
the arena of the House, during til
past 6 years, mono have achieved
more honorable distinction in Il
service of country and party tina
Speaker Randall. His services to tt
South, particularly, cannot be owe
estimated. All conversant with Il
dying struggles of Radicalism duril
the second session of the 43rd Col
gress-rendered the more nnscrnp
loas aud desperate from the col
sciousness that their power to oppre
expired with the third of March l6
still remember how he held
bay the whole "bloody shirt factio
striving to push through the infamo
force bill by which they hoped I'd 3,
hold the South in negro and carp'
bag bondage. While the hearts
others failed them and they VI
ready to faint by the ways
Randall by his forecast and indo
table perseverance was able to C
Time the fight successfully till
forced the enemy through sheer {
haustion, to abandon the strugg
His genius and frmness on that /,
casion insured the emancipation
the South that came il few mon
later. He has moved steadily on
mark of his high calling since.
no one man IA the country more
debted for the advance made since
the cause of good Governments, Z
no one will envy him the prosnot
his party has seen fit to bestOw
recognition of his conspicuous $
vices nor any further advancement
may have III store for one. who
proveussuch q tower of strength.
ALBION
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