The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-07-17

Sherman don understand finance at all.
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
Troo Finanseer.
THAT RIDICULOUS EXTRA SESSION.
A Talk with Secretary Evarts-Revolution
airy Doctrine that Can't Be Tolerated
The Com pietest Back-Down ON Record
From the New York Tribune]
Secretary Evarts was in town yester-
day on his way to his Vermont farm.
Over his breakfast table at the Breyoort
House, while his tea and toast were get
ting cold, the Secretary was beguiled
by his good nature into talking politics
with newspaper acquaintance. Speak
ing of the issue raised by the Demo
Gratis at the extra session, he said:
IF the people clearly understand that
the Democrats set up the doctrine that
the House of Representatives may
rightfully refuse all appropriations for
carrying on the Government in case
majority Of it's members are not per-
mitted to dictate legislation, there will
be no question as to their verdict at the
fall elections. The doctrine is revolu-
tionary and cannot be tolerated I
$40" Dir. Thurman receded from il IT,
ward the close OF the struggle-he oozed
out as he has often done before-but
you will take notice that Mr. Frank
Hurd broadly reasserted it in his speech
just before the session ended. He put
the refusal of appropriations on the
ground Of the right Of the House to de-
mand redress OF grievances. What
grievances? Why, the laws of the Uni
ted States which the Democrats are I'M
able to repeal"
"How does the parallel hold with the
action of the House of Commons in
times past, which the Democrats so
often makeM
"Not at all. The grievances which
the Commons sought to redress were
not those of law, but of the arbitrary
action Of the King. They asserted the
right OF the people against the divine
right Of the sovereign. Here, the Exec
utlve is as much representative of the
people as Congress. He represents them
for four years, the House represents
them for two, and the Senators for six.
No antagonism between the different
branches of our Government is contem-
plated by the constitution; all are ex-
pected to act in harmony, because all
represent the popular will. Besides,
to- ponse Of Commons sought to bring
the King to terms, not Ky zceusinr
appropriations, but by refusing to levy
taxes. The money, if not collected,
zould remain in the pockets of the
people and benefit them. Here, the
Democrats purposed to have all the
taxes collected as usual, and then pro-
Aibit the President from spending the
money for carrying on the peoples Gov
eminent"
"Wuat sorry fzzle they made of it,
though"
"Was there ever anything more ride
ulous? They began by saying to the
President: Sign our political measures
or we will withhold $46,OOO,OOO of the
appropriations for running the Govern
ment.' That doesn't brighten me- re-
piled the President; I shall go ahead
and do my duty just the same Very
well, said the Democrats, 8 if that's your
intention we will keep back $2O,OO0,-
00O.' Finding the President still I'M
moved, they cry out: If you don't back
down we will refuse you $10,O00,000.'
AS this threat had no effect, they finally
held back 100000 and ran away. It
was remarkably well-developed case of
the small end Of the horn"
Speaking of the encouraging pros
pecIs of Republican victory in the
next Presidential election, Secretary
Evarts said:
I think we ought to carry three or
four Southern States. The best classes
of the Southern people are sick of Bour-
bon rule and of the improbable alliance
rf their leaders with the Northern
Democracy. They are all the while told
ny their Northern allies to keep quiet,
and not to show their heads above the
matches, lest they should arouse the
feelings Of the Northern people.
Naturally they begin to ask who
these Northern people are that they
must be careful not to offend. They
find that they are the people of intelh-
gence, property and influence, and that
they are the Republicans, and not the
Democrats. It cannot be long before
some of these Southern men will come
to the conclusion that they had better
seek the friendship Of the class in the
North that can be of service to them,
and cut loose from the party of camp
followers with which they are acting.
The Northern Democrats have done
nothing for the South in the past, and
will do nothing in the future. If that
section is to get any real benefit from
political action, it must come from as.