Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-16
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oludlng session. It will expire on
the lth Of the ensuing March. Ever
oIncs the fraudulent President
neglected to call special session
70 provide for the army no Demo.
orat has been justified in very ex-
travagant expectations from the
present House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Hayes, on going into Office,
wasinfluenced in not calling q spe-
clAl session by the conviction,
which obtained easy access to his
feeble mind, that, II the calling to.
gether Of Congress were deferred
till the fall, instead Of being made
- Il ought to have been made, IN
the spring, he would confront what
y now known as the "stalwar"
kepubllcans as the most popular
public man In the United States.
How rldlculously he falled-how
Qnlversally his silly speeches were
4ecotved With derision through out
the whole United States and by
menbers Of all parties-every one
xomenbers. But this in no wise
altered the grave fact that man
who undertook to provide for enor-
mous expenditures for the army
and navy without the consent of
Qongross had com mitted high
crimes and misdsmeanors OF a
holnous character. The Democratic
Aeuse Of Representatives, at least
should have taken cognizance of
this presumptuous dereliction of
Presidenps duty. 1t failed to do so
and In that way largely forfeited
public confidence. In the respects
A which the last House of Repre-.
eentatfves 10 denounced by Repub-
licsns It Is really deserving of high
praise. From the first it has tried
eedulously to dimin sa the public
outlAys; and, though fought
step by step by the Re-
publican Senate, 1t has largely
auccseded In doing so. The
public burdens have been notably
reduced ever since !, Democratic
House OF Representative succeed
Cd the bodies which have been
heavily Republican since tho war.
Republican newspapers and Re.
publican stump-speakers-at least
In large measure and allowing the
honorable exceptions which prove
the rule--never have been and
never will be sincere. All their
fine, ETHEREAL professions have al
ways been underlaid by gross and
palpable office-seeking and Office
holding selfishness. II by some
miracle q Democratic Congress
should succeed In reducing the
whole national budget to $50, ,00O,-
900 year the party would bs de.
nounced by them as the most ex-
travagaut body that had ever as
semb;ed iu the National Capital.
Every dollar which would be Topped
OF the load of taxation which il
even now almost breaking the poor
patient camel's back, would be
mersly an excuse for the coinage
Of = new term of vituperation.
But all these things cannot change
the fact that Democratic House
Of Representatives, in single ses-
sion, By taking Republican Sen
ate vigorously by the throat, has
succeeded in making as much as a
reduction OF thirty millions Of dol
lars a year in the treasury out
goes.
But there are other things which
lie to the hand of u Democratic
Congress besides saving the peo-
ple's money, although that was
once regarded as the summum
b0nunp OF American statesmanship.
Any Congress which may be assem-
bied In the United States from and
( after the 4th of March ensuing will
bs Democratic In both branches. 1t
should either realizs that it Is m as
ter of the destinies OF the United
States for the next two years at least
or disband. 1t should make M a.
terial reductions In the army and
navy Of the United States. II
should retire all ornamental peo.
pie In both branches of the service
and reduce the salaries OF the high
or class Of officers who remain. II
should reduce the army to at least
one half Of its present number
Whenever it finds member G
President Hayes's cabinet over
steppiAg the letter of the law by
one jot or little, it should promptly
impencl the delinquent, and, if i
can't muster up enough votes un
der the rule of the constitution t.
remove him, 1t should stop his sal
nry. 1t should permit Of NO larg'
war steamers lying around for nj
other purpose than, like the Rich
mond, conveying an ex-PresidenI
from tas coast of Francs to the
coast Of India. 1t should set itsel
81 meet the aristocratic demand fol
q "strong government" as th,
champion Of the people. If Con
gress sh,ll act in this spirit the
noxt Democratic candidate fol