Daily Republican., 1879-05-19

ent law.
An Invasion Of Democratic kiShts.
The Democracy sustained a severe
defeat in the House on Friday brought
on by a motion of Mr.. Frye, of Maine,
a malicious Republican, to refer all the
petitions Oh the subject Of Temperance,
of which about 500, ,000 had been pre-
sented, to special committee for con-
sideration. A stone hurled into hor-
nets nest could not have created more
excitement amongst those insects, than
this resolution of Mr.. Frye's did amongst
the Democrats. 1t touched them in
tender spot. 1t was an attempt to in.
terfere with their Liberties worse than
that of sending troops to the polls. 1t
was an insidious and diabolical plot to
interfere with the high prerogatives OF
Democratic Congressman to get drunk
whenever he pleased, it was in short an
invasion of the rights held most dear to
the Democratic heart. Ben Wood, reused
like lion from his lair, warned Con-
gress against taking any steps in that
direction for fear it might result in an
violation of the liquor revenue laws
and loss Of 500, 900, 900 to the United
States. Sunset Cox and Proctor Knott,
came to the rescue in defence of free
and unlimited whiskey, for how could
the Democracy do without it ? Stephens
alone of the Democrats had the courage
to advocate the passage of the resolu-
ton. The Republicans and the Green
hackers aided by few Democrats, the
latter not loyal to all the traditions of
their party, voted for the resolution
and it passed.
Referring to this measure the Phila-
delphia Evening "Bulletin," says the
blow though an indirect one, was evil
IDENTIFY very severe. A Congressional
Democratic majority that cannot pre-
vent the introduction of temperance
measures into the House must fall fast
and far in the eyes oflts strongest con-
stituents. The roar ofindignation that
will come rolling from the Confederate
) Cross Roads when the tidings reaches
Bascon's grocery, will only be faint
: whisper compared with the aggregate
t male dctiens that will rise from the
fierce Democracy all through the land
{ as the news goes abroad that their Con.
r gressmen have failed to protect the very
n cornerstone Of the party from this in
k vasion. Two vetoes from the Presiden'
e and Committee on Temperance, all il
" one session, and that the first session 0
Y Democratic supremacy 1t will be il
a vain that Cox and Knott and many
& more point to their true Democratic re
e cord, as answering champions of un-
j. limited liquor. Their championship
It has been ineffective, as in Democrat
r eyes success is, the only real test 0
d merit, To be sure, Mr.. Randall ma
y abate the violence of the blow by Sc
g lectng none but typical Democrats fo
At this Committee, and 80 turn it into a
'r engine for the protection of intempel
y ance. But the principle remains tn
ty same. The Democrats, as body, fo
a. lowed their native instinct, but they q
st not like it to 60 on the record. 1t hur
III them at home. The temperance peop
'ir all over the country, get a specimen
~ the Democratic objection to temperan
&c measures, and the intemperance pc
w. pie who supposed that they must
or safe with Democratic majority in Co.
~ gress, find that there are not qui
III enough of them to take care of the
d" interests, and that they might Just
w we'll have kept them at home. v
es shall not know the full measure
u Dsmocratic feeling on the subject uni
y iMr. Nasby is heard from.
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