, 1879-06-28

nby md ;,nnortant. out}otu FIR hor ,'r,;,,,,
and ,na,,,,fo,t,,r,a A''13@~'
nEmocn ATTN ppo,rroro avn ,,r,
ANcEs e'A'0 ak '1Aa''
The Democrats iu 1871 olooted 1aroo mn.
jority Of tho members of the Houao NJ 1,,,,
scntatiyos in Congress. owing to thu ;,ia1,,s,
Of tho pooplo concerning tito sack-pay aud
other blundors aud weaknossoa of tho Ko,
publican majority, nnd because of tho 1oud
protestations that tho Democrats wou1t1
mako such reforms and changes in tho ]oois.
lation of Congress- as were soriouslv uoeile,1.
The Democrats entered Office in Deccmbor.
1875, but during tho two years ending II,
March, 1877, mover iueuouratof1 anv n,aoe,,ro
Of reform. The parly confined ita effort. to
weaken tho Government. In 1b7e tho Dam.
ocrats, by the ail Of tho Solid South. aoo;,
clecsed minority of Roprcsontativca ,vlic,,
body devoted the two yeara Of otr,ainr ov-
istenco to doing nothing of uenoro1 or m.
tional character beyond such acts AZ wore in,
tended to render tito eoliditv of tho aont,,
moro solid. It's excuse aud nnoloov Voc
TINT, tho South being Ronnh1tcan. , thn
Democratic House was unable to accomn}is,,
anything. Tho rosult OF tho eicc,ionn ~
1873 was to place the Deuocrats II, n mo,or-
ity in both Ho,isos of Congress- oftar liz ttl
| Of March, 1870, aud II Wa boon,so NJ th;s
known fact TINT tue Democrats forcaf, m
extra session after TINT date.
On tho 18Th OF March conoroaa mn. with
q Democrasio minority in tho Sonata an5
House, md l,oro, On tho aBth of Juno no,rl. |
four months Inter, Oonoresa ~ ati1l in sos.
sion. What Inns tho Democratic nnrtv ,,oro
| or attempted to DO in alt these months anco
it "capturol thu Capitol y? With n cloor
majority in both Housos, witt, the counteto
control Of the whole nachinerv NJ lama
ton, whit haa it lono? Tho Domocrata
for ton yonru havo boon promising ro.
iiof to tho country by mot1if,co-
ton Of tho notorious and roufcggoillv n,oHt
oppressive tariff TINT was ever i,orosed nno,,
and endured By FREQ people, At last tho
Democrats wero in mower !: Ind control ~ M
legislation could force any bill tlrouoh bnt
what did it do with Tho tariff? Tim so.co1,o1
Committee Of sufcty, or moro nroncr]v unaoL-
lug tho "Jacobin Ctub. !" ref,sad In rcva tbot
subject touched, From ali uorts of tha 1an;1
Congress was potitionsd by q sutrerjnr nm.
plo to ronoyo the infamous puniabmont IN
human suffering by roncalino lin tox m or,-
niao, but Tho Democratic partv. IN it's 1,oaato1
supremacy and power. with f,']l knowlod,,o
that tho President would claillv an,,rovo auoh
moroiful measure, refused .yan ia oona;i,cr
tho bill. That woult4 havo been n recorr,t;o,,
Of the nationality Of the Govorn.
mout, and nationality waa thu 1ost
thing tho Dou,ocratIo portv xoa ;7Isnosoa =.
recognize, Tho previous Oouoress ho1 on1v
partially romouotixcd sI1yor. md tho Do,nn.
crats doolarod tl.as tLev only waited for =
majority in both Houses In or1or IN conn1,.a
TINT LEGISLATION. 1,ut for ovor I'M low 49,
Democratic 11onao an3 tho nar,,,ra.;. o.
ato Aayc tailed ,ndustrioualv ~ o,t,h,ts, 49,
right of s,otos tn uu1,;fv tis to.vo an1 -, W.
codo from tl,a tIn,on. In. Ind ,,,t .l,o ,,,..s.
or tho rurposs In rostoro t1,a ~,,,,t H. - "s. w.
poople to have their silver coInod nj tbo mint
During tl,e years Of rcconstr,,ot,o, ',..' 1,an
gross had found II nocosaorv n ,,roto,t 49,
1,poplo against froui1 nu1 vto,snco r. ;1,a
elections of mo,c1,ars ,f tho No,;.,,, H.
of Roprcsontativcs mil ~. tt,o, ~ ~
mixing provision for t,,o nnno;ntyss,t ~.
,,o,oourt. ~ ,,or.o,a ~ a,,..s1..:. .,
tious and tho roturns of lin o1oot;on. -,
members Of Congrcss. un}or this Inv tho
facilities for dluilouost voting. tho yiolon.
exclusion Of honest voters from thu nol1a
aud Of fabricated md forged .oturna of thu
elections woro reduced, aud tho voters waro
SECURED so,no protection at thu mills md Il,