The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
w AsHiNGToN, March ~, 1879.

day and nothing has been done toward
accomplishing the purposes for which
it was called. The Senate has appoint
ed the standing committees, and turn
ed out the Republicans who were
elected to their positions only as the
places they filed became vacant. 1t is
Tie FIRST time Ia the history Of this
country that good and faithful officials
Of the Senate have been discharged
merely for their political opinions, and
shows the sincerity of the Democrats
in advocating civil service reform.
With the Democracy there can be no
civil service reform unless it places q
Southern Democrat in tbs place of q
Republican, The persons elected TO
positions by the Senate, with one ex-
cepti0n, served in the Confederate ar
my, and that one was in full sympathy
with their efforts. Although there
were several Democrats who were 10y
at To their country during the South
ern Democratic rebellion that were APP
plicants for positions, they all had to
give way to those who used their best
efforts to destroy the Government
which ROW pays them for their efforts
to fnaugurate the great heresy of
States-gights, which party has become
the ruling power rs far as the legisla-
tive branch Of II E Government extends.
can not illustrate this better than by
copying AN article from the Albany
Evening Journal "The Democratic
party takes possession Of the two Hous-
es or Congress, and who takes posses
son Of the Democratic Party?
There are AZ Democratic Senators
and 33 of them come from the South.
Only 8 scattered Democratic Senators
from all the North More than three
/ foulths Of their majority fron the
/ States lately III rebellion or i'll full SYM
1 pathy with them Now turn to the
/ House. There are JAS Democratic
members and 10eAbhe number come
from the South-more than two-tllirds! !
| The Northern States with their great
population, intelligence, progrts So and
/ patriotism, send 48 Democrats, OF about
two toa State The Is Southern States
send lOo-or practically solid delega-
ton.
Thus the Democratic party rules
Congress and the South rules the Dem
ocrahc party In any policy upon
which that section is agreed, it can
dictate the legislative ction. The ma
jority Of the caucus decides the major
| ity of both Houses, and the South mus
ters more than two-thirds Of the eau
Gus. The legislation Of the Republic
/ passes INTO the hands Of those who but
a lew years ago were in arms to des-
oy it. 1T is amazing spectacle which
presents the Confederates of recent
memory as the rulers of to-day-amaz-
! ing even If there were nothing but
memories to divide us, and still more
amazing in view of the conflicting in
terests.
The South pays little Of the tax; it
wants subsidies and appropriations; it
wants river jobs and harbor improve
ments, not for real purposes Of com
merce, but to feed localities; it comes
forward with claims and seeks to reach
its hand into the treasury. It has deep
" suffered and is greatly impoverished
beyond doubt; it's struggle to help it.
Iself out of the treasury is perfectly
natural; as it furnishes comparatively
little of the revenues. whatever it Sc
cures will be clear gain. The South il
/ master again In the Capitol. If it
wishes to pension JEFF Davis, it
has the votes to carry it through Con
gress. II it wishes to nullify the Con-
stitutional amendment it has the
strength to carry its destructive leois.
lation through the two houses. Tie
only check now is in the White House,
and it hopes to capture that next
year" I.
Let all loyal people consider that.
this extra session Of Congress was not
forced for the purpose OF securing any
beneficial legislation for the country
but for the purpose Of repeating the
safeguards to secure an honest cleo.
ton, which stands in the way Of
! FRAUDULENT Democratic votes III 1890