The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-05-01
Publie Sentiment vs.. the Politicians.

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The Boston Herald published last week
nearly five columns of interviews with
prominent business men, with a view to
showing what the people are thinking
about while Congress is WrangIng These
interviews show remarkable unanimty
of sentiment. 1t was found that the dry
goods trade is NOT affected by mere poiit-
ich wrAnLling. but it WAS thought that
Congress ought t. do ts work ana AL
louln Reports from the clothing trade
We're, ID brief that business Il reyiying.
that business interests are affected by too
much legislation, and that an early adj
iournment Of Congress would be welcom-
ed. In tie shoe and leather trades there
were diverse opinions as to the effect Of
the deadlock in Congress, but il was
agreed that Congress ought 10 adjourn.
From the wholesale grocers there was a
universal growl, in which men of all DO
lltcal parties joined Let Congress 90
home Uncertainty was believed to he
the worst OF all checks To business pros
poets. The furniture makers thought
there was too much politics and too little
business at Washington that the neces-
sites Of the people had been lost sight of
and that the adjournment of Congress
would be the best thing for the country.
Representative Morse. the only Demo-
crat in Congress from Massachusetts, be
Ing in Boston at the time fell into the
hands Of the Herald interviewer, and eX-
pressed himself very freely He thinks
the political parties in Congress ought to
attend To the business of the country
rather than to that OF party. He said
Nv nat IS now needed most Of all is a con
victIOn that our industries and business
enterprises must be cherished: that there
IS al era OF peace and prosperity before
us; that politics and politicians, as dis
turbers of industry, and trade, and com
merce. shall have no significance 50 long
as they are confined to mere wrangles
about party ACKNOWLEDGMENT, and that
Congress do up its proper business as
quickly as possible, and its DOB members
do their electioneering at home instead of
in the national capital That is the way
look at it,
In subsequent issue the Herald re-
marked editorially;
There is general feeling among the business
men OF the country, that the extra session Of Con
greSS IS disturbing public confidence and likely to
disturb II still nore that the issues raised bet cen
the parties threatening deadlock on the neces-
sary appropriations to carry on the government
are not q practical Importance. but can be de
terred without detrment: and that the politicians
are really at work on the presidential election OF
lSSo. instead Of endeavOring to secure the counrys
prosperity and the peoples happiness This being
the common feeling submit that it would be
good thing for the business men i'll all the large
cities to hold meetings and express their views for
the guidance OF Congress.
Tie New York World, in giving sum
mary of the trade prospects throughout
the Mon likewise included statement
of the public sentiment of influential To-
calltles, indicating that the people would
sweep with the Bosom of destruction any
party or set Of men who, at Washington,
retarded the returning prosperity of the
nation.