The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-16

The vote on the army bill 10 the
House ON Saturday demonstrates that
the Democratic party is still being
led by the nose BY the Southern ex-
tremisss. It is an edifying spectacle
to see those who have been won't to
boast Of their independence, and bel
low about their loyalty to tradition
AMI policy, trucking 10 an arrogant
minority Of their party, and playing
the part of a bull with q ring in bis
nose. The fellows that roared and
kicked in the caucus, and that held
their heads high on the stump, scout.
ing the notion that the ex-Coufeder-
ates would ever rule the Democratic
party, march meekly along a. the
cost-tsils of the gentlemen who pull
the ropes. They are moi driven, but
they are led by the nose, and seem as
helplessly idiotic as their worst o
mics could desire.
What a spectacle for the consti,u-
ents Of Northern Democratic Con
gressmen! First Springer,
head down, manner subdued, moving
this way and that rs the caucus pulls
The ring 10 his nose. Then a long
procession of helpless members, talk
ing and voting as ordered. Not one
mao has said, my constituents de-
sire tbis.n Not one mau has asked
bis constituents for an expression Of
sentiment on the amendment to the
army bill or the repeal of the election
la US. None Of them made these
questions an issue in the last cam
psigu. All have followed blindly The
lead f the extremists, and have vo-
ted, not on the merits Of the case,
but because they were ordered TO
? te.
This Democratic party puts itself
squ rely Oh record against guarding
u. polls, and refuses to pui itsell -
record az reproviug the action ot rlde
clubs ST the polls IL opposes he
guarding Of The pills to keep the
peace. bui favors the guarding of the
polls by rife clubs to prevent Repub
from voting. IL rules that The
organized aud ~iespur-ible
army -hall he Kept from the p H.
and bar tbe irregulsr, irresponsible,
and ruffiaaiy White Leagues vi the
shall parade about The polls at
will
This is The record Of The Demo.
party as oelibera ely made on
Saturday Can any sane man be-
that The Democratic members
from Illinois. Indiana. Ohio. aud
Northern States correctly rep
the sen imenis of The men who
voted for them last fsiiy Had any
one said during the campaign that
every Democrat ia Congress would,
at the bidding of the Bsurbpns, vote
against measures To secur lair aud
peaceful elections al the South. would
Democratic voters have repudi-
the statement, and have declared
the person making it a slanderer
Had any one zone further, aud
that the Democrats in Con-
gress would refuse 10 consider a
proposition to restrain rife clubs and
bodies of armed men from interfering
at elections, would not Democratic
voters have been eager to testify that
under DO circumstances could their
party be guilty of such folly and
madness.
Now that the party, IS represented
10 Congress, has been guilty Of this
madaess, aud has been led by the
nose into this embarrassing position,
what are the voters going to do about
it? They elected the Congressman,
ana the Bourbons put rings 10 their
noses. The Eourbons will lead them,
and the people NAV petition and pro-
test in vain. Led by the nose, the
Congressman will con-
time to meekly do the bidding of the
extremists. and will tsko the other
contemplated 10 the CAUCUS prof.
The Northern Democrats
been sold out, and means will
be taken to make their degradation
complete The vote on Saturday is
only the beginning. The Confeder-
will persist In pressing measures
calculated TO secure for them the con-
troll of the government, and Congress
mep elected by Democratic voters il
the North will continue to do their
bidding. until al that party discipline
aud ergaoization can do 10 place the
again 10 power has been
done.
In the meantime, what will the
do2 vii there be any pro-
tests or murmprs against the course
pursued by Northern Democrats in
or will the Democratic vo-
ters spbpit to being led by the nose,
as the leaders have done.-Inter-
Ocean.