The daily gazette., 1880-04-08
rHURsDAY. ApRlL 8. 1850.

seem TO be actuated without any prin-
ciple whatever except the single one
70 get into Office raise the salary
thereof and keep in Office for the
salary. At -f r'- 1.i-
The salary of every Office under the
government has been raised abont
Atty to one hundred per cent. sinct
the Republicans got the control o
Congress and the Executive. An
since the two houses of Congre'' lave
fallen into the hands of IT, Democrat'
the Republicans h"'e opposed every
sfEart 10 iover ..s salaries and to re-
dnoe u, number Of officers and thus
,oonoinize expenditures. When bills
have been passed for this purpose by
the Democrats over the most determ-
ined opposition, they have uniformly
q been vetoed by the Republican Presi.
dent, the Silver Bill for the coinage oi
the Bland Dollar, being, we believe,
the only measure that has yet been
passed over the veto since the Demo-
crats have had both Houses of Con-
gress. Fortunately this was q meas
ure 30 obviously necessary for the in
terests of the country that they did
mot dare TO defeat it and to the cir
cnlation Of silver it is now generally
. conceded the nation owes the great
business prosperity Of the country
that commenced soon after and con.
tinued to grow better until the present.
While the Republicans lack any
great principles At all to rest their
claims to all the Offices upon they con-
tinue to decry one section of the
country in such manner as to alarm
- much as possible the whole people.
And in fact, before a man can set
shout to project any great business
enterprise he must make up his mind
to regard all the stock in trade of the
political party so-called Republican as
an incredible lie. For if we believe
them the southern people are still
rebeliious bent on mischief and re-
solved to do something that will re-
quire the waging Of another wasting
war. Now, no sane man would en-
gage In large business enterprises if
. he believed this. Yet this is really
the state of affairs from the magnify
ting Of which the Republican party
hopes TO carry the next elections in
November and fill all the Offices again
for four years. What chance have the
people for prosperity under such cir
cumstances? How will real estate
ever secure its former value while such
disturbing elements hold the minds of
the people in dread? And this dread
10 never to pass until the Democrats
are once more entrusted with the
Presidency as well as with Congress.
They have proved by the passage of
acts purposely matured to economize
the means Of the people, and by Civ
ing them stable currency of gold
and silver, thereby retrieving the pres
entspirited squirt of business showing
they seek the best interests OF the
whole people and it is the duty of
the people to entrust the Democrats
with the whole power of the govern
ment in order that full confidence NAV
once more be restored and all the bust.
ness classes be assured of the settled
condition Of the country that is SC
much desired.
But the meanness and lack of prin-
ciple in the Republican party induces
1t everywhere to vote with the faction
that may be in error to defeat the ma
tured measures of the great Demo
cratic party in Congress; and their ex.
ample is followed elsewhere. Its eff
feet is observed even in the City Coun-
ellis here as elsewhere.
There is not member Of the oppo
sition in the City Council that a.
tempts to map out and suggest pol G
their whole desire seems to be t,
help the side that they believe will be
most detrimental and unpopular; hop
ing thereby to bring about measures
that will displease the people and la,
them to the account of the Democrats
thus showing that in he small bodie,
controlling local affairs the same wan
Of principle. If the Republican part,
hope to secure success they must cleo
men who are competent to mature an,
advocate q policy of their own, an,
induce the people to approve of it b,
their votes. At present the peopl,
must come to the conclusion that ths
Republicans only desire success that
thcy may keep the Offices of the gov.
ernment, and where they have not got
the offices already they desire then
that they may raise the salaries ane
then pass laws that will enable then
to keep them, just as they passed tn,
laws authorizing the appointment OF
thousands Of U. s. Deputy Marshal,
and empowering them to arrest Demo
cratic vo' ers at the polls 10 prevent de.
feat.