Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-24
The Adjournment of Congress.

the seal of their condemnation upon the
party for whom the majority in that
Congress had spoken. The reelection
of another Democratic Congress effect
ually dissipated the charge of inehi-
cheney and corruption so glibly charged
upon the 45th Congress by the Repub-
lican press. There was one honorable
exception to be found in the New
York Evening Post, which frankly
acknowledged that the 45th Congress
had made Il memorable record in that
it had utterly exterpated the corrupt
and powerful lobby built up and fos-
tered by the Republican party while
in power in the House. The Post
further said that not n vestige remain
ed of the old Huntingdon, Gould ring
that had so long and faithfully de-
bauched legislation in the interest of
the giant monopolies controlled by
these men. Upon this voluntary trib.
ute to the great work accomplished by
the 45th Congress, coming as it did
from an uncompromising Republican
journal, the Democracy were disposed
to rest their case, and the judgment
rendered by the people in the follow.
ing elections more than justified their
confidence. But to the 46th Congress
so far as it has progressed will come,
q whole volume of unstinted praise.
While it has not accomplished any
measures of great National Importance
it has conscientiously and carefully
addressed itself to such legislation as
would best benefit the country with
out distracting it by angry discussion
or embittered personal antagonisms.
While it will be universally regret
ted that the deputy marshals bill did
not become a law, there is great
satisfaction to be found in the fact
that the veto of this measure was
a direct snub to General Garfield
whose amendment the Democracy
had accepted. One of the most i'm
portant facts demonstrated by the two
sessions of the 10th Congress, was that
no leader on the Republican side was
found able to cope with the pariamen-
tary leaders of the majority. Mr..
Garfield was accorded the mantle of
Mr.. Blaine as the head aud front of
his party upon that gentleman's pro-
motion to the Senate, but he has had
the humiliation of seeing the only
measure he introduced during both
sessions endorsed by the Democracy
and repudiated by his own party,
This was certainly an anomalous posi-
tion for great party leader to find
himself in at the close of this arduous
session. In England when such
thing occurs the leader thus over
thrown is compelled to resign and new
men are brought to the front. But
here, under the enligbtment of free
institutions, the defeated leader in
Congress is advanced to the head of
his party and with the cruel marks of
his discontinue still upon him is
brought conspicuously forward as the
standard bearer of the party he had
but just lead to disaster. The Demo
crats, with clear majority in both
branches patriotically submitted bill
for the count Of electoral votes, to the
end that the dangerous scenes of 1876
7, during which the business interest
of the country suffered untold loss
by the agitation and uncertainty that
succeeded the election, should never
again be re-enacted. But the Repub-
lican minority resorted to disgrace.
ful filibustering and defeated action
upon this most just and much needed
measure.
In every instance in which the ma
jority have come in conflict with the
executive they have been absolutely
right and he wrong, as he took the
pains to demonstrate in the message
submitted vetoing the deputy mar
shals bill. The political" bills passed
were not intended TO inure to the BEN