Daily Republican., 1880-05-13
What the Democrat. Have Don,

annulilnR DIS contract.
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What the DsmOerats Have Done
The Reading "Nsws," the new art
ably conducted Democratic paper 0
that city, in noticing ou. article on 1
"Do-nothing Congress-" fscetiously
says:
THE Wilmington Republican curl
ously enough calls this "a do-nothipp
Congress. 1t seems to have made il
quite lively,for all the departments OF
government, including Mr.. Hayes. l,
has exposed the "Star" postal route
"swag," the beauty Of the Republican
lndian policy, the highly mixed condi
tion Of the books OF the U. S. Treasury
with reference to the public debt state
ment, exhibited to the country the DO.
litical prescription practiced in Re-
publican State, the infamy OF the Lou
isiana L. S. Senatorial election which
gave Kellogg his seat. proved wholesale
election frauds in New York under the
|superinterdence Of U. S. Commissioner
Davenport, the appointment of a bad
lot by L. S. Marshal Ksrns, Of PhiIa-
delphia, to help make a Republican
majority and-the half is not yet told"
We frankly admit that this has been
an investigating Congress, and that has
been about all it has done. 1t is true
that the investigations put on foot and
referred to by the "News, "put the gov
eminent on the defensive, and when
charges were made they had to be met,
but nevertheless while the number OF,
Investigations put on foot may tower
up as high as Olympus, we would still
ask, where are the measures of benefit
this Congress have passed Investi.
gated, why yes, everything has been
Investigated. Somewhere near 800, ,OCo
have been spent by the present Con
grefs for junkettipg investigating COM
mit'ees. Yes, the "Star" postal route
sWag has been exposed and the Deme-
cratic Congress has met the deficiency
by an appropriation. The Indian policy
has been investigated and Democratic
Congress has inaugurated a policy
which will cost the government millions
more. Senator Davis Of West Virpin
Ia 1t is true in his childifh vsgaries
'magines some crookedness in the
Treasury Department, but he has never
been able to- show that one dollar has
been dishonesty spent, and as il pleases
him to be engaged in running over
columns of bgures and he does ne body
any harm, he might as we'll be engaged
in that as anything else. It keeps the
sarrulous old man quiet You know. |
Well, yes, a junkettipg committee on
hummer pleasure tour did drop down
'ne day in Rhode Island and fourd
hat property qualification was re.
Iulred to entitle foreigners to vote, but
his was Rhode Islands way Of think
ng, and both Repu tlicaps and Demo-
rats seemed to favor the plan. Well, !.
'eS, we have often heard that there
vas little touch of iAfamy in the elec-
ION Of Kellogg to the Senate by the
Legislature, but somehow af-
Or the Democrats have spent nearly
core of thousands of dollars in inves.
eating the matter to please Ben Hill,
ute a number of the best Dsmocratio
enators fail to see whsrs the infamH
xists and Kellogg Will bs allowed to
eep his seat. If tho Democrats in
congress have exposed tn. infamy Of
,ellogg's election then the Democrats
Tho have large majority 10 the Sen
to should expel him. But someho "
hey won't do it. Well, yes, wholesale
lection frauds have been proven ir
lew York. where Democratic Judges
'sus1 some 20, 900 fraudulent natural.
sation papers. No trouble Rnding
raud there. The investigation referred
was to get United States Commission.
n Davenport removed from his office,
10 that these 20, 900 Democrats holding
fraudulent naturalization papers could
% allowed to vote easily and often
Without Inolestation. We don't know
uch about the appointment of "bad
" United States Marshal Karps,
'slphia, to help to max.
"sjority," but the whole
IDLY offset Senator
lotnatxra!tatlon
IS" is right, 'h-
been altogether ill-
expensive irvesiiga
n, but for wrat thy
d 10 do which would l,sv.
it to the country, the pee
odd them responsible at Nlt
1tion.