Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-03-25
Maryland Independent
PORT TOBACCO. ED:
CHEATED AGAIN.

CHEATED AGAIN.
On Friday last the L s Senate was
organized by the Republicans as W.
anticipated; Malone, the Readjestcr
Senator from Virginia voted with them,
thus making tie, which was decided
Iy the casting vote Of the Vice Presi-
dent
So far az tue welfare Of ihe Democratic
party Is concerned, We would almost
rather have df Senate under the con.
----c Of tho f+~p1,ricans thfn of our par,
~. The Republicans have The eNccu-
tive and judicial departments and the
House Of Representatives. This being
20, and the Democrats, thus powcrless 70
initiate or carry outnelsurcs, IN oppos-
ition to these branches Of the Govern
met. are better without the control Of the
Senate than with it With its organ
izaton the whole rcspou, olity, Of all
measures necessary to governmental pro-
gross, is put upon the Republican party,
whilst tue Democrats occupy the vantage
ground Of powerful majority As
equally divided az the parties are in that
body, it isin the power Of the Democrats
if they be energetic and wide awake, to
give the Republicans a vast deal of trou-
bic, and actually to prevent them from
doing mach harm to the cuuRtry. Ev-
enly balanced with the casting vote of
the Vice President necessary to the pas
sage of any and every party measure,
unable even to elect presiding officer
in his absence, the Republicans are at
the mercy Of the minority, which can
lead them life Of harassment and mis-
cry. IL tho do not be have themselves.
On the other hand had our friends OBJ
tanned the organization. theirs would hav
been the porilous position. without com
pcnsntiug advantages. The appointment
of the few officers would not in our
opinion have been of the slightest bcne-
fit to the party, and disadyantagcous to
the individual Senators
The striking feature about this condi-
tion affairs is that, the Democrats are jus
tly entitled to tho organization of the
Senate but are again deprived of their
just rights BY the fraudulent practices
and influences of the Republicans -Four
years ago the Democrats elected their
President and wero cheated out of the
fruits of the victory by fraud Maho1e
was elected by Democratic votes. as
Democrat, though in State matters diff
fcring from the majority of that party in
Virginia; and now he votes with the
Republicans. In the fraudulent seating
of Hayes, there was no evidence that
money was directly used, but there wa.
an abundance of evidence that promises
of patronage were hberauy bostov e,
and afterwards as literally redeemed
So in this later case, the evidence i
overwhelming that promises of patron
age have again done the business. AM
Malone is to have the naming of tho
Federal appointecs in Virginia, in pay
ment for his vote.
II was to De expected that man G
the known population sentiments Of
Malone, would be of easy political virtue
and it shows the folly ofthose Democrat,
in Virginia who voted him into his pres
ent place: fer men, who advocate dis
honest political sentiments are very apt tC
indulge in dishonest politician practices.
The time was when the Senate was
composed of men, who would have
scorned such dicker for supremacy.
but all would have met on a common
platform Of deccncy and effected an or
ganzatiou, which would have been en-
tirely creiitable to both parties.
But with advent of the Republi
can majority came also tho rnsohine, .
which Conktog and his set know so we'll
how 10 run, and who hesita,tc not TO secure
success by just such questionable ana
INSCRIPTIONS methods as seated Hayes
and gobbied up Malone
But day of reckoning must come
sooner or later, for tits not possible for
the Republican, or any other party, to go
on forever securing the advantages of
fraud, without at last arousing the
rightful resentment Of yirtuons people.
When the day of reckoning comes,
ms come it will, iftho republic lives, the
party, which has thus handicapped it.
self so heavily with fraud AMI fraGdu
lent practices, will be swept forever
from the theatre of public action, and the
place which knew it once will know it
no more forever.
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