National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-14
AN EXTRA SESSION.
The Views of q Republican Congress
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To the Editor Of The Republican:
An extra session of Congress seems to
me to be matter of very great importance to the
country and necessarily so to the Republican party.
1t is well known that a funding bill could have
been passed through the last Congress at the extra
ordinary low rate of three per cent interest but for
the stupid, if not malignant, stipulation contained
in that fifth section" But, as usual, the Demo
cratic party could not resist their repressible pen
chant for asinine blundering, and the bill very
properly failed. The money markets of the world
were never in so favorable a condition as now TO
furnish the Government with immense sums
at merely nominal rates. 1t is not at
all likely that this anomalous financial
condition will continue for any very
great length of time and if our party, with the
power now to fund this seven hundred millions of
debt at three per cent, should loiter along until
the eXigencies and demands of an active and
speculative trade shall double the present current
rates for money, the country will not fail to hold
the Republican party to strict accountability for
the consequences of failure. second reason,
which might properly come first, is in the impor-
tanee to the Nation of having the Election Commit
tees Immediately organized and sent South TO
thoroughly investigate the many contested cases
for seats which will arise IN the Forty-Seventh
Congress. The Republican majority will be un-
comfortably small in the next Congress- If the ten
to twenty fairly elected Republican members from
the bull -dozed districts are denied their seats.
cannot believe that Republican Congress will fail
or refuse to furnish its own tre and faithful friends
i'll said districts with all reasonable and proper
lawful help, and that too, at the beginning rather
than at the end of the session. Let Us have the
investigations all made and ready to be reported
Immediately upon the convening OF the regular
session Of Congress, and then. we will have the
benefits of all the votes and assistance of all our
members. a third reason is to be found in the
necessity for deliberate and searching discussion
of the superintendent bill" There Every grave
and vital questions connected with that subject
which should be, slowly, cautiously, and
thoroughly discussed, and 1t were wise II an
unusual deliberation and investigation be given
70 that very wide and all peryading question.
fourth reason not generally understood by our
friends in the North is TO be found in the eonol-
ton OF things South, notably in Mississippi There
is not a fair minded, unprejudiccd well-lntormed
man in the United States but knows that, given
free, fair, and untrammeled ballot Mississippi Is
Republican State. The colored people are IN a
large majority and, not bull doZed, are all Repub-
hcans. There is also a large and growing white
Republican vote in that state, which, coupled
questioned majority But the whole country knows
what has been accomplished by the Mississippi
plan." An investigation now Will send some
of the bull doing Congressman of that faith
to the rear and give many of our friends
in that State fresh heart and hope and lnfuse into
many faithful men who are beginning 10 grow
Respondent at the long, dark Democratic night
which has enshrouded them in silent gloom. Be-
Sides there is to be State election held there next
autumn for Governor, judges, minor offices, &e,
and these Investigations now will almost certainly
enable our party, aided by the Independents of
that State who are tired of Democracy, 10 carry
Governor Alcorn into power, and with him
q Legislature and other officers, who will
send TO Washington, after a while, United
states Senator i'll place Of Senator Lamar
These reasons alone, to say nothing OF having
the organization of both Houses in possession
demand-the convening of an extra session at the
earliest possible period after all our present va
cancies shall have been filled. Very respectfully
WILLIAM r. MOORE, N. C.,
Tenth Congressional District of Tennessee.