Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-08-24

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monstrous taxes have produced
They are spending at the spigot in
order that they may not be compelled
10 save at the bung. So long as they
can empty the Treasury as fast as theg
can fill it, they have no fear that they
will be compelled really to abate taxa
ton. So ,ong as this equilibrium
between what they steal and what
they squander can be maintained, SO
long the bene6ciaries of the tariff,
represented by Kelly, will be made
happy by q continuance of the taxes
which the producers Of the country
pay in the form of enhanced prices OF
protected manufactures. And if the
producers of the country can be bribed
with small share of their own money,
in the form Of '.liberal appropriations
not only will Robeson be rich and
Reed be rich and Keifer be rich, but
the Republican party will remain in
power until people have had a chance
to forget how Reed and Keifer ac-
quired the money they expect to
derive from the transaction As for
Robson, he is probably aware that
social respect in his case is past pray
ing for. The exposure has been too
thorough, all that he can reasonably
expect is to get more money and keep
out Of JAIL 58
This seems to be the programme Of
the corruptionists in Congress. It is
founded upon what we believe to be
the erroneous idea that the people of
this country will stand any thing from
the Republican party. They have
stood great deal, and if the Repub-
lican leaders would steal in moderation
the programme might be carried
through. But when the country IS
confronted with q Pension bill Of one
hundred millions, rushed through
under suspension of the rules, two
thirds of it admitted to be bestowed
upon irnpostors and claim agents; with
d River and Harbor bill, such as
recently passed the Senate, appropriat-
ing eighteen million and a half, two
thirds for jobs; with appropriations
for public buildings, mostly needless
and all extravagant, footing up ten or
fifteen millions more; with Robeson's
naval bill, Of which Robeson's advoca-
|cy is accepted everywhere as an un-
rnistakable badge of fraud, and with
the Northern Pacific, d clear plunderof
the Treasury Of sixteen millions oven
and above the whole cost of the road.
protected even from discussion by the
whitewaahing report Of Reed and the
outrageous ruling of Roheson, the
country needs no further evidence that
the recognized leaders of the Republ-
can party belong distinctly to the
criminal classes. the tissue ! whether
D gang Of public plumbers shrll be de-
prived Of an opportunity to steal any
more public money IS one which the
public plunderers have themselves
presented to the country and to the
Democratic party. II is an issue upon
which it is an insult to the country to
suppose that lts decision can be
doubtful. !.
The plunsdesrers themselves lEfslN tnlnk Y
that they can bride tne owners not 60
prosecute with 2 part OF the sWag aus
tribused IN liberal appropriations.
Ihey certainly cannot 40 tnls Il me
Democratlc party stmply accepts me
issue they nave raised and puts y
properly before the country, 90 tnat
every voter IN the land y made aware
before the Congressional electlons
come On what the hepuollcan party
has done to entltle Itself g tne controi b y
OF Congress for another term. Oppo
sitlon 70 public plunder on scale
which makes weeds theffs seem
mere piliering u enough q z party
platform Tor such 9 tlIae 90 Inns Ano
happily the Democratls party need %. %.
u point 70 tile record 81 ene las'
House Of Keprese entatiyes Wfich 4 Y. \ y con- '
trolled 70 snow tnat IN drlving ou1 .
House Of representatives wnicn &c.
cepts the leadership q auaacious nouo- q
rIous and all out avoweo plDac pun
dersrs the people Will oe e. leass sure
OF not putting 2 band q nriganas u
control or tne treasury Inc pEopeI