Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-06-07
Iligh-Handed Action of the
Republican Majority in
the House, Etc.
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME

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THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Amaze-
ment at the temcrl;y Of the republi
can majority in the House increases
rather than lessons. Such dlsre-
gard OF right, rule and precedent,
involved III the recent action by
winch the voice Of the minority has
been siihed, has scarcely parallel
even in the dark and angry periods
during and subsequent to the war,
when tor the purpose OF gaining
partisanends no. hlug was recognlz>
ed as superior TO the will OF the
majority. That the precedent which
the republicans have set will return
to plague them in the futu.e canao,
be doubted. 81 many OF their
schemes to perpc'u1te their hold
up.n power have resulted disastrous
ly that it is a marvel they have not
learned wisdom Realizing that il
would be vain hope to expect 20
maintain their present representa-
ton in the House OF representatives,
nom the Moth, they have resolved
10 make a desperate contest to off
set their losses by gains in the
South. II is Tor this reason that it
was determined TO seat, most if no,
all of the men who contested seats
in tie present Hon from South
EN- districts. 1t would have been
impossible to seat these contestants
had not some such scheme been
devised as tie recent arbitrary
amendment OF the rules. There are
"a dozen OF mole carpet baggers
hanging around Washington now
who are bemoaning their i'll luck
that they did not run in some
Southern district and then come up
here AID make IA Contest. Under
the republican programme, as now
in process OF exc ution. ali Of them
would he seated. 1t had been
imagined that The era oi carpet bag.
gers was. at an end, but il may be
expected that the South will once
more swarm with this genus The
rel ubiican congressional campaign
committee have determined 70 raise
an enormous corruption lundFfor
use at the approaching congress'on-
al elections. "a very large proper
ton Of this will Le sent into The
South, and the carpet baggers will
be supplied literally with the Sin
ews .oi war, Every office holder
will tc squceze.I Tor hIs share OF
This corruption fund, and appeals
tor aid will also be made to all the
rich manufacturers OF The North.
But this class with the labor strikes
on their hands, will: probably mot
find themselves in Ia condition to
respond so literally as they did in
1880. Republican expectations as
the South will noi, it Is believed,
be fulfilled next November TO any
greater extent than i'll the past,
despite tie revolutionary program
me which has been lnaugurated.
All the deep-laid schemes to letter
the will OF the people ot'the South
have failed. The. last scheme viii
share the fate Of lis predecessors,
and it is destined to operate, as it
should, most disastrously o. the
waning fortunes OF the republican
party IN the North. Tie best m
formed and most sagacious politi-
clans here think that If anything
were needed TO secure democratic
supremacy i'll the next House the
action OF the republican majority in
the present House .ot Representa-
lives has supplied 1t, Some OF the
readjuSier leaders OF Virginia have
ambitious dreams that their member
ship in the next House will I've the
balance OF power, as it will almost
inevitably continue TO be in the
Senate, and are weaving bright Ian
clea OF the. power and influence
which viii accrue TO tllem.in such
a contingency. 1t is now rather
soon TO. forecast the outcome Of
republican dissensions which exist
IN the three largest Staies Of the
Union, aud Of the labor der4nge.
menls, winch promise, TO be gener
al; but taxing these with other
causes, The result may be a repeli-
ton OF the tidal wave, OF 1874.
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