The daily gazette., 1882-12-04
patluaI Gazette
WILMINGTON. MONDAY, DEC. 4.
Am Honest Uonfe.rion.

During the last sessiou Of Congress, the
tnsolent and extravagant acts Of the Repuh-
licsn majority were vigorously defended BY
most Of tho Republican papers OF the
country, and tho defence was maintained
throughout the summer and fall campaign
tiat ended on the seventh Of November with
such crushing defeat of tho jobbers and
prohigates who ad so recklessly squandercd
the money and deiicd the wishes of the
people.
S.nre this auspicious event the tone of the
Repul licsn press has wonderfully changed.
and II n w pr ly admit, the truth OF all
the charges made against the last Congress
by the Democratic aud independent papers.
Coupled with these honest confessions are
the n ost ample promises of reform, aud as
fair sample Of the canting hypocrisy that
thus ende. vJrs to produce reform "hgs"
from the ''thistles" Of fraud aud corruption.
we subjoin the following extract from the
Philadelphia Press
The last srssion was q series of blunders.
II began with the misfortune of keiter,
ended with the rech iessness Of the River
ard Hall"r IN nd lett lie tail uf NAL
ohr 'us impre 10 of The 'andals of Hui =
boii's assessnrnls. There we've many good
scts on the record-uore than TALL to the Ior
OF all average C0ngrt ss--but iu the popu-
lar eye they were overshadowed aud OBJ
secured BY the conspicuous akd glaring mis-
fakes. The HOUSE WAS unfortunately
organized, badly differed, wrongly led and
iucUusiderairly extravagart. The members
who went along IN their easy way behind
perverss leaders did hot understand thai
they were writing their doom and only
when the country startled them with lhe
t'under OF lis condemnation did they
aiize what ev had done.
But If his Congr, IS has been thoroughly
Sooered by the expression Of the people, 1t
still has time to retrieve the disaster. |
the Republican majority has Intelligent,
grasped the lesson of the election, 1t can
still save a Republican President In 1884
The Republican party has won its triumphs
Ia the paet because IL bravrly and honestly
iaet the issues then presented. II it Is u,
enter upon another career OF victory, 1t will
be because II courageously and inteligentlS
faces the questions of the present and future
II cannot live upon the glorles of It's earlier
years. 1t must show itseli just as prOgIes-
siye and enlightened now Gs 1t did in 1851
and 1875. 1t Is composed OF body o.
voters NhO largely represent the intellectual
sud moral forces OF the country, and il
cannot carry them along unless 1t sueeess-
etullv antnals 10 thaS~ ifflgIueuL and CON
floncs.
1t remains TO be seen whether this sort OF
epccious pleading will have any effect upoL
tho people. Under the pressure Of the verj
system Of iniquitous assessments now g.
vigorously denounced by the Republican,
papers, aided by ridiculous ''tariG scare," "
the Republican party elected its Presiden,
at the last national contest, aud the peopl,
exchanged Democratic Congress, that O.
least possessed the merit OF honesty anC
eecency, for the Republican bod,
that SO tignally disRraced the countr,
by Jobbery, fraud and even BLACK
guardism at Washington last winter
1t was the worst "swsp" the voters eve
made, and having been once so badly de
eelVed we very much doubt their inclination
70 make another move In the same directio
at the great contest in 1884, On the col
trary we are firmly convinced that they wi
continue the good work so auspieiousl
commenced last month, and add Demo
cratic administration to a Democratic Coz
gress, after the 4th of March, 1885.