The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-02
The Second Warning.

The first warning was givenby the
people eight years ago, when the Re-
publican majority of 1913 in the House
of Representatives was in a day re-
duced to a Republican minority of
IO8, and the Democratic minority of
50 was on the same day increased to
Democratic majority of 1871. AT
that time the great Republican States
of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and New York went Democratic,
several of. them electing Democratic
Governors just as they did this year.
In addition to these Indiana, Oregon,
Connecticut, New Jersey and New
Hampshire even gave Democratic
mai0rities, and so did the then Terri
tors of Colorado. The party which
under the the administration of Pres
ident Grant had been reducing the
Democratic war debt at the aStOund-
ing rate of over Sl00,0O0 a'day was In
single brief campaign, because of
the Credit Mobiier affair and few
other minor plumbers, driven from
power and the ridiculous old hulk of
the Democracy put in its place.
The first warning did not come any
too soon, for the alarm spurred the
Republican leaders to decided action
on the question of the public credit,
and that same year before the next
Congress came in the Resumption
Act was passed and the National
credit was saved for all time. More
than this the Republicans elected a
President in 1876. The Democrats
remained in power in the lower House
until the causes of the hard times be-
came understood and their burden
some results were in measure anne
liorated by natural growth and the
lid assurances of the Resumption
Act, when the same voters that help
ed them qnietly invited them to step
out again.
The second warning has come in
the same way and from the same
States as the first, but with consider
able less force. The present House of
Representatives is almost evenly
divided, 147 Republicans to 1856 DEM
OcratS and IL nondescripts. The new
House just elected consists of 124 Re-
pubicans, 194 Democrats and 7 others.
1t will be remembered that 81 MEM
bers have been added to the House
of Representatives within the last
year. Illinois, Massachusetts, Penn
Sylvania, New Hampshire and Kan
sas, five sterling Republican States,
together elected - fewer Democratic
members this year than they did in
1874. while the same States elected q
more Republican members than they
did then. North Carolina, Tennessee
and New Jersey also show Demo-
cratic decrease of four members and
corresponding Republican increase
of five. New York of course gave
about four times as big a Democratic
majority for Cleveland as she did for
Tilden in 1876; but Cleveland'5 ma
jority is an index Of one thing only,
namely, the adherence of New York
Republicans for the machine methods
of President Arthur, Steve" French
and a few of the other stalwart lights
of that State, although there is evil
dence to show that very many stall
warts themselves refused to swallow
a nomination brought about by fOrg-
cry.
The truth of the matter is that the
people are going to defeat the Re
publican party every "offyear" until
that party gives the country the re-
forms that are needed, The Demo-
cratic party is no nearer in power to-
day than it was from 1874 to 1873.
The people are simply using 1t, for
want of something better, as ii lash
with which to castigate the Republi-
can back. The people do not intend
to elect Democratic President in
1854. All manner of men represent
ing all manner of ideas have from
time to time been allowed to go to
Congress, but the American people
always go about the matter of MAX
ing President in a serious mood.
When the people shall be inclined to
treat the Presidency as a huge Joke
they may call upon the Democratic
party to furnish the man and not be-
FORE Wilmington Morning News.
What Simon Says.