Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-08
CAMPAIGN, 1882.
THE LEDGER
For ST Cash in Advance.
TO l, 1888,


For ST Cash in Advance.
D5~ Published for People on Earth!~d1a
THE CONGRESSIONAL COUP D'ETAT.
The Stalwarts and Liberals at Wash
ington, who, since the demise Of Gen.
Garfield, have been quarreling over
the loaves and fishes of executive
patronage, have at last found some
thing upon which to base a temporary
union. Through the subservient OBJ
sequiosness of SpeakerKeife in doing
what could not have been accomplish
ed according to parliamentary usage
by less than a two-thirds vote, the
Republican party in the House was
enabled to substitute by an unani-
nous vote four Radical members,
Lynch, Mackey, Bisby and Lowe,
for four Democrats, Chalmers of Mis-
sissippi, Dibble of South Carolina,
Finley of Florida, and Wheeler of Ala
bama.
When the Republican party unites
upon anything, right or wrong, they
take the shortest cut, fair or foul, to
its accomplishment. Their recon-
struction acts, their packing of courts,
their dispersal of legislatures, and
their returning boards and electoral
commissions, are all cases Of this
sort, and their recent setting aside of
the proclaimed will of constituencies
is a great and a arbitrary an abuse
Of power as was any Of the above.
Such extraordinary proceedings are
altogether without precedent in Amer
lean history, and unless Keifer's ex-
ample shall be signally rebuked, any
party. having a majority, however
small to begin with, a hereafter
increase its numbers with as much
facility as if the constitution had ex-
pressly provided for the election of
members of the House.
The selection of keifer for speaker,
had his true character been known,
would have foreshawdowed what was
contemplated and provided for at his
election. With the light now thrown
upon that transaction, there can be
no doubt that the Stalwart leaders OF
the Republican party in the House,
disappointed by the way in which
Grant went down at Chicago, and still
more disconnected by the small mum.
her of Republicans over Democrats
returned to Congress, took advantage
of the opportunity furnished by the
assassination Of Garfield to plot how
they might break down the guardian
ship established by the result of the
congressional elections over the reve'
nues and treasury of the nation.
With a working majority at Wash
ington during the whole of the pas
winter, the Republicans in powel
there have failed to furnish evidenc,
Of even intention to unite upon de
sirable legislation. They have no
given up a dollar Of oppressive taxa
ton, Or appropriated a cent to needed
improvements. Neither have the,
provided for the introduction o
cheap manufacturing material iron
abroad. They have spent their tim
in finding out how they could diver
the existing and constantly ~accruin'
surplus from the liquidation of publ
indebtedness and use it as a part
cement, through such jobbery an
extravagant appropriations as hav
prevailed under former Republica
administrations. And now that ever
thing has been prepared for such
d~enouement, the country may expec
to sec such bills rushed through, this
members may adjourn and 60 HON
to canvass for reelection.
In time the better portion Of tn
Republican party, with all Democrats
will despise Kelfer as they now d
Hayes, and all that carried out infs
nous mandates but this will not RI
store lost representation to robbie
constituencies. 1t will not secur
wise legislation and judicious apprt
priation nor guard the treasury frol
anticipated ravishment. Within til
past year, the Republican party hs
welcomed to its ranks political REM
gades of the worst sort, and there
no form of disgraceful compact, an
no possible act of arbitrariness that
is not prepared to embark to il
crease its powers. 1t is insatiate
authority, a party of GENERALIZATION
devoted to corruption and monopol,
tt nas o feafers on the floor Of Il
House the greatest robbers Of Il
public of their generation, and
party that quietly ranges itself b.
hind such men is necessarily doomet
1t but awaits the time when it shs
receive the sternest of condemnation
The democracy of the Hous'
though overpowered and crushed b
what has been done, have no reaso
to be discouraged. They have labo
ed in season and out Of season,
committee and in the House, to +,
duce taxation and indebtedness
They have done all that has bee
in fhair nowor tn provopf tho soma,