Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-31
The FIpbt for the Next House.


Eight years ago the corruptions OF
Grantism aroused public indignation
and the Republican majority in Congress
was swept away. In the last campaign
the Radicals secured working majority
in the House, and their bargain with
Malone gave them control OF the Senate.
They thus became responsible for the
acts of the present Congress.
In the opinion of free spoken Repub-
lican journals, this Congress surpasses
any of its predecessors in failures to meet
the needs of the people and in lavish
waste of the public funds. The session
has been frittered away in proftless de
bates and in partisan tactics that the
minority could not but resist, although
the majority were pledged to execute re-
forms. and for time made great profes-
sions of their readiness to do so.
The great question Of the tariff mas
been relegated to nine gentlemen VINO
have taken up their abode at Long
Branch. Several benefciaries OF tne
tariff have thus far appeared be1ore
them to ask for more protection in their
,,ortic,lar line of business. Others Will
drop down to the seasnore
from time to time and prefer similar re-
Quests The report of the commission
when made will, doubtless, recommend
that these pleas for our Infant indus
tries be heard. Mr.. Kelley and Mr..
Morrill, by little careful figuring, could
have done the work of the commission
for nothing. But in view of the coming
elections this plan, while economical,
would have been risky.
In the matter of the internal revenue
also, another great question has been
evaded. True, the Republicans thought
they had a very clever scheme prepared
to deceive the people, but it was picked
to pieces in the Senate until Robson be-
came alarmed for the fate of his naval
Job, and at the crack OF the party whip
the able Republican Senators cast their
piece of revenue tinkering aside. Han
dicapped by these failures, and by the
big jobs and little jobs that they have
forwarded, the Republicans are in fair
way to be beaten at the polls.
The three great States of OHIO, Penn
sylvania and New York are by no
means promising fields for recruiting
Republican strength. In the irst-named
State a number of Republican candidates
for Congress are likely to be elected to
stay at home In Pennsylvania the Re
publican quota of Congressman is certain
to be cut down. The quarrel of the
Cameron and anti Cameron factions is
past mending, and the shrewdest kind
of generalship will be required in
the Congressional fights. In New York
there will be hard fighting all along the
line, and the Republican ranks are not
likely to be arranged to the best advan-
tage. The cumulative gains and losses
in these States, as matters look now,
promise to add to the Democratic
strength in the next House, and in other
States also there are numerous districts
where Democratic gains are probable.
The Radicals have made their record
in Washington. 1t is damaging and
disgraceful. Their sole aim has been to
unlock the treasury and hand out the
surplus to the jobbers. Foremost in this
work has been Robson. He is the recog-
nized leader of the party. He will
be dead weight to each of his Radical
associates who may be renominated, for
the question before the country during
the next campaign will be, "Shall
Robesonlsm be indolsed or rebuked?'
Nothing but the size of HubbelPs cor
ruptlon fund can modify the answer that
should and probably will be returned at
the nOlls.