The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-08
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hepuDllcanS VINO were not elPcLeu. In6
object is to accommodate their friends
in the lobby, and secure $150.O0O,OO0 of
spOils. The king jobber is RObesOn,
who found, that under honest ruling
they could not get ahead of the Demo-
Gratis, though in the minority, and hence
all rules of prOpriety and decency must
be trampled down by the Speaker. A
Washington letter says:
1t is plainly apparent to a casual OBJ
server, since the Speakers ruling of
Monday, that the lobby have been in
high glee. These cOTmOrants, who
haunt every nook and Granny of the
Capitol, have for four months been des-
pOndent because of the failure to get
through their schemes. Now. however,
they are exuberant and defiant, and
give reason to believe that the Speaker
will, at the proper time, make rulings
which will not prejudice the number
less jobs they have on hand.
Keifer was nominated by cOnsptra-
cy, which Cameron, Robson and Arthur
managed, and he constituted his COM
mittees to order, wedding out Democrats
like Randall, Cox. Holman, BlOunt and
Whitthorne, noted for opposition to
plundering legislation. Giving the
lobby free swing, is part of the general
plan of campaign, and it is to serve
other purposes than the temporary eX-
pedient of Ousting Democrats from their
seats. Said Congressman Cox, in an in
terview at Washington on Wednesday
last:
do not hesitate to say that the course
of the Republican members and the
Speakers course, admit of reasonable
Interpretation, and lead to the almost
inevitable conclusion that this arbitra-
ry proceeding is but the entering wedge
for a break into the Treasury that
threatens to wipe out our surplus. My
speech called attention to the fact that
the Navy bill, which usually reaches
the calendar within three weeks at the
opening of the session, was yet in the
committee. The Monitor bill has also
been held back. l wanted to know the
reason of this, and repeatedly put the
direct inquiry in my speech. 1t has not
yet been answered, and l don't believe
they will dare answer it. 1t will be of
quite as great public interest to know
that this proceeding is but a step to-
ward a raid on the Treasury as that is
merely temporary eXpedient, as the
with fraudulent record. They have
broken down the rules, and there is
nothing to prevent their going again to
extremes in fuTtheTance of any job they
may wish to carry through. The public
ought to understand this at once, for
this Congress is the most prOfligate,
mercenary and corrupt of any that L
ever sat in. The majority is not 80 bold
as when the Democrats did not have
enough members to force call of yeas
and nays, but it is quite as unscrupu-
lOus and grasping, and it is reaching
out for that hundred and fifty millions
with the hundred hands of Briareus. |
care nothing for this Mackey mutilage
and mucilage case in comparison with
the opportunity which the Republicans
have made for themselves by arbitrary
and outrageous methods for capturing
and manipulating the public funds.
Said another prominent Democratic
member, noted for his opposition to job
berry:
If an arbitrary majority, with plant
tool for Speaker, can declare the rules
are of no force in their determination
and effort to amend the rules, then when
jobs and schemes for plunder are being
fOiled, by the exercise of the rights of
the minority in motions to adjourn and
| adjourn to day certain, &C., they can
break down the rules in day, and car
Ty through their schemes of plunder
and outrage without obstruction. They
| admit that when the rules prevail this
cannot be done, But their alarming
doctrine is that they can arbitrarily
| change rules deliberately established in
the beginning of Congress for the pro-
lection of the rights of the minority,
| without Obeying the plain TequisitiOn
of the rules in the process, and then do
what they please.
Referring to the course pursued by
Democrats, when in a majority, General
Hooker, of Mississippi, said: pes.
The Democrats had abundant oppor-
tunity when we were in the majority,
to overcome by arbitrary methods.
Had we chosen to lose sight of the Con-
stitutiOn and Overstep the law, we
could have carried every measure that
any of our side might propose. How
we would have been denounced then
over the country as reVOlutiOnists and
usurpers! But we kept within the law,
attempted nothing that was not clearly
and cOnfessedly proper from a parlia-
mentary standpoint, and the minority
were able to enforce their rights, as
they often took occasion to do, by filibus-
teTing, The Republicans now decide
practically that the minority have no
rights; and, as L have said, there is
nothing to prevent the extension of the
application of that decision to apprO-
priation bills, or to any kind of jObbeTy
or corruption that they may want to
put through. .7"
Another Democratic member of prom
inence in the House, said:.
have private information, which
know to be reliable, that the men behind
the designers of this sO-called amend
ment, looked upon this election case
merely as affOrding pretext upon
which to open the way to plunder. The
delay in reporting the Naval and MOni-
tor bills, is full Of Significance in this
connection, and it will be found that
Robson will put others forward to exc
cute his plans, even with regard to the
two steals contemplated under those
bills. Robson is the shrewdest man
that ever sat on the Republican side,
and most ardent lobbyist. The only
chances, for the Democrats TO thWart
these designs will be through a possible
lack of a Republican quorum, TO make
the Republicans alone responsible for
all ,OutTages upon the Constitution and
law, and for the corrupt results follow
ing such outrages.
That plunder is the main purpose of
the overthrow of parliamentary safe
guards seems fair conclusion, and