Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-10-26
Democratic County Ticket.
THE ISSUE.

politics is reduction of taxation.
History is repeating itself. A profit
gate congress has renewed the antag-
onisms of Tilden and Hayes, and
Hancock and Garfield, and democrat
ic success alone will bring honesty
and economy to governmental affairs.
When through the excuses of
Grantism, climax Of corruption
and extortion similar to that of the
last congress was reached, popular
sentiment manifested itself by elect
ing democratic house, and choos-
ing for President statesman who, as
Governor Of New York, had opposed
his whole power to official peculation,
and who, therefore, came to be rec
ognrzad, at home and abroad, as fit
to lead the forces selected to bring
government back to its original SIM
plicity and integrity. How the popu-
lar will was set aside by the 8 to z COM
mission, and how the democratic house
was neutralized by q republican exec
utive and senate, are too well known
to the readers of the LEDGER and
democrats generally TO need more
than passing citation. But despite
factous partisan opposition, and by
substituting honesty and economy for
corruption and waste, without impair
ment of governmental efficiency, dur
ing the brief period in which the de-
mocracy was dominant in the house
and had control of national purse
strings, over four hundred millions of
dollars were saved to productive in
dustry.
1t was sad day, however, when a
tickle and impatient public, in an evil
hour, surrendered itself to the hope
that even more than was accomplished
through democratic integrity would
be attained through reformed repub-
licanism under the lead Of Garfield.
What Garfield's administration might
have brought about, had he survived,
can never be known. But the coun-
try now understands that without the
assistance of those it aimed to get rid
of, Garfield could not have been in
augurated. With much hesitation
stalwartism rallied to the support of
Chicago's nominee, only upon the
suggestion and appeal Of New York
boss, that the majority Of the incor-
porated and vested wealth Of the ma
ton was entitled to rule it, and then
the same votes in some congressional
districts that elected Garfield, return
ed to congress the very men that had
outraged even republican sentiment
and caused Grantism to be a stencil
in honest nostrils. The necessary re-
suit of all which was q session Of con-
gress ever to be remembered for its
corruption, its vindictive partisanship,
its disregard of parliamentary usage,
and for not only reproducing but
actually exceeding Grantism in ex-
cessive exactions and appropriations.
With such congress how could Gar
field had he lived, have met public
expectation without democratic assist
ance!
These acts of the last session have
revived national fears. Their results
upon even republicans are visible in
the late Ohio election returns, and
the anticipated outcome of popular
suffrage in other republican states. |
An appeal Of the most piteous cnar-
acter Is being made for another trial
by the republican factions. But the
nation is again on its guard. The
Emergencies Of republicans, like rail-
road switches, return to their iron
bonds Of monopoly and concentration,
and the leaders of both liberalism and |
stalwartism, while they plead for
forbeaEanee, boast that this is an of |
year and will not affect republican
consolidation in the presidential
election.