Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-07
TRICKS And GREED OF THE BOSSES.

TRICKS AND GREED OF THE BOSSES.
It has been thought that the lesson
taught the Republicans by the late cleo
tons would, for the time being at least,
put the party on its good behavior. But
this reasonable expectation does not seem
likely to be realized. AS the first Napo-
leon said of the Bourbons, ''they never
forget thing and they never learn
anything SO the Republican politicians
seem not to forget their ungodly greed,
nor do they seem capable of learning any
thing by the severe rebuke of the people,
Instead of cutting down expenditures,
their committees in this session of con-
gress are already asking for immense army
and naval appropriations, and the COM
mittee of ways and means, as the GLOBE
has already noticed, have introduced bill
to abolish the internal revenue tax on to-
bacco in all the various forms in which it
is used. This bill, if passed, would strike
millions from the revenue collection. To-
bacco, in all the forms is, confessedly, a
luxury, and not necessity. Then why
strike OF taxes from that, and
leave them untouched in matters
entering into the necessities and
every day business of life? No pc
tition has been presented from any source
asking for this repeal. Then why this
movement? 1t has its origin in no honest,
sincere purpose. It is simply desire on
the part of the party going out of power
to embarrass the triumphant Democracy.
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some form, SO almost without
numerical limit its devotees, that the
Bourbon Republicans wish to embarrass
the party coming into power, by attempt
ing to array this large interest against it
if Democrats should venture to oppose
the bill. We trust no Democratic repre-
sentative will fail to do his duty on this
question. Tobacco is rightfully on
the list of Injuries. Keep it there and tax it
accordingly. Consumers of the weed will
not complain. They have not in the past,
nor will they in the future. If they do, the
course that is right and just is the plain
rule of duty. Adhere to this line of action,
and nothing is to be feared
from the bnncomb, bogus acts of
members of party repudiated by the
people.
Notwithstanding their crushing defeat,
the Republicans are bold in their grasp and
greed. A large number of the Republican
representatives in the present House, we
believe majority of them, have
been defeated, or failed of a
denomination. Their political career
is ended. Next March they go into the
hopeless retirement of private life. They
care nothing for the future welfare of the
party. Their aim is to make the most of
their present opportunity. Hence they go
in for large army, naval, and other appro-
priations, in order personally to profit
by them.
Unless those Republicans who are re-
elected, and who may hope for future
political existence, unite with the Demo-
Gratis in opposing these schemes for large
appropriations, some of them
may carry, and the cormorants
who have ruinedi the party may
fatten still more on public plumber. Robe
son is one of the virtuous patriots favoring
large naval appropriations. =. =. It is his last
chance. He will take. "a final political rest
after March 4th. The STAINLESS greed of
these machine stalwarts, the undiluted po-
litical frauds of the Boss leaders, are about
played out. They give full exhibit of
their base quality in the expiring no.