The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


ance AT the CapltOl OF the nation IOr
the winters work, or trifling. Shall
it he judicious and popular work
that will commend a Republican
body and shame. by contrast. the
| Democratic House that is to come
after? or will it be fate that the De-
mOcracy by pursuit of their favOrite
tactics of obstruction and tilibuster,
ing, will cause this short session to
be spent tOIittle profit to the eDuntry,
or glory to the Republican party.
The country knows too well the ma
ture and mean instinct of the Democ-
racy for all works of obstruction to
hope that they will refrain from it,
the coming winter, when to practice
it will throw obloquy on the Repub-
lican party, allowing little ornothing
to be done, and so leaye the country,
as they fOndly hope, clamorous for
reform" And it is altogether like
~ that whatever is done in the way
of progress, and Of good to the cOun-
4
try, must be done by the Republicans
as it has been done in the past for the
last quarter of century, in the face
of the opposition of the Democratic
party.
BLESSINGS brighten as they take
their flight" When the country
once sees a Republican House about
to 90, and DemocrOtic one about to
come in. with a strong hint likewise
of probable Democratic Admi3,ra-
! ton to follow it. with all that the
word implies, the people will begin
! to open their eyes to the blessing
they have r ceived from the two
bright decades of Republican rule
and progress and national improve
menl. Twice Rppublicani>m, by
smashing slavery and disinthralling
labor has made our system of govern
ment and our system 0findustry har-
mOnious. We only need to 90 for
ward in the road, The pa"ty'S princi.
pies and policies have marked out to
have our national prosperity and
! happiness assured. Our three hun
dred millions of annual expenses are
collected and met. and the people do
not feel the hand Of the government.
Our debt is being steadily and rapid
| ~ p id, and still we have greater in-
d!yldual and national prosperity than
we have ever known. and too much
revenue coming into the Treasury
But what would the Democrats do?
They promise as much to the people
as the devil did to Jesus when he
wanted him to worship him. But
what will they do? Will they des-
troy the internal revenue system and
ruin the tariff? Will they pension
more soldiers than the Republicans
haVe--thOse of the MeXi"an war, reh-
els and all, and some rebels of the
late war, and fail to provide for pay
ing any? Without tariff and with
out internal revenues we cannot pay
off the debt, pay our pensions and
make the other necessary appropria-
tions carrying on the government.
When the Democrats had the House
recently, although they didn't dare
to cripple the tariff or disturb the
revenue much, they gave the govern
ment little f0retaste of the Starving
process, in refusing to make appro.
priations necessary to run the de-
partments. Reflect how little we
have felt the hand of government
under the rule of the Republican par
ty from Lincoln down to Arthur.
Think of our free domain Only one.
fifth smaller than all Europe, with
her struggling republlcs-her stand
ing armies and her expressions of
taxation and hardship, and answer
whether the mission of Republican,
ism is ended-and Democracy ought
to have "restoration."
The "Jeannette Investigation" is
still in search of the ''frozen truth"
about the sad fate of belong, and
! his management of the expedition
to hunt tor the open north seas and
to advertise the New York Herald.
President Arthur mt ditates oyer
the recommendation of his forth
coming message, about the bright
lawns OF the Soldiers Home. But
whether this is a"managing Admin
istration," and whether he "medi-
tates" on matrimony las well as the
Vice Presidency when the S30O.00O
repairs are made to "his house in
tGwn" or not, is something that mo
fellow can find out" The Washing
ton gossips have been off the scent
for sometime. In the meantime the
President is as serene as the golden
autumn weather on the blue POto.
mac.
The sensation of the hour is the
CART Id Memorial Fair, which is now
attracting thousand to its beautiful
and novel sights lis novel temple,