The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-22

Never before had party in the
minority such all OPP ortunity for tie
display Of true Craftsmanship; and
eriainly never Setore have such 9
promising lot of innocents allowed
themselves to be So tamely led. Sure
lv some of our Democratic Congress
men must have penetration and STATE
craft enough to see that the Republl
cans are striving with all the tactics
arts and wiles within the compass G
their power 10 continually lead then
on into the tangled laby rinths OF the
COMPLEX Tariff debates, until near
the close of the session. when they
will endcavor to confound their argu.
ments ana good Intentions, by sim
ply throwing some misshapen tub to
the public whale and then cover up
heir iniquities by repealinS.probably
half or two.thirds of the internal rev.
clue duties, leaving all articles re-
curing the present army of internal
revenue thieves and Williams still un-
touched. but which nevertheless will
enable them to go before the country
with tile facts and figures to their
credit of having reduced the public
taxes some forty or fifty million.
Are there no Democrats in Con-
gress ca, able OF seeing through and
thwartiag their shrewd maneuvers.
both in the Senate and in the House.
AMI even now turn the tables upon
them and circumvent their Interior
designs
| Let our Democratic members close
Sheir intermiuaole wra giles with
them in the Senate, and leave them
to frame and pass such Tariff meas
ures as they see fit. 1t will be sure
to- prove mons.rosity which will but
the more disgust the tax paying mas
ses of the public, and prove goo
capital for Democratic use in the flu
ture.
| Let them-the Democrats of both
Houses-conccntra all their re-
manning time and efforts on the re-
peal of the internal revenue. II they
can do nothing better. let them take
the Presidents message and frame a
bill in accordance with its recommen-
,lations or the subject of the repeal
of the internal revenue, and boldly
press it upon both branches o: Con-
gress. 1t will he taking she wind out
of Republican sails, drawing their
fire and placing them helplessly on
the defensive.
So far Mr. Flower, of New York, is
the only Democrat in Congress who
seems to take in the situation. Why
in the name Of all that is trustworthy
an noble in the good old party Of
the people, do not the Democrats
drop the Tariff debate, unite on Flow
er's resolution, discomfort the mach
nations of the Republican leaders
; and send them home discounted
) and demoralized on the 9Th of Marcel
, TO meet the frowns OF the indignan
masses.
It's painfully evident to every wei
informed mind that the majority il
:, Congress are meditating some tricl
n to outgeneral the Democracy and de
o stroy the prestige of the recent cleo
II tons. They never meant to pas
n any measures of relief for the tax
q PAYERS this session at all. Their po
:, icy from the beginning, was to out
: wit the Democrats by prolonged de
e bates on intricate questions Of poli1
: ical economy in connection with tn
IS reduction Of the Tariff, and by appa,
K emily reducing direct taxation to
Ii certain plausible extent in the intel
l. nal revenue system, while retainin
g all its objectionable features, unreser,
g edly throw thcmselve s into tie arm
of the great monied monopoli SITS an
r protectionists of the country and wit
'e the aid of an army of internal rev
= nue. bummers and thieves control tt
Oh elections of 1884.
II. Democrats may flatter themselvt
lie tnat they can disarrange the:
p schemes and we'll laid plans of the
no astute opponents in the next 60
gress 10y the splendid working m
ny ijority they can WELL but they loo:
es sight of tue many difficulties viii,
"a can, and will be inevitably thrust
a. their way by a watchful, unscrup
lous and intelligent ol!garchy in co
troll of the Government, from Il
. Pre- ,ident. with his vetoing powe
es. dow n to the smallest Republic!