The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-29

or break down the system of protec-
ton, or to destroy public credit by
taking out of the treasury the fund
provided for the redemption of legal
tender notes, or by initiating the paper
currency, or by undermining the Ma
tional Banking system, true Repub.
licans will resist it to the utmost in
the Senate. If such bill should pass,
President Arthur should be sustained
in stopping it by his veto. If we do
not mistake the character of Repub.
lican Senators, the savage warfare
made on their leader and theil prin-
ciples has prepared them to stand as
a solid body to resist every attempt
to overthrow Republican principles.
After March 4th the Republican
majority in the Senate will be in
creased. IT will be n1ainly COMPOSED
of veterans strong men, who, within
the past twenty years, have risen
from the lower house by force of
merit. A careful survey of the list of
Republican Senators, so far as it is
yet known, does not suggest the name
of single man to be distrusted as
liatle to betray the party for execu
tive favor. One or two have not at
all times acted with the majority of
party on the tariff or financial ques.
tions, but they are men to respect the
latest expression OF Republican will
so clearly given in the contest Just
closed, and to make common cause
with their associates in the defence of
the Republican position. fthey were
not, there is larger number of Dem
OcratS who on either issue would re-
sist the folly of their party. Mr..
Bayard on financial matters would
be supported by several others. Mr..
Mcpherson. of New Jersey, cannot
afford to permit any defeat of pro-
lection, and one or two others agree
with him. Mr.. Payne, of Ohio has
appeared to agree with both. If the
Republicans are true to their party
and its cause they can surely defeat
any legislation adverse to Republican
principles until 1887.
Among those principles, the party
is solemnly pledged to maintain a
partisan civil service. LegisIa-
tion to that end. framed when the
Democrats clamored for it in order to
cripple Republican administration,
was not enacted by Republicans for
any partisan purpose. but to preserve
the service against partisan control
from any quarter. We are now to
see how far that legislation is effec-
tive. 1t will be the duty of Repub-
lican Senate not only to stop change
of the law, but to insist upon its full
enforcement, and if amendments are
needed. to propose them. If Dem
Ocratic President sends in appoint
ments contrary to the intent and
spirit of this reform, it is the duty of
the Senate to reject them. If ap-
pointments are made for the purpose
of buying up influence, or to reward
political treachery,a a Republican Sem
ate will consider whether such pros
titution of the appointing power is
in the line of civil service reform.
Moreover. it will become the inn
mediate duty of the Senate to inquire
on behalf of the Republicans of the
Nation, whether true self-govern-
ment exists in certain of the Southern
States, and what remedy is needed or
possible. If it is fact that there is
fair majority against the Republi-
can party in every Southern State, it
is time to know it. If not it is time
to determine whether the 153 votes of
Solid South shall hereafter govern
the country, regardless of the views
of the people. whenever they may be
able to capture by stealth or fraud, by
bribery or lying. small fragment of
the votes of the North. TIE question
may come before the Senate very
readily, if it should be found ready
to take it up. In six Southern States
elections have recently been held in
which it is believed there was not a
full and free vote of the people, and
the Legislatures constituted by such
so called elections are about to fill
seats in the Senate. If the elections
themselves were fraudulent, the Leg
islatures so created have no power to
choose rulers for this country, and
the men selected by such Legisla.
lures have no more right to make
laws for this country than if they had
simply been appointed by Mr.. Bar.
NUNS Democratic National Commit.
tee. Abstractly, the justice of this is
undeniable. Politically, there may
he complications, hut it is thing 10
be thought about.-N Y. Tribune.
Mr.. Tlden views the result with
much the same emotions which thrill