Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-02-27
DEMOCRATIC lNooMpergNoY.

Tho witicss and Helpless Condition of
the Democratic Majority In Congress.
1fMr Blaine or any Republican had
been elected President there would have
been apolicy OF administration for the
next four years outlined during the
present winter which would have re-
quircd some legislation; the Republican
leaders in Congress would have pressed
the legislation to vote, and IL would
have passed, or else an issue would
have bcen made upon II against the
Democratic House to be decided by the
people IN coming elections. With such
laws and methods as it might command
the 4th of March would have seen the
new Administration ut work to accom-
plish Its purposes, mindful that four
years are after all but short period in
the Nations life.
Where, however, are the Cleveland
leaders in Congressp Witless, helpless,
incompetent, with no policy, measures,
nor ideas.
Tho Ways and Means Committee, with
Mr.. Morrison Mt its head, has, since the
death of its abortion, the horizontal
tariff, been utterly Insignificant. All
its sound Democratic brains have gone
over to the Senate. Mr. Hewitt is an
intellectual crank who has not had his
sens S since the campaign of 1876.
The Appropriations Committee, under
the lead of Mr. Randall, cuts cheese
parings, and proposes that the country
shall wait and see how it likes Demo
cratic admin tration that does nothing
for four years, in hopes that it may
try another one for four years longer,
for the ance that tho second will do
something.
Mr. Nj MJrrison Is thinking only about
the Scnatorsbip from Illinois, which
General Logan will probably get, and
Mr.. Randa is dreaming of the next
Speakership, which Mr.. Carlisle will
get. Meantime, Democracy does moth
Ing and is b coming laughing stock!
The Banking and Currency Commit.
tee does nothing to keep in circulation
the bank currency. Contraction and
business convulsions are before us, and
the financial failures of the Democratic
Secretary of the Treasury will be so
great Mt this one Democratic delin-
que icy aone VIII sweep the party out
OF Congress onal power.
The Judiciary Committee. under Mr..
Tucker, ana the Foreign Affairs Com
m ttee, under Governor Curtin, are
simply asleep. They go to dinners and
parties, drink water, and tell stories.
and have no more idea than an infant
OF their duties rs the lea lers of party
newly coming into National power. 1t
seems to us that Mr.. Tucker does not
know that there has been war, nor
that we are not in the good old pro-
slavery days, while Governor Curtin is
still at heart Republican, and hone
less concerning his new stupid associ-
ates.
Is the Naval Committee doing any
thing? Not movement has it made
except to dig open the graves of the
Jeannetre heroes, and to try and open
another bomb and expose to the rude
gaze of the world the corpse of dead
naval cadet. And Mr.. Cox Jokes and
SIN les and waits for Cleveland to find
out year from now whether on the
whole, and after while, and by and
by, 1T may not be good Administra-
ton measure to build one gunboat of
nine hundred tons designed by the Ad-
miral of the navy.
So one may go through all the COM
mittees. Noih'ng has been done, and
nothing is likely to be done, with one
honorable exception. John II. Reagan
stands out as an able and courageous
statesman, who has coaxed and kicked
the House into adopt ng bill for pre-
venting railroad extortions.
The reasons for all this incompetence
are apparent enough The North is Re-
publican, and there are no Northern
Democrats in the House or Senate of
either ability or political courage, ex-
cept Senator Pendleton, and he has been
dis arded by his party. Corrupt spoils
leaders drove him out of the Senate.
All agree that Cleveland has one trait,
obstinacy. But the exception proves
the rule. Look at the chairmanships of
the House comm ttees, and point out
Northern man of breadth and force.
Are they not brilliant arrav
The Democratic brains are from the
South, but the Southern men do not
dare to lead; they know they are dis
trusted by the country. Thy have
been so long out of power that they are
awkward. Their unexpected victory
has stunned them, and they have to
pinch themselves to be sure they are
not dreaming. They are impracticable.
Harlly one of them but cares more to
as ert that the South were as much right
rs the Norih, that seces ion was justi-
fable, and that Jefferson Davis was and
is a patriot, than he does to bring for
ward and advocate any wise measure
of legislation.
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Therefore, their victory is dwindling
away even be ore it is in their hands.
Their i competence in this Conar IS is
man fest. If they g through the regu-
lar Appropriation bills before March
the country will be fortunate. 1t is now
too late to do more than this. Their
aspirations do not rise above the offices;
in those, after Cleveland comes over
they intend to have wild revel. They
have made their followers believe that
the public service is org lnized thevery.
Tne deluded creatures intend to have
their share in that. The scramble will
soon commence. The c'vil-service Demo-
Gratis can not hold it back, and the peo-
pie will get SO sick of incompetent and
interruptions Democracy that the be-
ginning of the end will be seen in 1886.
National Republic.
THIS YEARS CONTESTS.
The Causes Which VIII Tend to Make
this Year Politically Interesting.