The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-05

"EcoNOMv." THE WATcHWoRp.
what she Democrats Party aaas Done d
This Lins for Ten ysars Past-lts Present
Dutys~
Tho Stats Administration Of Gov.
ernor TIlden m 1875 first turncd she
tide Of pslblic sentiment In favor Of
Democrats rule.
In 1873 IN expiring Congress on It's
lasr day. with a Senate having only
seventeen Democrats u Of seventy
four members and 4 House containing
one hundred and live Democrats out Of
two hundred and forty-three members.
had passed the SAlary-Grab bill. which
boldly took nine hundred and seventy
two Thousand dollars out Of the Treas
ury and divided II among the Senators
and Representatives for W. years in
e. ase Of back pay, or from March 4.
1871. up TO the date Of the passage OF
the bill. While several Democrats had
been weak enough 10 vote for the iniq-
uitons bill. the responsibility was clear
" with the Republican majority.
In 1874 Governor Tilden was elected
on a platform demanding economy
and honesty in public expenditures.
and Nc nc once commenced the work
Of cutting down expenses and cutting
on rascals.
In 1876 the Democratic National
platform declared: Reform Is neces
sary in the scale Of public expenses
showing that in ten year Of Republic
an rnle taxation had risen from sixty
million dollars { o four hundred and
fifty million dollars. or from five dol
lars per head TO more than eighteen
dollars per head. and said. 1--WE de-
mand a rigorous fru.aii:y IN every de-
partment and from every officer Of the
Goyernment." Mr.. Tilden was elected
BY the people on this platform. nj
though cheated out Of the Office BY
politicians
In 1880 the Democratic National Con-
vention based the claim Of its canii-
dates to the support of the people main
" on the ground Of 1.-The honesty and
thrift Of 4 Democratic Congress-
which had reduced the public expendi-
ture $40, uOO.OO0 a year.
Samuel y. Randall was Speaker OF
the Forty-fourth Congress for a part Of
the term and OF the Foity-hfih and
Forty-sixtk Congresses up to March 8.
1881.
In 1850 Hancock was only defeated
b. the inscriptions nse Of money by
the Republicans and hy scarcely con-
cealcd corruption Of the ballot-boN in
Indiana. New York and Ohio. the
golden stresm from S~.e?henson's
bank" and the '.crisp new two-doliar
bills will not soon br forgotten.
A. Chairman of the Appropriations
Committee OF the Forts-eighth Con-
cress. Mr.. Randall KEPT up The repnfa-
ton Of the Democracy a. the advocate
II honest expenditures and economical
appropriations and paved the way for
the election Of a Democratic President
las. year.
Speaker Carlisle has now before hin
a grave and heavy u .pousih.lity. On
economy in appropriations and honesty
ha- been restored 70 power and % the
confidence Of the people While the
approximation bills were under MIR.
Randali's supervision there was no
danger Of retrogression- But Speaker
Carlisle. through the scattering Of
these bills. has now "a find ci-at Ran
dalls for Chairmen Of Committees in
stead Of one-eight Representatives in
stead Of one who will exercise over the
appropriations the same watchfulneSs.
economy and tirmncss displayed b. the
Chairman Of the Appropriations Com
mittee Of the last Congress.
No doubt Mr.. Carlisle will seek %
put the committees which will now
have TO report important and heavy
appropriation bills in addition 70 their
other duties into honest and capable
hands. No doubt. the chairman Of AL
the committees among which the ap-
preparations are to be scattered. will
seek 70 do good and honest work. The
question Is. will they be able to do
such work effectively without possess
sing that knowledge Of the whole mass
Of appropriations asked and Of the
amount to be appropriated which .
single committee could command?
II tive policy of crippling the Appro-
priations Committees power, which has
been wisely and bencicially used.
should destroy the Democratic record
for strict economy. il will b. disastrous
"a IL authors.-N ". World.