The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-07-05

pect now presented by the Repub
lican administration.
J he very men, who kept up thi:
hue and cry during there pas
years have shown individually
and collectively, the Republican
party is inefficient and unfaithful
The harangues made for political
effect, during past campaigns were
insincere in their delivery, the Re.
publican politicians, unfaithful to
the trusts reposed in them by
the people.
The President and Secretary of
State have watched the foolish
measures of Congress and endeavor
ed persistently, to prevent the Re-
publicans making an especially ex-
posure of the party and killing Its
future prospects.
But the members of Congress
went on from bad to worse and
was about to commit what would
have been "The objectionable Sin"
to the administration; when the
President was driven to use severe
and savage methods to head them
off in their insane career.
There are naturally, a few men,
in every assembly, of too good a
disposition to commit wrongs, and
and necessarily, too honest and
wise to be identified with the con-
temptible legislation of the present
Congress except in denouncing it.
Mr.. Butterworth one of the most
distinguished members of the
House, is extremely antagonistic
to everything, so far done, by Con-
gress, relating to the tariff,
He recently said the Republican
who was not gratified with the
Presidents late Free Trade mess
age, did not understand the politi-
cal situation, and that the heroic
treatment of the President was alb
solutely necessary when it was de-
livered to save the party, He said
it was not difficult to discover, in
the restless discomfort which has
grown up under the partial opera
tion of our tariff, Il sure harbinger
of the overthrow of those who de-
fend and uphold the eXtravagant
rates of duty now imposed. "W hat
is our situation as a party? he
says. The tariff unrevised and no
consoling prospect that the Senate
will do more than transpose the
exhOrbitant rates that abound in
the present schedule. Beyond
that, the Senate, to the astonish-
ment of the nation, by an over
whelming majority, voted to pur-
chase and not merely the entire
output of American Silver mines,
but to purchase and coin the sill
yer of the world. And, as if that
wasn't enough, it was proposed to
have the tax payers of the United
States dollar for every rs
cents worth of silver the world
might present at our mints. All
this in the name of securing more
money for our people-z2s if we
couldn't secure half the money of
Europe on better terms.
The Republican party seems to
have lost its appreciation of the
common sense of the country. The
Federal election law, which is now
occupying the attention of Con-
gress appears, merely an attempt
to administer sugar coated poison;
as obvious in its purpOrt as tho old
fable of Esop's concerning the
wolf and the lamb.
The bill begins with hypocrisy
and ends with Il piece OF chicanery
since it pretends to have general
application, but aims only at the
South. 1t means that the South
must be made to vote the Republi-
can ticket. There is bitter fight
between the Democratic and Re-
publican members on the subject
but of course the majority will pre-
vail, unless recent blunders have
opened their eyes.
The Senate has passed bill ad-
mitting Wyoming, notwithstand-
ing the ridiculous and absurd con-
stitution of the would be State.
Every Democrat voted against it.
An effort is being made in Con-
gress, particularly in the Senate to
secure new building, that will be
ca e., and haaIthy neither of which