The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-03-11
A BLOTTED RECORD.
ALL PARTIES REJOICE
Y THArITSWORK Is END
ED.

1 | Il u
The Most Profigate Of Amer
4 can History.
ilad.iphia Tim.s.
The fifty-first Congress CLOSED
at noon last Wednesday and
there was a sigh of relieI
Throughout the whole land. II
was the most profiigate Con.
Igress of American history, and,
even when condemned by the
people by unexampled popular
lmajorities, after its first session,
Lit continued its shapeless profit
lgacy until the moment of its
death.
The people can hardly realize
the measure of profiigacy and
jobbery of the Congress that
has Just passed into history.
When it came into power with
a Senate and President in polit-
ical harmony with it, the Treas
ury was overfiowing with sur
plus revenues, and reduced taxes
and reduced revenues were the
hunger-cry of the people.
When il closed its blotted re-
cord Wednesday the surplus
was scattered; the revenues
largely exceeded by expendi-
lturcs; a forced loan of $54, 900,
boo of sacred trust funds will
not save the Treasury from
bankruptcy within the next
year; the expenditures COM
lnanded by the Fffty-first Con-
gress win change the condition
of the Treasury from 800, ,000,-
200 surplus to fully 800, 600, 900
deficit before the close of the
next fiscal year, and the addi-
tional pension, subsidy and other
ljobbing schemes fastened upon
a looted Treasury by positive
1law, saddle the people of the
lnation with over one thousand
millions Of new expenditures.
In additional to this bewilder-
ling waste O., public money,
chiefiy IN the interest Of jobbers,
largely increased taxes have
Ibeen imposed upon the neces-
saries of our industries aid up
Ion the commo .cessaries of
life. While the surplus has
Ibeen scattered and a Treasury
Idefcit Of fully 500, 900, 900 q
year made inevitable TO be met
lby increased taxes on the peo.
lple, the wanton, cruel addition,
al taxes levied on the necessaries
of life, reduced the value of the
Iearnings of industry fully ten
per cent. by that percentage Of
increase on articles Of universal
cor sum pt'on. e.. ..-z
That the people should con-
ldemn such q Congress with an
Iemphasis never before exhibited
lin popular elections was only
logical, and the close of Fifty
first Congress sends more men
into retirement by defeat at the
polls than was ever known or
e zen approached in all thepolit-
cal revolutions of the past. The
great North was revolutionized
by the mad reckless less of the
Congress just closed, and for
the first time since the success
full organization Of the Republi-
can party, the Northern States
sent a clear majority of Demo
Gratis to reversed The Republican
majority Of 100000 in 1888 into
an anti Republican majority of
200, 900 in 1890. .5a-s.#
No party in all the varied
political history of American
politics ever suffered such q de-
/ feat when il held every depart
ment Of power, and no Congress
since the insane Democratic
Lecompton Congress Of 1873,
ever so insolently defied the peo.
pie after its entire policy and
leadership had been overwhelm-
.lly condemned by the country.
The Fifty-frst Congress now
belongs to history and consid.
crate men of all parties rejoice
to-day that its work is ended,
The one silver lining to the i'm.
penetrable cloud that shames
| its record, is the failure of the
party Of power TO consummatt
| It's crowning wickedness by the
passage Of the Force Election
lbill. The few Republicans whS
rescued our politics from chaos
and our business from paralysis
by defeating the Force revolu'
tionist, will be crystallized II
the grateful memories OF tho
| Republic; but the midsummei
madness OF the defeated part,
is exhibited in the effort TO ex
clude the brayest and best Of IL
men from party fellowship TO
d conspicuous patriotic service
The Fifty-frst Congress is dead
and the American people o
every section Of tho Union will
rive fervent thanks that Il
| death is without the hope Q
resurrection.
Rev. DR.. Thomas n. Atkin