New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12

THE "PRODCCT or SCOO-'D "E"i""
The attempt to throw responsibility 1or the
misconduct of the enormous Democratic ma
iority in the House upon the Rcpubican MI
nority is particularly mean. 1t is the we'll
known fact that the Republicans have scarcely
strength enough in the House to compel the
coIiiuo of the roll. The Democrats could dl-
vide into two parties and either OF those
no,ties would outyote the Republican members
of the House. The prctence that such small
minority can be in any way responsible 1Qr inc
conduct of the majority is considerably the
most impudcnt claim yet made by the Demo-
cratic partv. whose history for thirty years has
bcen n continual succession of impudent pre-
,encos 1.-THE New York Sum- despises the
cowardce of this particular prctence, as re-
snccts the River and lIarbor bill, and editorial
ly says: uo,,so
More than two.thirds Of the Democrats in the House
who voted AZ all on The River and Harbor BILL voted 10
,o TINT nroduct OF ScUlndrclism and idiocy. II not
,cIc Ecpubllcan in Congress had voted on the RiVcr
and Harbor bill the bill would nevertheless have passed
the House by more than a twothids majority 40
mart OF the odium. therefore, can be shifted 10 INC
shoulders Of the Republican survivors Of the Billion
Congress.
1.-THE Sun does not profess to indulge much
hone regarding lIS lNOulN VI 10 P'''Ns'
IDENTIFY il expects that the people will condemn
the extravaganza and bnavery of the Demo-
Gratis in the House as stcrnly as they have con-
demned Republican extravaganza in times past
Therefore it adds
The Democracy must sagger along uhtI >o'cAiue'
as best Il can under the burden which the crazy ionS
and treacherous seishneas Of six score OF us heP
resentatves have fastened upon Its back.
The brass pots and eagthcn pots have di1ited uo"'
stream toretler and the brass pots have not got inc
worst Of it.
In renlv to such ccnsures, Democratic MEM
her of Congress is reported as saying that ne
had done what he could for his constituents
and believed that they would appreciate it, and
he did not care bless what the Eastern people
thought about it," Ii would be extremely con-
vonient for the Democrats if all Western ana
Southern constituencies would consent 10 take
fbis dishonest view of the business. The trouble
is that they will not. 1t is not even true that
the good people of the West and the south
like big appropriations for their own districts
but dislike and unhesitatinely condemn big ap-
preparations for other districts IN which inc!
have no interest. The plain truth is that
large and growing body of sensible voters III
all parts of the country feel that the log-roling
of appropriations for the benefit OF particular
districts must be stopped or the Government
will presently be bankrupted. These voters
are disposed to defeat, without mercy, any man
of either party who consents to engage in this
huckstering business. In many districts they
are not yet numerous enough to control re-
suits. But in many other districts they are
numerous enough, as Representatives Will soon
| discover.
Every River and Harbor bill embraces many
proper and worthy appropriations. If these
| stood alone there would be no just objection
to them The reason why they do not stand
alone is that great number Of members OF
the House insist upon yoEing these proper ap-
propriations with jobs by which these mem
| bers hope to purchase the favor of influential
but not honest constituents. Thus it is that
all the Jobs which all the unworthy members
can contrvc, all the knaveries which their
plunder-loving constituent can urge upon
them, are fastened together with worthy and
meritorious appropriations for the improvement
of rivers and harbors in one great grab game
Thus the public has become disguised, and with
reason 1t is quite likely that Democratic
members will realize next fall the full extent OF
| that 0isOust