Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-05-17
Letter from Washington.
lFRoM OUR REGULAR CONSEQUENTLY
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 10.

ANTITHEsIs IN PoLITICs-How THE BITERs
WE'RE BIT
| write to-day with sense Of unaccountable |
strangeness which seems to hang upon every |
body in this city at all interested in political |
movements, and which came upon us at the |
elimination of the Cincinnati convention, in a |
result that none of the wise ones and few fools |
had anticipated. There was time, only little
way back, when we looked upon politics with
some degree of gertrude, and upon the weather
as the most uncertain thing in the universe, but
Just as cold probabilities had become master
of his business and is able to ioretell with con-
idence when it will rain, and blow, and shine,
and we are making up our minds that law con-
trolls everything, up rises the "liberal" conven-
ton and astonishes mankind by doing a thing
it never intended, and which, could it have sur
missed beforehand, it surely would never have
attempted. Not many delegates went TO the
convention for the purpose Of nominating
| Greeley, and not many would have gone
| could they have foreseen to what end they
were to be used. They went out as
wool gatherers and came home shorn.
| They started, it was claimed, from home to show
the country how to escape the evils Of trick
sters, and they returned the sorriest victims
that were ever manipulated by politicians
Some of the superstitious affect to see the hand
of providence in it, but Schurz and the ration
alsts are well aware that it is only the hand OF
Frank Blair-a striking difference.
The free traders find themselves harnesseC
with violent protectionist; the democrats to an
old whig; the beer drinkers to p-ohibitionist
the sIavocrafs to black Observation-Disclosures,
and the isln-haters are Joined to the very en-
bodiment of all the prominent isms that have
troubled the country for the last quarter of
century. The sensation all round must be queer
Some affect 10 like it, and doubtless some d.
for contrasts are often agreeable:
"The pleasure is as great
OF being cheated as to Cheat;
And in this case the majority of the Cincinnati
ians are proving the maxim true in their own
experience. Some are so charmed by the mas
terry way they were handled and manipulated
that they are persuaded the thing itself is
right. There is natural proprety in having
clay in the hands of the potter, and as the clay
always assents, there is no reason to doubt that
it feels comfortable with the arrangement; and
this accounts for the acquiescence of Sam
Bowles, David A. Wells and Horace White (the
newspaper representatives of the tailors of
Tooley street,, in being moulded into the Gree
ley vessel. 1t is so superior to their little clumsy
work that they are fascinated.
DEMOCRATIC PLoT--DAVIs VS.. GREELEY
The democrats in congress concocted the Gin
cinnati movement for purpose. They baited
old Judge Davis with the presidential fly, and
caught him; got the labor reiormers to give him
the first impetus, and then sought TO secure good
sound victory by the aid Of the boilers. The old
line democrats could have been made to believe
in the democracy of the judge, and as
the candidate of three parties his chances
seemed brilliant But all their labor,
and calculations, and hopes, and bargains,
were spoiled. The theory, like some machines,
was good, only it didn't work, and the Judge,
like Judge Chase, rolled in the dirt fer nothing.
1t reminds one of the story OF the man who told
his son not to talk, and no one would find out
he was fool Being at a table, some one ques-
toned him, and as he made no reply the ques-
toner remarked, "The fellow is Il fool;" where
upon the boy exclaimed: "Therc, father, they
found out | was a fool, and didn't say
word" Judge Chase talked and wrote and was
set down a fool, and Judge Davis didn't open
his head and was found out just as soon.
PROVING AN ALBA GAME OF BRAG
Having spoiled two supreme judges and
fooled them, they now propose TO try it on Gree
ley, and il looks as though il was going to work.
The old man is highly pleased, and affects to
see no end to the purity and patriotism Of
Frank Blair and Ben Wood. He hasn't said a
word about the Brodhead letter, reputation,
and that sort OF thing since the nomination, and
quotes from some democratic paper TO show
that he was not at home when the Tribune de
nounced Trumbull for voting to acqut Andrew
johnson. Being about TO JOhnsoniZe himself
he is preparing TO prove an abb.
The World says Grant was democrat, and
the republicans stole him and made him presi-
dent The democrats propose to retaliate by
trying 10 steal Greeley, but are somewhat
troubled lest it should turn out that he is steal
ing them. lis sharp game, and gives prom
Use of lively campaign.
Mr.. VOORHEES, Of Indiana lost patience. and on
Monday spoke right Out in meeting. and ex.
| posed the folly and inconsistency of democratic
support OF Greeley, 10 the modification of his
brethren and the delight of everybody else. 1t
was very fine speech, and indicates a complete
rupture Of the democratic organization, unless
il is TO be regarded as the shrewdest of move.
ments to get renewed control over the masses,
ERA OF vINDIoATIoS.
The committees of investigation that have
been hard at work for three or four months ar,
coming IN with reports, aud so far are unani
nous in exonerating General Grant, Secretar,
Robson, Governor Cooke and all the eadini
officers FROM all the charges of fraud and com
rliciiy in frauds Of all kinds and degrees. 81
we now hear more Of vindication than a shor
time ago we heard Of fraud. Minority report
III some cases alege that wrong construction
"la"' have been given in some cases. but tb