Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-11-09
Our Washington Letter

pole, the city seems almost deser-
ted owing to the small number
OF Centennial visitors we have
hadin the past few days. As
have often said before, there are
few places that claim the name of
city where an increase or dimin-
ution of the inhabitants is so read.
lily perceptible as here. The near
approach Of the election of course
keeps the people at home, and
unless the day for closing the Elk.
position at Philadelphia is post.
poned, as is proposed, we may
cease to look for the two or three
thousand strangers who for some
months past have daily thronged
our streets.
The fall meeting of the Nation
al Jockey Club is now being held
at Benning's track, a short dis.
lance on the Maryland side of the
river. Some of the finest horses
in the country are there assem-
bled and the running has been ex-
cellent.
Seemingly everything else has
for the time being giving away 10
politics. A letter has been re-
-ceived here from a prominent
member of the National Repub
lican Committee at New York,
an which be comedies that State
and Indiana to the Democracy.
The writer appeals for pecuniary
assistance and urges that it will
be criminal for any Republican to
release his exertions at this time.
They are using all sorts of low
trickery to try and stem the cur
rent of popular indignation at
the north engendered by the un-
warrantable quertering of troops
in the Southern States to infu-
ence the election. One of these
tricks as transparent as it was low
and contemplate, was the issu.
ing of circulars purpo:ing to have
been written to prominent leaders
in South Carolina and Louisiana
counseling all sorts of outrages,
such as shooting carpet baggers
and urging an armed resistance to
the laws. The last piece of filthy
trash of this description is the
following, purporling to have been
said by Jefferson Davis-"I know
Tilden and Hendrickswell. While
the Southern people were bravely
contending in the field for four
long years of cruel war, your
nominees both in the forum Gnd
as private citizens were giving
their political aid and comfort TO
our righteous cause. think we
will gain all we have lost by the
war in the election of these glori
GUS champions of State sovereign
ty and the Constitution as it was.
Now perhaps this is the most un-
blushing ialsehood and forgery of
the many that have been put into
circulation by the Republican
leaders. But from the way things
are looking Just now, they "will
have their labor for their pains,
and at least four years to lament
che Intellectual lies with which
they have thought to color the
campaign. Professor Sumner ad-
dressed the students of Yale Col
Iege on the political issues Of the
day, on the LIST inst. 1t is cer-I
tainly the clearest and most con-
elusive argument in favor OF Til
den that have seen or heard du-
ring the campaign. ! don't think |
/ can do better than TO give you a
few excerpta. He says, 'when e
party has failed in government it
is sound principle of universal
to replace it by the
If the Republicans
are kept in power they will think
the people will support them any.
how and will continue in their
corrupt course. The opposition
promises all that l can hope for in
the way of free trade and local
self government.
"The Democrats offer nominee
for President in whom | have the
confidence. Ever since
1870 I have observed Mr.. Tilden's
course with the greatest pleasure.
His activity for the public inter-
at has been greater thsn-that of
any other man in the country.
lie has thoroughly demonstrated
his in his services for reform in ,
New York city and as Governor.
have not seen one single posi-
i've argument why / should vote
or Hayes. All the Republicans
i've are negative arguments why e
I'iIden should not be voted for
am told that Tllden knows and /
means well, but that bis party /
will control him. But be has n
rains and will enough of his own s
n lead his party. They have I