Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-06-07
Correspondence.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., JUNE 9, 1876.
THE CINCINNATI NOMINEE.

| iuuhuiig' why Il very Siilhu pTOpOTtlOn
of the "rcgulars' want Bristow at any
price, as he is not considered sufficiently
loyal. Morton has rendered the party ex-
cellent service by waving the bood-stain-
ed under garment: and his radicalism is
unquestoned But he is not personally
popular, and he is considered, even by
many of his friends, to be unavailable as a
candidate. The Southern Republicans
would, Of course, vote solidly for him !;
but he would be a miserable failure before
the people of the North and West. Conk-
ling is by no means favOrite; but the
strong probability is that he will get the
nomination. The Republican leaders
know that the candidate of either party
that gets the 80 electoral votes of New
York, next November, will be the 10Th
President of the United States. They
know that the candidate Of neither party
can reasonably hope to be elected agithout
the vote of New York. They know that
leading Democrats from one end Of the
country TO the other, have got to under
stand the fact, and are, one after another,
abandoning their respective favorites, and
frankly avowng their preference, under
the circumstances, for Samuel j. Tilden,
the present Democratic Governor of New
York, and the strongest man in the State
OF either party. Tildens strength is so
great that he was elected by majority of
more than $4,000 votes over the Republi-
can candidate, Governor Dix, who had
been elected, two years, before, by ma
jOrty Of more than 50 1000 votes, and was,
by all odds, the best and the most popu-
lar Republican Governor the State ever
had. Against a man who thus changed
more than 1000 votes in his favor
while running against an opponent of rare
ability and unexccptionable character, it
will be indspensableito any show of sue
cess for the Republicans, that they nomi-
nate that man of their party who has the
most strength in New York. Conkling
has been, for years, dispensing federal IA
vors all over the State; and, if he has not
made ma ~ friends, he has, at least, many
political adherents. The influence of the
Administration would also be freely used
in his favor; and, altogether, he is per-
haps, the best man the Republicans could
nominate with reference to carrying the
Empire State.
1t has been ascertained here that Meth
er Gov. Tilden nor any of his friends had
any knowledge whatever of the circular
recently sent out by an advertising agency
Offering to pay for the publication of news
paper extracts fayoring Tilden's nomina-
ton. The circulars were sent to many
papers known to be opposed to Gov. Til
den; and the firm of advertising agents,
Of which that most radical of radical Re-
publicans, Petroleum V. Nasty, is. men,
Der, declines to say who employed them,
q n M4 81 aEm tbeir emo'"v"'' """"
SPEAKER KERR.
The country is watching with intense
interest the course of the House Commit
zee which is Investigating the charge pre-
erred against Mr.. Kerr. The Republi-
,ans hope to see the Democratic members
If the Committee and Of the House speak
md act with Partially toward Mr.. Kerr,
md would be delighted to see the Demo-
ratio press Of the country PREJUDICE the
ase, abuse the witness, Harvey, and af-
lrm it to be impossible that Mr.. Kerr
ould have committed the crime and blum
Ter with which he is charged. lam hap
" to be able to say, however, that all the
eading Democrats, in and out of Con-
yress, abstain from expressing an opinion
III Mr.. Kerr's guilt or innocence. They
I'll, including Mr.. Kerr's friends, say,
The House is investigating the conduct
# public men, irrespective Of party. We
re, of course, sorry to see Mr. Kerr ar
Aligned; but duty to the Democratic par
y, and a still higher duty to the country
equire from the Democratic House an in-
estigation SO conducted that it will stand
he strictest scrutiny. If Mr.. Kerr is
ound guilty, the Committee must so re- /
ort, unequivocally. If the evidence .
lrns out to be conflicting, so that they
ill not know how to decide, they must
ubish the evidence in full, that the peo-
lie may judge for themselves. Above all,
icy must not follow in the wake Of the
epublicans, and bully the witness against :,
Ir. Kerr. G
1t is gratifying to be able to record the !
Ict that the Democratic Press Of the +
ountry is, as general thing, pursuing il
he proper corrjC. The most influential .
emocratiC papers in the country say, @
lbstantially, in regard to Kerr's case, !
Let us have the facts, no matter who is
lrt." And that is right. All the expo y
lions of Congress of the manifold ras- Il
llities Of the Republicans will 60 for a
count against us-if we y
low the slightest disposition to screen +
en- Of our party. A.F.B.
Windsor County Court