The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb'y ), 1876

The Democratic reformers have spent
another week in trying to cripple the
diplomatic corps, by making the APP
preparations so small that the business of
the country cannot be transacted. They
have cut a button off the coats of the
BOYS at West Point, and reduced their
rations 50 that the flesh will be morti
fed and their lives be more godiy, and
now they are trying to bury the skeleton
of our army, while they refuse any
thing for purposes of defence. The ex-
confederates don't like anything con-
nected with the army or navy, and will
do all the harm they can to both, as they
failed to whip ''the boys in blue with
muskets and bayonets, they now take
their revenge by turning them adrift.
Their special spite is against officers
they know if these can be rendered
inefficient til ere is nothing to fear from
armies or navies when the new rebellion,
which Ben. Hill told us of, is commenced
in the Union, The whole business of
reducing the appropriations is political
bunkum The ex-confederates and
dough faces reason thus, either the Senate
Will refuse TO concur in the reductions
and force them up, when they can go
into the canvas and say to the people,
''you see we did all we could to bring
about retrenchment in every branch Of
the administration we reduced the ap-
preparations millions Of dollars, and the
Republican Senate refused to agree and
they are responsible for the heavy out
lay" or should the Senate concur, they
will say, "we told you that the adininistra-
ton was being run at an expense which
was unnecessary that millions were
thrown away or stolen, and the Republi
can Senate has admitted the truth Of
what we said by agreeing to the reduc-
tons we have made" One of these Will
be the tune to which their organs are
set for the campaign, and they cannot
determine which until the Senate acts
upon the appropriation bills.
CANDIDATES.
Who will be the Republican candida
ties for President and VICE President is
now the question of the hour. There is
an embarrassment of riches there are so
many good men to choose from, and
the friends of the various prominent
men are urging in every legitimate way
the selection of their favorites. Blaine
seems to have the inside track, though
Conkling, Morton, Hayes, Bristow. and
Washburne all have ardent partisans.
Many OF the New York papers are
pressing for delegation from that
State pledged to Conkling, but ex-Gover-
nor Morgan has some friends who will
not have his name overlooked, while
Secretary Fish and Ex-Governor Dix
each have following. New England
will be almost entirely for Blaine, and
It is said some of the western States will
send delegates pledged for him, if some
acceptable western man is placed on
Al IL. - g.
Sherman has followed the lead of his
brother, the Senator, and has written a
letter in favor OF Governor Hayes, in
which he emphatically declines tie honor
for himself. Morton Will be supported
by most of the southern delegates, but
the fact that but few of these States can
select republican electors will weaken
their influence.
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNCILS
are hopeiessiy divided. 1t is well under
stood that New York is hopelessly lost
unless the platform and the candidate
are both openly pronounced in favor
of specie res1mption-Conecticut aud
New Hampshire being in the same
category Ohio and Indiana cannot be
carried Democratic on any such platform,
or for any specie Democrat, and it is be-
lieved several Of the leaders, and lead
ing papers in both States. would bolt
such a Nomination and declaration of
principles.
The Ohio Democrats attribute their
defeat last fall to the eastern hard mon
ey Democrats, and Will not lose the OPP
portunity to take their revenge, should
the specie men capture the convention.
Hendricks is planning his usual game
of staying on the fence, and trying to
please both faction, of the party.
ANOTHER ELEMENT OF DfsCoRD
is the impudent demands of the ex-con-
federates. They say we are expected
to furnish most of The votes to elect our
candidates, and aUe propose to have
something to say about the platform,
and who goes upon it. In vain do Kerr
and Randall, and the smoothod- tongued
Cox, urge moderation upon their south
ern brethren, end tell them, ''iet us run
this campaign, let us make the platform
and select the men, help us elect them,
and as soon as that is done y0u shall
have all you ask for. This does not
satisfy the brigadiers in Congress-; they
must have pledges to which they can
refer. as part of the party policy.
THE RESULT
is not in doubt the Republicans will go
form and men selected, while the demo
Gratis Will be divided, and beaten before
the race begins. Both sides are prepar-
| ing for action.
The republican Congressional commit
tee organized Thursday evening by
electing Senator Cameron chairman, and
| the old secretary, the Hon. j. NJ. Ed
munds. The executive committee con-
sists of Senators Cameron, Craigan, Dor
sey, Logan, and West and Reprenseta-
| tives Platt, Rusk, Sinnickson, and Hub
bell. This is 2 working body, and Will
render good account of its steward ship
in the coming campaign. Senator
| Cameron has an experience Of more
than twenty years, and is not committed
to any candidate.
The Democrats have followed suit
with a resident committee, consisting
of Messrs. Clymer, (chairman,) Sena-
tors Nhyte, Wallace, and Gordon
| Representatives Chaplin, Throckmorton,
| Hooker, Hewitt, Robbins, and Sayler
| District of Columbia, W. W. Corcoran,
J. W. Haney, and Charles Mason. From
this center the committee can direct the
campaign, and utilize all the forces of
the party.
| THE THANKING PRIVILEGE.
It is proposed to re-establish the frank
ing privilege, aid the measure meets
with approval from many of the best
men of both political parties. That
there will be a change lii the law reqlir-
ing the department to purchase stamps
is certain, aud it is probable that the
franking privilege, modified and with