Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-01
Our Washington Letter

49, He~S SN'
regularly to work again after
its Centennial trip to Phila-
delphia. Blaine seems to be the
tavofite of the Republicans but
it is difficult to say, who as yet
is the bright particular star of
the Democracy. The fact seems
to be that the RAIDS are reduced
to a very small number out of
which to choose a man whose
record will bear investigation,
while the Democrats on the
other hand have so many who
would fill the Presidential chair
with credit to himself and hon
or to the country, that it is hard
to make an invidious distinc-
ton in selecting the man who
shall bear their banner in the
coming contest. While per-
Isonal preferences and local at
tachments are now entirely in
order, there can be but little
doubt that the entire party will
be a perfect unit after the nom
nation at st. Louis. If there
ever was a country that needed
the best eXertions of its citi-
zens to wipe out the foul stains
upon its escutcheon and restore
the purity of its name so foully
disgraced by the party in power
for the last eight years, it is this.
The students Of history in
coming generations will pause
in establishment when he reach
es the page that records the
story of to-day. He will stop
to marvel at the unblushing eff
frontery, the proved dishonesty,
and reckless knavery Of the po-
litical party that now controls
the destiny of a nation. The
Iunbridled license allowed and
SO freely INDUCED in by the Re-
publican officials has never been
equaled by the servants of the
most corrupt government that
ever existed. And the violent
outrages and cold bIooded muir
dcrs now being perpetrated in
the extreme south solely for po-
litical purposes are without a
parallel. That the scenes now
beng enacted in Louisiana and
Mississippi have been planned
for selfish ends and party pur-
poses by carpet-baggers such as
Morey ct id omne genus, is too
apparent to deny. The mani
fest policy of such men is to
stir up strife between the ne
gro and his former master,or be-
tween the native southernerIand
the former slaves, is carried out
to its fullest extent, for it is only
by such means the carpet bag
ger can hope to carry an cleo
ton. The Republican papers
are jubilant over the disclosure
affecting the Doorkeeper of the
House. The New York World
says there is this difference be-
tween the Democrats and the
Republicans to be noted: The
former having discovered their
servants unftness, propos e
promptly to remove him; the
latter retained in their service a
corruptionist as notorious as
Bill King, and when their door
keeper who had taken $4,000
for admitting lobbyists to the
floor of the House was removed
Gom the office which he had pros
tituted, raised the howl that be
was a ''poor one armed Union
soldier" though The limb had
been Topped off by a Michigan
saw mill. The committee on
Expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice have designa-
ted sub committee to proceed
to New York and continue the
investigation of alleged cleo
ton frauds nthat city developed
by the testimony Of Daven-
port. A special committee al
so had been appointed to inves-
tigate VIM. Bridgeland, U. S.
consul at Havre, whose name
was mixed up with the transac-
tons exposed during the inves-
LEGATION of Boughton, the COM
mittee clerk. Representative
Hewitt, who was dcputed to pre-
pare the report onGen. Schenck,
has completed it and will lay it
before the Committee on For
eign Relations at its next meet
ing. The report acquits Gen'l
Schenck of intentional fraud,
but censures him severely for
the utter improperly of his
whole connection with the En-
ma Mine, and his entire lack of
perception of the proprieties of
his Office. Two men were