The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-23

sues double Loaded appeal TO Repub-
Leans, in which the following passage
occurs: Spare Us the national shame
Of az election Of q President By palpa-
l,le :rani spare yourselves thas last
remaining disgrace 10 your party, and
It's original character and princip pies.
Public opinion will sooner or .a:er over
whelnl ia actor. as i. has always over
whelmed The cr.mes at violent aud cor-
rupt politicians. II ssich cass 'hey
will 60 into history disgrace alons with
every other 81 and cias, Of meu " ho
have a one ;icie Or another In our his
tory. baseiy aimed to accomplish po-
liticsl results by fraud aud crimes.
Tie suns Washington special says IT
is known tina. Iusersoll vas in c9mmu-
uic,.ion with Hayes while en- route for
Washington. and said he was author
lied to sax 10 Blaines friends that un-
der 10 circumstances would Bristow
have place in his cabinet. This state
lnent is Indignantly denied BY B'is,o~'s
friends, who lay Blaine will be entirely
ignored by Hayes.
The Hord thus closes long editor
ial; mo one pretends that Watts
was elected or had any Office to resign.
There Was a. least failure 10 elect
him. bat Grover says that by Oregon
law Cronin was elected aud If Cronin
Was not elected, the Governor appears 20
think that Oregon loses one elec,or.
Certainly here is crop OF vcxing ques-
tions TO make decent Iuen tolerant Of
him. We venture to predict that the
more thoroughly he question Is pre-
sented and Oregon canyassers and Gro
yer is extni,.d. the more c,rrfulsv
p,eced-i,t- ~ this coaitry ausi Eug and
as 10 what constitutes vac ,ncy are
studied, ard the more patiently the
Federal s'a'ntes touching electors are
read, the more clearly will it appear
either that Cronin was elected or that
there was failure t. make Any choice.
aud that only two electors were ap-
pointed in Oregon. and that many
soul.d lawyers and puhlicists III Eng
land or this country will bc found on
the side of those who claim that only
two electors were chosen.
The Tribane's editorial says that See
ley's plan for disposing Of the Indian
problem. by putting the entire Bureau
under the charge OF the trust commis-
sion, will not strike the secular mind
as being very sasacious. To make the
commission self-perpesuating. contra
diets some Of the principles upon which
our government is founded, ana the
circulation Of the successful manage
ment among advocates Of sterner admin
istration. The conclusion Of average
citizens will 20 that the best way
to get rid of the difficulty will be to
seperate the bureau from the Interior
Department aud make it an indepcnd-
ent department without representation
in the Cabinet, where it was for the first
sixty years of the existence OF our gov
eminent. under the War Department.
New York. Dec. 22.--At the Brook
Ign Academy of Music last evening,
Beecher spoke in aid Of the Brooklyn
Thcater sufferers During the course OF
his speech he read = statement of Palm
er that benefit would be given and
the play Of Miss Mutton" be rendered
The Sun gives the fo lowing account
Of Beecher's remarks at this point
Beechcr- Il really cannot make on
the name Of the play A voice
Mrs. Moulton;' and grea laughter.
Beecher. after applause had subsidized
Il think it will be profoundly interest
ing" Laughter. Other journals dc
not corroborate this exactly. but SD.
the similarity Of names created great
laughter.