, 1876-06-24
Our - a>hingtoE Letter.
III TRUTH, TIE WHOLE rEUTE, AND NOTHING uUr

/ Our - a>hiigto2 Letter.
THU TRUTH, TIE WHOLE TRUTH, ASD NorluSG uUr
THE TEUrT-
WAsHISGToN, D. c, June C, 1876.
EDrroE sr,TrsSI,S livery democrat. who desires
the success OF his party wishes to sse the best and
strongest possible ticket nom mated at St. LOUIS, and
stands ready 10 sink personal Preferences AMI Sec
tiund questions IN coming 10 the support Of that
ti,ket, whatever it may be. That the democratic
national convention Viii not nominate men whom
the whole party cannot support, may be assumed
But th= delegates have duty beyond that They
should correctly inform themselves as 10 tie relative
strength Of tie v4Iions caslilttes for the nomua-
tion AMI permit themselves 10 BE- influenced by
the sta:enn MS Of prejudioed partislns who appear
TIE frieuis or opponents Of any particular can
dilate. The democratic party intend 20 elect the
next President OF the United States. It intends to
offer for tie susagss Of the pe5:e a ticket that
10; be beaten. These men who, from personal rea-
sons attempt misleal public opinion in reference
10 any leading democrat are enemies Of the party,
and should be treated rs su h. am lead to write
this by some recent attempts made here, TO convey
tie impression that Governor Tifeu Is ROT strong
his own State THIS : done by iGUu 9ulJ and ielih-
crate EilS-LlOl. ] 10 IOs scy tIl. th1 81. LOUIS
convention ought 10 nnmuata Governor IIl5eu for
l-. Tent. There IS long list OF distinguished and
Uu.e men TO CI1Jse from, any one Of wLom would
confer honor upon the party. But any f.lsyh. OF
which affects any one of thess party leader affects
the party.
GovEaNoE TILurN
was elected Governor Of New York by larger me-
jovity tlan any democrat ever had IN that STATE
He was elected over the raos. popular republican
Governor the State ever had, Governor Dix, who
ceg;e! IN 1872 by g. 45l minority, charge, Of
nearly L. eco in fila5n's tlvos; event uuFrecc-
denfad IN The political history Of the State. There Is
bitter opposition to Governor Ti'ien in New Yo.k,
aa2 there Ass teea bitter opposition 20 him for rauy
yesrs. Twee! OPP sci hun, with al his ToTrr from
IsCI 20 u. day when I'll Ien drove niul into ;le p
i.eatirry lie canal ruy thieves have done their
v1-s. ~ destroy lin Int no CHe Instance las Aa
failed 10 defeat these men. Els great strength Win
tie people Is based upon this very opposition. It is
because tA. thieves are against Li tiat he il the
most popular man IN New l5rk STATE today, AMI it
is "a honor 70 tie democratic party that he is 80.
4 60 tie :ew respectable u-n who arc posing hin,
It is suie II % say tlt every one of them op os
Inn in - ss Violently As ROW Lus every one Of them
yDICt for him nevertheless. Sluee tien he h7S
dur-d hr rags OF -l- state Dua- llf saving Tie paD-
PIE 5000 Goa. Il Ti not b. Ise fsr th- democratic
VtTtg L. .-TgSt mate IL, strength with the PEOPLE
"
often IN ih- past sixteen years 10 make 1t atvS1ble
for us To throw away The certainty OF carrying It.
Is ELAISE GUILTY,
Tie SaEE1y GT-.rs, dgmo,r.,tic journal Of tLis
city, IN article, yesterday, entitled " Summing
up IIr. Blaine, put the ease very stsritably snI yet
very strongly, when It says that he must lie bad
ua,n who would desire M. Blaine 70 auFer under the
inputation Q: offence Of which he is not guilty
d, y, ,-7ll
eve lam Innocent, were The circumstances such a. 70
admit OF the presumption 1t furthermore says tlat
there ''are large numbers OF persons wh0Ss juls-
meuts are suspended upon the question of the abso-
luje correctness OF the tstmlny tllt has been pre-
senteI against him, but who fad in his own deport
nrut. since the Investigations ccrmencl that which
fosli- them 10 release him froH tIs- suspicion that
there IS something, wholly or partiatiy hidden, which
he appgeheIs would seriously impair his reputation
ii IL we're reyaa.et In short" :" SAYS the GIrEfr.
- tI7e ,ou3uc5 Go; Mr Blaine ia,s been WY unlike
that OF Iusu Is cJnSclcs II lUIsU c- and the
fact Is 81 ppaLie that tAogs mis- OF distances, 1t
IS involuutarIly felt when LOT cOrs-lousiy appIe-
Len4Ji.'
TrrzGAS J0UaSsL1sT.
Among tie distinguished veterans of the press nov
in Wa,linyt,uis Is CO. JOHN Il Harmon q Michigan,
one Of tie Oldest and best preserved journalists IN
..- Northwest, wIo Lls been sp-nliug the winter
and spring N tie city. III. Colonel becme connect
eli with tie De,ro;, Free Prass nearly forty years
7. an feels - much pride IN the sGcaeSs OF that
able paper as he diI When connected with H. Mr.
Harmon has bleu n the hab., OF visiting Washington
almost every SESSION Of Congress for thisty
ye.rs The p0li-Iel history OF The country with al
t- ine5 elt- aul au-c los O. oar oh >ilt~iilen -
r-rire:ly f,uiIas % Lim. lie has aiienle4 every
ust ouai C. nveuri1u o. the demorttic party s4ace
1854 AID looks - t-= about forjy lie grir7 OF age
Is long black hair shows no thread ui SILVER
BzNI ByTLrH's LE-.EE
Now AMI then tic inspiration perform geHeT-
Gus act seems 20 be aroused in the to-o OF the most
Hardened criminal AID tie most unscrupuious Qarti-
san Some such sudden insp-r ton seems 20 have
actei uTou Gen Bsuj- Batter, urging hun to write
letter 10 speaker Kerr, slyins thst no doesn't man.
woman or child in the United Sta.es could believe ior
! a moment tie cIa--1s Of the witness H-rney, and
begin that he will not slioS tie matter 10 worry
him. What syupa,lle-is kni-Lelr,7i fellow Pm
Is to t.surz, We know not whether hls assoall.ons
in the past VIII justify LIS spelking with authority
for every Decent luan, 81 In t-ei, We rs.Aer
I .bIEk otherwise; but for oGce IN way, We zsTee
( with hin. Kerr : not wo-ryin- AT least Ire
5il not 20 20 the deFo- % meet ii-S' i' 10 ',
MA 20 hIs EoIse, Blaine 1i1 AH4--iA- 9li- NJ
va
r. fullest iavestlEs 5ou q tue e'asse against hlili
No.fir- short OF csuip-ts vIElI-l-scn val satisfy
hIla or tL5 palty 20 walsh De u@iol-s- III hs'l
- r,t-s..t = ,l,a--s. lrll l-yE4ri- IurTe
must aot BE- isi5 any pint upon Vii n ms worst
enemy en- lest q GCu5t-
TIE EzLESAP cNsE
has ceaseI TO be interesting The question oi Jfi7
fi,ou h.vins, ben tisterran=i IL the afir-naiIVe II
- l-iurin 10 te rsassz-I ;i.st after long triA-,
even II CONVICTION and seaten,s should follow, the
sxSecretar5 would hardly Be worse oa than he Is al
present. an5. the government ID better o1- IL <
oas Of ofe, and can 10 10 lsrrt=r h4Tn' 'at hs L
uDdsr inii..1eDt, and Lis criminal pro7el'1o- i
Awaiting tie movements OF ths gr2ni courts OIL III
r4,chn.tnt. shoall h ultimately rss accaitsl, =
is usssile even OF the gr2nt .! llL-si - - -
454ii- Il 10 .5av.et hin teIeiIeI II CD1-. n. -
t---.r IN bls ea~e WOgi1 case WIKI t1e ulAA - -
tn Su,te Inis and The las tba t.= ti--' i 80
- - n ~ f.ke several months OF SIMMER
Istber Ir-Iues many Senator's y ESsiIoo- Il uAli