The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-01
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Our city will not probably expert
ence the usual stagnation following
the adjournment of Congress because
of the relief afforded by a cloud OF
visitors to or from the Centennial, who
take in and ''do' the National Capital,
going and returning.
IT, had been better for his party had
it tied millsone about Randall's stiff
neck and cast him into the depths OF
the sea than to have given the RepHb-
licans the opportunity his obstinacy
on the appropriation bills offered, and
which they promptly accepted to
show up the FRAUDULENT character of
their professions of reform and econo-
my; the Democratic party's RESPONSE
bility for the war of the rebellion and
for the terrorism and unprovoked
murders that have prevailed in the
South since the war; Mr.. Tilden's
close sympathy with the cOpperhead
wing of the party during the war, and
his sentiments as expressed by the
resolutions of the Chicago convention /;
his great ability as financier as
shown by his shin plaster operation in
Michigan, and manipulations of the
funds of the ST. Louis, Alton and
Terra Haute railroad, intrusted to his
custody; his career as a reformer In
connection with w. Tweed, Connolly,
Garvy, Genett, Sweeny, Watson and
other men whose thefts and specula-
tiOns have made the New York Dem
ocracy vi'ely Odoriferous and infamous
from the rivers to the ends of the earth,
were all made to shine with an efful-
gence like that of tue noon day sun.
The Presidents determination to
limit the expenditures contemplated
by the river and harbOr bill, to works
of National Importance, was received
with unmistakable signs of rage by
those members who counted on pOpu-
lafity that the appropriations to their
districts would bring, for reelection.
With the appropriation bills all passed,
ana the silver bills and the equaliza-
ton bounty bill not passed, and the
resumption law standing Just as it has,
Congress adjourned to the infinite
satisfaction of every one concerned.
The President went to Long Branch
soon after; and there has been a fit
ing of other officials toward the noun
tainS and the sea ever since.
Rumors come in upon every breeze
that TIlden's barrel of money, like
the the widows cruise of oil, is prac-
tically ineXhaustible, and that It's con-
tents are being distributed with Law
ish hand.
Day by day the truth of the
Scriptural quotation made il these
letters on a former occasion, "that
he who diggeth pit for his neigh
bOrs will assuredly fall therein" is
being verified by the topping over
into that pit of some of the Demo-
cratic magnates who have been
hourly employed in the work of
excavating 1t for others. And now
comes the Democratic candidate for
the Vice-Presidency. An examina-
tiOn of his record, while a Senator
of the United States, places him on
the dragged edge" of the spit" 1t
advocated and partly succeeded in
having il paid by the then Secre-
tary of War, a claim for mules
which had previously been rejected
flee times. This charge has caused
considerable "wriggling" in Demo-
cratic quarters. Hendricks is in
imminent danger of falling into that
pit" which engulped his friend
PendletOn. His friends may find it
to be prudent to withdraw him from
the canvass. lie will not be the first
victim FRUSTRATED by the "kick of
mule"
1t is said that the Democratic
Senators and Representatives are
about to separate for the hustIngs;
they have had frequent consulta-
lions on the subject of the fOrma-
ton of Cabinet for Tilden, if he
be elected to the Presidency. We
are reliably informed that there has
been found to be a decided pre-
dominance in favor of the following
suggestion
L. Q. c. Lamar, of Miss, Secre-
tary OF State.
Saml. j. Randall, of Pa, Secretary
of the Treasury.
N. B. Forrest, of Tenn, Secretary
of War.
j. Randolph Tucker, of Va, Sec
rotary of the Navy.
Geo. II. Pendleton, of Ohio, Sec
rotary of the Interior.
Benz. Ii. Hill, of Ga, Postmaster
General.
j. Proctor Knott, of KY, Attor-
ney-General.
This arrangement would, of
course, give large preponderance
to the South, but as the hope of ell
Getting the Democratic candidate is
mainly based upon a united support
of the ex Confederate element in
that section, it would seem blu tfair
that it should be recognized in the
manner indicated. 0IlCayS provided
that slippery" Samuel be success
full in his aspirations.