The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-14
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. @. ,70.

L0UccS ana FtSHcs.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 6, '76.
Since the people are informed of
the result of yesterdays election in
Vermont, but few now believe that
Tilden and Hendricks have any
chance in the coming Presidential
contest. No democrat and but few
republicans expected the result.
We arc anxiously awaiting next
Mondays election with the fullest
expectation that the result will sur
prise satisfactorily the most SAN
guine republican. The dems. don't
appear to know that there has been
any election in Vermont.
Whatever chance of success the
Democracy may have had in the
State of New York, it is now pretty
general y admitted that the action
of the late Convention at Saratoga,
has effectually wiped it out. There
is quito difference ofopinion here
as to the causes which brought
about such action, but among the
most sagacious politicians there is
but one opinion as to it's effect.
Some assert that the whole thing
was trick to throw the nomination
into the hands of the State Central
Committee, the members of which
were to select candidate who could
not have received the support of the
Conventions; by others it is believed
that it was the intention of the
leaders to have Seymour run the
election, and in the event of success,
retire at an carl y day and leave the
chair to Dorsheimer. The position
is most eagerly desired by Dorshei-
mcr, and the leading Democrats
would willingly give it to him, but
his Republican record is such as to
preclude the possibility of Il nomi-
nation or election, by the rank and
file of the party who want u Demo-
crat "dyed in the wool" and rot a
late convert from the opposition.
The most PLAUSIBLE theory seems,
however, to he that the Convention
was fooled by those who pretended
to be in the confidence of Seymour,
and that, as heretofore, that gen.
tleman but awaited the tender to
Withdraw his declination of the
nomination. Whatever the cause,
it has certainly placed them in
most sorry condition to enter into
the campaign. 1t is not believed
that the selection will be left to the
State Committee, but that the Con-
vcntion will be recalled at as early
a day as possible.
Tho fraud pcrpctrated on the
government by the Democratic can
didatc through his evasion of the
payment of the Internal Revenue
tax on his income, is assuming a
new phase. The subject is now,
and has for some days been, under
consideration by the officials of the
Treasury, whose duty it is to pro-
tect the revenue against such swim
dlers. 1t is said that the matter,
with all the evidence which can be
obtained, will in few days be
placed in the hands Of the law Off
GERS that legal action may be taken
to recover the sum, of which it is
now known that the people have
been dcfraudod. No denial of the
charge has ever yet been made by |
the illustrious defendant, and with
the exception of the sickly excuse
of his private secretary, not II sim
gle attempt at explanation has been
made. Even could the specific
charge in regard to his return of
1862 be rcfuted, there still remains
the damaging fact, that for the eight
or nine years following ho made on
return at all. Surely the American
people arc not to be cajolcd Into
the election of such Il man for their
ruler. What possible reform or
honesty could be expected from such
a corrupt source. This is a more
serious matter than they would have
the people believe, and the apparent
Indifference with which the Demo-
cratic spokesman assume to treat it,
is but superficial, for in fact, they |
are terribly sore and anxious about
it, and would that their candidates
hands could be clcanscd of the
"spot" but it will not "out' at their
bidding.
A deal of Dragging is going on
among our political opponents just
now on account Of the detection, or
rather the conversion to Democratic
principles of a few officers who bore
II conspicuous part in the late war
for the Union. They seem to de-
rive considerable satisfaction from
the announcement that General
Siegcl, of New York, General Bart
lett, of Massachusetts, and one or
two others, not quite so prominent,
have espouscd their cause. If the
matter is sifted it will be found that
there is nothing so very strange or
alarming in these changes which,
in nearly every instance, can be
readily accounted for on the ground
of personal interest. In the case
Of the first named, it is well known
that ever since the close of the war