Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-05-06
DEMOCRATIC LIBERALITY.


Notwithstanding the howl which
went up from the radicals, when the
former employees of the House were
removed to make way for the political
friends and supporters of the members
of the present House, it is a fact we'll
known in Washington that many of
the new appointees are not only Union
soldiers, but pronounced Republicans.
For instance, the vacancy in the posi-
ton of Journal Clerk, made by the en-
forced resignation of one Smith, who
was detected in carrying on the claim
agency business In connection with
his dutit S as House employee, will
probably be filled by another one of
the Smith family who is oonfessedly a
Republican, True, he voted for Gree
ley in the last Presidential election,
but he is nevertheless a Republican,
and does not hesitate to avow himself
as such. If appointed, it will be with
out reference to his political predilec-
tions, but simply on account Of his
fitness for the important position in
question. Soon after Congress met,
ridiculous story was current that the
man upon whom deyolved tho daily
duty of raising the flag at noon over
the House, was an OK Confederate. and
that so distasteful to him was the task
of hosting the stars and stripes, that
he invariably paid boy ten cents per
day to raise it for him, but that he
took great pleasure in lowering it after
the House adjourned. This silly yarn
was soon exploded when it was ascer-
tanned that an ex- Union soldier occu-
pied the position in question.
BRIsTow's CHANCES IN NEW ENG
LAND.
A Republican who within three
weeks has visited almost every New
England State, says that Blaine is un-
doubtedly the favorite of the Republi-
cans of that section, and that Bristow
has no show at all there. Republicans
frequently said to him, Who the
h-ll is Bristow, any way? He has
made fair Secretary of the Treasury
compared with the muffs who immedi-
ately preceded him in office-Bout-
we'll and Richardson-and he prose-
cuted the whiskey swindlers when he
was compelled to do so by public
opinion but if he had been square
man, he would have resigned immedi-
ately after having discovered that
Grant and Babcock were interfering
in behalf of the thieves whom he,
Bristow, was endeavoring to bring to
justice. This man, Bristew, has no
claim whatever upon the Republican
party, beyond the fact that he is not,
perhaps, corrupt man himself, but
only the voluntary colleague, aud daily
associate, and intimate friend of men
who are corrupt and who have brought
the Repqhli0an party TO grief, The
idea of hristow having claim upaa
the Republican party is too pFeposte-
rous to be entertained for an instant
by any man outside of lunatic asy-
lum."
My Republican friend was also fire.
quently asked, do you believe Bris-
tow would accept the Democratic
if he should fail to sue
coed at Cincinnati ?" This shows that |
the New England Republicans have
little faith in HristoWs iealty to their
party:
" A Maine delegate to the Cincinnati
who is in position to
know the temper Of the people of that
State, said in my presence, the other
day. The Maine delegation will vote
for Blaine first, last, and all the time, I
unless they find that their efforts will |
be unavaiIing, in which case they may |
vote for Morton or Conkling. But
mark my verbs no Maine delegate
will cast his vote for any candidate
whose home IS South of Mason aud
pixan's line