The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-12-09
washington LETTER.
PROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT !

ASHINGTON, ID. O., Nov. l8, 1876.
There is profound anxiety felt here in
reference, not to the election; for both
parties consider that settled, but, to the
official count as it is called in Louisiana,
which few believe will be fair. The large
member Of small but Jealous Office holding
Republican politicians who have worked,
contributed, and voted desperately and
often, and, lii number of close states,
like Ohio and Wisconsin, decided the ma
jority, were when they learned Of their
defeat, resigned to submit to ro1 pOpah
ct roI Dei but since the New York Tunes
has, according to programme, claimed the
SO called doubtful states, and they have
learned that Chandler, Kellogg, Packard
ct dlte1 aycades are to be the Interpreters
of the cor Del IN this hundredth anniversa-
ry Of American Independence, they are
! persuaded that the will Of large electoral
and an immense popular majority may be
successfully thwarted. They find much
satisfaction aud comfor1 IN the reflection
that the Returning Boards in Louisiana
and South Carolina are composed Of Re
/ publican candidates Who are the judges of
their own election There is much talk
about intimidation in the Southern
States, and it must be confessed, there is
intimidation; your correspondent has been
| there and has seen it. have heard Ne
groes threaten t. cut the heart out Of hose
Of their own color for refusing to vote as
the Post Master or Internal Revenue agent
| directed. There will doubtless be cords
Of aftidavlts and clouds Of witnesses, but
the conviction Is deep here with fair men
! of all parties that Tilden's majority is
morally and mathematically clear.
1t is significant that Chandler, Kvfiogg,
Packard, and Republicans of that ilk are
the only ones that have the effrontery to
claim the election Of Hayes. We all re-
member the indignation Of the bitter Re
publican papers, among them the New
York Tribune, when Ztchariah Chandler
was made a cabinet minister His reputa-
tion as politician of the worst character
was National, and he had just been repu-
dated and remanded to civil life by lie
publican legislature in his own State. He
is we'll known in Washington. yeIr cor
respondent has seen hum reel on Psnnsyl
varia Avenue at mid day, and loll in the
street cars with stupid intoxication. When
sober he is bold, unscrupulous, overbear-
ING, and ambitious. He will not sicken al
blood spllling so long as his own skin il
not abraded. He does not pretend to be
statesman, and he is too selfish to be
demagogue. He is simply and purely
partizan of the most souiless, dangerous
rypa. No one who has seen him, heard
MIN. or studied his character can avoid 3
shudder when he realizes II It the destinles
of great people are TO a degree in the
power Of this l,ts,ts q had almost said lupus
humani. Chandler controls Grant, Grant
controls the cabinet, and army. Hayes
/ has retired into the natural obscurity from.
which his candidacy called him, and it IL
believed by many that Grant and Chandler
would not hesitate moment to snuff out
the Republic in this year Of 1876, and ths
they would be seconded by an immens.
army of subsidized Office holders, and such
statesmen as still distinguish the kepub
lican party Spencer, Patterson, Clay ton,
Kellogg, Packard, Boutwell,, and Morton.
There was significant editorial paragraph
in the administration paper the National
Republican this morning, ] have space only
for the last sentence ''And no president
beino declared, does Grant hold Orer until
a successor is elected and qualified n Theie e
are surface indications here Of plots ano
conspirscies. Gen. Grant is the willing
pampered tool OF the party as 1t Is, ur
rather the tool and the party are in per
feet accord, both would enable the admin
istration to seize absolute power. The
man who thinks these are wild and whirl-
ing words" is simply not abreast with the
times. The country has become so habit
uated to the insidious usurpations OF the
president. that now, when he makes the
most unconstitutional uses Of the army,
sending it unasked and for political pur-
poses TO States that are as peaceful as soil
tude, there is scarcely voice lifted in
protest. This apathy is portebtous. We
remember well the burning indignation
with which the military interference in
Louisiana only two years ago was received ;
it was so emphatic that even Grant hesita-
ted, trembled, and apologized, and each
member Of the cabinet hastened to dis-en-
tangle himself from Belknap's "all Of US
approving dispatch to Gen. Sheridan.
But where is Sheridan now, and the cabi-
net, Except Belknap) and where are the
New York Times and Tribune with their
eloquent invective What q pity that
Rip Van Winkls did not sleep until this
hundredth anniversary that he might be
able to appreciate political, a. well as
physical charges.
| Locally there is nothing new except that
Boss Sheppard has gore to the bottom
financially. swamping a large number ol
smaller piratical craft in the vortex Of his
ruin.
! The requisite young ladies and gentle