Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. G July IS, 1876

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 2S, 1876.
The mercury is again into the
nineties, and unless we have rain
around us soon we will be in a hot
box. The walls inside of the stone
and brick buildings are not yet cool
ed, so great has been the incessant
heat this summer.
Next in Importance to the election
of Republican Chief Magistrate will
will be the election OF a Republican
majority in the next House of Repre-.
| sentatives. The revolutionary efforts
of the leading spirits in the present
House to obstruct judicious legisla-
ton have made them so offensive to
the prudent and patriotic people OF
this country, that the great anxiety
exists to redeem the popular branch
of the Legislative Department of the
Government.
To elect Hayes and Wheeler and
at the same time, better their efforts
TO wisely govern the country, would
be the accomplishment of but part
of "comsumation devoutly to be
wished" The loyal North must
secure the controlling influence to
which it is entitled in the House oil
Representatives, else the coming ad.
ministration of Hayes will be thwart
ed in every possible way, and that
harmony in the working of the Gov.
ornamental machinery, so essential to
the prosperity of the country, will be
wanting. 1t will behoove the Re
publican party in every Congress.
sional District to place in nomination
the very best material at its com
mand for Representatives. Let this
be done and there can be no doubt
that the House will be redeemed.
Everything connected with politics
gives evidence that the Prcsi.
den tial campaign of 1876 will be one
of the most exciting that has ever
occurred in this country. The Re.
publicans are so well pleased with
their PLATFORM and candidates, thai
they 60 into the fight with a will and
looking back on the events of the
last fifteen years, they are encouraged
in the contemplation of what they have
accomplished. A nation saved from
disruption by civil war inaugurated
by traitors, and from millions o.
human beings elevated four bondage
to freedom and citizenship are among
their achievements.
In proportion to the confidence ant
enthusiasm manifested in all parts O
the land by Republican organizations
the Democracy show despondency
growing out of an unsatisfactory
enunciation of principles and selec
ton of candidates. 1t is last strug
gle for restoration to power, and tn,
prospects are SO gloomy that they
cannot get up that zeal which marked
their canvasses in former days. w,
see nowhere in the Democratic camps
the stirring, bustling movements which
are the forerunners of victory.
| In every State of this Union you
could find, prior to the st. Louis Con
vention, any number of Democrat,
papers opposing the nomination o
Tilden. In some of these organs b.
is denounced as u sham reformer, a
one whose connection with railroad
corporations as attorney has beer
of a questionable character, as on,
whose antecedents on the currenc,
question prove him to be anythin!
but hard-moneyed man, in a word
that in all his life, he has been hypo
critical and vacilIating in his inter
course with his fellow men.
Then again, in the hard-mone'
States, the idea OF placing Hendrick
in nomination, either for the Presi
dency or Vice-Presidency, was de
precated by the Democracy in un
measured terms. While the advo
Gates of greenback currency wer
favorable to his selection for the frs
position on the ticket, the friends o
Tlden and hard money cry GU
against it.
| The ST. Louis Convention, with
desire "to gob5le up" hard money
men and soft money men, placed thu
exponent of each financial policy
upon the ticket. Non, it is paten
that in doing so, neither side has beer
satisfied. The cry of reform has
lost its charm, the conviction having
taken hold of the public mind tina
Hypocrisy" which sis the necessary
burden of villainy," inspires it.
| This long session of Congress il
approaching sine die adjournment
Much time and large amount o.
public money, have been expended
in numerous Investigations by the
House of Representatives, all having
political purposes in view, in an ex
pectation that the developments made
will, in large degree, influence the
results of the approaching elections
State and National.
1t is now very evident that the pur-
poses of those Investigations having
been shown to the entire satisfaction
of the public, it has become a matter
of Indifference what may be the char
acter of the several reports with
which the country is to be flooded.
They will have no effect upon the re
suit of the canvass. The personal
character of the candidates, and the
respective platforms of principles
will be the subjects of inquiry, and
the conclusion drawn from such in
quiry will control the voters of the
several States as to the direction in
which they will cast their ballots.
The announcement of Mr.. Packard,
the Republican nominee for Govern
or of Louisiana, that the colored vo-
tiers of that State, who desire to vote
the Democratic ticket, should have
the same protection as those who
wish to vote for the Republican
nominees, is reflex of the rule advo-
ootod hy avory Rapubl;oap MOTH