Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-10
Our Washington Letter

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Smith might not want to be seen,
that an assistant sergeant.at arms
has kept him company. The
charges against Smith are almost
innumerable and involve some
higher than himself. This is on
ly one of fourteen Investigations
now being conducted by commit
tees of the House and at every
step such corruption and rotten
ness are developed, that when the
authors are shown up, as they will
be, before the people this summer,
they will be repudiated as prompt
ly as the eleven repudiated Judas
when be repudiated his Master. -
These men have been betraying
their masters - the people--bave
been robbing them in the nan e
and under the guise of patriotism,
and now their sins will find them
out and the anathema marantha
of an outraged people will con-
sign them to oblivion and con-
tempt or the penitentiaries.
DEMOCRATIC WORK.
1t is folly for the democrats of
the country or Of Congress to be
seeking 50 policy" or finance or
anything else. The radicals id
the last eight or ten years have
made a policy for them. Every
thing prior to 1868 should be
passed by, and the acts of Grants
administration. and of the Con-
crosses during it, should be shown
up. These make policies enough,
and all the work of the democrats,
both in and out Of Congress. should
be centered on these objects, and
to crush out the ambition of any
leader, who, to advance his inter
ests, would divert attention from
this work to the finances or any
other question. Neither Govern
or Tilden's hard money nor Mr..
Pendleton's soft money ideas
should be considered Of the slight,
est Importance, nor should their
friends be permitted to inject them
in the canvass, and thereby en-
danger success in the elections
this year.
CONGRESS is THE BATTLEFIELD
where the presidential election is
to be fought, and the democratic
leaders in the House will be re
creant to their highest duties, if
they permit any issues introduced
there that might weaken the par
ty. There are dlversities of opin-
ion between the democrats on the
money question, but the men on
either side should be made TO un-
Ierstand that these differences
cannot be introduced into the can
Vase. The caucus which met on
Tuesday night was called partly
to secure that result, and COM
mittee was appointed called "the
Consultation Committee" whose
duty it is made to nap ont the
work for the session. This com.
mittee IS good one, rs the fol
lowing list of names show:
Messrs. Cox, (chairman,) Whit,
thorne, Randall, Goode. Buckn,r,
WIggington, IIartridge, Black burn,
rarbox, Lynie, Ellen, Payne, and
Caldwell.
The interest OF the party may
be safely trusted to such a body
of cool, clear-headed men.
THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
As this is the political center,
the democrats have taken a lesson
in organization from the radicals,
and have appointed campaign
committee to remain here during
the entire campaign, and have
general direction of it. This is a
wise movement, aud Mr. Lamar,
chairman of the caucus, displayed
great skill in selecting its mem.
bers. who are as follows: !
Messrs. Clymer, (chairman,)
Senator'S Whyte, Wallace. and
Gordon Representatives Chaplin,
Throckmorton, Hooker, Hewitt,
Robbins, and Sayler. District of
Columbia, W. W. Corcoran, J. W.
Hauey, and Charles Mason. =.
From this center the committee
can direct the campaign, and util-
ize all the forces of the party.
TAXATION.
Mr.. Morrison has a new tariff
bill that will be introduced soon.
1t makes many vital changes ;
changes that have been demanded
for years in the interest of the
people, but have been denied for
the benefit of the manufacturers
When the tax on tea and coffee
was removed the republicans de.
clared it a measure for the benefit
of the poor, and ''gushed" over
"the free breakfast table" they
had provided for every family,
when, in truth, every article on