Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-06-03
OUR WASHlNGTON LETTER.
WAsnINGToN, -. C..
May -, 1876. J.
PRESIDENTIAL.

" aSlIlilHlolr anu Ib' Nv I'"'''""
through the country, 80 far nS have
information, are predicting the defeat
of the Democratic party in the coIh-
ing Presidential campaign, because,
a. they assert, we cannot carry oh'o.
They argue that the Democracy were
brot,n in Ohio under the leadership
of Governor Allen last October, and
that they will, therefore, be beaten
again next October; and consequently
in November, as well. 1t is further
asserted that if the Democratic party
is beaten in Ohio in October, it will
so discourage the voters in other
States as TO result in the defeat Of the
party in the Presidential election in
November. All this is utterly false,
and should be met at once. In the
first place, there is 20 warrant for the
assertion that the Democratic party
cannot carry Ohio in Presidential
election, because they were beaten in
Gubernatorial contest. But suppose
we do lose Ohio, and Indiana as well :
that cannot defeat us. The Demo
cratic party does not depend on those
/ States for success. was present,
last evening, WHEN this subject was
discussed bv several gentlemen high
in the counSels of the Democratic
party, and it was clearly demonstrated
that a Democratic President can be
elected without the vote of either of
those States. The Southern Statcs,
which we are sure to carry, Will, with
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
California, and Oregon, give us a
majority. While, on the ether hand,
if we were to carry Ohio and Indiana,
and lose New York and Connecticut,
or New York and New Jersey, We
should lie defeated. If, therefore, we
do not depend on the vote of Ohio and
Indiana in November, the loss of Ohio
in October cannot affect Us. We
dnl, dllu HUpc " tdli 'hN 81 AlutSS !,
but their loss cannot defeat Us.
TIE PRESIDENTS $4,000 SALARY.
The tenacitv with which Grant
holds on to his $4,000 salary grab,
obtained in the first instance by lobby
Ing in favor of he pickpockct bill by
which every Congressman, on the last
day Of his term, laid hands on $4,000
extra pay, was to have been expected
from the character Of tie man whose
whole appreciation Of the Office be
holds is limited by its material advan-
tages 1t is true the repeating bill
could not have affected his allowance
in any way under the Constitution,
and would only lave restored the
S25 900 salary for the next incum-
bent; bu: it gave him the opportunity
to make an argument in support OF
, his own greed in veto message, OF
which he availed himself in his own
peculiar style. He alleged that the
prices of staples of life are now three
, times as high as they were in 1890
when he Presidents salary was fixed
at S25, 900 an sertion not sustained
by facts. On the contrary, it has been
, shown by Prof Jevons that forty
;. articles in most common use in Eng.
I land, not including manufactured
4 goods, but metals, lumber, flour
e breadstuffS, meat, sugar, tea. coffee
c dairy products, etc, in 1868. showed
:, decline Of 90 per cent. since 1882
G If to these were added goods manu-
featured, as they now are, by labor
u saving machinery, until all market:
J. are overstocked, and cotton prints ar,
! selling at 6 and cents yard, goot
{ shoes at 81 10 50 per pair, al sorts o
1 household goods and furniture at nom
inal prices SO uncompensating thai
D they do not encourage further pro
t duc,ion, it would be seen that Grant
\ in declaring that prices are now ter
? times higher than in 1890, bad NO
b based his assertion upon any compari
G son thereof, but mistates the facts tC
: strengthen weak argument. The
p truth is, we should never have haC
/. the infamous salary grab but for him
I lie wanted his $50 and suggested
| the general increase in order to fnt
). justification of his own, which the
/ great majority of the last Congress:
was quite willing to take ; althoug!
, most of them were elec'ed to stay a
i. home in consequence thereof. 1t i:
an outrage that 50 much extravaganza
{ should be INDUCED in by public official,
4 at a time when the country is suffer
, ing from Il continued financial depres
:: sion, when the value Of property ha'
decreased onc-half, and millions o
r working people are out of employ
J. ment
Q MARYLAND IN TIE FIELD.
: The friends of Hon. Thos. Swami
of Maryland, are actively and earn
d estly urging him rs a suitable candi
) date for the st. Louis nomination
| Mr.. Swami is 4 man Of a high orde
: of ability and. unblemisbed persona
integrity, and his experience in pul liz
! affairs is surpassed by very few n ell
in this country. As Mayor of Balti
more, Governor of Maryland, Chair
, man OF an important Committee o
the House, president of severed rail
roads, he has invariably succeeded
Mr.. Swami has, so far, never beer
connected with a failure, public OF
private, whenever be was the CONTROL
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