The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-06-12
Our Washington Letter.
Washington, D. e., June 5.


tho Democratic md Republican can
didatcs, us regards the necessary
qualifications for tho high Office which
they seek to attain. Take for instance,
Tildeu. Thurman. Bayart. Hendricks,
and Hancock, against whose public
and private character nought deroga.
tory can be said. They are all nat.
icuul men, distinguished alike for their
ability. their patriotism, and The purity
Of their personal GGd OE:cial records
II We turn TO the Republican list we
find such men Is Blaine. Morton,
Conklirg, Hayes. and BristOw. OF
Blaine, it is unnecessary to speak.
The pending investigation is duly
shedding light upon his ofi,isl career.
II not u corrupt upu, he is certainly
u partisan in whose hands tho country
would DO unsafe. OF Morton. i. may
DC said that his partisansLip uad Bit
ter hostility to the South render him
unfit for tho Office ho seeks. For
some reason or other, Bonn Pia;t,
when referring to.aIorton. styles hin
ellis ..SlcrcuEial IlighncsJ, tho devil
on two sticks from ludiana." When
JOu havc said that CoDkliug is spob
Of considerable at:lity,an ulscrupuloIs
politician. md United States Senator
who has violated tho laws Of bis cOcu-
try by acting as council in important
cases before the Executive Depart.
ment, in which tho Government vas
party you have photographed him
truly, and shown him disqualified for
the office of Chief Executive. Tic
virtues Of Hayes may be said to be OF u
rcgatiTO character hO has no national
reputation except such as he has OBJ.
tanned BY being spoken Of as a Pres.
dental candidate. Bristow is by FL
tho best CT them, and has earn d 9
reputation by simply doing his duty,
and showing willingness to enforce
Ii, laws. For that very reason he is
in no danger Of receiving tho nomina:
ton at Cincinnati Coukling will have
all the power Of tho Administration at
his back; but tho dropping Of Blame
as n candidate leaves matters in such u
condition that it would be unsafe to
predict which of the other wcr,kies
will IS.selCctcd at Cinciunqti.
1.-THE ArLLrGAS GUARDS"
1t is q somewhat curious coincidence
that the prosecuting witness in tho
caac Of Speaker Kerr, Lawrence Har.
ney, is an 1rishman or = at least Of
Irish desceat, and that Mulligan. who
is testiiyiug against ex-Spoaker Blaine,
is a native Of the could sod" Said
newspaper man. friend Of Blaino's,
referring TO this yesterday, "lf the
MuIligan Guards must march. l insist
that they be commanded by Ilarney.
Said tho same person subsequently,
"FOi Gods sake, don, assert publicly
that Blaine has no show for tho Prcsi-
Dental nomination. 1t may be oil
right for Blaino's friends to talk this
way among themselves, but dou't falter
il the presence Of his enemies. Wat
awhile he may como on. all right
yet" Those who now see Blaine for the
first timc cannot, Of course, understand
the change which has taken place in
his appearance within few weeks,
before the committee investigating
him, he seems calm and sel!.possesscd
bu, in rculity be is quite uunervcd
by tho ordeal through which no i.
passing. Naturally Of a sOmcwha, aorit
complexion, he is now quite pale, al
though he seems indifferent, to those
who have known him, it is plain t.
sec hO is i'll at ease. When witness
is undergoing examination he employ
his timO in drawing gcOmetrirul dia
grams on scraps OF paper. Anyon,
who carefully watches tho movemcu
OF bis pen can tell. that while bis at
tcntiOu seems to be concentrated on the
figures 10 is drawing; his mind il
thoroughly absorbad in the teStimou,
of tho witness. Lie is quick to not
every unfavorablo statement, aud al
once stops bis skOtching to interposc
an objection, or pu: in IN explanation
which is in reality intended for tho
ears Of the reporters; who occupy three
quarters of tue table at with tn
Sub. Committee sit.
TIE DECORATION OF CONFEDERATE
GRAVES
at Arlington. yesterday, quite, un
osteutatious affair in marked contras
with tho imposing ceremonies at the
same place few days before, Whom TIL
graves OF the Union dead werO dcckct
with flowers. At tho Union decora'
ton, the orations, tho poems. and ever
the prayer, wcro given to the reporter!
in advance. On tho ID inst. the re
portcrs went to tho Clergyman VIII
was to oiiiciatc at tho decoration Of tn
Confederate graves. and requested an
advance copy..of his prayer. "Wby
my dear bir," was the reply, "a
never write my prayers III advance
Ny iuvoeatious are intended ear of The
Almighty, and not for the public.
must therefore decline 10 acccdc t.
youc request" 4 very sensible re
ply, and very different from the prac'
,icc Of many clergyman who court
uotoricty and who always take care
that their prayers arc 10 type befor'
they arc made. 4 reporter once wen