The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-19
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
w ARLINGTON,
Sept. 10, 1879
EDITOR DEMOCRAT

1t is not unlikely that Senator Da
Wis of West Virginia, will receive
greater credit hereafter than he die
ayear ago for his persevering efforts
to secure an investigation of thu
workings of the Treasury Depart
ment. With few exceptions, even
the political friends of Senator Davis
were tardy in his support. AT the
next session of Congress a more spe.
ciic arraignment of the officials viii
be made, and a thorough investiga
ton demanded. Facts developed ir
the last year or more, and the course
of Sherman in diverting to Other
uses monies which should have beer
paid to various creditors of the Gov
eminent, will furnish good ground.
for even a fuller overhauling thsr
Senator Davis asked for. 1t car
readily be shown that the monthly
reductions of the public debt, repor
ted by Sherman, will not bear a mo
ments investigation. -
The Administration has gone tc
Ohio on an electioneering tour
Hayes will distribute medals, bands
will play, speeches be made and eve
ry display that is usually thought te
influence votes just prior to election
will be a part of the trip through
Ohio. Unless the people of thai
State have gone mad they will give
to the trip the weight it should have
and will look upon it as an attempt
of reform Administration to take
advantage of all the tricks that make
machine politics disreputable.
Assistant Secretary Mccormick, il
we can believe Assistant Secretary
Mccormick, is about to resign. His
place is distasteful to him, his eye
sight is impaired; he does not care
for public office; his private bust
ness demands all his attention; he
needs season Of rest after his ardu-
Gus official labors. He is also to be
made Secretary of the Interior, and a
Foreign Minister. These reports l
give as Assistant Secretary gives
them to the newspapers. 1t seems
most likely, however, that he will re
main Assistant Secretary as long as
the powers that will permit.
For long time ex-Seeretary Robe
son and William E. Chandler have
had demands against the National
Republican establishment which
could not be enforced without sale
of the establishment. 1t is now ru-
rnored as once or twice before, that
one or both Of them, with ex-Public
Printer Clapp will assume charge of
the paper at an early date. ..
One of the mem bers of the Louisi
ana Returning Board, Anderson who
was here lately, carried back with
him Presidential appointment to q
Federal office in New Orleans. The
reason why Anderson is not in the
Penitentiary is because the Demo
Gratis of Louisiana are not as ready
as those of South Carolina, TO inves-
tigate the acts of their late rulers.
Speaking of South Carolina it
seems proper to say that the inves-
legations into Republican misrule in
that State have so far been fairly
conducted. The RESULTS are start
ling, duplicating a United States
Senator, Governors, and almost a
whole Legislature in the habitual
preparation of frauds, bnt the evi
dence has come from Republicans,
and not from parties who might be
prejudiced by political feeling. Will
the Democrats of Louisiana upon
whom, probably, much more depends
be as courageous as those of South
Carolina. '-.. <-----5--
Secretary Sherman a year ago
owned large amount of unoccupied
real estate here. Last Spring he
commenced to build on it, and at the
same time the District Commission
ers-our Governors-commence to
improve at great expense, the streets
around the property. So rapidly did
the Commissioners push the i'm
provements that the contractor had
to work his men day and night
This money was spent by the Com
mlssioners and spent in this urgent
manner, because Sherman, who own
ed the land and was building on it,
was Secretary of the Treasury. The
houses put up by Sherman on these
lands are for sale. If they meet the
ready sale that Secretary's houses