The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-04-05
washington Correspondence.

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WAsnrs0ros, D. G., Marcel, 80, 1877.
TAe ,,sAiaics condition 81 soush garo-s
lima affairs Is ti,ey have been and are 70
d formail, se, forth ~ the rival 4 m
aus 10 the executive chair Of HAT State,
largely abssrhs AL:sr attention here.
When Tie i-srsfcrut first eutyred the
White House ~ lis rjgiiful occupant, be-
cherished NOME b6t tilc killdest feelings
towards Sosshcrn Democrats s He hss
given ii fs.if leaders more tlssA their
share of time. listening TIA resretiti,n q
their version at The situation. Their idea
" local clf-govcrnment appears 70 bc to
ignore all rights Of their political oPpJ.!
ncnis, cveh ii il majority, accorded
them nv nm amended constitution and
further guaranteed by that instrument
Wherein il pledges the general govern
ment IT, insure 10 each State a cavern.
men, republican in sorn; and # Nc shall.
be hereafter fan.pi less disposed to ac-
ccdc to M sAe;r demands, the disposition
shown as stated above and The generally
arrogant manner of tllcH advocates, will
20 far with reasonable men everywhere
to excuse his lack Of compliance. Gov
ernor Chamberlain has made most cx-
cellent impression upon everyone here BY
his frank and seemingly fair presentation
OF his cause; but the somewhat bom-
hastic and threatening tone of Mr.. Hamr
toms response 10 the Presidents kind and
courteous invitation here nnl OF his re-
ported speeches en- his way, MS well as
the hoasifui assurances Of his Washing
fop friends that lie will make short work
with his rival, a / give the imp, ession that
lie regards his coming at MI as an act OF
rondescension, and have rfriudiced his
ease in advance OF his arrival which oc-
CURED This morning. It's supposed they
will bot, he invited to present their cases
orally or in writing as they prefer before
the President and his Cabinet Further
than this the public are yet in the dark.
"A slight exascerbation of the febrile dis
turbance ever the Mathews Foster agree
,nent with John Young Brown and SEN
;ator Gordrn, was occasioned this morn
ing by the arpc, rance in . Washington
paper of the agreement in question and
i; lengthy Liter from MIR. Brown giving
his version and understanding OF the
matter Mr. Foster says that those who
sought assurances that President Hayes
would withdraw the troops from South
Carolina or Louisiana, didn't pretend that
tn:, promises would govern their action
upon the electoral bill, If given; that it
was foreign to his intention to pledge the
president. ana mat Ire only gave his un-
Outstanding of the Presidents views and
that they would be carried out so far as
he FOSTER could influence that commit.
tee. Although Mr. Brown docs not d.
rectly charge the Presidents failure to,
withdraw the troops us Il reputation OF.
amy promise. the impression given is that
he regards il is tending in that direction
and judging from his statement it GER
t,inly looks as though he desired Foster
AZ understand that unless assurances
sought, were given the electoral bill
would assuredly fail The matter has
iNeen much discussed about town for the
A'ast four days; and the matter OF the
rev revelations will be used in confirma
lion of the charges SO freely made against
-Messrs Mathews and Foster that they
'misled men into support OF the bill
which they would have successfully OPP
.I,osed in the absence of their pledges
We are assured that the Cabinet members
preparing rules for admission to the civil
service, fer the promotion in and dis
schargc from il, are making satisff Glory
sprogrrss, and will soon report them when
s,lle new system will be inaugurated.
Everyone familiar with the old systems
knows that the charges Of repotism and
favoritism arc well founded From two
Ito four members of the same family fill
ing Government positions at the same
time have not been very unusual cases.
The Republican charges that there have
recently been found seven Of family,
all in Office; and that ole Of the favored
5 families could show an income exceeding
50 900 per month derived in this way
And it does not require great strain
in the credulty ef' those acquainted with
Departm, employees to convince
them oil the truth of the constant scandal
relative to some OF the alleged female fa-
yorites of Congress and of high. pompous
and puililass government officials who