Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-20
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondents.

WASHINGTON, August If, 1917.
Just what foundation in fact, under
lies Moore's charges against Norfolk
Custom House Officers and little knot
of Treasury subordinates here, will APP
pear hereafter if an investigation is
ordered /; and it certainly does not strike
the public that any of them can afford
to rest under such explicit assertions of
guilt. But General Boynton's denial of
the charges of attempt to black-mail
Moore. appearing in this mornings pa
pers, is regarded as rather irrelevant and
evasive. The date, place, circumstances
and alleged conversation demanding $500
for surpressing the publication of papers
supposed to be prejudicial to Moore,
have been given to the public by that
ex-oficial. Boynton, instead of answer
ing these, makes a somewhat general
denial and then devotes a column in
showing Moore's disreputable character.
Probably the President does not feel
overwhelmed by the load of obligation
Boynton has placed him under by the
intimation that he discharged an official
upon the erparte statements of his enc
mics; and the whole statement is con-
frmatory of the general belief that there
was an active JuutO of Treasury officials
organized to push their chief for the
Cincinnati nomination.
Although Mr.. Arthur, chief of the
brotherhood of engineers. denies the ru-
mOred purpose to inaugurate general
strike, there is much uneasincss felt over
the possibility, and is especially marked
among our post Office department officials.
Early corps are already seeking a market,
and the paralyzing effects upon almost
every interest involved by general OF
even partial suspension of railroad traf.
fc can hardly be over estimated.
The President, accompanied by every
Cabinet member now here except Mr.
Schurz, leaves here tomorrow evening
for his trip Northward. 1t would hardly
appear probable that he is so Indifferent
to his reputation for consistency as to
approve the reported purpose of Secre.
tary Sherman to actively participate il
the Ohio campaign. But it is insisted
by opponents of the civil service reform
policy that such is Mr.. Sherman's inten
ton; and Secretary Schurz's admission
that he would probably make one speech
upon national finances lends color to tn,
statement. The temptation is no doub
great; but a few days observation her
would convince most people that anythin,
Mr.. Sherman or any other incumbent O
a Federal Office could say to populariz
the administrators financial policy. ha'
better be left to friends not included i
the Presidents late order to Fedora
officials. There has been no effort mad
in Administration circles to belittle @
explain away the significance of the re.
Olutions Of the Maine Republican Cor
vention. The President is reported g
saying that it would have been gratifyin
could he have had the cordial approx,
of the convention; but that unanimit
was not to be expected. and that he
more than surprised at the great strengt
developed in the convention in approx
of the South Carolina and Louisiar
. settlement. Although nominally decla
ing against reputation. the disapprob
: ton plainly manifested by Virginia
Democratic representatives in the Ric
mond Convention, against any propol
:, ton looking to the payment of the Sta
" debt In the only way possible. that is,
ne on increase of the rate of taxation, rath
neutralIzes the effects of their protest
e. tions of honesty; and the spirit sho,
e by the Democratic masses during {
y preliminary skirmishes of would be ca
'S' didates. has greatly damaged the repu
vn ton of the State in the estimation of I
an public, if opinions heard here are in
he cative of the feeling awakened elsewhe
MAXWELL.
nd There are in Texas nine million
d. hundred thousand acres of cotton tel
nd tory that is, some fifteen thousa
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