, 1877-08-18
Our Washington Letter.
MAsHTNCToN. Aug. 2. ]


FDrroR STATESMAN: Mr.. Hayes shows
GOOD sense in discouraging the efforts Of his
newspapers to create, ont OF our labor
troubles. public sentiment in favor OF thls or
that policy of government. He discreetiy
disrerarded much clamor for an extra session
of Congress IN the midst Of the riot, and
treats lightly all suggestions that anything
HIS been developed which shows necessity
for strengthening the federal government or
increasing the federal army. From indica-
tions gwen out l shall not be surprised II, IN
his messsge 10 the incoming Congress, lie
should take solid democratic ground as TO
the sovereignty of the states and suggest
constitutional amendment defining once and
forever. in the most explicit manner, the
limits of federal authority.
The time is auspiciOus, tor the stirring
events Of the last Y years, to say nothing
of the previous 4. have brought all mems
minds to a consideration Of the subject, and
Mr.. HAYES, by practically putting himself
out, ide Of party interests, has made himself
peculiarly the right man to commence the
movement. The support he would receive
from both democrats and republicans wOuld
be entirely outside of party politics, and
yould not look to such small questions as
the election of q speaker, the distribution OF
government offices, or the forwarding of
any scheme of personal agrandizement- He
NAV. IN this way, make his administration
a marked one through al time. Under It
one or the other party may have control OF
the individual states, Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, or Of the Senate, bat he would
receive credit for taking position which
neither party could assail, and which the
people would hold In high regard The
manner Of his elevation to Office viii never
be forgotten, bat any effort to do good ought
none the less to receive c0mmeId2uon.
Undoubtedly the day of violence is over,
the railroads are running their regular TRAINS,
and tie fear of starvation III the large cities
Is past People In quiet country villages
will never look upon The last ten days as We
of the cities were compelled to do Ten days
more. and IN extension OF violence to the
North, wou,1 have doubled the cost Of food
in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, and in these times that means
suffering and death.
The Ohio republican convention Is IN se5-
sion as l.wYite, and intense interest Is ielt
in lis proceedings among republicans here.
1t Is evident that less aspeIity VIII exist on
purely political questions than was deemed
likely a few weeks since. Matters OF more
immediate interest vii demand attention.
What violence there remains IN connection
with the strikes remains Ia OHIO, and VIII
distract attention from purely speculative
matters Ike the pretended civil service re-
fo-9n and the policy Of Gir hayes toward
the South.
If thai niai5le aud s,ilful veteran, Chief
Joseph, had possession Of the telegraph wires,
instead of Howard AID his versatile aids, We
should proI ably have different accounts of
late anera.ioEs at the sea5 OF Indian war.
The reported vic5ary from which the I'm
preston was general that Joseph and hls
band were flying in wild confusion before
our tfgo1s ,yCaid az least he modified. The
last G:rccs report from Howard was that, a
the head af $50 men he was ahaut 10 pr
sue .ae enemy Il IS not possible tiiat any
amount Of mdecisiJn or rashne5s, at the
head Of so great a force, VIII leave 1t IN the
power Of a few hundred indians to achieve s
victory, and for that reason We may !ooA
With confidence for good results.
The annual SchutzenfeS5 Of our German
feliOw-citizens commenced ON Monday even
ing. 0n Tuesday evening, Alr. Hayes and
members of his Cabinet, were in attendance
and partook of the hospilaiities of the So
ciety. Mrs. Hayes sent boquet. These
occasions are greatly enjoyed by the liberal
portion of our population, but all were sur
prised that Slr. and Mrs. Hayes should gave
encouragement to them, inasmuch as the un-
restricted use of beer and wine IS counte--
nanced aud upheld At all such places, ard
their chief revenue is from the sale OF these
articles. The Mrs T. B. Hayes Temper
ance Society denounces them by resolu-
ton. DEN