Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-02-10
Our WASHINGTON LETTER.
special Correspondence ~ The standard
wlsurxoros, Jan. "a, 1877


special cosse.poa..ssss ~ The sss.s.sa
WA~miSoros, Jan. "a. 1871.
run nr,L CONDITION ~ rHs .ourn -rns
ELECTORAL. Hii.i.---aHkAf pssAff an
pEcrHp--Ro trmrns ractttc RAILROAD
supsIpy--xNw HAMPSHIRE -. ssntsos
wrtIs-ALsn.as CLAIMS nsfvhii-
CAN Iubon-Nrc.
II any ono IN seeking fos Q good
reason Why many negroes IN Isouiss'
ana aud South Carolina voted the
Democratic ticket q, the late election.
aud will probably vote u hereafter.
hs has only Ia converse with ms'n.
bets u the Investigating Comsnissss
lately returned from those Mates
Eleven years al Republican ecstrol.
dating from the close ~ the var. hes
put those states In = condition mot
10 bo understood by residents II
other aud more favored ssctsons
The whites dsstsust end Tear the
blacks. aud the blacks alstswst esd
fear tho whites, business and credit
are dead, the poer ere starving
crime 81 ali kinds goes unpunished
In short, eleven years of peace. Nm.
der Republican rule. have been more
destructive "a society than hvs years
81 war. II We admit that ell classes
are In fault, We mus. s,ill condemn
NJ inefficient aud unworthy The ntsts
Govern ments under which such q
condition ~ things continues 90 long
10 exist. I, 10 q knowledge 81 the
facts. and despair II relief through
Republican control. Which have
driven thousands of intelligent ne.
groes into the Democratic party.
The most earnest and impestsnt
debate since 1891 will commence In
House aud SENATE to-day. u may
he briefly said thai The electoral bsII.
presented on Friday ny The eon.
Inittses, will receive the support NJ
the Democrats In Congress geaesally.
and tha, fcw of them will opesls op.
pose II. i,s Democratic supporters
are increasing in Number. The bls.
terest opposition will come from
radical lispubl,cans, Who. having
tho President II the Senate ssd pro.
posing through HIM 10 declare Hayes
elected OF the las, moment aud IN
supper. the declarations ny oil The
force 81 the 0overnmsmt. see In this
hill the end II such q revolutionary
scheme. II IL not believed by any.
one, however. ,ha, more thaa q
dozen Republican sena,oss will vote
against the bill. Ameaa ths~s. ~
course, are Merton, sherman, In
gals. etc. Much curiosity IL fslt 90
10 the course ~ senator islsine. bat
no has 80 far gwen NO ,ndicsiieas u
what he intends 10 DO.
Il seems 10 be understood thai che
subsidy Tor tho Southern t'sssAe
Railroad will not In granted d this
session. II must take iis chance
with other grea. national wesks.
after the Presidential trouble 10 over
aud the cuisines. ii ths couatry hes
begun % assume In fesmss lie ssd
magnitude. OdAcsal figures shew
that less than one.third ths vssal
amount Of private capital hes hses
invested In new enterprises In Great
Britain, In the last thsss ysass, and
no doubt the proportion In this
country 10 still lees. With eas ewn
peace assured fos the neat fuar
ysars, and The consequent revival NJ
business, Congfems will 10 much
more likely than now 10 gssnt The
aid desired In this snd other esses.
Reports from New Hampshire ere
very encouraging Ia the Itsmoessey.
The election there will no The Arss
State election since Novsmlsss. ssd
great interest IL felt In N. New
Hampshire Dsmovsss here sse hope
ful.
The examination of j. Msdison
Wells, q member of the 1soaiuiana
Returning Board. on Saturday, BY Q
House Committee, developed IN that
gentleman q wonderful loaH II msm.
DRY. He did not rsmsmbss WHISTLER
one hundred OF oas theusand vctss
were thrown out by ths beard, did
not remember whether The votes
thrown out changed Me result se ths
election or not. bat knew thsy 70
ducsd the vote. Ne 10 here wsass
arrest by The House Toe sslssiaa "
produce the books II the nsluseisa
Board. The ssmaindsr II Ne beasd
are also untlss arrest.
A gentleman 10 here from Avinona
10 secure the removal u . y. n. ledge
In that Territory. Ne has lal1sa 70
got the Administrator 10 ssl, esd
10 win attempt 10 have NE mewss
impssch The Jadgs. The shassss
are corruption and druakssnsss.
Senator Ksrnon hes done . ssssi.
BILE thing. After 10 mush II W.
0snsva award had bssa dislrbslsa
~ Congress had made psoviuieM ~
u the ssttlsmsut II ths /" Alahama
Claims," sosns ~, on, 900 ssmaised.
Senator kssnon proposes that eay
person who suffered Lon l,y soncD1.
crate privssssss ssd who thlahs Mn.