The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-30
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS
WASHINGTON, J
May %, 1874
Enron DEMOCRAT

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EDITOR DEMocRAT-
For several days past there h.y.
been reports that the troops had been
ordered from Louisiana and Sou,h
Carolina. 1t is officially denied tina.
such an order has been issued, bus
their removal is only question Of \
little time. Their "usefulness' in tb.
South ceased when they were ordered
out of the State buildings.
The subject of compromising tie
money claims Of Government again.,
distillers who were charged with do.
frauding the revenue, will be referred
to Congress by Secretary Sherman.
This is au odd matter for Congressional
action, but the Administration is in a
delicate position. First, these distil.
le,s raised an enormous amount Of
money for the election, and added ma.
terially in making Hayes President.
Then the principal offender, in bis es.
forts to be relieved, by a very close
friend of President Hayes. Pending
Congressional action, the Secretary Of
the Treasury will continue suits in tn,
Courts against the parties, but this
will be only to keep up appearances.
The strength of the Administration
will be used in Congress to secure their
relief. The amount involved is sevs.
raj millions Of dollars.
Ingenious methods of getting money
to pay the army are being suggested.
The law expressly forbids raising mou-
ey for any such purpose and the Pre.i.
dent is trying simply to do by indi.
rection what he dare not do frankly
and openly. The House of represen.
tativcs will probably look into all
these transactions whenever Congress.
meets.
Much is being said in Republican
papers Of the fact that Mr.. Tilden de.
clined to be present at the meeting Of
the Chamber of Commerce in New
York on yesterday, at which meeting
President Hayes was guest. No 70.
marks from Republicans as Republ.
cans, are in order. The meeting was
not, ostensibly, in honor Of President
Hayes, and Mr.. Tilden may have had
excellent private reasons for refusing
to attend. Business health, or tho
mere disinclination to be present
would be sufficient reasons. It IL
likely, however. that Mr.. Tildcn bs..
lieves, with most of his countrymen,
that Mr., Hayes was not elected Presi.
dent and is not, in either law OF equity,
entitled to the Office. II he 90 BE-.
lieves, then that, also was q sufficient
reason for his absence.
fail to see just grounds for party
attacks on Mr.. Tilden. whatever may
have kept him away. Let our Repub-
can friends confne themsclvns to ex.
planning Senator Conkling's absence.
These meetings have heretofore been
graced by that distinguished gentle.
man, and he has never before, I b
lieve, pleaded other business as an e1.
cnse for absence.
One Of our largest Building Associs.
lions in which several hundred men Of
small means had invested theft hard
earnings, in preference to placing them
in Savings Bank or other depository,
has jnst met with loss of some &c..
600 through the dishonesty Of its off.
cials. By defect in our laws the de.
faulters cannot be punished for their
crime. This is one Of the evils any
community is liable to, if there be IN
the world such q community outside
of Washington-which has no vote Of
voice in making ito own laws.
MEMO.