The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-07-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. G., July a5th, 1877

WAshlNdTON, ~. VI, July S0tn, 1917.
Mexican matters are not Washington
matters, but the inhabitants of the latter
place are just now considerably interested
in what is going on at the former, the time
for our Government to come to an under
standing with Mexico appears to have ar
rived. 1t is absurd for the United States
to hesitate about settling her sick neighbor.
A Government so weak that it cannot re-
strain its subjects is one that would hardly
be missed were it suddenly wiped out of
existence. Texas, our Lone Star, is large,
fertile, and warmly invites immigrants who
wish, heartily, to people the State = sure
of good reward for toll and industry given
her--but who dare not go for fear of the
lawless, marauding banditti, who have by
many years plundering made the frontier
both unsafe and Improbable. Mexican
authorities are unable to suppress this Gus
tom or punish the offenders. In contem-
plating this state of affairs one can but
wonder how long Great Britain would bear
such doings did a similar state exist upon
our Northern frontier. One of the first
duties of the Government is to attend to
this grievous wrong. AS has been said:
If country is so weak, and therefore SO
wicked, as to be nuisance to its neigh
bors, there is no good reason for the main
tainance of its existence" If Mexico can
not control her citizens in such cases, the
United States surely ought to establish
good Government there. On this account
1T is that many are urging the annexation
OF some of the Mexican Northern States
that the boundary line may be changed to
where Mexico can attend to her share of
National business on her own side of the
line. However the present crisis may turn,
we shall undoubtedly sooner or later take
some part of Mexico under our control.
The Presidents order, by means of
which he designs to divorce the public SER
vice from partisan politics, is meeting with
much opposition and will only be carried
through by hard and persistent fighting.-
Its opponents are powerful men Office
holders, all of them. The question natural
ly arises where is the money coming from
to run the political machinery necessary for
campaign purposes? Hitherto the "in'
side has furnished it. Without over-step-
ping legal bounds, money is required, con-
siderable of it, for party purposes. No
party could expect success without Stump
orators, public meeting and the like. They
all cost money, to say nothing OF the hiring
of public halls, torch-light professions,
lamps, oil, fuel, posters, bills, advertise
ments, tickets, and thousand and one ex-
penses trivial in themselves, but by multi
plying and increasing they swell the cost
amazingly. Now, if office-holders must
not be taxed for party purposes, where are
the 'ins' to get money to fight their party's
battle Shall the Government set aside a
few millions for the purpose This is no
small matter. In the city of New York
alone the Republicans incurred the expense
of $4,000 to maintain their organization
throughout the year in the 81 Assembly
Districts of the city. Added to that was
the sum of $31, 400, the average amount
spent for election day requisites, making a
total Of SIS, exclusive of all the occa-
sional outlays for mass meetings, process
source of supply Of the sinews of war is to
be closed, legitimate one must be opened
somehow.
Rumors are rife concerning the Speaker