The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Democracy and the Tripartite
Commission---A Disappointed
SET.
Hayes Stock on the Top, With Tilden
Quotations Down TO Zero.
WAsHINGroS,D. c, February 81,

WasHINGToS,D. c, February 81.
IHE TRIPARrITE COMMISSION.
EDITOR TINES The great national
spike train OF fifteen, pulled out OF Florida
on yesterday, and after moving on Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Ken
lucky, found itself stuck again in the cy-
press swamps of Louisiana, ard all hands
are now at the wheels pressing out Uncle
Sans an bulance 1t wosld seem strange
that the Democrats, after having invented
and made the wagon, should nov be throw
ing chock under The wheels 10
BREsK 1T DOWN,
though so far to no injury TO the vehicle,
for they made it better than they thought.
This piece of mechanism is the best
sample of workman ship ever turned out OF
the Democrats chop, and will make a
capital advertiser to the inventors for some
time to come, and whether it proves imam
cial success now or in the future, they can at
least anticipate final reward in heaven.
Hayes stock shot up yesterday in the
boulevards, and in the capital, from ITO to
200, and still advancing,
WHILE TILDEN STOCK
is quoted any where below thirty, and =
continually falling barometer. ln fact, the
constitutional Democratic ship" has been
under water since Saturday at p. NJ.
Saturday last was as black as at ok Of
black cats to all the friends of "Tilden and
Reform and the National Returning
Board" body of Democratic creation,
was cussed red and blue. Republicans as
a party, did not favor it, and anyone who
will examine the Record, will discover that
only
ONE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
in the Senate voted against it, and fully
two-thirds of the Democratic members in
the House supported it, while the Republic
cans in nearly like ratio, recorded them
selves against the measure.
The strangest doctrine in the world for
Democrats to preach, is that which virtual
ly eliminates State boundaries and States
rights, after having advocated such for
nearly an hundredtyears. In institutipg a
National Returning Board to enquire into
every alleged fraud in election throughout
this broad land,
THEY SIMPLY PRONOUNCED
in favor of law, boundless and unconstitu-
tional, 80 far as the Federal government il
concerned, at the same time deDouncing q
perfectiy constitutional State law, which
can be abrogated wherein the people Of
such choose to do so. Under the system OF
the electoral colleges, it was never intended
that the popular vote should control only
in an indirect manner, and il a State Leg
isIa.ure made law authorizing the Cover
nor. or indeed, any other official or person,
to name and commission the electors, it
would be
DESIGNATING ITS ELECTORS
in the lawful manner prescribed by the
State, and Congress has no right 10 inquire
who voted, no long as the constitutional re
ouiremen,s are observed by the State.
When Republican political prudence is
called in TO hold Democrats to their
ancient, and really modern land marks
Estates right" it is an amusing incidence.
should say now that the eastern and
western members Of the party are having
some
lNPLkASANi 'o-N AhN' %%is-
and high words have passed between them
in and out Of caucus. The western MEM
bers charge tina, under the leadership Of
Me.srs Tilden, Hewitt & Co, the party was
led into the commission business, Influenced
by the advice of bondholders and corpora
tions, and thus cheating the house out OF
its constitutional prerogative.
Gov Joe, the O.age chieftain, is here in
his red blanket and moccasins. He has a
little complaint to make to Congress about
how things have been
RUNNING AMONG HIS PEOPLE.
The Governor thinks there is too much
formality and religion and not enough soup.
The Agent has erected expensive buildings
costing over 500, 600 with his money and
his people are suffering for food and their
ponies for fodder. Rations are issued once
a week and each Indian must travel and
present himself to the agency in person for
his rations az no proxies are allowed TO
draw goods for another. He wants the
government to pay The money to his people
in severalty and let them
PURCHASE WHEN THEY CHOOSE.
He says the blankets Issued to them has
the letters L. .. i. ~. pTiittu vi tueiu anu
that some one told them that it meant,
Quilted States idle dog" Therefore he
wants this changed. He says further that
they are no; allowed to hunt any more and
that they want their money to buy hogs
and cows; and that some say they are not
civilized and he is here to differ with them
on that point. Joe is man Of good sense
and speaks English tolerably we'll.
TWILL WHISPER
in Joe's ear. through the columns of The
TINES, that since he finds it difficult to
cope with his agent, surrounded by his
dusky warriors, that he is on ten times
more dangerous ground in the Federal City
from the innumerable teaches that prowl
the place day and night, and that the best
thing he can do is to fix things and light
out" home az soon as possible, before some
game is played upon him.
When the Sioux General, Red Cloud, and
staff were here two years ago, they under
took to take in Washington by "gas-
light" and it cost the Indian department
over $1,000.
Judge Sears is here, and does not look
bad after his senatorial race. Senator
Plumb and ex-Gov. Osborn are expected to-
night Hon. Thos. Ryan has gone to Penn
syIvania, summoned by telegram from
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