Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-01-06
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON,

One of the inevitable compensaiions
of life has come to President Grant.
From the day when he first organized
his cabinet 10 the present time his selec-
tion of ministers has been sacli as tn
excite the derision If Democrats and
Republicans alike With rash, despica.
bic exceptions, like Mr.. Fish or JacGb
ID. Cox. he has appointed 10 these high
positions men unknown TO the public
and unacquainted with the du,fcs OF
their offices, or men, who, being known,
were OF bad reputation. Now, when he
ardently desires the Inauguration of
Gov. Hayes, he finds his cabinet, instead
of being a powerful help 10 him. is all
incumbrance not that Chandler and
Cameron and Robesun are not bold
enough and skillinl enough in political
management, but because he knows that
the thnking p'0p'e IF The country are
not prepared TO applaud mere lricking
in the settlement OF the Presidential
question:; and he is being made TO un.
drrstand, day by day, that, while he has
the power TO appoint Cabinet ministers,
he cannot compel men opu, condolences
in them. Perhaps the most Infamous
dispatches ever sent over wirvs since
their frs; us,,, was thai from tWo Cabi-
net ministers announcing, on ne Sh of
NoremJtr, the election of Hayes. There
was not in the country, an intelligent
man who did not, ON ,ha, day, know
that Louisiana (without which Hayes
election was impossiblc) had given al
least 5000 Democratic majority. The
announcement, by Cabinet officers, that
that majority would be counted out
was simply an order, to the Returning
Board of Louisiana, to count II out. IL
could mean nothing else. This Is one
Of those crimes that no statute reaches
( but The ordinary rough, who steals u
/ ballot box, is IN angel of light TO the
! high officials who commit the other OF.
fence. 1t is not strange that the peo'
pie, looking on the proceedings after
the day OF election as only a con,iuua
ton OF the political campaign, are rap.
idly coming TO take .juster and higher
view of the subject With the disap-
pearance o. this administration, let them
insist upon character qualification for
Cabinet officers
While on the subject OF the Presiden-
,ial election, word is in place conmen-
datory of the rapidly increasing crgaDl-
cation, throughout the country, in the
interest Of Presiden,-elect Iilden. Now
that, through the investigating commit
tees, the whole truth will be known
concerning the infamous frauds IN Lou
isiana, Florida and South Carolina, such
organizations. il their proceedings are
prudent and fair, will not fail to procure
support from Republicans in every
neighborhood. Senator Conkling is
credited with the remark, referring To
the attempt, by the use OF L. ). troops
to bolster up the Chamberlain sham
government in South Carolina, that "it
things are allowed to 90 on il their
present way little longer, Senators
may be obliged to have their tickets
punched by 4 military officer before be-
ing permitted to take their seats" His
remark is worthy of attention, as the
administration is supporting Chamber
lains fraudulent government, only 10
prevent the action that Hampton would
take, as Governor, as TO the false count.
ing in Of Hayes electors III South Caro-
lima. Even Senator Conkling. support
er, as he has been, of the President,
seems not prepared TO so so far as the
President in this respect a break
with Senator Conkling, who would car.
ry several Senators with him, would
leave the administration without a ma.
jority in either House OF Congress. The
Senate and House (by the way, why is
the less Democratic body always meu-
toned first y are only noInipally Ia SEES
sion and no legislative business is trans.
acted The Christmas holiday recess is
usually of several weeks duration but.
on all sides, it was agreed TO disregard,
tor this time, the old custom SO that,
very shortly, the absent quorum will rc-
turn and go or with business AT this
season, too, the departments are closed
at II M daily aud the Government
employe gees early 10 his church, his
family or bis billiard saloon. The Cath.
olc and Episcopal churches celebrate
this season claborately, here, aud the
boys make day and night hidcons by
guns, FIRE crackers, aud tie other abom-
nations usually connected with 4tb Of
July celebration 10 the North. Rgso.
DEMOCRATIC Rule THE ONLY HoPE
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