The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-09-20
Washington Letter.
WAsH1NGroN, d. G. Sept. is, l8,

is determined to make an effort to be
present at the extra session. His cuss-
edness is so great that even in the
throes of death, he courts the desire
to berate somebody, but from all we
can learn of his malady, and his want
of Physical recuperative powers in
this last attack, he will never be in the
Senate again. We are satisfied that
with his vacant seat, and the proper I
manipulation of a few carpet-baggers,
the Democrats will control the Senate |
upon its assembling, when . general |
cleaning out of the existing corruption
in the Departments will most assured
ly be demanded of Mr.. Hayes.
THE REVELATIONS OF EX-TREAsURER
PARKER.
of South Carolina has depressed in no
small degree the heretofore bold spirit
of the fugitive carpet baggers sojourn.
ing here. In consideration of which
our local courts have concluded to
honor the requisition Of Gov. Hamp-
ton for the return of these plunderihg
scoundrels. We don't propose that
they shall make our city their hiding
place of safety.
PACKARD
will pay us visit upon the conven-
ing of Congress, and pour into the
ears of ye Congressman, his lamenta-
tions and i'll treatment received at the
hands of Mr.. Hayes. Whilst he will
undoubtedly find an attentive listener
with Blaine, and a very few other op.
ponents of Mr.. Hayes, yet nine.tenths
of the members Of both Houses, par.
ticularly those of the Republican par.
ty, will lend him the toe of their boot
in sudden exit through the capitol
door. He will find anything but SYM
pathy for scoundrels around our city.
DooR-KEEPER OF THE HOUSE.
Among the names of the scores of
candidates for this position, we note
that of Geo. C.. Wedderburn, of Vir-
ginia, whom we trust may be the for
tunate aspirant. We have known him
since the war as gentleman in the
fullest sense. He possesses q high de-
gree of intelligence and executive
ability, and the only objection which
can be usged against him il that he
has been an able editor and vigor-
GUS writer. Editors are at a discount
nowadays, unless they come from
Ohio. Stewart, the House postmaster
is from Virginia, but is not now and
never was entitled to it. He cannot
raise a corporate guard to support
him tor reelection, hence We regard
the field as open for Wedderburn, and
will give him our prayers for success,
since he is entitled to the best wishes
of the fraternity.
BLACK VS.. WHITE.
Boothe, the colored 'gemman" and
deputy postmaster at Water Valley,
Miss, was checkmated and finally
beaten by his white opponent, Bour-
bon Democrat. in their respective
claims for the postmastership Of that
place, by the Postmaster General ap.
pointing the White man, VIII. Brister,
to the position. Boothe's petition was
signed by number of Democrats, go
the fight after all, though q very heat
ed contest, was within party lines, and
as usual in such cases, the defeated
candidate intends to make another des-
perate struggle for the position, when
the appointed Brister comes before the
Senate for confirmation.
CAPT. PERRY
has been granted court of inquiry
into his alleged misconduct in failing
to support Randall in the latter's en-
counter with the Indians in Idaho
Territory last July. OF course tho
regulars on duty here in the War De.
partment defend Perry. What the
result of the inquiry will be cannot at
present be foretold.
sHREwD POLITICIANS
of both parties yielded quiet acqui.
escence in the undisputed fact that
both Ohio and Indiana would go Dem
ocratic in the coming fall elections, but
since the late labor strikes, an infusion
of new elements has been forced into
the issues of the day, which will affect
those as well as other States, and the
result is now somewhat doubtful, the
Republicans feeling some little en-
couragement from the change, and are
using the episode with bold strokes,
to recuperate lost ground in the blum
ders of both their platform and the
opening speech of the campaign by
Judge West, radical candidate for
Governor Of Ohio.
MIR. HAYES
is now personally active in deep laid
plot to carry the State of Ohio in ia
vor of the Republican,, and is most
fagrantly violating bis own order for
bidding office-holders to meddle in
politics, by throwing decency and de.
corum to the dogs, and becoming
nothing more or less than stump or
ator in his present so-called visit to
Ohio. His whole Cabinet will be
present making speeches in behalf of
the radical nominees, all over the
State, ere he departs. Hayes seems 10
be most determinedly bent upon being
sustained in his own State, aud his
present conduct is being severely crit
icised by the more respectable portion
of his own party, but with the radical
''the end justifies the means." and the
happy faculty of radical in excusing
his own rascality, is beautifully dis-
played by their standard bearer, the
Fraudulent Hayes.
THE SWEEPING CHANGES
to be made in the New York Custom