The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

District OF IfOmfStng
prospects for the future The Pot
ter ingestigation-But1er taking
the lead-Infonaitory speeches TO
idle workmen-Wedding at the
White House-Our rural post
masters.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. G. June 18th, '78.
Yesterday was truly a day of re
ioicing for the inhabitants aof the
District OF Columbia. The District
bill which was signed by the Presi
dent Yesterday has become a law and
is of the utmost importance to the
progress and prosperity of Washing
ton. For the first time in the histo-
ry Ct the National Capital, the Gov
eminent has formally recognized its
obligations to pay a reasonable share
of the District expenses. 1t is q
fortunate circumstance too, and one
that gives promise of permanent adj
herence to the just policy now enter
ed upon, that this recognition las
nothing in that savors in the least
degree of partisan favor. 1t is the
work of a Democratic House and a
Republican Senate, and neither Dem
ocrats or Republicans will hereafter
have any temptation to undo it upon
party grounds. 1t inaugurates a
new era, and justifes the confident
hope of a prosperous future. A de-
finite pledge having been given that
private prosperity shall not in the
future be subjected to excessive bur
dens for the execution of improve
ments over which the citizen hassno
control, capitalists will be, eneour-
aged to invest here, a rapid increase
may be expected in the aggregate
amount of taxable property, the rev.
enues will be increased and a reduc-
ton OF taxes be made possible, while
at the same time, if the existing re-
sources are honestly and prudently
applied, the District will soon again
be able to resume the work of i'm
proving and embellishing the city,
~perfecting its drainage and sewerage
and raising its sanitary condition to
the high level of which its climate
admits. So important, in fact, is the
passage of this bill to the permanent
interests of the District that the an
niversary of the event is proposed to
be set apart as a local holiday.
So farnothing new or unexpected
has been developed by the Potter in
pestigating Committee. The old and
often told tales about the-late presi-
Dental election are only repeated
General Butler appears toftakethe
lead, and, as is evident, shows nc
tenderness for the President.or any
of his friends. If he could lay tho
foundation for an impeachment, hi
would, doubtless, be greatly pleased
1t is not likely, however, that Mr.
Butler has any serious expectation:
of finding a basis for impeachment
but it would be something gained, i
|, he could place the President in
humiliating position before the eoun
try. In this affair he evinces some
thing of the noble impartiality Of TIL
, woman who watched the fight be
: tween her husband and the bear with
f tout caring much which of them whip
ped. In all his lively career he hai
found no pursuit in which he so fair
? ly reveled in keen enjoyment as whel
. housing about among the sweets o
!, private kilograms filed in telegraph
, ic Offices. When, therefcrsthetha
Mr.. Bughee, of the Atlantic and Pa
ciic company, before him yesterda,
with a summons to produce the re
1 cords of hat office, he smacked hi
e lips with the air of Il expecting
, feast of good things. But the smil
faded from the face of B. B. wher
{ Mr., Bughee remarked that as regard
the said records. he had them not
"Where are they?" demanded MI
$ Butler. "They have been eaten up,
calmly responded Mr.. Bughet
"Who, what, has eaten them?
S shrieked Mr.. Butler. "Rats,', sal
: the imperturbable Bughee. The
t there was a silence in the committe
| room for the space of five seconds
: while B. B. stared yacantly at nj
Bughee, then he collapsed in q heaI
i in his chair, with the sort of gon
look of one who takes no further in
e terest in the affairs of this woaa.a
Hating at the intersection efPeht
f sykania avenue ard seventh stree
to listen to a discourse on the 1abo
: question addressed to a miscellant
Gus crowd largely composed of colo
ed people, / recently heard some u
~terences that were strongly c%alcula'
!, ed to incite the listeners-such
them, at least, as might be in wan
to acts of lawless violence.
y 1t cannot be denied that the werl
/, ing classes are at present in a Yer
unfortunate condition, but l do ne
quite see how their condition is to b
Il lmpTOscu ny poiOu9 aHu iHuauiLHdI
: ry speeches. To tear down existin
G institutions might be a comparative
It ly easy ia SIX, but this would do Il
= good unless they were replaced b
9 better ones; and to do this must b
a work of time, and thought, and p:
. thence. 1t is a sort of work, too, til,
e is much more likely to be done
II quiet and unobtrusive ways. tina
amid the bowling of mobs or the fire
of revolution, "When the oak is fel
o ed" says Carlyle" the whole fore.
echoes with the fall, bnt a hundre
acorns are sown in silence by q
"unnoticed breeze" If speakers WI
j.. go about harranguing workingme
IS could give them a correct idea of tt
n real causes of their sufferings and
the measures essential to their relic
: they would probably make less noi'
N in the world than by preaching I'll
gospel of revolution, but they wonl
render an infinitely greater service