The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.

There were thousand reasons why
New Hampshire the 18th inst But
they carried it. The Democrats, not
withstanding all the opportunities they
| have had in the last few years to re-es-
tablish public confidence, to reform
abuses, and to reduce the expenses of
Government, have failed, in the opens
ing battle of 1873, to carry State which
has long been considered doubtful. /
am not given to sermons, but word of
advice and warning may not be out of
| place here This Democratic failure is
due, first of ALL to the fact that the
! House of Representatives has not done
and has not attempted to do onehalf it
should have done in the way of REFORM
ing abuses, reducing taxation, and there
by restoring confidence to the country.
Secondly, the Democratic party has be-
come as thoroughly divided over Mr..
| Tilden, who has no patronage, as the
Republican, party is over Mr. Hayes who
has all the Federal patronage. Third
ly Democrats all over the country-not
all Democrats, but some aspiring men
in every section-have gone farther than
Republicans themselves III asserting the
validity Of Hayes title to the Presiden>
cy.
! The House of Representatives shows q
disposition to repair its error, and will
probably do its share of the work of pre-
venting further defeats like that in New
Hampshire Prominent men in the
| House promise now that the Radical
party shall be out on the defensive. So
far as the foolish Democratic squabble
oyei Mr.. Tilden, or over any Other man,
as a candidate for the Presidency in
1880, is concerned, the mere putting the
fact in plain words would seem to be
enough. If the Democratic party can
find nothing but personal matters to dis
cuss While the country is in distress we
may be sure that the country will seek
The rolly of giving prominence, in lets
tiers, speeches and platforms to express
sions of confidence in Hayes title to of
flee, while his own party almost univer>
sally ignores the subject has made itself
apparent to every Democrat from Maine
to Louisiana Tho country does not
honestly believe in that title Give the
people change on these three points
and we may have victories instead of dc
feat.
Mr.. Hewitt of New York paid his res
spects to the Civil Service Reforms of
Mr.. Hayes on Monday. There has been
no such forcible speaking in the House
since Blaine, with his Presidential hopes
depending on his utterances, defended
himself from charges of dishonesty. Mr..
Hewitt surprised even those who knew
him to be an able men. His dissection
of the hypocritical pretense of reform
was thorough. One cannot imagine
Hayes reading that speech without II
blush. Particularly forcible was the
statement that Hayes thought it i'm
proper for him or others to reward or,
binary political services, but has show,
cred offices upon all who aided him by
trickery, forgery, perjury, and in other
ways, in his irregular and extras constr
tutional elevation to the Presidency.
This speech should have general circu-
lation.
Senator Blaine on Monday made
formal argument against the payment
of the fishery award of $500, 900 l
suppose he has no expectation of pre-
venting the payment, but is attempting
to provoke an agitation. Out of that ag>
itation will necessarily come a general
discussion of the question of annexing
the Provinces to the United States. SEN
ator Blaine would unquestionably take
the lead in all discussions ofthat subject.
1t has been a life> long study of his, and
has entered into all his plans for the last
year.
The act approved on the 9th inst con-
corning pension for 1912 soldiers, il is
now thought will benefit many thou
sand persons. Under it any one who
served IA days, or participated in one
battle, in the war of 1912, is entitled to
pension of So per month from the date
of approval Of act. Widows of such sol
diers as have died after similar service,
no matter what was the date of mar
riage to the soldier, are entitled to the
pension. Those heretofore dropped for
alleged disloyalty are restored. The
former act required go days service, and
that the widow, to be entitled, should
have been married to the soldier, prior to
Feb. II, 1915. REX.
COR RESPONDENCE.