The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-02-20
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WASHINGTON, | |
Feb. Is, 1881 |
The returning boards friends have
at last developed their policy.
AS means of helping Wells and
Anderson, they are causing to be
pre- pared for general distribution, to
such newspapers as will publish it,
what they call the History of the
Judge Trying the Returning Board
Cases." 1t is understood that 1t
will be given to the press Monday or
Tuesday next. 1t Is further report
ed that all the newspapers that will
print it can have the expenses Of tel
egrsphing it paid by the persons
most interested in having publicity
given to it.
The Times correspondent has seen
advance sheets OF this production.
The charges made against Judge
Whitaker purport to come from the
books of the treasury department;
| and vt is further believed that the
secretary himself vouches for their
substantial accuracy. The docu-
ment, when completed, will cover
about two hundred and forty one
: sheets of legal cap.
Perhaps no circumstance Of this
y rather emotional time has created
more sensation than the means which
the administration friends have
). resorted to in order to nullify and
weaken the effect of Anderson's con.
e viction. It has seriously set people
,. to thinking that something is wrong
e when such attempts as these are
are made by men high in power te
IL shield themselves.
a The natural conclusions Of the
" public are not favorable to the states
d men who have set this huge mIc
b. machine to going. 1t is not believed
here that the president has anything
to do with the matter. Public opin
l.. ion credits the conception of tn
plan and its practical execution t.
It the secretary of the treasury.
ne Mr.. Sherman seems Of late to hav
8: forgotten or laid aside his customar
OF caution when discussing the return
e ing board trials. There is no doub
that the rumors of an intention t
nd indict lin have much 10 do wit
H. bringing about the state of mind i
ss which the secretary finds hi'nse
ca Just now. There is no language 81
Ell we're enough for him to use respec
OF ing the whole matter. 1t WAS he VIII
er' induced Hayes to order Devens
ny take the action he did, and it Is NJ
VI Sherman who means to use all tt
ny means at his disposal to save h
I'LL friends from the extreme sentence
'ea the law. The other members of II
'ne cabinet are very shy, but are oppose
Ter in toto to the violent method
'r'- proposed for the administration
We vindication.
SEQ 1t is the confidential opinion
'no gentlemen here, high in the con
au- dence of Democratic chiefs, that Il
ase presidents advisers will get him j
the to trouble before they are done, al
ian the conduct Of the persons who see
Ill., to be running things in putting 0
'ars the statements referred to above &C
'me corning Judge Whitaker, would I'M
'ur' cate that this opinion 8 "
sun founded.
ing The feeling here over the ever
OUT of the Louisiana business is causi
not political lines TO be drawn very clio
gain ly again, and the general excitem
ON is almost as great as it was dur
'ury the days of the electoral count.
rel animosities are being revived, I
things are generally the reverse
..s pleasant. The administration SET
:, -. to be laundering about without
49,, idea Of what the matter is, and tt
IA seems to be no policy or any int
~ gent plan as to public affairs.
,,a. other words the country seems t
Mor drifting.
Corbin, defeated aspirant for
Senate from South Carolina, does
}, for seem willing to give it up so.
ment has succeeded in getting his app
nper- ton for reopening of the South
IS to DINA case considered 80 far thai
been committee IN privileges and cleo