South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-09-06
Letter from washington.
Correspondents .. ,Ae Int llisenosE.
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4 W ASfilSCIOS- ~. u, sept D. 1870.
Nh HARrER The coming and going
OF Dennis Kearney did not affect the Ia,
boring men, the politicians, o. any other
class Of Washington people. Certainly
his speaking did not The man lacks
sense. What ideas he has are not has.
ed upon close observation or upon reflec
rtion, and he knows absolutely nothing
OF reasonable methods for improving the
condition of those whose champion he
proclaims himself. The enemies oil
Gen'i. Butler are 10 be congratulated
upon the fact that Kesrney goes hence
10 Massachusetts in his interest.
No member OF the Cabinet accom-
panied Mr.. Hayes from here on his trip
TO Minnesota. Onc or more will join
him on the way. The others, except
Sec'y Schprz. are enjoying themselves
in other directions. This city is as emp.
ty Of high officials as in the days OF
Gen'l. Grant. 1t will be remembered
that as part of the civil service reform.
Mr.. Hayes promised n change from the
acts Of his predccesso; in that respect.
| 1t will be remembered hereafter, that
this, like allother promises, was broken.
Definite charges arc now made that
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee pages double price for It's printing.
The printing is done at the National
Republican Office, and either there is a
Job in it for some member of the
Committee or else tue fancy prices are
paid rs an indirect means of keeping
tue Republican oiiee. In either case the
money is dead loss to the party and q
! fraud upon those WHO have been bull
dozed into making contributions. Flu.
gene Hale, Of Me, is Chairman of the
| Committee, but has his hands full in his
own District and has not given personal
attention TO the operations Of the Com
mittee. AS lie is an Administration
Republican st is don btrul If he would
permit the squandering OF the money TO
keep alive on anti-Hayes paper. The
| Democratic Committee, under direction
OF Representative Blackburn. is doing
efficient work. It's printing is done AT
the Office OF the Daily Pon and ut fair
| rates.
! 1t is hard TO tell what effect Sec'y
Evarts will have. il lie speaks III New
York during the campaign, as is nov
said. Indeed, the complications OF Re-
publican politics in New York, are past
understanding, and it is. perhaps, as
| likely that Mr.. Evarts would benefit the
Democrats as the Republicans by any
thing he may say.
One cannot help feeling pride in the
great sucCe of those Of our citizens
who sent products Of their skill and Gu
terprise to the Paris Exposition. The
sum voted by Congress TO secure rep
! reseRtation from this country was ri.
diculously small. and Was not available
soon enough by year at least yet great
results were brought about.
Our manufacturers are rapidly finding
| markets all over tho world, and the in
ternational exhibitions at London, vi
emma, Paris, and Philadelphia have no
doubt aided greatly in making them
known to the world. Among the prizes
at the Paris Exposition was ono to a
Western reaper. The same machine, if
mistake not, WAS similarly honored at
the first international exhibition Of mod &.
ern times, and secured from that fact a
considerable sale in foreign countries.
No money, it seems to me, could be more
judiciously expended by the United
States than the few thousands required
TO make our exhibits at such times CON.
pieto. MEMO.
SEThe Tragedy at Cumberland, on
tltD Goth nit Says tho Iloifin,c-o C,,, :.