The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-10-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON d. c., Oct j, 1873

W ASkllNulON u. w., OCI ., lC|o'
The speed, made by Senator Con-
king at the New York Republican
State Convention was remarkable for
what was in it and for what is not in
it. 1t was remarkable in that he
gives high prominence to the SOUTH
ern outrage delusion. call this a
delusion, for, as the subject is under
stood by the average Northern man,
it is a dclusion. The whole world
knows that in tho South there has
always existed, aud probably always
exist, a more summary way ofsrt-
Ting personal difficulties than in the
North. When this is considered, with
the turning Loose upon established
society of four millions of uneduated
beings who, with hardy an exception,
have only the slightest ideas Of right
aud wrong, aud the going So,,h of
thousands of adventures, We may
readily account for all the cottages"
that have been actually committed,
and we may do this without accusing
the people of the South of continued
disloyaIty to tho Government But
senator Conkling not only see, moth
ing but the ''outrages," sees only one
portion of the people responsible for
them, aud sees no relief possible ex-
cent in uDteasouiny interference by
the Federal Government.
The people Of the North, begin
ming of late to understand that there
are two sides to this outrage business,
have decided that something else
shall have consideration. IN Maine,
in Oregon, even in Vermont, the po-
popular desire is to drop tho subject.
Blaine aud others arc quick to see it.
But CoDkliug, whatever else he may
have, has no more sympathy with the
people, or an understanding Of them,
than the fraudulent Cardiff Giant had.
He will &" on until November, per.
haps, and then find out, 10 looking
from the windows Of prospective re-
tirelDeut that the people of New York
are busy about affairs Of their own.
The speech OF the Senator omits
any reference to Mr.. Hayes or to the
manner of his obtaining the office Of
President, or to the policy of the ad-
minist'ation. This, Of course, was
doue to make harmany in the Con.
vention possible.
The Democratic Convention of the
same State conteDted itself in deDoun.
cling the fraud by which Hayes was
made President aud endorsing the
State administration. The only State
officer to be voted for is a Judge OF
the Court Of Appeals aud the cam
paign, which is now fairly opened
will 10 fought upon members Of TIT
Legislature and Of Congress.
Mr.. Hayes aud most Of the mem,
- = OF ~. Cabinet hs-o' r4tnrned
here, and the hegira was held Of
~ Wednesday. 1t is officially an.
nouDced that the public business has
gone gu sa isfactorily during tue sum.
mer, through most Of the Cabinet and
fully one-tiird of the subOrdinales oil
each Department hag e been away %,
augaged on political work. By and
by We shall find out how it is thai
these employees can b. spared for rad
ical campaign work, while auy Dem
ocratic attempt to reduce expenses BY
reducing the number Of clerks and
minor officers is always resisted o,
the ground that the public bushes.
will suffer.
What Ass. Sec'y. Mccormick was
mouths ago, Mr.. Gorlh am, of the Re.
publican Congressional Committee i,
now. He is the man who will die i
his name is not in the ;papels ever,
day. There is no sptial harm IN
this, except that the c(ustant read.
ing Of Gorha,n's name nay persuade
the people that GUrhaa is the ouly
: man in the country. Uail the cam
paign is over W. shall hive Gorhan
III all the political news.
ALBION.
WAsHlNG1N, DC, I
Sept. H,ts78. {
, l anu just informed Of ! move ueu,
Of meu Of intelligence to make Seua.
} tor David Davis a dgut .head- fo,
those persons who hava detached
:, themselves from the two 4 l. parties
! Or who hold but slack al glance t.
i, them. The good sense of d.. santle