The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-05
CAIRO ILLINOIS, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1873
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, November 2,

WASHINGTON, November 2,
The elections which will take place on
the III inst, will not. indeed, fix the pol!t-
ical character OF the next house or secate,
for that is beyond question Democratic.
But they may, by giving emphasis to the
results Of the September and October eec-
tons, add to the earnestness of Democrats
in the present Congress. Outside of polit-
ical questions, unless the radicals choose 20
make official extravaganza political ques-
ton, is the subject Of reducing the Federal
expenses They ale iifsy millions too high
every year An administration erected by
Republican, by making estimates smaller
than eny previous appropriations, has ap-
proved ell the reductions previously made
and invited the Democratic party TO suggest
more. That parry, controlling the present
House, will be false TO itself, and viii de-
serve condemnation, if it falls to insist on
every possible safe reduction. It should
net be content with what the department
CHIEFS recommend 1t should go further,
and refuse 10 appropriate dollar for which
IN ectual necessity is net shown. We must
soon come down 10 ante.war revenue, ex-
cepting solely the amounts necessary for in
terest on the public debt ald for pensions
for soldiers Of the late war and their heirs.
| Will eny one tell me why the enormous
burden Of oy2rgrown departments should
be still continued No one can. Upon
Speaker Randall, when the House meets in
December, will rest an unprecedented re.
sponsib,iity. He performed his part ct the
last session as we'll as, perhaps, any man
could. Now lie has more light and his re-
sponsibili.ies are correspondence greater
! Much may be done, too, by tile Democrats
| Of the Senate, VOORHEES,, not in any way
responsible for past extravaganza, certain Of
senatorial term for the next six years, elo-
quent, clear-headed, and honest, may we'll
hold The Senate to a strict adherence to the
simplicity and economy which the people
| demand, Unless mistake the man he will
4 do it. In no other way could he add more
to his reputation or more signally benefit the
people of the cointry.
| In March, 1877, being then as now anx
ious to keep your readers advised of every.
.A.1g Of interest here, sent to you some Of
tine remarkable language used by the senior
senator from Meine, at lis first interview
with the iaeugurated, Mr.. Hayes. revel
thought rs aeighbors, nearly two yeas
a--te., wouiG use that language t. his dised
vantage, re hey are now doing. TIE cee
brcted interview was on a quiet Sabbath
dey. Tie subject was spoils. The vene.e
Die sena. or, who had bul, .dozed legal y Sc
lected officials IN all past time, no doubt
expected that this beneficiary of fraud
first triumphant IN American history,
would h2s,en to turn over for DISSOLUTION
the patronage Of the Eastern States Mr.
Hayes c-uelly refused 20 do this, Gad seid
that the adm 'ristrat.on had no favors tc
bestow To- pC-ty services, that Senator
Hamlir, FOR the first tine in century, fay
reG,.zod .Ge hollowness of all ea'sn' Y
/ :lings, But | t..,ak he would have re.
| GIRO 'noC b',,eo'r ava, ,bo, b,. CO. Al.
wicked NJ, Blame, who was also present
and who evidently felt certain pleasure in
pushing his colleague on ahead to take the
, first responsibility. Nj. Blaine is design
; ing person. end cunning and to him, in
strict justice, should some of the fault be
charged Some Of it. too, lies at the doc.
J of Secre.ary Sherman. The latter is mar
WHO never had a really honest thought, and
who knows as little Of civil service re,
form as Ben. Butler does of vital piety
But he set there with Hayes, and Blaine
and Hem.,l, aud grinned approval of al
the fine honest sayings of inaugurated
fraud, Now IA sucl parry as this what
could Senator Hsmlin dol What could he
say2 Iappeal to his friends 20 consider all
the circumstances and give the old man an
other chance. The recording angel long
ago blotted out the words then uttered.
Government clerks have for the next ten
or fifteen days what's known as election
,eave" This is the time given them, with
out loss Of pay, to 60 home and vote
Your Democratic readers yearly pay, in this
way, many hundreds Of dollars for the
privilege Of being voted against by radical
employees of the government. This is one
Of the many evils Mr.. Hayes promised to
break up. Except in presidential years i,
was never as conspicuous as now
A. n,-. H..