Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-10-03
FAYETTEvRtt. TENNESSEE.
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SPectaa Correspondence Of taeOBsrRyrn
w AsHINGToN,D.C., Sept. q, rs
III some power would inform
Chairman Hale, or Secretary
Gorham, of the Republican
Congressional Committee. what
true Republicanism is, there
would be greater saving of
stationery and stamps at head
quarters an this city. Ivisitedthe
place to-day and went through
its four stories from basement TO
roof The rooms were all filed
with documents and clerks. and
each clerk was working as if the
salvation of the country rested
upon hin. The documents COW
or all imaginable issues, and are
more diverse in this respect
than before the Maine election.
The Committee is shooting wild.
in the hope of .briaging down
some game by chance. This
sending outof documents, wheth-
er by Democrats or Republicans.
sometimes produces the results
desired, but in 8 cases out of 10
The money is thrown away. The
time 10 influence men. exccpt
by speaking is gone by before
the documents are sent ont.
The true way to reach voters is
TO extend the circulation of the
papers they read from day to
day or from week 10 week. By
and by the party will understand
this better.
The absurdity of forsaking
Grant as candidate, by the
Republicans, simply because
the party is shown by the late
elections 10 be going to pieces,
will become plain yet to the
duliest radical. The difficulty in
his case,and it is the one Blaine.
IN his advocacy of Grant, is
counting on, is in securing the
nomination. The politicians
make the Republican nomina-
ton, and they fear the effect of |
third term nomination. The
truth is that Grant is stronger
than has party, and would re-
ceive more votes, if nominated.
than any other Republican. He
would not be elected, of course. |
Tor, were he ever so strong, the
iniquity Of 1876 has doubtless
made Republican success i'm
possible. But he would hold
enough of the party together TO
keep up an organization, and
give 1t success in a few States,
which now seems to be more
than any other candidate could
do.
Senator Kilkwood, of Iowa.
is credited with saying that the
Republicans will lose four Dis
tricts in that State. Vermont
Maine and Iowa have been re-
liable Republican States, but
the people are tired of the is
sues on which the party was
based, and have sought new
ones. The party had no life ,
outside Of purely sectional /
questions, and when these have
lost their hold the party dies. !
From the October States, and !
especially from Ohio, the news
is extremely good, and reports {
received fsom Headquarters from !
all sections are favorable.
One of the subjects which !
will inevitably come before the
next Congress, if not before the
present one, is a division of the :
Interior Department. 1t is now !
an unwieldy body, composed :
Of diverse materials. BY it pat r
ants and pensions are granted, t
he public lands managed and |
sold, the afiairs Of the Govern 7
nent in this District looked alter, :,
he Indians mismanaged, and 9th
n dissimilar matters attended TO. 0
The work is too much for one d
nan. lie cannot in an ordinary il
ERIN of office become familiar with n
lis duties. There aye two propo- :,
itions for a change One is to :
ransfer the Indian Bureau to the !
War Department, and the other q
o make the Patent Office an inde- o
,endent body. To these may be
.dded the transfer of the Pension
Bureau to the War and Navy De '
All three of these q
TlIl be discussed in the near future Il
nd without doubt enc or more of e
lem acted upon. AUSTIN. a