Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-10-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lProm our regular correspondent'l
iIdshiagt0a, ID, e., Ocf' ~, 1878

lfrOm our regular conespondent'l
iIdshiaglOa, u, g., Od. 10, 1873
with the smoke OF the October
battle cleared away II appears that the
aggregate results are not greatly at
variance with the candid previous cal
calatlons, There ale n few individual
disappointmenls on both Sides but Abe
grand total, nobody Is hurt, 80 To
speak. and neither side throws up Its
hat or ,rols ont its big roosrei' Per
haps the greatest disappointment falls
to the Nationals, aud the estimates
which have suffered the greatest
shrinkage ale the ones made directly
after the Maine election, wherein the
new party was credited with II good
deal OF imaginary strength. but "lhe
proof OF the pudding is in the eating
and now that the votes are counted
the unknown quantity is found to be
less formidable than was anticipated.
Yet with all that il demonstrates itself
factor in political calculations not to
be dispised, and so long MS hard times
brought on by Republican mlsrnlc and
oppression of the taxpayers in the IN
,crest OF the bond.holders continue 1t
will gain strength and grow apacc'
L, is ali most unaccountable, however
that in State like Ohio, where the Dem
ocrats stood so hearly upon the Nation
al platform, that so large a proportion
of tfe grecnback vote should be drawn
from that party. There seems TO be Il
wonderful lack Of comprehension
somewhere,
But in the substantial results OF the
October struggle the Democrats have
gained everything, and the feeling
here is one Of quiet satisfaction. The
control of the next house is the only
feature giving national Importance to
the contest and an aggregate gain OF
seven members is not n bad thing to
contemplate. 1t was good day
work to reverse the Congressional del
ecations in Ohio and Indiana, thereby
wrenching those States from the
redicals IN case the Presidential cleo
ton goes to the House, and to secure
legislature reasonably certain to
return Senator VOORHEES,, added fur.
ther glo,y to the OCCASION | shall
stand upon my estimates OF last week,
which gives the Republicans not to
exceed 1925 members OF the House in
the 46th Congress. The Democrats
will hold their own at least, and have
clean majority over all. At this writ
inr it would seem in the language OF
whisky ring Mcdonald, "the goose
hangs altitudilum.'
Within few days it has been
whispered about that the real reason
for the late retirement of Chiet Nc
Pherson from the bureau OF printing
and engravip' was unusual honesty for
a radical Office holder Report says
that he would not consent to detraud
the government through his bureau
Tor the bentit of the desperate Repub-
lican Congressional Committee, and
that in consequence of the unpleasant
ness growing out of the matter he re-
tired. This may or may not be true'
so far os | know, but do know that
Mcpherson was an honest man among
Radical thieves, and that the CON-
mittee referred to has resorted to every
expedient to raise money for Colorado
and Ohio. But for the presence OF
Mcpherson why could not the presses
have been set running for night OF
two? 1t would have been no worse
than other radical villianles. The
government is dlsbursing nearly
a million dollars per annum now to
pay the salaries of Republican Of
ficials put in office by Mr.. Hayes to re.
ward them for sundry crimes com
mitted in his behalf and at the instance
of Republican leaders. For radlca
Office holders headed by Hayes, who
is drawing another mans salary, an'
John Sherman, who runs the Treasury
in the interest of National banks, the
following is 4 verse from an appro-
pirate song:
Uncle Samuel is goose.
All forlorn, all fcrlorn
, Uncle Samuel is goose.
I All forlorn;
. For he lets US pluck in peace
His feathers OF his grease
+; While his fat we do increase