The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence OF the standard.

WAsHISoros. ID. O., July 3. rs.
Had the Pacific II. r., legislation OF
the past winter been supplemented by
nothing to give il practical effect, the
several weeks devoted 10 about the most
important work OF the session would
likely have been gone for naught as has
been the case heretofore. But a step in
advance, as compared with previous ef-
forts to make these colossal corporations
a nenable TO law, take IN the provision
made for the Bureau of Railroad Ac-
counts" which was organized and put
on its feet Monday. AS one of the bu-
reaus Of the Interior Department, the
Secretary is charged with its admins
tration in strict accordance with the law
creating it. It's chief function is strin-
g int supervision over Immigrant rail.
roads which run wholly or in part
North, South or West Of the Missouri
river. II is a new experiment, its origi-
nAtors having little in the way OF prece-
dent to guide them in modelling it; and
it may be found very imperfect. But
amendments, attentions and additions
eau be made as experience suggests their
necessity. 1t has TO deal with vast in
terests and il impartially administered
with due regard to the rights Of the
roads and the public for whose profit
and convenience they were built, it may
prove long stride in the right direc-
ton for the solution of a problem that
has for years proved a stumbling block
to our national Legislators.
The report current here for the past
few days that more vigorous and less
lenient policy is 10 bee adopted towards
the Rio Grande thieves, seems authent-
ic. II is known that Genl. Ord has been
here some days in consultation with the
President, the Secretaries of War and
State, and that the matter occupied the
best part of the time OF late Cabinet
meeting. Ii is alleged that since our
recognition Of the Diaz Government
raids have increased in frequency and
extent, several lives and n large amount
last one. IL has just this appearance:
Diaz having at last got the validity of
his usurpation formally endorsed, would
not hesitate 10 provoke war "a the
means of evincing his home popularity
and consolidating his power. II is the
almost uniform feeling that il was only
the comparative weakness of the Mexi-
can forces encountered by Mckenzie,
that deferred the Mexican General from
making an attack, and that the next
crossing on a similar errand may precip-
itate hostilities that have been threaten
ing for many months. There seems no
room to doubt that Ord has been in
structed TO execute the orders issued
months ago in the fullnesss of their let
tsr and spirit on his return. The rep
resentatives OF President Diaz here have
been or will be once more notified that
we shall forbear with their marauders
no longer.
There seems now no wny 10 deal with
the hostiles but TO kill and slay until
they cry for quarter and yield up their
AIMS in token of submission. The hor-
rible possibilities of tho other alterna-
tive cannot be contemplated without n
~
deal OF unanimity as 10 the present
course to be pursued. But the Govern
ment will make a grave mistake IL il
construes this spirit of acquiescence in
10 an endorsement Of policy that fore
ed the Indians to break away from their
reservations or starye; or of another
feature OF the same policy which rend-
ers il an easy matter for agents TO divert
Indian appropriations into their own
pockets, thus provoking discomfort, a
feeling OF secret enmity and finally open
warfare. The present also seems an oc-
casion peculiarly calculated to impress
intelligent people with the incompetent
cy, imbecility or arrant hypocrisy which
| led a democratic House to virtual re-
pudiation of treaties by refusing the ap-
preparation Of few thousand dollars, 20
enable II 10 keep up little longer the
economy dodge.
IL Is only necessary 10 recall the no
torious Palque mine frauds 10 make APP
parent the hAgrantly false character Of
the charge that "carpet-baggers" have
corrupted the politics Of Louisiana -
| Since the day its democratic thimble-
nggers cheated Clay ont Of the Presi-
dency, their character would never bear
the slightest scrutiny. The witnesses
called from there by Potter have fixed
the reputation Of Louisiana democracy
for the next quarter of century. An
derson was bad enough, but Webber
appears able 10 give him the largest
odds and then lie him out Of sight and
hearing in five minutes. No one who
saw him roll and grovel in the filth Of
his own lies at the feet of the BULLDOG
ers and lick the hands that mote his
brother 20 death, which were still drip
ping with his warm blood, could reprefs
the loathing his trucking pusillanimty
aroused. But it challenged ones com
passion when his duplicity was exposed
by confronting him with his own letters
alleging every description Of atrocity
against the bull-dozers, right on the
heels of his statement giving them the
most lamb-like character. IL was the
most shameless recontation yet develop
Ell. The committee is submerged under
the sea of ridicule incident 10 its losing
contests with Mrs jerks. The Potter
/ ties and Butler are now regarded as
squaw men. Bauldo Baker has been
figuring for little cheap notoriety and
is likely to get il. Mmroy.