The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-21
Correspondence OF the star.

Correspondence OF the Star
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 1878.
The closing week has been one OF
unusual dullness in Washington. The
Senate has devoted much OF the time to
cheerful chatter over the Matthews'
silver resolutions, in which nothing has
been said worthy Of repetition that has
not long since been equally as we'll said
in the newspapers. Every distinguished
dignitary OF that wonderfully solemn
body, however, deems it incumbent upon
him to enter into at least one long
winded defnition Of his position, when
every end OF legislation would be equally
as we'll subserved by simple deolara-
tion for or against reconciliation when
the roll is called. A fair specimen OF
| the oratory that weary people are ex'
pected to gratefully receive is the speech
OF Dan. Voorhees,. 80 much talked OF in
advance and commented upon since. l
carefully listened to that "great
speech" and anx ously awaited the
presentation OF new point by the "Tall
| Sycamore" only to be disappointed in
The end. The great orator not only did
| hSA PAScSho hS" poih'S bus 'Sh A"AA~N
TO present old ones i'll new guise.
| The same may be said OF the oppo-
nents of the measure, who give to the
public the same long, ,tudinal Ii of fare
OF Warmed-Jyer arguments. Next Mon
day vote on the Matthews concurrent
resolutions will be taken, aud 1T will
certainly be adopted; but as this will be
only an expression Of opinion, without
the force aud effect Of law, we may as
1 ~. ina
stale Senatorial argument when tAe
Band Bill comes up. That bill will pass
the Senate, with notifications, but will
not become law during this Congress.
Hayes will sit down on it 50 hard that it
will never rise again. The same may be
said vi the bill Tor the repeal of the =
jsumpti0n Act. Mt exactly the same,
either, tor it is doubtful If that measure
will pass the Senate at all; but ii it
should the Presidential veto may be re.
lied upon to smother the infant. John
sherman SAYS 50, aud John Sherman is
the brains and power Of this A4ministra-
tion. John permits Hayes and his the
0retical rerormers 10 play at southern
pacitication and civil service le!orm for
the diversion OF the country, While as
Serting and mlintaiIi' < his right to die
tate the policy of the Administration on
the overshad adoWing questions OF hnan-
ciol and revenue legislation.
The majority in
TdE HoU Il,
under the direction OF Sam. Rondalfs
qIeeIly cOnstructei committees, c0G-
Lluu 5 to fl under about in Il hope cas-
sort OF way, and VII continue to make
the Democratic party rid cuiUus in the
eyes OF the c 'uutry unless some of the
mon capable OF leading, whum Mr.. BAR
dali semi to the rear in ,he ORGANIZATION ,
cease, like Achilles, to suik in Their
tents, step to tie front and lake the po-
sitions that nature intended them for il
Sam. Randall didu't. I"ur own Milton
Say Ter Is perhaps the member best qual :
lied by Experience an natural abitiLy III
take Inc place OF leuder OF tbs House.
and if lie could only overcome bis ooE-
stituLiUnal tlrednesS, 80 to speak, he
would have no diff ,ulLy in making q
reputation that would insure his re-
election as oit,n AZ be chose to ask it,
and bring to nuusht the muchiuations oi
Bill Forrest and other ambitious cmbryO q
statesmen OF the Fret District, WAC ure
seized Of the opinion that they would be
IyaSuy more uGeiu', to say nothing Of or.
namsnta, iu the National Capital than
is the Doiu bachelor beau OF the House.
The coy and m dest
. BANNlNG
says he has mol decided to be candi.
date tor reelection, but i am inclined
to think that ii ne knew there was st.
, Potter about, remembering the fate ol
AnaMias, he would hesitate to make the
assertion. Notwithstanding his denial,
know that he is now engaged in seS-
ting up the pins for ren0minatIo", lis
plan being to divide and COZ quer, by
getting Shank, GOss, sohiff ana the other
candidates by the ears, and then, by the
use Of lllLle cash and plenty OF prom
isee, walk off with The cheese. 1t Is u
be hoped, for the credit vi the Second
District, lie will not succeed, for fail
, 10 discover anything that be has uOne
for his district beyond securing place.
Tor few very discredltabIe specimens
Of the population OF Cincinnati i'll the
departments here. His opinions iu Con.
gress have 10 we gut, auu a dVz ~ words
from Sayler, Southard or Ewing exerI
more influence in the House thau would
halt day Of BanninH's baUble. His
stronghold is industry III his own inter
esl-lut the peoples. In addition tC
this, he SEEKS to advance himself by di
paruging his colleagues.
A far specimen OF his crafty mean
ness was his recent opposition to tho
al pom ment OF Ike Moore, Of Cincl
mai as Assistant D0Ofkeep9r, be
cause Ike lived 10 Sayler's dis
trlct. Banning, while pretending TO bt
his friend, didn't want Ike appointed
ii st because his appointment wou!t
lDave ADDED one more TO OhIo's list, ant
thus diminished his chances to get one
ui his own creatures r., and seroud be
cause he didn't want Suyier to be ere ii
ed at homo with even single appoint
ment, as that would have MATERIAL,
delrncted from the force o
the comparison that his blow
ers and strikers are continually In
stituiing between the two members Il
the great glory OF Banning and the won
dertul predominance OF nis power ant
! influence in Washington over that o
Sayler. This specimen instance Of Ban
S ning's method Will, l hope, give his ad
, miring constituents some idea of th
grade OF that great mans statesman
sup.
: BY the way, Stanley Matthews il
l. credited with an intention TO become
candidate on the Republican eide il
the nexC race In Banuing's District
t Stanley denies the soft impeachma ant
9 but his rivals take the denials wit
q many grains OF allowance. 1t 10 til
prevailing opinion here that Gov. Tor
Young has the "5u g." on the nomina
tiop, but that il Matthews SHES hi