The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-26

WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The "Greenback" Move in Republican
StateS--Less Meddlipg With the
South The Wisconsin Senatorship--
Beast Buffers Chances. Washington
Charity.
tCOHREsroNDENCE OF THE NEWS AND HERALD. J
WAsnINGroS, September 23.-Ob-
serving men have noted tho fact
that it is only in Republican States,
like Maine, Vermont, Ohio, etc. ,
that the party in power has ever
been injured by the "GreonbaclS"
movement t. In the South and in
other States under Democratic con-
troll, the movement has made small
progress, or has advanced without
particularly disturbing the ruling
party. In New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
and in States west of tho Nlissis~
sippi, which arc controlled now by
tho Republicans, there arc indica-
tions OF as great loss to that party
as in Maine. IF Butler or any other
man, good or bad, Greenbacler,
National or what not, chooses to-,
assist in the essential work of
breaking up tho Radical party, why
should we not thank heaven for TINT
choice? We need not mako Butlors
our candidates, but neither need we
kill them when they arc doing q
work we wish accomplished.
With the increasing attention paid
to financial questions or other
questions which seriously affect men
all over tho North, less and less
interest will be felt in the imaginary
wrongs of an emancipated race in
the South, and less and less time or
disposition will Northern Blaines,
Conklings, Howes and Buffers have
to mcddle with the purely local
affairs of other sections. The ideal
Union is one in which every State
has enough to do in minding it's own
business, and is unable, though
perhaps anxious, to interfere with
the affairs of others.
The social world bids fair to
present guy scene at the National
Capital the coming season, though
many chnges will take place in
fashionable society because of the
expiration of the terms Of so many
congressman.
Hon. Matt II. Carpenter, who
.sidcs here, has accepted an in~
formal nomination of friends for
tho United States Senate. He has
here a large law practice, tho best
library Of professional works owned
by any lawyer here, and seems to
be al comfortably situated as any
man could desire, But they say
that no man, having once been in
the Senate, ever ceases to wish for
q recollection. Carpenter would be
an infnita Improvement upon Howe
in ability and influence Ii we arc
to have IL Republican Senator
chosen III Wisconsin, by all means
let it be Carpenter. Yet Sohurz.
SO violently assailod by Howe, op-
poses Carpenter and permits lis
subordinates to violate all the civil
service reform rules in working for
Howe. 1t is moro than likely, too,
that Hayes feels safer with the
petty opposition that Howe can
make than he would with an ADLER
and Independent man like Carpenter
in the Senate; and Hayes is quoted
as wishing for Carpenters defeat.
Massachusetts Republicans seem
to have followed the DeOple of
Maine in helping Butler. They
hive just nominated candidate
for governor whom they could with
difficulty elect, if at all, in an ordi-
nary campaign, and who will not
probably receive more than two
votes to Butlor's three. Every man
in Massachusetts who lives upon
the labor of others will vote for Mr..
Talbot, tho Republican nominee.
Massachusetts people are not in q
mood just now to submit to that
class.
Washington, herself poor, has
sent nearly thirty thousand dollars
in money and large amounts of
provisions to tho sufferers in the
Southwest, and contributions arc
increasing. Tt is only fair to say
that much of the method and con-
sequent success in this work is duo
to tho energy of "Boss" Shepherd,
and that he gives all his time to it.
AUSTIN.