, 1878-10-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 20, lS7S.

advice to the Democrats Of Massa-
chuSetts Just now | should advise
them 20 keep cool. This would be
of advantage to both those who held
high carnival at Worcester the other
day, and nominated a Republican for
Governor, and to those who propose
to meet at Faneuil Hall in few
days. Family quarrels are never
pleasant, and, when they become
dangerous as well as disggreeabIe, it
is high time for all the contrabands
to consider their ways. 1t is not, in
the first place, likely that Massachu-
setts would suffer in her finances, or
that her taxes would be higher, or
her laws less thoroughly executed, if
Butler were made Governor, than
under an administration of Mr.. Tai
bot or of the excellent gentleman
who will probably be nominated at
Faneuil Hall. And taxes, always
unpopular, are now not onI Y burden
some in Massachusetts, but almost
unbearable. Gen. Buffers Demo
cratic friends should remember, on
their side, that many of the blessings
that they antici pate from his exer'
tions as Governor will be equally as
sured by the very fright which the
dominant party feels at his candida
cy. With Butler and Butlerism be-
fore their eyes they will certainly re-
duce expenses, cut off unnecessary
offices, and introduce other reforms
which they would not otherwise have
thought of. BY all means let our
Massachusetts Democratic friends
keep cool. The end of the world is
not at hand.
If the Republicans control the
Wisconsin Legislature this winter,
they will do wise thing by electng
Hon. Matt. H. Carpenter to the U.
S. Senate in place of the somewhat
, antiquated Mr.. Howe. The latter's
day of usefulness, if he has had such
' day, is past. He is wholly out of
place-as much so as Hannibal Ham
lin, James Harlan or Pomeroy-in
the Senate of to day. Carpenter
t has ability, sense of fairness, and is
} very eloquent man. If no Demo
crat can be sent here / hope the
l Democrats of the State will do what
t thev can to elect Carpenter.
Do any of my readers remember
any time when the politics of the
country were in such confusion as
t now? From Massachusetts to Ne
2 braska the voice Of the "third party j
e is heard in the land, and whether it
e shall speak with authority, as in
Maine, or be lost in the cries of Re-
! publicans and Democrats, is the ques'
ton of the hour and one that neces'
l sarily makes unreliable all calcula
tions of results. There will be cleo
tons in October which may enable
us to determine in advance what
those in November will show, but
even that is not likely.
A Washington gentleman, who is
! not politician, but who takes an
active interest in the affairs Of the
country, suggests the name of Sena'
tor David Davis as a leader for the
"third party" That is suggestion
!, which will do to think of.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, who has
for over a year been Chief of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
at the Treasury, and has succeeded
in reducing that vast Bureau to some.
, thing like order, has resigned and
will become political editor of the
Philadelphia "PreSs."
We have in this city few pesti-
r lent people who mistake riot and
bIasphemy for reason and elnquence,
and they have secured sort Of con.
, troll over two or three thousand idle
Iaboring men. They threaten vic
lence to-day and will threaten it to
morrow. BY and by, unless meas
ures are taken to paciiy or punish
them, there will b" violence. The
condition of workingmen here is
hard enough, at tins time OF business
depression, without the added hor
rors of riot. What the proper rem
edy for existing evils may be our 10
cal officers should endeavor to find
out. These officers, however, are
appointed by the President from the
country at large instead Of being our
own citizens elected by the people,
and know little, apparently, of what
is needed. KNOX.