The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-02-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence to The Republican
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20, 1873

Perhaps the acquittai of Elk Gov.
Bullock by Georgia Democratic
jury, has done more to discredit the
tales of Republican maladminisira-
ton, as contrasted with the record
made by their opponents whenever
an opportunity has offered, than any
single event that has occurred in that
section since the war. It has left
fearful vacuum III the working capt.
tai of the Bourbon partizans. Bullock
hrs for years stood as the central
figure of corrupt carpet bag officials
in the South who despoiled their
Democratic victims without con.
science or mercy. His acquittal not
only makes terrible inrOadS on the
accumulated Bourbon capita !, but it
has had the effect to confirm a grow
ing belief that a good deal Of the
plIndering has heen engineered and
the boot divided between "local gov.
eminent" fellows of the chivalOrous
sort. who filled their capaciOuS pock-
cts from State, County and Town
treasures with a defines that would
shame Bill Tweed, while loudest in
yelling stop thief" against some Re-
publican official who dared not at
tempt a defense, and fed to sage his
life from his backlog pursuers. The
"Mother of Presidents" has been
under Dem ncratic domination almost
continually since her formal r"stOn
ton to the Union ; and her debt has
E ne on ste Oily increasing until the
''scalers and readjuster5" bid fair to
get full p DS5essi0n. Corrupt Demo-
cratic newspaper men are shown to
have divided the sway with the re-
formers of the Moses and Mackey
regime South Carolina. Similar
evidence of Democratic cupidity
and stealing abound in OF erS of the
Southern States, and could the theftS
attributed to Bullock BE- fully inVe5-
tigated, they would likely sheW that
the Southern pupils Of Tammany
Hall early learned to practically APP
ply the lessons taught by the emf
nent thieves of the Democratic train
ing school.
1t should be unders o0d away from
Washington that the various Hobbies
are here in full force this winter.
Among their ! embers are some Of
the most adroit organizers in the
country. They are we'll paid and
abundantly supplied with the means
to bride their way into the vaults OF
the Treasury. They have their sub
Information Of any 'oBstffGX{etrTtXy, point,
~ to be encountered. 1t is said that
small army of these underings are
supported here this winter by those
with jobs to put through. Most of
them are broken down politicians
VINO qualified themselves for their
present vocation by devOting their
one or two terms as members of Con.
gresS almoSt exclusively to acQl!irinp
such information as would make tITpir
services of most value as professional
lobbyists. Handsome, stately women
haunt the cloak and committee rooms
at the Capitol. and are pointed out As
the most efficient workers in the nav
OF these rings. The railroad Jobs AL
ready brought forward SHOW some.
thing OF the magnitude of those af,ot.
me plan Is to work them up as uuiet.
~ as possible, and to spring thp
matter OF subsidy when the oppo,i.
ton is weakest and most likely 70
be disconnected by a bold move.
Notwithstanding the fact thai both
parties are committed against these
schemes of robbery, only the closest
scrutiny and wide awake vigilance
VIII Insure the country against the
OF these cornorants who came
mere starved by their enforced absti-
hence or last session. Advocates of
railroad land grants, or money. or
lo'h, don1t comprise all that are
working here, early and late, niyht
ma day to compass their swindlinp
'ndS: but new candidates for subsidy
nave been brought forward and nor !.
lhgle big monopoly is probably I'm.
represented. When it is considered
low few are the practical measures
II relief brought forward, and the
ever still accomplished, in all the
months Congress has been together.
he growing feeling that the 45tb {
congress is utterly incompetent to
cal with the grave responsibilities {
ow confronting it, appears to he |
My too well founded. Bills bv tho I
l0usand have been introduced and a
lie trivial character OF most of them L
'ndei the incOmpetency Of the Nv.
age Legislator painfully apparent
|hile old business houses that bavo ,
llhStood the financial shocks ana a
clsSitudcs Of business for half \ cen. fl