The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-11-14
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. s, 1878.

WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Nov. s, 1878.
The elections are over and we trust
the country is again safe. When willy,
ambitious and somewhat unscrupulOus
men, like Ben. Butler are candidates
for high office and 60 into the contest
to win at all hazards, we do not al
ways feel assured of our national safe
| ty until after the election, for there is
no coalition or fraud, or other politi.
cal deviltry that will not be resorted
to in order to reap success. 1t is all
very well to pooh, pooh at Kearney-
! ism, fraudulent votes and registrations,
yet, the difference between many of
the elections now held in our great
cities and the selection of rulers in an
cient Rome by resort to arms, is only
one of degree and time, and courage
only is needed to develope continuous
and persistent ballot box stuffing into
the force given by an armed mob I'M
der the guidance of a Kearney or q
Cohen, or, may we say, a Ben. Butler !?
To be sure Mr.. Butler is man OF
peace, but to gain his ends, his means
set precedent that will never under
the eretrograding tendencies of politics,
lesson in their influence for evil. Mil
ton tells us that "Devil with devil
damned firm concord hold" and the
man is not far distant who possessing
Ben. Buffers wonderful executive and
intellectual ability will unite with it
desire to break down the fiendish
elements of society will give the ma
ton untold trouble. Our only hope
lies in putting down at once all tend
ency of the turbulent to rise, and as
we understand the Massachusetts can
vass, we are glad that the peace low
ing citizens have dictated that Mr..
Butler must not occupy their Guber-
material mansion. One thing seems
apparent from the fall elections. Those
members of Congress who have most
strenuously resisted appropriations
have been left at home and new men
substituted and though, we suppose,
fact of opposing expenditures of pub
lie moneys did not really enter into
the canvass against these constitution
al objectors,' yet it is strange that all,
with hardly an exception, have been
kept at home by their constituents. 1t
is to be regretted that such is the case
fhonof Of fhcco ~,
Cured much enmity by objecting to
everything in the shape Of an appro-
priation without the slightest regard
to the merits involved. So long as we
lack a constitutional provision COM
pelling vote of ayes and noes on all
bills involving expenditure of public
moneys, we have imperative need for
constitutional objector"-one who
will, by "objection," compel vote
on the numerous steals which every
session springs upon Congress and
yet will draw the proper distinctions
between the appropriation for wor-
thy national object, and on for the i'm
provement of river which has no ex.
istence, etc.
Our city has been visited with an
other bank failure. The German Ma
tional Bank suspended because of in
ability to convert its assets, aud took
with it the German Savings Bank,
which was attached to it. There be-
ing no crookedness, defalcation or em-
beZzlement connected with this failure
no one doubts eventual payment in
full to all depOsitors in both banks.
The assets eeems abundant for the
purpose, and, though much inconven-
ience and distress must necessarily re
suit from the locking up of the capi-
tai of business men and needy depos-
itors, yet the fact that dollar for dol
lar will sooner or later be paid has
sufficad to keep down all excitement
and the suspension made hardly rip
pie on our society current. Jay Cookies
lst National Bank paid out in full and
that too with transfer of deposits af-
ter the smash that seemingly partook
of slight OF hand transactions.
The celesiials, the Chinese embassy,
are quietly taking notes of our politi
cal and society matters. We saw the
whole delegation at the English Ope-
ra and they watched the play as in
tently as if deeply Interested in it.
Their small tight fitting skull caps
ornamented only with the red button
denoting rank, their peculiar silk
blouses, and strongly marked Mongo-
liam features brought them in strong
contrast with the "outside barbarians"
sitting around them. They, of course,
are perfectly dignified in their man
ners and demeanor when in public
which is more than we can say for
some of the attaches of European Le-
cations. Recently they visited the
American Institute Fair in Baltimore
and spent the afternoon in looking at
the exhibition. We doubt not that
every valuable invention seen there
will be noted, as it is one of their OBJ
jscts to note the improvements of our
country for the benefit OF their own.
DEMoCRATEs,
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