The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-10-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From orr Special Correspondent.

tr1ct and Chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee, was de-
feated by one Murch, stone cutter.
strike organizer, and, it is said, an
avowed sympathizer with the tramp
nuisance and with the reorganization
OF society on a communissic basis.
Murch seems to have secured his
nomination by the mongrel Conven-
ton that put him forward as its rep
resentatiye over one or more intelE-
gent competitors, by a boast after
the tlrst unsuccessful ballot that ne
had never seen the inside of a school
house since of a very tender age and
that he was not worth adollar. From
the fact that Hale is the leader of
recognized Republican side OF the
House, his commanding position in
the party generally, the peculiar ma
ture of the last campaign in his Dis
trict, and from the notorious lack of
OF his successful opponent In the
qualifications usually deemed requis-
ite for Representative in Congress,
Hale has come to be regarded as a
of bonanza to the impressible news
paper interviewer His arrival here
here a few days since soon became
known to that guild, and he was at
once sought out at Republican head
quarters. In substance he seated
that the result In Maine nor in no
other State would lead to any mod
ification of the party's financial posi-
tion-that it is and will be to the end,
for sound money and a redeemable
currency. He believes Buffers chances
for capturing the Governorship of
Massachusetts first class, unless
the anti-Butler wing of the Democ-
racy unite with Republicans to de-
feat the combination, which he seems
confident it will do. While compli-
menting Mr.. Gorham Secretary of
Hales Committee) Oh the invaluable
services he has rendered the party
and vouching for his sturdy Repub-
hcanism on all old issues, Hale took
occasion to disavow for the party,any
sy npathy with the spirit of Gorham's
recent utterances wherein Thurmans
first Ohio speech was declared to ac-
curately forecast the 'tnew departure
about to be taken by the party of
sound money, They were dismissed
as only Mr.. Gorham's individual
views. If by ''hard times" Mr.. Hale
means the present as compared with
the imitation era than resulted from
the necessities imposed by the war,
those familiar with Maine sentiment
will agree with him that 'Ehard times"
did undoubtedly contribute largely
to the surprise of the 9th inst.
If Capt. Eads has performed his
contract at the mouth of the Mississ-
ippi as thoroughly as it appears he
has done from the almost uniform
testimony of those deemed compet
ent to judge, it would appear small
business to withhold the money he
has fairly earned ON a teehnicality.
There can be no doubt that he come
nearer accomplishing what he claimed
to be able to do, than most Govern
ment contractors who are paid hber-
ally for what they do, and, in not a
few cases, for what they fail to do
The matter of the permanency of his
work can only be certainly tested by
the lapse of time He undertook the
job against the advice of friends and
assailed by the jeers and taunts of
many, made his enemies, undoubted-
ly, through jealously lest he should
succeed Every producer and con-
sumner using that great highway to
the ocean has been greatly benefited
by Ead's Improvement of the lIisiss-
ippi, as has the commere of the whole
country, more indirectly, perhaps;
its magnitude and the
vast area participating IN the enhanced
facilities to the navigation of our
principal river, and as con-
trasted with the cast of most public
improvements, the money paid Capt
Eads cannot beregardedas excessive.
Few fair minded people viii therefore
regret that Auditor Austinis decision
against paying Eads the first monthly
Installment Of the 100000 voted
asst winter, has been overruled by
Attorney Gen. Deyens.
Austin based his refusal on the
allegation that, though the material
vas on the ground, it had not yet
,een actually used Mr.. Devens de-
ides that Eads is entitled to money
or the material on the ground, the
mount to be determined by the
stimates of the Engineer In charge.
Cohen having secured 800 bail for
is appearance at Court at any time
Iithin the next 80 days, nightly bar
ngues his followers. There are
lenty of other volunteer orators IN
he crowd that usually goes to make
70 Cohen's audiences. Tho tone of
he speeches is usually of the most
ntemperate and often incendiary
haracter. This pot of ahen broth
bubblng and kissing furiously; and
lere is q vague feeling prevalent
nat it is liable to boil over at any
me, when we may be able to record
very startling local occurrence.