South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-05-24
Correspondence Intelligencer.
Letter from Washington.
C0r.espondencs Of the Ia.sllisencer.
wAsnINeroN, D. C.. May 2

| Correspondence Of the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 81.
Mr.. HARPER: From the Committee
appointed by Speaker Randall under
Mr.. Potter's resolution we may hope to
get at the whole truth in regard to
Florida and louisiana What new
statements OF fraud, if any, may be
received, is Of course matter OF conject-
nre; but we'll informed men expect am
pie confirmation Of much that has here.
tofore been denied when charged. or
which have been mere conjecture. The
vigorous efforts Of Republicans to pre-.
vent investigation showed that they
feared the result. 1t is not believed
Che Hale amendment, not accepted as
a part Of the resolution will be pushed
as separate measure. 1t provides for
an investigation into the election in
1876 in the State of Mississippi.
In the memorable contest over the
resolution Mr.. Potter showed excellent
sense and admirable temper. Speaker
Randall was equal to the occasion. as
he always has been, and his ready and
complete mastery Of the situation was
the more remarkable when 1t is remem.
bered that Speaker Blaine, perhaps
more thoroughly verscd than any other
man in parliamentary law and tactics,
was often on the House floor giving aid
and comfort to the Republican leaders.
Perhaps because he was one of the i'm
plicated parties Mr.. Garfield left to Mr..
Hale the management Of the Republic
an side of the contest, and Mr.. Hale
perhaps did as we'll as any one could in
q bad cause.
The immediate effect Of the passage
Of the resolution on the Democrats of
the House must be good. They we're
going from bad TO worse in hopeless
dissension on various matters and apol-
ogizing for themselves to the Republic
can minority. This trust, is over, and
that we shall now see them insisting
unitedly, on the reductions and refor-
nation, promised at the beginning of
the session and on the stump at the last
election. Senator McCreery. who has
not been given to overmuch speaking,
created sensation the other day by
making an exceedingly able and efrec-
tive speech in favor of the repeal of the
resumption act. 1t was one of those
speeches which so briefly, clearly
and forcibly says all there is to be said
on question, that all that comes after
it seems to be only repetition.
In connection with the statement Of
that eminent civil service reformer, Mr
Hayes. that he should contribute to the
Republican campaign fund, and would
be pleased if other officials would do so,
attention is invited to q section of a
law passed year ago by Congress
made up Of machine politicians" of the
two parties, which makes it INSIDE.
meanor, punishable by fine OF $500
and removal from place for one class Of
Federal officers to do anything of the
kind. The assessments are now going
on, however. and though they may not
be as open as when Zach Chandler was
at the head Of affairs they will be just
as certainly enforced.
The Republican Congressional Com
mittee hal better be rcorganizei. Its
recent address to the people Of the coun-
try, signed by Eugene Hale, Chairman,
& Geo. G. Gorham, Secretary, and which
is doubtless the work of the latter is q
ridiculous document 1t speaks Of the
proposition to investigate the Florida
and Louisiana as an attempt to Mex.
icanize the Government" and uses 9th
er equally nonsonsical language. The
writer must have felt certain that some
thing would be found out which would
make it necessary for Mr.. Hayes to re-
tire from Office, or else he wrote with
out any definite idea OF what he was
writing about.
1t may seem invidious but / cannot
|, forbear saying that in the general esti-
nation here, no constituency is better re.
presented in the present House than that
of the LIST W. Va, district, if hard work
and wide-awake vigilance in its behalf,
: is the gauge OF AIR. Wilson's use fulness
, and devotion to the interests Of his PEG.
pie. MEMO.
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