The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-01-01
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON,
Dec. %, 1915

WASHINGTON,
Dec. %, 1879
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
Following the example Of Congress
Mr.. Hayes leaves the Capital for the
holidays. Reversing his original
plan, he goes North instead of South,
and passes Christmas in New York.
Whether or not recent political
events have induced him to test his
popularity in the State of Senator
Conkliug, no one knows. He will be,
it is said, the guest of Mr.. Roosevelt,
rejected by the Senate when appoint
ed to one Of the offices in the New
York Custom House. Mr.. R. by the
way, was with Mr.. Hayes at the
White House, awaiting news Of his
confirmation while the Senate was
acting on his case.
A persistent attempt is being made
to belittle the probable consequences
of the Senate's action in the New
York cases, and in it's appointment
of special committee, with Conk-
ling at its head, to consider Mexican
affairs. The quarrel is a serious and
permanent one, and it is not good
policy for the Administration or the
Democratic party to underestimate
its Importance. Senator Morton
gone, there are no two Republicans
who have half the strength in the
rank and file of the party that these
two have. With them also is Mr..
Wheeler, who, from his position, is
powerful as friend TO these and
dangerous as an enemy to Mr.. Hayes.
These two men not only control the
Republicans of the Senate as has
beer shown, but the party ITSELF
The course of Mr.. Hayes towards the
South, just and commendable as it
was, was still just such course as
was sure to strengthen these Radical
Republican leaders, and weaken him
with the masses. We may as we'll
realize now as later that the Repub
lican party is Lopelessly divided,
and that by far the larger portion of
it will refuse to train under Mr..
Hayes. Any action that the Democ-
racy takes, with a different under
standing of the situation, will be Ger.
tain to be blundcr.
The investigation into the Huron
disaster seems to show that the off
Ger in command of the vessel was in
fault. 1t is also said that the evil
dence shows the vessel to have been
staunch and sea worthy. There has
long been rumors around town that
the sailing of the Huron from Nor
folk followed a period of excessive
convivality on the part of her off,
GERS. The evidence will all be pub
lished.
There was telegrsphed from here
last nj: hit a report that Secretary
Scllnrz would soon resign. From
Chicago also came dispatch stating
that Schurz had written to that city
that he would leave the Cahine,
shortly. 1t has long been known
that the duties of his position were
irksome to him. He has not deyel
oped peculiar fitness for the PLACE,
his ''civil service reform" which was
80 loudly praised in advance is by
word and reproach, and l should
not be in the least surprised if lie
exchanged his present place for
more congenial one in some other
branch of the Government.
This month in Washington has
been warmer than any other Decem-
Der in the memory of the oldest in
habitant. The weather haze been on
some days uncomfortably warm, and
has not once been uncomfortable
cold. The astonishing mortality
among colored people here-it being
more than twice as great as among
whites-has caused the organization
OF that class with view to finding
out and remedying the evil. Intel
ligent colored men are at the head of
it. Probably those in other South
ern cities, where the same state of
things exist, will follow the example.
MEMO.