The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-26
WASHINGTON.

THE CoMPLACESCY OF HAYEs-TRIDUTE TO
FOR A DEMOCRATIC SCIENTIFICALLY. EADs
ON HIS JETTIEs.
WASHINGTON, d. c. July "a, 1S7S.-It is
one Of the amazing facts of current political
history that Mr.. Hayes goes on with COM
placency in his work of rewarding men con
Voted With the counting of Louisiana and
Florida against Tilden. The list of favored
rascals was long enough before the Potter
committee enlarged our knowledge of the E
names and acts, but it grows with our in.
creasing Knowledge. This is, perhaps, the
most remarkable instance ever known of
adherence " tn 'amiable stubborness" to a
plan of "ci'il service reform" Kellogg
who had no standing at the White House
Until the Potter committee commenced to
SHOW up the Inside of Louisiana politics
now controls the patronage of the State.
The dismissal of government clerks here
who refuse 10 give money for Republican
campaign purposes has commenced. There
is unbounded rejoicing among the friends of
Dan Voorhees, over the apparent certainty
Ct his elec,.on to the senate for a six
years tenn. This Distinguished man holds
to ideas accepted by Democrats all
over the country, and his eloquence, his lit.
erslity, and his entire honesty, will make
him valuable member of the senate.
Something of the warm spirit of such men Is
wanted to temper the chilly atmosphere
that too often fills the senate. A very able
and eloquent lawyer, he has made many
fortunes and is poor. He has oftener been
heard at the bar in defence of an outcast
than as the champion of rich and soulless
corporations. There is the same difference
D'tween him and the typical senator-Ed-
nunds, for instance-as between the luxu-
rant foliage of a southern summer and the
Recovered rocks of Labrador in mid.win-
ter. There is room in the frigid senate for
more like him-for Biron Bradbury or J. C.
Nadigan, of Maine, for Wade Hampton, of
South Carolina for Randall, of Pennsylva-
nn, for Sayler, of Ohio, or for a score of
other genial and able gentlemcn-in place
OF the stiff figures that now stand in too
many places in the upper house.
There is proposition to elect Henry NJ.
Watterson, Oft the Louisville Courier-Journal,
to an important Office when the Senate shall |
be re-organized in March next. There
ought to be great caution in selecting all
officers for that regenerated body. No one
should be put in place of real or mag
med influence who represents or is believed
% represent or assumes to represent fac
ion of the Democratic party. Quarrcls
which originated in 1876, or which grew
nut Of the presidential election in that year
ought to be put out of sight. Mr.. Tildcn,
Mr. Hendricks, Mr. Thurman, Mr.. Randall,
Mr.. Gordon or any other man or the friends
If any of them, ought not to be allowed to
Interfere in any way with popular reor-
yanization of the Senate. That reorguni-
,ation, and the conduct of officers of the
louise may have much to do with our pros
,ects in 1880. We should not, so far
ahead of the election, give prominence to
he pronounced friends of any candidate.
When Capt. Eads can use the following
language in relation to his improvement of
he Mississippi river he writes himself
Town as great bcncfactor of those who
will hereafter occupy that future seat of
mpirc- Mississippi valley:
1.-THE jetty channel is now almost as good
$ the entrance to the New York harbor.
.arger ships and steamers visit the port of