The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-10
OUR WARRINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. c., Aug. 81, 1873.

WASHINGTON D. c., Aug. q, 1873.
Everybody know how the visiting
statemen would testify when they,
were called upon. On Wednesday at
Atlantic City, Messrs. Sherman, Kel
ley and Hale told their story. 1t is
known that all of them, while at New
Orleans, waded to the shoulder in
sea of perjury, forgery aud theft.
Nothing else was around them, and
nothing else in sight. From the
nameless negroes who swore to any
thing that was required, down to Kel-
logg, these visiting statesmen had no,
associates who were not for sale at
any price that was offered. Yet their
testimony on Wednesday would in
dictate that they believed they were all
tho time associating with gentlemen
who would scorn the idea Of wrong.
These "visiting statesmen" are either
too pure for this world or too corrupt
to be continued iu office. Elections
soon to occur cannot serve more
useful purpose than in retiring them.
Sherman's testimony OH Thursday is
especially remarkable. He associ.
ated with none but gentlemen while
at New Orleans had no private ill.,
terviews with politicians ) did not
meet Weber or Anderson. IN short,
he and his associates had all the art
less innocence of a childrcn's class in
a Sunday school away for days
pleasure. Yet at that time be was
corresponding with Hayes, and here
is the substance of their first two let
tiers. / don't give the words, which
are many, but the substance.
SHERMAN TO HAYES. y :
"There is no doubt the State went
"for Tilden. 1t ought to have gone
'for you. We thought yesterday we
chad it fixed, but have just discover
led that some of your electors were
cleft off the tickets and are far be-
"hind. You will see the great i'm
"portance Of this. l have not before
Thought necessary to write to you.
"What shall we do 2"
HAYES TO SHERMAN. Il 80
~ ought to have had forty electoral
votes in the South. Be Lonest."x A
blind man can see the desperate game
that the childlike Sherman wanted to
play, but hesitated about until b.
heard from his chief. Hayes saw it,
and wrote a reply which ought to
make him in history the chief of
hypocrites.
Senator CoDkling who for a year
or more has been the sulky school
boys in American politics, is to have
further punishment. Mr.. Hayes is to
put new men into the NewYetk post
Offices if the New York Snn and nun
erous private letters are tv be- btliev-
ed. AS far as possible, the story
says, members of the Grand Army of
the Republic are to De selected to
succeed the retiring friends Of Sen.
ator Conkling. And then the Senator
will sit at his desk and make up.faees
at the Administration LehiDd his
back.
This idea Of utilizing the Grand
Army as political machine is not in
all respects bad one. Democrats
and Republicans at the last session
of Congress united in unfair legisla-
ton unquestionably. enimical to the
interests of volunteers of the late
wal. Most of them did it blindly, at
the close of the session, and will early
IN the coming session vote for repeal.
The proposition Of Mr.. Hayes to take
advantage of the bad feeling existing
among the soldiers is really worthy of
q shrewd politician.
ALBION