The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb 8, 1877;

w AStilNNlONs w VIZ " A''N'
Has any one heard of any one who
favors Senator B|aine's adjustable sill
yer bill ; The Senator spoke an hour
Yesterday on the subject, frankly con-
Tossing that the measure had no
friends, and that he expected no con-
verts. He did yesterday what he has
never done before in Congress-hc
out the galleries considerably
even though he did not speak as long
as Voorhees, or Bayard had done on
the same subject. The truth is that
Blaine, unless his subject is sensation
al or personal, is not attractive as Il
speaker. He said nothing say on the
subject Of silver, and there is inquiry
why, on the whole, he spoke at ALL
1t was hoped the Senate wonld vote
on the Bland bill this week, but that
is now about impossible. Too many
Senators have said and repeated what
they thought or thought they thought
on the subject, and the managers on
both sides, seems to have believed
they would gain strength by delay
Aside from tho injury to the country
from continued uncertainty degrading
the result there is tho further evil OF
postponingslegislation on other i'm
portant subjects. 1t is said that Mr..
Hayes has been Of late in consultation
with the leading silver men aid that
an attempt is being made to have the
advocates of RECOMMENDATION agree up
on some measure that he will not feel
compelled to veto.
BY the way, the early announce.
ment of Hayes that he won'd he found
"amiably stubborn" on the policy he
had decided upon seems, in the light
of what has followed, like a huge
joke. Except the Southern policy
which could not have been reversed
after it's first adoption, he has not
failed to hesitate, vacilate and equiv
ocate upon every subject Oh which he
was announced as having an opinion
With protestations of civil service re-
form in his mouth, he has selected
less responsible men for office than
any of his predecessors and has given
places to moro personal friends than
all of them together; and he has not
hesitatcd to use his official influence tC
dictate the choice of Senators and Re
representatives. from Ohio, and Speak
ers for the House. All his life u hard
money man, and as clearly on record
as Mr.. Ti|den on the subject of re-
sumption in 1879, he had not been il
Office three months before he was
dickering with the leaders of the anti
resumption movement. He is anna
bly-amiable.
Tom Scott has commenced in ear
nest his attack upon the Treasury il
behalf of the Texas Pacific Railroad
His argument in favor of his own, ant
against a rival line, summarized i;
this: The Southern line must be ;
competing line. free from all contro
by other corporations, and with thu
regulation of its rates reserved to Con
gress. That to insure low rates thu
line must be built at the lowest cost
and that at this time the great advan
tages of location which his proposed
line has are supplemented by thelow
est prices ever known for labor o.
material. He thiuks the line c"ul(
be built for e-fourth the cost of th'
cost Of the existing Pacific Railroad
Aside from the indisposition of Con
gress to vote any subsidy for any road
Col. Scott has active opposition from
other abroad men. His chances d.
not seem bright.
| Yesterday was day memorable il
the history of the country. for the'
one of the men who fraudulently chan
ged the result ola Presidential cleo
ton was convicted of his crime. Nov
comes the turn Of Wells, far gu'ltie
than the man just tried, and believes
to have had an understanding wit
prominent Northern Radicals on tn
subject of the great crime. Well
will be tried in March. 1t will not b
enough to convict and punish thes
men. The twisting Statesmen
whose presence at New Orleans a
last encouraged the Board, and VIII
were actually present with the Boar
at the secret meeting when majorit
of eight thousand on one side wa
made a majority of four thousand 0
the other side, should be reached.
ALBION.