Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON. ID. c..
Jan. Is, 1873.


II jumped back into the honest.mOney bush 10
scratch em in again.
You will, Mr.. Editor, bear me witness
hat am tolersbly free from the WeggiaD
habit OF dropping into poetry" Bot
oy taking some liberties with the nursery
bard l am able TO make him so exactly
epiiomizv the financial course of The
f4vcriie son" and great Senator Of Ohio
TIA, have veniured 10 quote him, sub
',ituIing and interpo.atlng as demanded
oy the circumstances OF the case. though
at the expense of metre aud symmetry
perhaps. The damage resulting 10 Mr.
Thurmsn's reputation ass financial guide
from tue success OF resumption Is suth-
cienliy disgusting just at time when
tinances promise to continue one Of the
.esdlng issues in the campaign OF 1880.
Bat be- Is confronted by q sll'l more serl-
Gus Ouemmg IN The revelations now being
made before the Teller Committee. Mr..
Thurman is so ingrained Bourbon. and
The associations OF lifetime have tended
10 make him one of the most narrow
minded and blgo,ed of pArtisa1s. He b. :
never lost an opportunity to defend the
bloody oOde OF The White League De-
mocracy 10 the Senate. His champion
ship at the 5uildozers is notorious; and
th,y have shown themselves cSpse,o
Ot no crime so a,rocious OF sickeuics as
20 shOck MIR. Thurman into silence. But
as p'iut,e.s, rambling letter to the young
Democrats OF Oaio shows his periur 8
uou OF mind and toe depths of depression
IL ~hich be Is 81. present wal!u-S lag
Taere -rc O her Dem we'll Cal. ,nem
overwhelmingly disappointed st
lie success OF assumption. As in the
c,,e OF Mr. Thurman il discredits them
4lro-d and st home IS prophets, and
makes ihe hand springs and douoio SUM-
uorsluis they have turned du ing the
past Two years With .ae hope Of keepiu (
ON the winning side regardless Ut pJuci-
PIE ~ connection, spPeat in light -
ridiculous, nu, to say contemplate, ihs;
they are 10 danger Of being laughed out
%, ia u, dominating conventions. L..
Is hope these men represcu. ouly ,hem.
Gives iu ,beir anxiety Go thus trade On
1e National pledges Jo Us credi "g,. TO
temporarily obtain place sud power.
CerJainiy II Republican aud some Dem
oClstic representatives here correctly re-
feet tee sentiment oil their constituencies
vast m,joriY # The voters of this
couu.r, SHARE The feeling OF heartfelt
gratitude exhibited oy most Congressman
h.se th-t We have been able 20 get down
. a hard money basis WIKI 50 little dis
turUauce TO our material interests.
Senstor Oglesby has secured the re-
spec ut tue pubic by DIS straightforward
course here SIS National legislator
Nevertheless Gen'l Logan is the popular
iavoIiJe with those whosympsthised win
the Union cause; st least, that is The i'm
preston one gets from the tone OF CON-
ment heard on The ehanceslot the diffoseri
candidates tor The Senatorial succession
/ tom Illinois | beiieye he is the pref.
eleuce II a very large majority ct he
c.sss named, IS between him and anv
ether m.a Illinois Republicans cou.d So
.ec, 70 represent them in the upper House
OF Congress. his course in the nAte
was narrowly scrUtirized sud. generally
commended itself 10 Repub leans. and
the CO spcuous services he rendered the
country Ia its hour OF pens vii no. be
forgotten nil the las, loya! u.au ct this
generation shall have succumbtd 10 the
last enemv.
Aoou, the only thing sea ed relative TO
yellow fever by the worries experience
win ,h4, terrible scourg' Is that when
the temperature touches me freezing
poiu, IT. power OF des,h and desc alton
IS tfeeiuaIIy stayed. The remedy Intro
3uced oy Prof Gamgee, oI London, and
endorsed by medical men and other sci
en lie meu is based OF this known action
OF GosI; and many officials aud others
are urging an appropriation Tor ITS appli-
cation South, 10 save Us iTCm the danger
that COW mensces Us from the germs
edged in tue sheltered places there and
hich II Is felt may break out into terri
Die activity with the warm weather of
spring, and invade the whole country.
UNpINE