The Hartford herald., 1879-01-29

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because they were not certain that the
Generals bundle does not contain
some of old Zacli's and Morron's dis
patches. but emboldened by the Gen
erals omission to confirm their fears,
they changed front. Little Eugene
processes to doubt that Morton de-
stroyed the Republican dispatches, but
he manifestly stood good deal firmer
on his pins after Butler had spoken.
Mr.. Hewitt's speech on the subject
was the most important deliverance,
as the statements of his personal
knowledge of the innocence of Mr..
Tilden, and that the Democratic com
mittee had scorned to resort TO the use
ofmoney, where accepted rs the utter
ance Of man entitled to belief. When
he said that the investigation would
prove that at least one of the candi-
dates for President in that memorable
year was not mere trickster, ready
to bargain for the highest office in the
nation, n sensation of applause passed
over the packed galleries and The floor
below. Does anybody believe" said
Mr.. Hewitt, "that if Mr.. Tilden had
he in n scheme to huy these cor
rupt returning boards the thing would
have failed for want of money!? 1t
will be shown that the scoundrels
were for sale and volunteered propo-
sitions to that end, but Mr.. Tilden re-
fused to furnish the money, though a
few friends regarded it case of prop
erty in the hands of thieves. They
know that the Electoral vote of these
states legally belonged to Tilden, and
as the law seemed powerless to wrest
them from the rogues it was thought
prudent to pay the ransom, as is often
done to secure the restoration of prop
erty TO its rightful owner, bat Mr..
Tilden would not consent to it. and the
matter fell through. Take this in con-
nection with the fact that the other
side did induce these same thieves to
deliver the property over to party
who had no claim upon it, while X. b.
HAYES has rewarded every one of them
and we have the case summed up.
Senator Conkling is waging his old
war upon the administration with re-
newed visor and bitterness. 1t is a
pretty fight as it stands, and l think
the Democratic Senators will be wise
if they decline to take any hand in it,
They helped tho Senator out once and
got nothing but abuse for it after
wards. II he can now defeat Mr..
Hayes Custom House appointments
within the party ranks lot him do it
though that will not restore his friends
Arthur and Cornell to their positions.
But it is really amusing to hear the
Senator hurl his keen sarcasm at the
occupant of the Presidential Mansion
"Mr. Hayes" said he the other day in
executive session, "has shown thi:
committee no consideration and is en-
titled to none. Whereupon Mr..
Wheeler, the legislative half of the
fraud, promptly called the New York
Senator to order for emitting to use
the title of president. Il am not
out of ORDER" responded the New
York Senator, because when | speak
of Mr.. Hayes | am not speaking O.
the President" This coming from thu
Democratic side would be right ant
proper, but from Senator Conkling
who helped to place Mr.. Hayes in /
position that didn't belong to him
when it was in his power to have pre-
vented it, the point of the utterahces
like a two edge sword. cut both ways
A joint committee of both house
of Congress is tinkering away at SOM
provisions for taking the next census
The b;l! recently introduced by MIR
Cox, of New York, has been adopted
except the section relative to the ap
pointment of Supervisors. Mr.. Co,
proposed to have this done by tn
Governors of the different States, bu
as part of the States have Democrati
Governors the Republicans object tC
this, and want to fix it SO that onl Y Re
publicans can be appointed. AS tn
work is to be done during the year O
the Presidential campaign, it woul'
seem entirely proper to have it as ia
removed from federal patronage a
possible, and Mr.. Cox's plan is cel
tainly as near non-Partisan as can be
The special agents and experts bein
under the control of the Superinteht
ent, who is 10 be federal appointee
that is enough. The federal patron
age is already enormous
and politics enter too much into ever
department of public business. Nota
BILE events have not been numerous S
far. Receptions at the White Hous
are more slimly attended than eve