The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-11-07
Our Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 4th, 1879.
The campaign which ends to-day is very i'm
portant both in itself and because of its influence
the Presidential election of 1890. At this writ
ing only Jesse can BE ma9 There Ghnee
tia of States, will so vote as to overcome in some
degree the Democratic disappointment at the re-
suit in Maine, California and Ohio.
The most noticeable feature Of the campaign
has been the difference in the number of the
able Democrats took the stump, but made few
speeches. In the East even less was done. On
the ct other Ter, side everybody was speaking whose
phenomenal stumper Senator Blaine, was every
where. Conkling, Evarts, sherman, Chandler
field. Even Gen. Grants coming back was so
timed as to make him reason for radical success.
The speaking honors of the campaign were un-
questlonably Senator Blaines. He reclaimed his
own State, almost hopelessly lost as it was through
the imbecility or dishonesty of minor radical pol
iticans, and he was received with unequalled IA
vor alike in Ohio Iowa and New York city. Be
yond question the events of the last three months
| have greatly improved the Senator's chances for
| the Republican nomination, When a man is re-
ceiVed IN three representative States with greater
/ honor than their own most eminent men, such
recognition must be taken as having much signi-
| fcance.
Senator Chandler died on Saturday morning
| last. He had excellent impulses and good sound
sense. He had no better understanding of our
form of government probably than his youngest
grandson has, and perhaps for that reason his
ideas on the subject attracted much attention.
| He was the embodiment of machine politics, was
extremely liberal in giving for partisan purposes,
him should give also; He had of late been men
toned as the probable candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, If Grant should take the head of the Repub-
| lican ticket.
When Secretary Sherman pays regularly the
| governmeng obligations as soon as they accrue
| every month, his monthly statements of reduc-
ton in the public debt will have more value than
| they now possess. The alleged reduction for Oc-
tober is ten millions, but officers of dozen savings
banks are in the penitentary to-day for statements
not us false as this.
Mr.. Hayes does well in naming a day on which
the people shall render thanks He selects Thurs
| day, the 2Ith of this month. and | suppose the
Governors of all the States and Territories will
| unite on that day.
The War Department is certainly doing all it
can to prevent u great Indian war, and will prob
ably make such display of force as to compel
| peace, but General Sherman is not confident. AT
| least he freely expresses uneasiness as to the
events of the next few weeks.
| One day last week report was sent here that
| the required depth was not being maintained
| by Captain Eads through the South Pass of the
Mississippi. 1t happened, however, that the reg
ular dispatches from New Orleans on the same
day reported the safe and easy passage of the jet
| ties by the largest vessel that ever left New Or
| leans. This was practical demonstration of the
| untruthfulness of the complaint against the jet
| ties. HILTON.