The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-02-18
Washington Letter.
Editor south KentucAian:

by the direction the cipher dispatch
Investigation has taken, and that
which has come out is onlyiust enough
to show what magnificent rascaliIy
would have been developed had not
tie Republican dispatches been stolen
and destroyed, Morton, Chandler
and the other astute and INSCRIPTIONS
manipul,tors were certainly lucky in
having for President Of telegraph COM
pany a man who sympathized with
them politically, and who was not TOO
good to assist them in destroying the
evidences Of what they had done.
And 80, as it is, we have only the
proof that the Republican ciphers
were more numerous than those ciars-
ed to the Democrats; that they weie
50 bad as to Justify theft which was
committed by one Bullock in Morton's
employ, and third assistant Postmastu.
er General Brady also peatege of the
Indiana Senator. The doors of the
committee room were locked, and only
such choice spirits as VIM. e. Chan
d or an cx-Congressnan Evlns ad-
mitted. There the dispatches were
assorted, and all that could damage
tie Republicans burned, while certain
Democratic messages were secretly
kept by Brady, and finally sent an
anonymously to the New York Tri unc.
1t is asserted that the burned cores
pondence would la shown that h,e
hundre thousand dollars were raised
in New York and sent to Florida and
Louisiana to keep the courage Of the
returning boards up to their villianous
work. But the most damaging thing
the investigation has brought out is
the telegraphic correspondence be-
tween Zach Cnan Her, Secretary Of
the Interior, and j. N, Tyner, then
Postmaster General. relative to the
sale OF two offices under Chandler for
$4,000. 1t is proven by these wit
nesscs that the lelegraphs per'ecting
such transaction were pissed, and
that the dispatches were returned to
Mr.. Tyner at his urgent solicitation,
when the talk of investigation first
began. This brings down two cabi-
net officers badly wounded. And yet
Senator Christiancy has resigned his
Senatorship, to take an insignificant
Foreign Mission, in order to make
room for Zach Chandler i'll the SEN
ate. The same element in the Re
publican party that sent Osleshy to
the rear 70 make room for Jack of
Clubs, Logan, desires to Danish de-
cent man from Michigan that his place
may be filled by one whose name is Il
synonym for corruption, whose life is
50 redolcnt OF all that is vile i'll Amer
lean politics.
But that element in the party Sc ems
to have got on top again all around.
The Senatorial elections that have 50
recently occurred, put some well
known stock in that body after March
4th, but with siugle exception, they
do not add an ounce of brains or reflect
any credit. The exception is in favor
of Wisconsin. where the exchange OF
Carpenter for Howe is certainly an
Improvement. The latter has been
in the Senate eighteen years and leaves
it on the 4th Of March G3 years of age
without dollar in the world. His
defeat is claimed as an adminlstra-
ton triumph, his severe speech of last
winter having arrayel him on the side
of the stalwarts. Carpenter is good
deal ola favorite in Washington. He
has no superior in either House as a
lawyer aud an orator, is witty, logical
aud brilliant. Yet with all that he is
indolent and man Of too many per.
sonal indulgences.
The election Of Logan over 0glesby
in Illinois is not such great change,
though it is for the worse. They are
much the same typo, and much the
same in lung power, which in both
cases is better fitted for frightening
Butfaloes OH the prairies than tor dis.
passionate argument on the floor Of
the Senate. The greatest difference
between them is that one is believed
to be honest, while the other repre-
sents course ignorance, cupidity, and
the whiSkey ring element. One man
in the Senate will sadly regret the
change, and that is Senator Booth of
California, who is the running mate
of Oglcsby. They drink their whis-
key straight together, walk together,
attend theatre together, and for all |
know sleep together. Strange fancies
and friendships spring up among SEN
ators as in other walks of life, Care
less lockers on, or readers Of. the rec
orls of Congress, generally suppose
from the debates that a deadly ami
mostly exists between Senator'S of diff
lerent parties. But this mistake.
The Senate is happy family. There
are but two in the body who are at
outs--Conkling and Blaine. All the
other old gentlemen are as friendly
and familiar as men can be anywhere.
Thurman and Edmunds, for instance,
are the best of friends. When the
proceedings get rather tedious, Sena-
tor Thurman will take out his huge
red bandana, open it wide, then seiz-
ing in the center, with his right hand
he applies it to his Senatorial nose
gives trumpet blast that rosoupds t.
the utmost corners of the chamber.
Then he walks slowly out at the door
to his left. At this Senator Edmunds
awakens, and slowly saunters out at
the door on his right. The two meet
ia the committee room, lock the door,
fetch out an old jug and wink solemn
ly at each other as ASy refresh
They return to their seats by different
doors, and in a few minutes may be
hammering at each other with great
vehemence, II Edmunds gets to hi,