Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-06-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. G.
June II. 1879.

June {, 1917.
The radical managers seem 10 under
stand better than those of other ways
Of thinking, the importance of the Sep
TENDER result in Maine, Senator Conk
ling, who knows the political air Of no
State but his own, is set down for three
speeches in the coming campaign, and
Western and Southern speakers are
named who will speak in the Pine Tree
State for the doctrine OF Capitalization
and permanent existence of disSension
among the States. The party exigency
which calls Conkling 10 the aid of
Blaine is serious one, and, from The
radical estimate Of it, those who oppose
radicalism should appreciate the hope
fulness as well as the importance of the
position they occupy. OF course it is
for the people themselves TO settle the
means by which they shall defeat the
party ring or faction over which
Blaine and Hamlin rule, but it may be
permitted to an outsider 10 suggest that
every exerton should be made and
every juslifiable means adopted TO
bring about that defeat. a victory III
Maine means an easier victory else
where.
Adjournment is said by Representa-
tive Blackburn to be probable about
the 29th. Others think it may be
brought abcut earlier. But so much
depends upon that mysterious unknown
quantity called Hayes that exact calca-
latiou is mol yet possible 1t is freely
said by Republicans that the judicial
expenses" bill will be vetoed, and the
jury bill if it goes to Mr.. Hayes. The
Army and Legislative bills, notwith-
standing great opposition in the Senate,
will probably be approved.
OF the L. S. jury system, Senator
Carpenter said yesterday, in debate,
that he would at any proper time like
to unite with the lawyers of that body
in framing a federal jury law. At pres
ent there was no such thing as trial
by Jury in Federal courts. The trial
was by the marshal and clerk, ana they
could pack a jury to convict or acquit,
as they pleased. lie wished the law
yers Of the Senate would let this matter
20 over until December \ delay OF
six months would not make much dit
ference, and il was impossible to mature
good system in the hurry OF the close
of this session. lie had tried for many
wears when before in the Senate TO get
a good jury law passed. bnt the .iudicia
nv committee, as then organized, took
the view that the business of Congress:
was TO keep laws just as they were good
or bad.
Some Of the papers Of both parties
connect the cause of radical Senator's
on the army bill, being i'll direct opposi
ton to that of House radicals led by
Mr.. Hayes friend Garfield, as intended
to have an influence upon the coming
radical candidate for the Presidency
Tho Post Of this city, for instance, secs
in the course of Blaine AID Conkling
an effort to make Mr.. llayes,if he keep
his word and approves the bill, more
than ever odious TO stalwart Hepub!
cans, and thus negative any influence
he may have expected TO exert III favor
of Sherman. Sherman by the way, who
is a civil service reformer, surrounded
by civil service reformers, is engaged III
the modest reform work OF mailing anC
otherwise distributing from the IreaSu
ry scmi-oilicial financial paper, PRINTED
in New York, which has an edltorla
/ article birIlv laulntDrV Oi himself