The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-11-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 4, Is

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The Departments are draped III
mourning and the flags arefat half mast
in token of reverence for the late Sena-
tor Chandler, whose death will be de-
ploied by every patriot, las it is rejoiced in
by every rebel. lie was the stoutest of
stalwart Republicans an honest, sincere
and courageous man -one whom the
d sloyalists hated with more than the
average hate because his honesty could
not be impeacned. All earnest repub-
licans will love his memory because of
the unscemly manner in which the eX-
rebels went round Washington openly
eXulting over his death. But every
decent one now comes forward TO sing
| his praises, as witnesses of what that
old liberal organ, the New York Tri-
bune SAYS of him. After saving that
President Grant astohished everybody
by appointing Mr.. Chandler Secretary
OF the Interior, it goes on "But if the
president astonished everybody by
choosing Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Chandler
astonished everybody still more by
making one of the best secretaries the
terror Department has had for many
years. He hunted out frauds, he broke
up rings, he applied to the abatement
of various crooked arrangements the
experience of successful business ca
reer and the sternest honesty, for he
was alwas rigidly upright in the hand
ling of the public money, and when he
left office his administration was highly
complimented by successor who cher
ished fer him 10 h personally and polit-
ically special antipathy. Chandler,
in short, was one of the few conspicu-
Gus members of the Grant administra-
ton who left office with higher char
acter than they took into it.
The death of General Hooker Eight
ing Joe, as he was callcdD is another
cause of sincere mourning among all
classes, and will be check upon the
on the 10Th inst, at which he was TO be
present.
A good deal of talk is INDUCED in
over the reception of Senator Blaine in
New York city the other night, when
he made his great speech TO the mer-
chants, and many of the shrewd observ-
ers are inclined to call it Blaine boom.
He was enthusiastically applaudei
throughout the evening, and the enthu-
siasm eliminated when Judge Prince,
who followed the senator with speech,
prophesied republican meeting in
1890 at which the republican orators
would describe "the great achievements
of the republican party under the adj
ministration of President Blaine" This
sentiment was greeted with prolonged
applause, which eliminated in "three
cheers for James G.. Blaine" think
the republican party and the country
would not be greatly dissatisfied with
him for president.
The democrats are preparing their
ignorant followers for news of great
disasters to be conveyed in the election
returns. They are doing ii by saying that
II is no sort of conseqne ce how states
vote this year, for next year they can
get them back again easily enough
That talk has been their stock in trade
before, but IL has not worked very
powerfully. The fact is the greenback
party have already been annihlated
by the march of repubiicanism, and
democracy is destined to find the same
fate.
There can be no doubt that the bust
ness of the country is improving, for
the reports at the departments show it.
In September the exports exceeded the
imports more than 500, 100000. This
is as good showing as was made last
year. and shows that the improvement
is permanent aud will stick. The Cap
itol city is doing Its share towards Civ
ing evidence of better times. Never
was known so mach building and
identifying, aud the plans for the future
Iare grander than ever before.
tlf LOGAN.