The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-06-24
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D, c., June 10, '79.
Ed. South Kentuckiaa.

OHtl man clcihtutp III tnt lNcpuuiiChil
party is developing rapidly, and it is
so pronounced that IL openly mani
tests itself in the closing pro-
ceedings Of Congress. Sherman's
triumph over Taft, The representative
of Grant, in Ohio, was very unex-
pected, and the stalwart managers
are full of wrath and jealous of any
further progress OF the opposing ele-
ments. Chandler, Edlnunds and
Conkling, and the other Radical lead
ers in the Senate. are for Grant, while
i'll the House Garfield and Hawley,
the most influential leaders, are for
Sherman. The latter, representing
the more conservative elements in
the party, recognizes that this fight
for bayonels at the polls, and other
Federal interference at elections,
places them in a very bad predica-
ment, and they have decided to dis
continue ii. In pursuance OF this
wise conclusion they permilied the
bills, as framed by the Democrats, TO
go through the House without con-
Test This action was a great sur
prise, and brought Radical Senators
over to the House side post-liasIe to
see what il all meant. Every species
of pleading and bulldozing was em-
ployed to prevent this Republican
surrender, but il was all of 10 avail.
The House Republicans gave up the
fight. John Sherman was not will
ling to take the chances OF any more
vetoes with the Ohio campaign so
near at hand. The Radicals in thu
Senate still fight against odds, and
every possible influence will DO
brought to bear upon Hayes TO Sc
cure another veto or two, but do
not think the effect can succeed. The
struggle is substantially ended, and
the Democrats have practically won.
Meanwhile nothing can suppress the
bitter struggle fow begun between
the opposing factions Of the liadicnl
party. BY the way, It has been sug-
gesied that Ex-Governor Fenion, of
New York, would ornament the rear
of the Sherman ticket. That would
tickle ConkIing immensely.
The Senate finance committee sat
down very uncerelnoniously upon
the Warner silver bin by voting to
postpone consideration of it un il
next December Had the bill been
reported aud passed ii would certain
u have been vetoed, and without re-
gard to the merits OF tile measure, it
might have been good stroke OF
policy to let this be done. No doubt
ii would ave benefited the party in
the Western elections, especially IN
Ohio. But the New York Demo-
Gratis maintained that what was sauce
for Ohio could not be made sauce
for New York by jug full, and they
voted against action. In doing 80
they were perfectly consistent, but
the record Senators Ferry and Teller,
} both silverites, makes q different
showing. Senator Teller represents
the great silver-pr0dncing State OF
: Colorado. yet he voted against his
convictions because the interests of
the party demanded that the bill be
sinolhered. Senator Coke, ofTexas,
tried to get The bill out ef the COM
mittee's hands, but his motion was
defeated by one majority. Speaking
of this Senator reminds me OF u We. y
good story he told OH himself the
other day. lie says: II never saw
such town as Washington. You
cannot have any privacy here. Now
! when came here to attend the spe-
cial session of the Senate purposely
went to q quiet place OH ID street and
chose two rooms over u dry goods
store. l gave orders if nybody call
ed to have their cards sent up to my
room; and further, that the outside
door should always be kept closed,
which would compel callers to ring.
You see, my adopting this plan,
would know just who called, and
could send word whether ] wanted TO
see them or not. Well, would yoil
believe it, o few nights ago l was sit
ting in my room, when in rushed two
gentlemen. unannounced. Said one
OF them: Gov. Coke, believe? How
do you do, Gov. Coke?' Their man
, ner disconnected me a little, but |
answered as pleasantly as could
Yes, | ain Coy. Coke; but how in
, the world did you get into my room 2
They answered cleeriully: 'Oh, the
lower door was open and We walked
right up then told them that il
! would please me il they would go
down stairs, ring the bell, and send
up their respective cards in the reg
: ular way. They both went down
, stairs and did us told them. Their
cards were presented TO me in the
regular way, and then l sent them
, word that wasn't in." To enable
. the reader 10 better appreciate the
story, it should be added that the
Governor lisps, and he tells it with a
good deal better effect for this reason
than il can have in print.
1t did not need another deluge OF
Louisiana liars" TO convince the
public that Louisiana poli.i and
. colorcd politicians are about the best
y illustration OF the doctrine of tota
a depravity TO be found anywhere
: Since the advent of Jim Anderson
o and Mrs. jerks, TO say nothing oI
: Eliza Pinkston, anything is possible
4 from that quarter. 1t is not the faul
: of Louisiana, but The result of few
years of such scoundrels as VIM
I, i Pitt Kellogg, who by the grace of his
u own deeds and n radical Senatorial
2 majority, occupies seat in the Sen
d ate, and who is, perhaps, the wors
! rascal ever prominent in politics any.
:. where. Kellogg has surrounded
I himself with an incomparably cor
|. rupt gang, and his methods have EN-
= braced free use of them. Some
time ago several of these tools came
forward and made affidavit 10 the
fact that they were paid 5000 each fol
their votes in the Senatorial election
!, and 10 the further fact that there wa'
, really no quorum OF the Legislature
at the time the election took place
/; several absent members having beer
recorded as present and voting
The condition of things demanded al
. investigation. and The witnesses wa
u snbpqned. But upon there, arriva
II here they are seen by Kellogg an,
It induced to change their evidence
d Two have bpau arraefhd for ror;t,.,,