The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-15
Our Letter from yvnsr,inyton.

The President and his Secretaries Getting
Rca(y for the Meeting of Congress. Tile
Preparation of tic Annual Reports, &C.
Tile NeO FORK Election, -. The Battle
Ground for tic Presidential Campaign.-
Somehiaq that all Business Men should
kno~ and Of Benefit 10 Newspaper Editors.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Nov. II, 1879.
The President and members of the Cubi-
net are at work upon their annual reports to
to be submitted to Congress in December
little over three weeks hence. Until the
heads OF the departments shall have sub
mitted the main features in their reports to
Mr.. Hayes, the latter cannot complete his
message to Congress, because it is the custom
to include in that executive document sub
s'antially the condi ion of each of the seven
departments for the year preceding the
meeting of Congress As to the general fea-
lures, much Of the substance of the message
and departmentreports may be OWNED from
the perusal of the recent speeches of Mr..
Hayes, Mr. Eyarts and Mr.. Sherman. The
other members have not been heard from in
that way very recently, except the Cucin-
natl speech of Mr.. Srhurz about two months
ago. II would, therefore, be no very difficult
Icat to get up. An auticipatory state
ment of what the Administration will
submit and recommend To Congress,
andlend Importance tu the journals
tic elO.t, by giving it an air of au-
thority, as coming from one in the inn
mediate confidence Of the President and
heads Of the departments. But without re-
sorting to trick or device to get at the pur-
poses Of the members fthe Cabinet. any one
to whom they are accustomed to talk with
freedom may speculate semi-ofliciallv, as it
were, about the policy Of the Administration
IN the future. Secretary Thompson is ex-
pecLed to devote much attention to COM
lnerclal interests, which in large measure
come directly within the scope of his duties
and in much greater degree than the mere
casual observer would suppose. Mr. Thomp-
son is deeply concerned in fostering such
measures as may tend TO bring us back our
| carrying trade upon the ocean, the promo
ton and resuscitation of ship -buildingin the
United States, and kindred subjects of vital
importance To the commercial interests, and
therefore OF vast 'ncern To our whole peo-
pc. In future letter | may present some
! of the proposed plans for accomplishing the
purposes above suggested.
! Everybody but Conkling seems 10 be de-
ieated in the cross -cornerd fight in New York
| II il turns out on the official count that Cor
! nell Is the only Republican elected. Tilden
| is isdeieated for he desired to elect his ahcy Gao
| Robinson, and did not care the value of a
/ cipher for the rest of the Democratic ticket.
| The administration are worstcd, Tor they de-
/ sired the election of the Republican ticket
and would not have been unhappy if this
/ could have been accomplished at the expense
OF Comell's defeat. Hendricks is gone To
nominate him would be an insult To Tildcn
and lIldcu's friends and leave no hope for
the Democracy in New York Bayard might
rejoice butthat Indiana will never take him.
Kelly cannot eXult in the defeat of Robin
s. n, as he woull If the Tammany braves
in his own hunting grounds had not all lost
their scalps, and ss if thnre was not nail
tor his own in the opposition wiswam. The
! RepubNcaus cannot claim great victory.
for the result leaves New York the battle
ground Of the next campaign, with the adj
vantage Of position in ilvuruf the Democrats
if they eau be united which seems an i'm
possibility. To loose the head Of a ticket
and carry the rest Of il is a NOS dangerous
experiment in politics. For party 10 ac-
ermpliah il argues strong and welldisci-