Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-14
washington Letter,
Washington, d, O., Nay is, 1879
tFrou our regular correspondent,

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self so often 10 The grounds OF this bill
that there does not appear 10 be any
loophole through which 10 escape
however much party necesSlll's de-
mand u different course, In fact, Mr.
Hayes has said NJ much TO severa
persons since tito bill was INTRODUCED
In the House. Had II been acted up
on In the Senate ~ promptly AZ II wa'
In the House, no doubt II would nov
DO law but the old dle-harda IL
that body have fought for time to en-
able them 10 brace up Hayes. Chan
aler, Logan, Elmunds, and Others o
that llk, visit the White House daily
and spend hours IN the work, The Ie'
suit Of which II would be uhSaie tC
predict, The old Miehlgander de-
cllned to say Ibis morning whether he
thought Hayes bud changed his mind
but AFTER he had applied his persua
siye eloqucnce TO the de focto's ear h'
simply observed "You iellers who
81, IN your newspapers that the Pres
dent will approve that bill, had be'ie'
90 slow Mr. Frye has also hcer
oLe Of the White House callers, aud
his latest opinion Is chat the bill vii
be signed, Certainly there Is much
uneasincss oil along the Radical line
and the only hope OF the stalwa'l'
rests in the vaclllaling character Of
the occupant Of the presidential man.
sion,
Ohio politics and the presidency
all one and the same thing, NJ some
people think--occupy good deal Of
attention hereaboulS jus, now. John
Shermans trip West $50 look after hi'
fences, gave fresh start to the spec
ulalious that have been rife for some
time, anl renews the talk Of his can
didacy for Governor There is no
sort OF doubt that John is the admin.
candidate Tor President ID
1880, and, failing in that, he wants TO
succeed Judge Thurman in the Sen
ate, It he believes that his chances
Of success will he enhanced by run
ming for governor OF Ohio, he will be
the man, and the political straws
point pretty strongly in that direction
ut present, Despite all the Grant
talk aud the well-laid plans of his
strikers 10 work up a Spontaneous
in his favor, knowing ones
admit that the present Secretary OF
The Treasury will make a stronger
showing, when the time comes, than
has been generally suspected. The
South has been counted solid Tor
Grant, but when It is known that all
federal appointments in that section
are held Tor Sherman's approval, and
made strictly IN his interests, expert
enced politicians will not be surprised
to find the willy John in the nomnat-
ing convention with a pretty strong
sprinkling of delegates from Dixie's
land. Take this with OHIO and the
ameron influence in Pennsylvania,
The Evarts and Curtis influence TO d.
vide New York in his favor, and it
will be seen that he will be long
WAYS from behind in The race. 1t is
known that he could command unim-
ted supplies of money for the cam
Yaign, and some shrewd workers pre-
lict now tina, he will beat both Grant
md Blaine in the convention.
The Senate proposes to look into
he Kellogg case. 1t is not the inten-
ion, as l understand it, to decide be-
.ween Kellogg and SpaffoId, as thai
ssue is believed to have been settled.
There is no sort of doubt but that
Kellogg WAS admitted to his seat
without the shadow of legal title.
rhe Legislature that elected him new
II had a legal existence, many OF its
pretended members having never been
.lected, and Packard, who signed bis
never was Governor, but
he Senate. under republican control,
Idmitted him, and the democrats will
not follow the lawless and arbitrary
presidents of their opponents by turn
ng him out. But the charges Of
bribery will be investigated, and, it
proven, he may have to step down md
out to make way for new election.
Kellogg IL among the deepest and
worst carpet-bag scoundrels the ella of
corrupt radical rule gave to the coun-
Try. His crimes in connection with
he last presidential election ought to
have jagged him Tor life. He has
figured largely in the annals OF the
Senate during series Of years, but
no, Woman honn o1oct.1 Con otnp I'm his