Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
March IL, 1879.

Matters relative TO the organization vi
the next House, particularly the choice OF
Speaker, overshadow, apparently, every
other consideration in political circles. The
mutlny against Randall has been so yigor-
ously pushed as to enable us to approximate
its magnitude. About all Democrats left
in town-slck and welfare Blackburn
men; hence the weight of predictions from
that source is favorable To the blue grass
Bourbon who out-Herods JEFF Davis him
self in his devotion to the lost cause"
But the very absence OF Randall and his
hackers Is conflrmatory OF the prevalent
belief that he will succeed himself as
Speaker OF the 10th Congress. 1t Is all
we'll enough to talk about the chances OF
Republican Speakcr-cvcn to brag OF 1t as
an almost accomplished fact If the domeS-
tic infelicity OF the Democratic family may
be thereby enhanced and its prominent
members egged on TO fatal ending of the
fratricidal contests now in progress be
tween them. But numerical superiority
and the proverbial tendency of Democrats
to forget their own family wranges when
threatened with overthrow by Il common
enemy must bc taken into account by all
who would not awfully deceive themselves
II they are. and the relative merits or de-
merits Of the Democratic contestants for
the Speakership are also considered BE-
licvc Randall will be the choice of nine out
of every ten Republicans, rs the least Of
two evils, one of which is unayoidable-iS
inevitable and certain ultimately To beiHl
rs. The very name of Randalls Demo
cratic opponent Is odious throughout the
North and West AMI wherever the attempt
made Ia dccimate our armies by the sur
r,ptitious Introduction and spread Of a
loathSome disease j. familiar lie Is we'd
ded to everything most offensive and oh
nOxious In the Democratic programme for
despoiling aud humiliating the loyal sec
tions OF the country for the benefit of and
to CRAFTY the old feeling Of revenge that
them. II IS unlikely that Carlisle, one Of
the dark horses" heard Of, would be found
much more acceptable in this respect and
Mcmahon, the other most prominent can
dldntc, Is known as one OF the early pio-
ncers In disseminating the dangerously poi
son doctrines OF the "Ohio idea II he is
elected II can only be because he has com
mcndcd himself 10 the little Grccnback
element In the 10th Congress, by his cN-
IRENE views in favor Of imitation and prac-
teal reputation. The dirty iutrigucS and
uuprnciplcd advances which the Grccnback
Congressman are already reported to have
been guilty OF making are not very crcdita-
bic to the judgment aud good sense that led
TO their selection n typical rcformers of
the new party who were sent here TO purify
the politics of the country. In the alb
sence OF almost everybody else, they have
made considerable noise here and have sue
ceeded in getting themselves quite extern
siycly talked about In the newspapers. But
the time il at hand when they Will be- forced
to show their real calibcr; and their pos
turing so FAR before the public affords no
hope than they will prove other than most
ridiculous fzzle-about the poorest Of the
many Peter Funk investments that voters
have been fooled into making In this time
ofmountcbank statesmen and loud mouthed
demagogueS.
II is intimatcd in certain quarters that
the seed has been sown which may bring
Senator Window, or Minnesota, promi-
nently before the next Republican National
nominating convention should those now
most conspicuous as possible candidates.
be ultimately slaughtered in running the
gauntlet Of the jealousieS, rcsentments, and
clashing interests of the ambitious politi-
clans who next TO securing the nomination
Of their own man. will light hardest To de-
feat the competitor standing most in their
way. II strikes me as some months too
early To nominate a candidate. But may
say by way Of comment that Mr.. Window :
consistent aud honest course in the ScnStc
has impressed many with the belief that
the party might do much worse.
District interests were gricvously neg
lectcd during the session just closed.
Despite the fact that We are threatened
with q pestilencc from the sewer deposits
on the fats that bound our entire river
front. no remedial legislation could bee had,
and the homes OF many poor citizens were
LEFT 10 fall into the hands of i rich bank
holding the tax liens issued by the Board
OF Public Works against them. one boon
was granted US however to partly COM
pensate for the general neglect, and that
was the appointment of Judge Cox 10 a
seat in the District Supreme Court.
LOGAN.