The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-08
Washington Letter.
wAsHINcroN, d T.. Feb. IA, 79.

every observer III saying that the
return Of General Logan to the
Senate Is hailed with almost uui-
form satisfaction in Republican
circles aud by many who have no
decided party bias. But there Is
IL feeling that the reception busi-
ness, as Ut present Managed, is be
ing overduhe--is IN fact nothing
lees than means by which few
departmental clerks, having III =, t
to the main chance, seek to fore
stall every body else in the good
cruces VI the returning Congress-
man by their successive devotion
To hlm us shown IN the prominent
part they take Ill welcoming hlb
back To the Capital. The way 1t !.
fen done Is about as follows: A
ilI'Ie handful ri these department
PATRIOTS, who, notorious for the
rarp lookout they ke, p Tor sucl
o, opportunities, and who never hes
Late To undertake any sort of
J ID which promises To ingra,iatt-
tneln with nien III IA position to ~
duehce Fr"ni"tioiis, get together,
ei, e. themselves officers OF the fe-
c, ptioh colniuiItee, and u ever,
other place that liz likely to maxi.
Them conspicuous III the spontana-
Ous welcome Ia he tended To Sen
ai"r a. Representative b, or Cabi
ne. Offer g. Ihe same devotion
that iIupelfed them to the front IN
tile movement IN hand, has ena-
bied theiu Ia acquire some promi-
heine III their State association,
.iie II the features uf the political
ulchiherN operated here Ivy clerks
aGi other government employees
l requires IL degree OF syc"phancy
and giov-llng ut the feet IF inhu
ynce To Ii, one to pla, the role sue
cessf',l, that lis wholly incompati
bic with self respect, but our COM
nittee inch are equal to ANY aud
every emergency Alter the mat
Ter Is 80 far arranged, All account
Of the proceedings with the name
# ali tue officers are gwen to the
local papers. Then, by sending
the Candidate for reception hop,rs
a few ii the papers he cannot fail
{" appreciate their devoted friend
snip aud to remember them III his |
distribution Of patronage. Now
comes the rub. Money must be
had and II Is expecting too much
II the s.if-sacrlficing gentlemen
Who have contributed 30 Literally |
If their Invaluable time that they
should go into their pockets when
u hos have done nothing. Every
i tie "tficeiiol Ter here FROM the
state at the gentleman to be hop
,red, rs given tn understand that a
refusal 10 Contributed may operate
lietrimentally on his tenure of Office
He generally responds under this
pressure, though feeling III his heart
what fraud IT all Is and what
A mean advantage has been taken
10 extort from In u the money
ne may owe his grocer, buck
>ter or washwo,naD. Every body
Use from the State is asked to
.0n,ribute, oftentiines with the III
that To- do so ma,
work TO their POLITICAL advantage
The public. Ia also asked tn hep
make the demonstration u success.
.nd their hberality stimulated BY
. reference To tue honor conf red
IN the American name BY the
of the gentleman t.
~ nonored. He arrives, and the
booming OF cannon; and other
means handed down tn US from
he barbarous times are used to
estify to our joy. One of our com
introduces him to the
assembled multltudes," aud all
has sl cophancy, favorlng and mean
Is no often paid for IN
he way contemplated AZ to ell
.rrpet.tion Of this or u
in,ilar prog. anime as ofteen M u
lew star appears in the frma-
nent.
lbe report of general engineers
ent to Inspect tue Eads jetties,
t is claimed establish the following
points: The work is Of I
pernaut lat character; when COM
'leied it Will give a permanent
liannel at least twenty-five feet in
epth; no bar has or is likely to
,rm at the mouth of the jetties as
'as predicted by those who OPP
ored the plan, and the work can {
e substantially completed by an .
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