South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-11-28
Letter from WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. PA. 1879.

wonder at anything Sherman may DO or
say on financial subjects Z?
Next Monday the Maine election re.
turns will be opened to public inspec.
ton. The radical party of the State
which is minority by the way-was at
the Capital Of the State last week TO o.
verthrow frauds, which it was alleged.
the Democratic Governor had commit
tel, and was committing upon the pa.
pers. Finding that the returns had not
been disturbed the radicals wen, home
again. They will be a. the Capital once
more, next Monday. No one. OF course
knows what the opening of the returns
will disclose in the way of fraud. TRIO
maity and other fatal defects. The rad.
ical fear seems to be that Crea, discoye.
ries will be made. | don't believe ;he
Democratic Governor will be bulldozed
INTO any course not deemed by him
strictly legal anil proper, no matter what
the influences brought to bear may be.
A Maine man has just written your cor.
respondent that, outside of the official
returns there Is proof of enough irregu-
larities to give the State Senate to the
Democrats. Secretary Schurz again
snubs the politicians. lie does it this
time in a circular addressed in terms Co
his subordinatcs in the Patent Office WHO
nsE Z.
festly designed for those Congressman
who are In the habit of urging discrim-
nation iii favor of their friends. The
order concludes "a follows: "rhe S, G..
rotary and Commissioner have ample
means Of ascertaining the title Of en-
ployees to promotion without recourse 10
their own testimony or that OF persons
unconnecteh with the Paten, Office and
ignorant of its business"
Few men would vote with greater re-
Iuctance for General Butler for any 70.
Utica! Office than the writer OF this let.
ter but it is matter Of history that the
General has been an efficient manager
of the several Volunteer Soliic- Homes
Of the country, AMI I wish to advise
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of the Homes, not to drop him from the
list. He was one Of the original organ
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Now there arc three things the Govern
mcnt can do With Z showing # proprie.
~ in this pntt.r The fist IS t. pur-
chase the building which VII be sell
enough # that purchase is Mt made a
prccc lent for buying I'll Ike other de-
proc'atet or worthless real e-t.tc and
securities o .he bank. Secondly, it can
rent the whole building at n reasonable
rate. Or, fnal!y, 1t can get away FROM
the building entirely. As it is, the rent
paid for the rooms occupied is more than
the interest on the cost Of such build.
ing If erected now, AMI still the Govern
ment has hardly half the accommoGa-
tons to be found i'll the structure. One
of the sources Of useless expense to Gov.
eminent here u the unlimited authority
practically given to. bureau and other mi.
nor officials to rent buildings. ] know
the law docs not i'll terms give tie au~
thority, but the practice is the same as
If the authority were given. MEMO.
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Tho noo,io m;,I I.,n ?,,.,r
,o,ra.,, ii. ra,,oo,ion -.,..-.l .'.'-'
n ,,o Domoo,o.;o ,oIs ,a.L,. go
l,o sto,,a ro,,a.h.,,Io $780,, -
he will 90 down on his hunkers, and ex.