The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-03
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 81, "

Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Mar. q, 10.
The excitement OF Saturday, Sun
day aud Monday, which largely grew
at first out Of Springer's announce
ment OF a Democratic caucus, and
was continually aggravated by the
thousand and one sensational rumors
flying about, has moderated down to
about our usual level. Tho some
were misled into supposiug Spriager's
declaration indicated a genuine con-
version from the gall and bitterness
OF Bourbon malignahcy in which be
has wallowed all the days OF his pub
lie life, many others from the very
outset believed it covered a trick
and this view became general before
the close OF the week, as a knowledge
OF the intrigues OF the Democratic
losses became more widely diffused.
The situation ut the close oil the week
was substantially as follows: Those
charged with carrying tina Confeder-
ate doughface programme into prac-
tical effect had been secretly plotting
for days to devise plan for captur-
ing the president. or at least to Sc
cure his neutrality so between Dem
ocrats and Republicans in Congress
on the political riders with which the
two pending appropriations bills
were to be loaded down. Nsgotia-
lions were opened with him and per-
sistently pushed; but the boastful
propensities OF some Of the over
sanguine negotiatOrs gave Republi-
cans an inkling of what was going on.
From that time excitement continued
to increase until Republicans became
satisfied that the boasts Of their op-
ponets to the effect that President
Hayes had committed himself to
modification ofthe supervisor law th..t
practically amounted to repeal and
an absolute surrender OF the Repub
-lican position, were without founda-
ton In fact. But though everyone
Is now apparently convinced that the
President has not formally given a
single pledge to the effect claimed, it
would be u patent misrepresentation
OF the situation TO say that Repu3li-
cans are free from doubts IA TO the
! future course OF the executive, and a
very panicy feeling pervades Repub-
lican circles from highest to lowest.
The action taken at the joint meet
ing Tuesday OF the House and Sen
ate caucus committees confirmed the
apprehension that they would ad-
here TO the course marked out by
their predecessors OF the forty fifth
congress relative to the test oath law,
that relating to soldiers at the polls
| and the supervisor law. There was
cordial agreement between the two
representatives OF the Houses that
the riders should be pushed through
at every hazard and the Democratic
caucus yesterday OF both House and
Senate endorsed the decision OF their
respective committees, Mr.. Randall
shouting amen TO this Mexican pro-
gramme. There is no apprehensions
OF back down on the part OF any
Republican. outside the White House,
charged with the duty OF resisting
these revolutionary encroachments.
II numerical superiority has inspired
the majority to push their schemes
for utilizing the armies of fraudulent
voters Astounding in our large cities
the minority will go into the struggle
upheld by the conviction that their
cause is just and that they constitute
the inner and last line OF defense
against the confederate hordes and
their allies in their mad rush for the
U. s. Treasury, and to sweep away
the last distinction between treason
and loyalty and scatter to the winds
the few fruits remaining to US from
tho late war. The moral status OF
Democracy Is indicated In the char
acter of the men that have been
chosen to I'll the higher Offices Of the
House and Senate. No one has for
gotten the trouble the House had
with its doorkeepers and others
Now comes very ugly rumors GRIM
inally affecting the men chosen the
other day by tho Democratic Sepa-
tors to I'LL the position OF secretary
and sergeant-at-arms OF the senate.
The reverberations from Sitting
Bulls slogan Of war have reached
the war department awaking a feel
ing of distrust among the officials
there over the probabilities OF an
other all summer campaign against
the chronic hostiles.
The foul details OF the Cameron
Oliver suit have aroused the social
world to a high pitch Of hysterical
excitement and expectancy and the
end is not yet.
| Southwest Missouri.
From a letter written to Samuel
Beckner, Walnut township. dated