The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-02-12
Washington letter.
WASmINGToN, ID. c.. Feb. s.

have been developed had not the Re
publican dispatches been stolen or de-
stroyed. Morton. Chandler and the
other astute and INSCRIPTIONS manip-
uIators were certainly lucky in having
for President of telegraph company Il
man who sympathized with them pO-
lilically, and who was not too good to
assist them in destroying the evidence
of what they had done. And so, rs it
is, We have only the proof that the
Republican ciphers were more numer-
ous than those charged to the Demo
Gratis; that they were so bad rs to JUS
lify theft which was committed by
one Bullock then in MOrton's employ,
and third assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Brady also prOtege of the lndI-
ann Senator. The doors of the com
mjtlec room were locked, and only
such choice spirits rs VIM E. Chand-
Ter and eX-COngrcSSman Evans adj
mitted. There the dispatches were as
sorted, and all that could damage the
Republicans burned, while certain
Democratic messages were secretly
kept by Brady, and finally sent anony-
mouSly to TIE New York Tribune. 1t
is asserted that the burned cOrrespon-
dence would have shown that FIVE
hundred thousand dollars were raised
in New York and sent to Florida and
Louisiana to keep the courage of the
returning boards up to their villainous
work. But the most damaging thing
the investigation has brought out is the
Geographic correspondence between
Zach Chandler. Secretary of the In
terror, and J. +. Tyner then Postmas-
ter General. relative to the sale of two
offices under Chandler for So, 900. 1t
is proven by these witnesses that the
kilograms perfecting such transaction
were passed, ard that the dispatches
were returned to Mr.. Tyner at his ur-
gent solicitation, when the talk of in
vestigation first began. This brings
down two cabinet officers badly wound
ed. And yet Senator Christiancy has
resigned his Senatorship to take all in
significant Foreign Mission, in order
to make room for Zach Chandler in
the ), nate. The same element in the
Republican party that sent Oslesby to
the rear to make room for Jack of
Clubs, Logan, desires to Danish a de-
cent man from Michigan that his place
may be filled by one whose name is Il
synonym for corruption, whose life is
~ redJlent of all that is vile in Amer
ican politics.
But that element in the party seems
10 lave got on top again all around.
TIE Senatorial elections that have 50
recently occurred, put some we'll
known stock in that body after March
18th, but with single exception, they
do not add an ounce of brains or re-
fleet any credit. The exception is in
favor of Wisconsin, where the ex-
change of Carpenter for Howe is GER
tainly an improvement. The latter
has been in the Senate eighteen years
and leaves it on the 4th of March 63
years of age without dollar in the
world. His defeat is claimed as an
administration triumph, his severe
speech of last winter having arrayed
him on the side of the stalwarts. Car
penter is good deal of favorite in
Washington. He has no superior in
either House as Il lawyer and an ora
tor, logical and brilliant. Yet with
all that he is indolent and a man of
too many personal indulgences.
The election of Logan over Oglesby
in Illinois is not such a change, though
it is for the worse. They are much
the same type, and much the same
lung power, which in both cases is bet
ter fitted for frightening Butialoes on
the prairies than for dispassionate ar
gument on the floor of the Senate.
The greatest difference between them is
that one is believed to be honest, while
the other represents coarse ignorance,
cupidity, and the whisky ring element.
One man in the Senate will sadly re-
greet the change and that is Senator
Booth of California, who is the run
ming mate of Oglesby. They drink
their whisky straight together, walk
together, attend theatre together, and
for all know sleep together. Strange
fancies and friendships spring up
among Senators rs in other walks of
lite. Careless lockers on, or readers
of the records of Congress, generally
suppose from the debates that deadly
animosity exists between Senators of
different parties. But this is a mis-
take. The Senate is happy family.
There are but two in the body who
are at Outs-Conkling and Blaine.
All the other old gentlemen are as
friendly and familiar as men can be