Ellsworth American., 1879-04-17
Letter from Washington.

W,sHINoTuN. Il. 4. April l.. I>-P.
Ihc coalition between the Dcrno-ratc auI
Gr,eubAaA parties a. frprescuisd 10 Cousrc,..
va. ratified hy The action q The urmo,raiic
cauea. Of wednesday evening. some Arr Il.-
posed % regard the alliance a. lIule short u
di'gr.ocful cspliulatiou on The part II tho Dem
orrailg majority 10 4 l,,ii" handful % mostly
. oh.clro men who caH hardly be- .ali io havc
ans party y bind them. There are not wAn'-
ing influential Drmocrais who .,i.maiir. Il A.
such. But We Know how prone ever, tadl,lI-
uai of that guild i, 70 .i.ac h. personal eou,ic.
tion. aui binlly bow 10 The dirium Of TO-. cor
rupi manager. when the crisis comes: Ani cy.
rryone expect. 10 SEE those now loude., 10
their protest, against til, incongfuou. uu.or.
tho FIR, 10 1T down 10 the crow banquet which
= iu coGrsc II ITepa-ai.ou Tor 4 respectable
minority Of democracy on Jhi, =, 90 the Pre-
idrn;iAl sud many other questions. bus il ). a
methot Of lruAncc - frcgucniiy Imposed on
The more Ia islilseni of Tie party for prc.uu.ing
20 entertain lndiy opinion. that the Vic
tms hardly wtucr a. the humiliation hes;-cd
on Them b' the political Js.uits ~ho control
the machine. Bsyard b, good example Of the
n
Republican. But who an recall al important
issue upon which be hA. dared vote other than
a. ihs eAueu. dictated, II may not b. am!.. 10
casually serginize the course Of Alex. II
Stephen in ihis connection. b. his profr.,ed
independence of party diciAiiyu and hi. .puri-
ou- con-ers aii,m he has proved 10 he cau.e
OF equal rlghis and progress. about what the
respectable moderate drinker'' hA. TO the
cause Of liquor prohibition much more e.
fective champion Of free rum Aod the cause Of
int importance than the poor heso.ted iuebriA;r,
. Or IT, uispoAeu advocate though b. D. never
20 eloquent and persuasive in voice aud man
uer. but Mr. Stephens j. gradually coming 20
b. rated Al hi. true value by Republicans.
The feeling Of sympathy eNtor,ed by hi. long
struggle with the last enemy; hi. apparent
liberality; bis half Apologize defense of his
own course IN relation to the rebellion instead
Of the defiant and boastiul rant Of many Of the
Congressional participants in that greatest
crime Of the lsth century when abiding there
10, With many ether characteristics all e.lcu-
lated TO disArm generous enemy have blinded
men 10 Nj stephens real responsibility for
The past and presen, condition Of the south and
esPecially Of Georgia. But no one knowing
hi' gresi abilities and the influential position he
holds In the affections or esteem Of the south
ern white masses can for a moment doubt that
had he accepted the results Of the ar In perfect
good faith snd labored TO that end as hard ;
be has TO keep himself in Congress the present
and prevailing cling Of hostility ali over the
South 10 the reconstructed Union. had given
place 10 sentiments Of real patriotism and na-
iionAl.. devotion. And no one can shut their
eyes 10 the fact that nowhere in the South is
the opponent OF Democrsey-whie and black
: treated with more vindictiYe snd brutal intol-
! eranoe than in Georgia; nowhers over the
, whole section lately in arms against the GOV
, ernment has greater outrage been perpe-
trsted on majority Of the legal voters than In
Stephens own State where they have been
pr aciicAlly di-franchised by an armed minority
aud for which he is resdy 10 defend them a,
I'll times. In season and out of season. But be
: Is not the only one who has masquersde here
. IN false characters since the beginning Of re.
construction, and who, now that the day o,
{ full Democratic supremacy ha. come again. are
ready TO fling of the d.guises they hsve worn
IN their mad haste to restore the reign Of ignor.
aoee, caste aud oppression. And 10 addition
to the revolutionary programme which the
Democratic msjority has over and again voted
u 10 adhere to till they have virtually coneen.
traied every power Of Government in their
own hands. they now formally announce them.
selves in league with toe imitation lunatics the
repudiator-, the communists, the hoodlum and
n the hearney mobiles. kArABDIN.