Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-01
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April 20, 1873.

| WASHINGTON. ID. e.. April %, 1879.
| The Republicans having very clearly
| discussed the suicidal tendency of the
Democrats have concluded that the b., at
| way is not Ia offer any obstacle 10 their
| Introducing their measures to promote the
| agitation offhe financial question and other
subjects csiculsted to disturb the quiet of
the country, are now beginning to aniici-
pate rich harvest OF Democratic hluud-
ers. A flood 1T Wild schemes Is pending
| and through them the country will learn
the p-rions possibilities of I'll. ID mocra,ic
| policy With this prospect the R.pubH.
campnign this sumner by appointing the
| following executive committee OF the Con-
! gress,onsl Committee lately orysnizcd:
Messrs. HubbelI. of Mich, Chairman /;
Rollins. OF n. H.. Hscock. at N. Y Fish
| er. OF Pa Jorgen.on, OF Va; Allison. Of
Iowa; Orth. OF Ind. Mckinley, of Ohio /;
Davis, OF Ills. aud Dunnell, OF MINI. A
| Secretary will be chosen at once aud work
will begin in q very few days.
The second bill Of The session 10 he passed
finally WAS the Army bill yesterday. which
now await. the decision OF the President.
| II passes with ali the Democratic clauses
| attached aud with a solid Republican vote
!. against them in both Houses. and the Pres.
ident can do no less than refuse Ia endorse
the iniquIy, and = ringing ines.ag. 81 dis
! approval will be the best state paper oi his
| administration. No xbler speeches we've
ever made AZ snst an Objectionable meas
ure than have been made by Republicans
against this one, and those speeches ~ere
full OF meat for campaign documents or
state papers. The Presidents veto will
place the Democrats 10 q bad box. What
will they do about III They have peroept-
! IDLY weakened 10 the last few days upon
the line OF starving the Government to
| surrender. don't believe they can rally
the faithful to that point. for II would be
| the loss OF almost every Congressional dis
trict in the North. The only other thing
Is = square back down. There |. nothing
IN politics 80 dangerous and weakening
as q back down. and the poor ex -conicdsr-
ale leaders are In = dilemma which por-
tends defeat pretty certainly next year.
Senator Window. OF MINI. yesterday
did . very neat and sdroit thing and fairly
endorsed the Confederates In their posi-
ton on the Army bill He offered this
amendment to the Democratic clause pro-
hibitIng troops st the polls. And any
person who shall. with inten, TO hinder.
oo.,ruct, or prevent the free exercise OF the
right OF suffrage. appear armed with =
deadly weapon OF any description. either
concealed OF displayed. within 8 mile Of
any polling place wAere an election for
Representatives In Congress Is being held.
shall. on conviction thereof. be punished
by nne IT not lees than eco nor more
than 5000. or with imprisonment not less
than months nor more than years. or
with both such line and imprisonment. In
the discretion OF the Court What could
be more reasonable thas that. since any
bulldozer must have the intent proved
against him, he should be punished for un-
doubted criminaltys Nr. Window keenly
remarked: 1.-The minority has voted that IL
should be a criminal oicnse for any person
,o bring armed men TO the polls. aud had
also voted tina, IL should not be IA crime for
any person to appear armed at the polls.
Were they now ready 10 vote that II should
not be criminal tor person TO come armed
TO The polls with the avowed purpose to
hinder and obs;ruct the tree exercise Of
snffrager' That was too severe a Gonna
drum for the Confcderates. They didn't
try 10 answer 1t. They voted solidly 10 ef-
feet to drive troops and loyal men away
from the polls. but TO allow armed assas-
sins OF the white line species TO intimidate
as much As they pleased. That Is the clear
Interpretation OF their action. Senator
Window then moved to amei,d By striking
out the word "civn" from the bill so tina,
any civil officer trying TO maintain places
al the poll. should not be punishable for
that act alone. The Confederstes voted
this down also. Thus plainly exposing
their purpose to be to maintain themselves
In power by carrying Congressional dis
tricts nj the point of the bowie knife and
the muzxle Of he ride. Senator Window
10 entitled 10 the ihalk. e the country for
the very handsome way ia which he has
dealt this blow to the Democratic consplr-
x,ors. kATAHDIS.