New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-05-28
Our Washing ten Letter.
Washington, d., G., May Il, 1877

Our washington Letter.
Washington, d., G., May II, 1879.
Another week Of worry for the
poor Democrats has passed, and they
are no nearer happiness than last
Saturday. The week began badly.
for them with the splendid veto mes.
sage of the President, denouncing
the second attempt to drive the {. IS.
authority away from the polls on e.
lection day. The message is by far
the ablest State paper Of this Admi-
nistration so far, and is throughout
soundR Republican doctrine. Ofcourse
theD Democrats are greatly disappoint-
ed, because they protested to have
assurances that the President would
at least indicate some line of COM.
promise SO as to let them down easily,
instead of which he seemed to be as
radical as the most stalwart Of his
party. It is said that Sec'y Shurz
is the only member Of his Cabinet
who favored the approval Of the
Democratic bill, and he is as griev-
ously disappointed as any Democrat
at his failure to influence that act
ion.
On Monday also the democrats
suffered one of the most damaging
assaults that any Senatorial orator
has given them. Senator Window
gave us one of the best speeches of
the session, full of good points ex-
posing the disloyal and dishonest de-
signs of the Confederate conspirators.
He laid bare the hypocricy Of the
pretense of Ben Hill and other re-
bells that a man who believes in
state rights and secedes because his
State does, is just as good Union
man as the best. If a man holds
that doctrine, he said he may go
with his State in the future as he
did in the past, and that was the
most dangerous dogma in politics,
for although the Confederacy might
be dead apparently, and slavery was
abolished, and the Constitution was
so amended as to secure rights to
all, yet with State rights alone there
was no safety for Republican insti-
buttons. Senator Window read
from the record of some of the rebel
chiefs now in Congress to show that
they are still after the object they
fought for. He touched Wade Hamp.
ton to the point of provoking that
gallant bulldozer to respond a day
or two after. Hampton denied that
he had made part of a certain de.
mocratic platform demanding repeal
of all war measures including the
three amendments. Senator Win.
dom quietly remarked that his au-
thority for, his statement was a re-
ported speech of Hampton at mass
meeting. And he read from it where
Hampton said:I took the resolutions
which you will find embodied in the
platform, and added to them, and
we declare that the reconstructiye
acts of Congress are unconstitution.
al, revolutionary and void! That
was my plank in the platform. =
Hampton was completely cornered,
and could say nothing except that
he could not remember whether he
used that language or not. Rebels
who have bad records are not good
i'll personal explanations, and are
very damaging to the Democratic
party. But unfortunately forthem,
if it were not for these rebels with
bloody records the Democratic party
would have no foothold in Congress.
King Caucus of the Democratic
Confederate party has not yet decided
what it will do about the last veto
and adjournment. In fact, it can.
not hold the party together much
longer in it's revolutionary scheme,
for some northern members are get.
ting FESTIVE under the lash, and are
afraid they cannot save their pre-.
cious necks at the next elections. The
probability now seems stronger than
ever that the appropriation bills pure
and simple will be passed, or tenn.
porarily extended from last year, and
adjournment will follow at an early
day. Ofcourse the President will
veto the general appropriation bill,
now in the Senate, with the politi-
cal riders, and the democrats will
have to submit with the best grace
they can.
The health bulletin sent out from
the District of Columbia ought to
be explained in the interest Of the
truth. It places Washington among
the highest rate of mortality, it be.
ing 26 in 1000 to New York's "a in
1000. It is estimated that the white
mortality here is only about II, and
that a great part of this is caused
by northern people who came here
with diseases hoping to be cured but
in reality to die. The greatest NOR
tally is among negroes who huddle
together III unhealty quarters.
Washington is one of the most de.
lightful and healthy cities on the
continent at this season nf tho voor