The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-01-13
THE SOUTH KEATUCKlAa.
ADVERTISING RATES.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
j. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1850.

The capital is exceedingly dull, po.
itically, and during the recess we
have had nothing to discuss but tho
Maine difficulty. AS the facts relatI
ing to the situation in that State be-
come bettef known here, much ads
miration is expressed l9r the con-.
scientous and courageous. course of
Gov. Garcelon and his greenback
councilmen, while, the hot-headed
action OF Blaine and company, In en-
deavoring to incite mob violence. il
condemned by all thinking men.
Had the Democratic majority who
elected Tilden in 1876 adopted such Il
course when they were counted out,
and three States stolen from them by
means of perjury and forgery. what
would have been the condition OF tllls
country Blood would have tiown hi
the streets ofevery Town from Maine
to Florida. But cooler counsel pre-
vailed, aud the Democrats, though IN
majority Of more than q quarter Of
4 million on the popular vote, per-
mitted the first, fraudulent President
ever inaugurated IN the nation to
take. his seat rather than resort 10
revolution. But thereis no coIupar-
ison between the two, cases. Thcro
has been no fraud in Maine, except
the Republican frauds at The ballots
box. The counting has been dono
strictly according to law, and with
previous precedeptsiand court decis-
ions for aguide in Interpreting tho
law. oafiao) } N s'anibur9
But the most sickening yfeature Of
the comment upon the case here is
the talk OF John Sherman and tho
present occupant OF tho White llousef
To hear the chief hacker and ndgiser
of Madiaon Wells in New Orleans in
1876, and the man who chiefly benz
Gifted by that monstrops fraud, pratd
about outraging the voters is enough
10 make a mule shed tears. HAYS
said the other Gly that the "fraud"
would fail, becau 20 the men towhoni
Garcelon had Fl en- certificates " ould
decline to take their seats. Now from
what analysis does this thick-skihne't
fraud. deducq this conclusion? He
certainly don't judge others BY hlIii1
self. he didn't refuse to take the
scat to which anotheriwas elected.
The cheek of this man would para
lyze a book agent or alighhring rod
pcddler. Il f.W 6sLi gttg..
1t is said that, an effort will be
made in Congress, after the recoss, to
abolish the agric nltural bureau as
separate Department. The idea is that
as now conducted the institution is
one ofthe most expensive and least
useful luxuries the Government has
on hand. Very little practical beife.
fit to the agricultural industries OF
the country can be set down 10 the
credit of this institution, while its
printing bills and other expense items
are enormous. 1t is proposed to
have the work for which This depart
ment was originally designed per-
formed under the direction of some
other Department--the Interior for
instance. One. of the objects sought
to be accomplished by this movement
Is to get rid of Lie Due, The COM
mon verdict is that lie Due is q biz
humbug. For the time being he has
abandoned his bon.bon plants and
his experiment with bamboo seeds,
and since the unveiling of the Thomas
statue has been turning bis attention
TO the monument crop. There ara
few things so much needing the at
tention of the Agricultural Depart
meht, whose head official has accom-
plished such momentousp rcsults
hitherto. There is q great demand
for. monuments, which, is growing
year by year, and there really does
not seem to be any good reason why
we shouldn't raise our ownYmonu-
ments, and in that way save great
deal OF money that has been wasted
| in getting up a lot of half-finished
and Imperfect. affairs for everybody
to poke fun at. Wien che bbelisk
which is destined for this eoantry ar
rives, Commissioner lie Due will COLI
fer q great favor upon all who are in
need of monuments il he will suggest
some method Of grating which will
prove successful, and insure a kind
Of monument that shall look 6pished
Eard pleasing 10 The eye. .snn5
The most magnificent and costly
private residence in Washington was
partially destroyed by fire Tuesday
night HCastle Stewart'swas erected
in 1923 by W, M. Stewart, then
Senator, from Nevada, and rated as u
"bonanza king" twas nil imposing
structure Of peculiar construction, re-
sembling public building more than
a private resideBcesand, occupying
the highest groundin the city, in tho
most laristocratic sectionr always at
tracted theattention of visitors. Ii
cost about $3.50, 900, and tho furniture
over 100000, 10 say nothing Of the
fine paintings aud rare works Ot aft,
many OF which are total loss.
Mr.. Hayes and Secretary Evarts
lately suspended their search for
somebody to take the Russian mis-
sion to indulge III a spirited args-
ment upon tho subject OF dross coats.
Tho great question, was. whether
swallow tails orlrock coais,wcre tho
| proper thing for New Years rccep-
tions. Mr., Eyarls held thatlthc irocks
were good enough for him, but Hayes
wanted the Secretary of State TO nn-
| dersiand that his receptions were Just
rs high toned as any receptions. Tho
swallow-tails won the day.
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