The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07
Our Washington Letter.

MAsB MOTION ~. u, July "a loou.
On Wednesday evening Hon. D. L.
Walker, secretary Of the Congress
sional Democratic Committee, was
in this city. He win be here perma-
nently after this week. Mr.. Walker
says the campaign will be aggressive
and spirited from the first. and that
all the reports received are favorable.
He was specially pleased with the
aspect of affairs in New York. and
the withdrawal yesterday Of the Kel-
ly election ticket confrIns what he
said of the perfeot harmony among
Democrats in that State.
Since my last letter Secretary Carl
Schurz has made his 6rst Garfield
speech. He IL to be thanked for
leaving out of it the bloody shirt"
entirely. That was manly, and his
example is commended to the other
speakers, not only - . proper one,
but as most judicious The Score
tary made no allusion to the Credit
Mobilier stories. This is curious, for
this Credit Mobilier business was one
of the things which drove him out Of
the Republican party years ago. and
knowing how important the people
considered the question Of Gen. Gar
fields connection with that great
fraud. it is strange that the ingenious
Secretary did not, in some part of
his two hours speech. enter into .
defense of his candidate. He said
Hancock has had no civil experience.
ignoring the fact that the General
endeared himself in 1867 to most
'plain people" by . more admirable
statement and defense OF their civil
rights than ever was written by any
other American. But the most GU
rious part of the Secretsry's speech
is that in which he urges the neces-
sity for the perpetual supremacy OF
the Republican party. He sees vast
danger in re-electing, bat none in
the continued existence Of power in
one party. But the Secretary, in
this, as in other portions Of his long
speech, talked like . paid attorney.
and not like one whose sole object
was to express his honest convic-
tons. By and by it will be one Of
the wonders how this man hoe re-
tanned, even in the minds Of fsw, Z
reputation for greater sincerity thar
other politicians of his party.
The stateuents Of Mr.. Hayes and
Secretary Sherman, that no change
is contemplated in the New Yorl
custom house, do not carry convic
ton to the mind Of any Washington
man who is familiar with the RECORD
Of these officials in such cases. Wha
Mr.. Hayes says at pm. is frequent
~ contradicted by the facts as pub
lished in the Evening Star at 4:8'
pm, and any newspaper man VIII
always takes Secretary 6herman'
statements on political matters q
true, would be turned out of plac
forthwith. It may be that Genera
Merritt viii not be turned ont Of th
custom house to make q place to
some man selected by Ex-C ollecto
Arthur, but I believe he will, AM
that the change is part Of the pric
Of active support for Garfield in th
State Of New York.
i OF course peace in the Democrat
party in Virginia is desirable. Th
, result of the Presidential electjo
may depend upon the vote Ct th1
State. Still outsiders should kee
J their hands OF. The "National Con
mittee" should not NEEDLE. Polit
| clans Of other States should let tn
E patriotic Democracy Of Old Virgin
' work out the problem for tbemseivs
j / am sure they viii do 90 to the 81
: isfaction Of ell. CAsaoLL