New-York tribune., 1880-10-30

will Of his cmpoyer Your representative In Congress
seuts and the pcunle should know him. He ought
therefore, before taking his seat IN CohgreSs 10
Official tour OF visitation tnr9uRh ms ,pua,
and be spoken TO- and make the acquaintance Oh d
worthy citizens OF all parties. II poSslo' ne
visit every Town the district by wei t consiue'TS S
letters published by the newspapers OF the nsFlot ne
should kana cnnsti uents officially informed AS 10 tne
drift oi stinnal affairs But ne shoulu m no
cate with his eowczens 81 nome, Dy stump slcru'1 -,
made Wash ugton TO Inatienlve inVinoeT r VI ~; 10
empty desks. be printed at public expense Upon ms
return ress your representative shoulG i go
through the district more, 10 make 1ace tO-ace
rcport as to MA deeds and mSdeeds; TO answer
ali pertinent questions, and share with all VINO
rnopse I, hsten, whatever wisdom he may
have gained in Congress. Congressman cannot
serve as general claim agent ior eTrv His con- oa
writes 10 hlm. That l., he cannot do his g2nd
uaured WORK attend to his duty az legislator also
He VIII he can. He ought not to be poHtch
boss OF te district the Washington agent Of the
.crvers waiting 70 ak, their whaok at the spos
lie ought not even try TO "Dounce" good officers
4, make room for hungry workers" no the la-t eec
lion II idluc 10 ask what church pcr master goes
g.. what party ne voted with lie shouid max 10
secret promises have confidential under standings
rns carv on no side business OF ~ oft 10 himself
Ms friends money and enter Iuio no con
spiracies.
Mr.. Beecher's idea that Congress man should
visit his district as a pastor does his parish comes,
Of course. from his clerical training. HIS notion
that he SHOULD be regular correspondent of the
newspapers seems much more odd until it is ex-
planned that be is himself newspaper contributor
ard until lately furnished n weekly letter to Ihe
Elpirq G=,tte sort of review OF the field OF poll
ucs aud morals IN which he made known the opln-
ions when have brought him into accord with the
Green5ackers.
Two wears ago the Greenback movement
was formidable in this county. II car
RED El Mira at the spring election ana
IN the fall elected a member of the Assembly CIV
ing him 341o votes 10 800 for the Republican
candidate and 2,325 for the Democrat. Ihe soit
money craze in these Southern Tier counties was
curIous phenomenon. It did not begin until after
| the initiation movement had commenced to subslde
IN thc West. Some say it was caused by the 'ow
prices of dairy products which prevailed in 1873
! When cheese dropped to 6 cents q pound the far
| rrrs thought the bottom had fallen ont of the
universe The political convictions of life
| time were unsettled and thousands oil
! tnpm slid INTO the GTecnback party
for no other reason than because II promised them
better times At the time when the delusion was
AZ It's height General Garfield made speech mere on
the currency question in the course OF when ne pu'
q auestion TO the Greeuhack farmers that Dothered
! Them "Can You have any more land by changing
| tho figures III your decd or make any more cheese
nv watering vour milk ?" he asked. The more
they thought Of the matter the more they
donbted whether they would get any more
money bv watering the currency The cheese
arcrment went strai ght home to them. Since
| 1873 Greeubackism has been on the wlne' a"d
ts present strength as estimated by the Republican
leaders. IS only $50 votes The Democrats nave
nat no candidate the field for Congress aud VIII
give MIR Beecher their solid vote II he could COM
,oud the Greeuback strength of 1878. or even that
ot 1873 he would be elected. but nobody who is at
al wcl-informed a'"Vt the present situation I'M
agnes that he has any chance The kepuphcah
candidate Is the present member. Il. T. Richardson
of Ailepauv County. and his election is generally
predicted by a majority OF four or hve Thousand.
/ one weakness of Alr. BecchcI', candidacv - that
Dpope who like hm best VIII vote 10 keep MIN al
nome II not 90 lose mm from tne ministry. 80.
The Democrats OF Cnemuug County are not en-
tireiv harmOu Ius. There S llldcn ldctlon lru DN
! u b. HIi which Is numerous ana cnhI'Is tllr az
tiou of the part tt and autl-Iiicen l3cuon WHICH,
though small has a number ot rcSle'Jab.e ana
| wealthy members and possesses udiN organ ds
well rs It> rival The liden men nominated Tor
/ Dstrict-Att0ruey Mr.. HIlI~ partner. young iaW-
ver named Sriuchieid aud the o.her fellows nav e
| been kicking ever since against LelA2 po-s'u
/ bv HII. Many of them are gong 10 .Xoie. IoI
the Republican nominee. I. \ t0llln-, ne I%Si- III
| ia CAemung is chic1 on the question o. uue Us
/ tIIct Attorucy~hlp. The Iii!en men appear IeaS1
10 frale votes for tie CARRIED eiectorI I'Nc' "a
| VOTES for ~taucuild so eEctcd are theN over InI'
| petty matter of county Once. Inc ceHl @ ,@'i"t9
rl.,n, the couutv aud u figures on tho STATE Com
nIttcas taoc az good ior 500 m2jorty Tor iinc"cN.
| | d. not know on what t!l~ estimate is Dd0rd' uu
| less d. ue uL llldel' majority oI 4"O II crI ltnS
has no rea % the present stare OF INN 'H 'He
c"urltv The drift of the canvass is sp strongly DO
favor o1 the h.pGbcau- tna' tLcf are uoj b"d-i -
! wien thrv saw thav going 10 Wip oar lh'i tJu
| Democratic uajJlrv "l 4S4O, ana score the County
| toT Garfield ans Arthur.
In all tnis tIoD ,ne Democrats complain %! "au'
| oi money To ruu the camualgn. Cua-nccy NJ ~
| pew VINO has been sIumpug nere IrHd Two me- VI,
/ tai.,p,r On me car. the Cd he dav. one Rt-
| nnbllcau and was telling Democratic trend ol q
! br Republican meeting and t0rcuI4nJ proctssi9A
( winch came oil thr lght before m hs Town. IA'
Democrat sad. I'm nom ~kdnraieier. were loo
Ior a.. lct mo any processIous. We GOT nobody q,
! a.-css We've got 10 Offices. ana can get "uI t ''
| Wlv we can't raise money enough IN my town t'
| b,re d. hand TO ylav one tune through" l. v :.