The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-08-13
OUR WASHINGTON LETTERS.
From our Regular Correspondent

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WAsHINGTON,aD D. c., July 9th, 1880.
The enthusiasm which has every
where marked the progress of General
Garfield through the state Of New
York is gratifying evidence of his
popularity with the voters. At no
time since the war has such spontane-
Gus enthusiasm greeted presidential
candidate so early in the campaign.
The conference now being held in
New York, and to attend which Gar
field journeyed to that city, is second
only to the Chicago Convention, and is
the most important ever held within
the party. The attendance of leaders
of different factions show at once that
the jealousies aroused by the Chicago
Convention are forgotten, that Repub-
licans will fight Democrats, and not
each other.
General Weaver has issued call
upon his party for subscriptions of
81, to carry on his campaign. The
General entered upon his work appar-
emily without making any provision
for incidental expenses" and has Just
been made aware that without money
his campaign will come to a stand
still. In fact, since the election in
Alabama, state which the General
considered sure for him, his hopes
have suffered visible decline. The
General made an eloquent appeal to
the patriotism of the people of Ala
bama, ard his declaration that free
institutions have ceased to exist when
fair elections can not be had, would
have moved any man who cared for
them. 4s
| General Weaver may we'll feel dis
IappOinted at the result. But in reality
he has only learned the lesson the Re
lpublicans have learned in that section
for years. Rather than go through
the farce of free government they
run no state tickets, and in 1878 their
mute appeal against the infamies of
1.-THE BOurbons was heard all over the
land. They run no tickets this year,
and IN an effort to secure fair elections,
upon which Greenbackers, Independ-
Ients and Republicans agree, they en-
deavored to see whether Democrats
would not concede to ,Greenbackers
the rights they had denied Republicans.
Tbs failure is conspicuous. Their
hopes are buried under a Democratic
tomb Of 10000 CT? Democratic ma
Ijority.
| Commissioner Raum has Just adj
dressed a letter to Secretary Sherman,
in which he makes a fine showing of
| the work of the Internal Revenue Blu
reau. In the past four years nearly
| five hundred millions of Internal Rev
lenue taxes have been collected and
paid into the Treasury without the
loss to the government of a dollar.
The total cost of collecting this inn
mense sum, including transportation
and salaries of employees, amounts to
but three and one-half per cent. of the
entire amount. Suppose the Demo-
cratic candidate is elected, and all the
present efficient and experienced Off
GERS are discharged, would the govern
ment collections be more, honestly
handled by the class of men who have
made beer-garden of the Congression-
al offices?
| WASHINGTON. d. G., Aug. 18th, 1880.
The best auspices of Republican
success that | can give you are that
we are working for it, and that we
Eseem to realize that success is to be
attained only by work Men without
hope do not spend time. and money, as
Republicans, both committees and in
idiyiduals, are doing now, and the best
augury for the realization Of hope
is the energy put forth for it's achieve
ment. During the week / have con-
versed with number of prominent
office holders, whose duties as govern.
ment agents take them to all parts of
the north and west. / find them all
hopeful of the election of Garfield, and
with reason for the hope thatis in them,
but they, one and all, agree that the
race is to be very close, and that
nothing but the most careful manage
ment in bringing every Republican
into line will insure victory.
| 1t cannot be denied that the Demo-
Gratis are very confident, but confidence
proves nothing, and frequently avails
defeat, as we have seen again and again
in our political history. The French
were very confident when they started
on to Berlin in the late war, and the
Democrats were equally confident
when they inaugurated the war of the
Rebellion. Meetings, speeches, pro-
cessions. and elevating poles sur
mounted by roosters do not count like
the quiet canvass that appeals to indi-
vidual voters in the quiet of their
homes, with the convincing arguments
and warnings which political history
land the political outlook furnishes
every patriot.
James A. Garfield represents the
best ideas of the Republican, party
and of the Republic. In the prime Of
life and manhood's yigor, erudite, we'll
read in the history of other countries,
and profoundly acquainted, even to
minutia, with all the details of our
governmental system, he will bring to
the administration of national affairs
such intelligent insight as has not be-
fore been known in the executive of
flee. Then, there is no one who has
more extensive and intimate acquaint-
ance with public men, or who will be
more competent to select the right
man for the place in all the numerous
appointments under executive control.
While his Republicanism has never
been questioned, his candor and liber-
atty have compelled the esteem of his
political opponents, and the most
prominent Democrats who have been
associated with him in Congress have
given expression to their admiration
of the noble attributes of his mind
and heart.
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