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WASHINGTON, d. D. SeI

WASHINGTON, d. D. Sept 90
EDIroR SrArEsMAS.-There has never
been more activity-ur anxiety, for that
matter-amsng the Federal officials, in
this city than during the past week. Bad
news came to Sherman, and to all other
Radical Ohioans, and is still coming. The
leaders were demanded for that State, and
all who were worth anything as political
workers, it was said, NUT be taken from
their desks and sent there. The opera
ton commenced at once, and still contin-
ues Usually no Washington ofiiceho!ders,
except speakers are sent into States where
they are not voters. This time no dis
tinction is made Every one goes who
can by any possibility do any good. At
Democratic Headquarters here thereseems
to be a full appreciation Of the desperate
work the Radicals intend to do in Ohio
and Indiana before October 18th, and
Chairman Barnum, who Vas here on Mon
day. is entirely confident of Indiana, and
hopeful that Ohio will show Democratic
gain. He holds that with either Of these
States Democratic in October, the real
contest il over, and says the most intelli-
gent Republicans so think.
The extraordinary way III which Grant, $
supporters have lately pushed themselves
forward and have been allowed to take the
lead Of the Radical forces, is not agreeable
it is said, to he Hon. Edward McPher-
son, Chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee. The two Commit
tees--the National and Congrt ssinnal-
we're organized in bitter opposition to
Grant 1t WAS determined that Grant
should not be nominated, and that as far
as possible, he and his supporters should
be squeezed out of the campaign. Hard
ly were Ii Hancock and Garfield nominated,
however. before it was seen that in order
to keep the Radical party even in good
condition for 1894, it was absolutely ne
cessaryto change that part of the program
me. Hence Garheld's declaration In his
letter Of acceptance, that the old sp,ils
doctrine, should be revived if he became
president, and that all there was Of civil
service reform in the party should be
thrown over. Hence, toe, the practical
retirement Of Jewell, and the imploring
appeals of Conkling, Grant, Cameron and
the rest to enter the campaign. Hence,
also, the fact that Grant is to day the un
questioned leader of the party. If con-
vention were to be held tomorrow the
general would receive four-fiftns of the
votes on the FIRST ballot, even though the
delegates knew all the iniquities from
1865 to 1876 were to be reported. There
has been no like revolution in = party in
al the history of parties.
1t WAS not a very strange thing that
Republicans should rob soldiers widows
and orphans, as they have done in the
Second Auditors office IN this city, by
stealing the money found on the bodies Of
the dead and wounded .uldiers at Gettys-
burg and other battle6elds 1t was not
strange, for at points in sll the Northern
States whore regimenls were organized
thsrs vers rings aud Combinations yas
got rich out Of the volunteers who enter
ed the army. But it is significant that
the robbery WAS kept from the people.
who had Q right to know ali about it, for
nearly year, and was then revealed only
because of An accident This seems To
indicate that, whatever frauds or thefts
may have been committed during fifteen
or more years of Radical rule, we shall
never know Of them till accident or .
change Of administration makes discovery
inevitable. DIx.