Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-07
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 8, 1880.

WASHINGTON, d. C., July 3, 1880.
The weather is accountable for an unex-
pected dizziness in political circles. During
such hot term it is the most that can be
done to quietly consider the situation oil
affairs and arrange for future action. This
has been the situation during the past
week in this centre of political interest
But reflection has its uses in campaign,
and current talk begins to show what re-
Election will do. Upon the nomination by
the Cincinnati convention there were few
who did not say that the democrats had
put up their strongest possible ticket
Some republicans were even alarmed al
the prospect and expressed apprehenslons
of a democratic success. But this ieenlhg
has passed away. 1t is conceded quite as
readily that Hancock is line officer with
good war record. but the difficulty is that
he is on the wrong ticket. A democratic
leader will please the bulk of his party
better with record made up OF facts OF
resistance to the war and its constitutional
results. They who have hated the war
and its consequences cannot well admire
its leaders. The fatal inconsistency of the
Mcclellan and Greeley nominations,
made, like this of Hancock's, as political
strike. is therefore repeated, and the calm
Judgment of the country will condemn
the fraud, let it take what shape it will.
If the democratic party can win with its
own weapons, well and good, but to bor-
row from the republican armory is to be
convicted of treason itself. Some such
line of reasoning as this has restored re-
publicans to their accustomed confidence.
The various state delegations located
here will soon begin to reorganize their
campaign clubs. The work will drag dur
ing the hot spell, but the early fall will
find the full force of republicans working
with more than usual vigor for the success
of Garfield and Arthur.
The meeting of the republican central
committee took place in New York the
last day of June, and their plans will soon
be completed. President Hayes will make
no objection to vigorous campaign from
here, provided of course, it is done with
out interference with public duties. This
may be said to be an inconsistency on his
part, but let it 90 at that, at its worst, s
few will say they have not also been a:
inconsistent. The president has Learned
by this time that he has the best public
servants in the world. lie cannot very
we'll rescind his order, or state this fact
but he knows it. Look at it. A rival party
with power and disposition to pry ant
poke into every nook and corner of re
publican administration of affairs, ha
used its power TO the utmost for four year
or moro. What is the result? Absolutel,
nothing but shame and modification t.
itself. All the investigations, all tn
thousands, yes, millions spert have show
no malfeasance in office, no crookedness
, no misuse of power. Let the facts b
) stated, if this is more or less than true
To ask better results is to ask more thai
humanity should be held to. The presiden
: is evidently satisfied, and the civil service
if it fails to get the honor due it, will, a
least, be treated with lenient respect, an
in the coming campaign Washington re
publicans will be allowed to assist thei
convictions and defend their rights and in
terests. II. X. j.