The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-09-23
WARRINGTON
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a, 1880.
Editor BTookhaveu Iedgey.

Editor Brookhauen Ledger:
Secretary Schurz evidently wishes to
keep away from this city of Radical as.
as long as possible. He tel
.egraphed the Department Sept. 14th
that he would not reach here before
Saturday. Previously he had set two
carrier dates. 1t is not strange that he
dislikes to be here before the election is
over. He has been and is an ardent adj
vocate Of a civil service which does not
permit assessments v on highly.paid
officials. He knows now, il he read
the papers, that even in his own Des
partment the highest and the lowes-
of employees is called upon for can't
paign funds to supply remorseless de-
mands from Maine. Indiana and Ohio.
He keeps away. The only comfort for
him is. 20 day, that his ancient aver
sion, Blaine, is disposed of finally, and
that money hereafter wrung from the
Interior Department clerks, nurses
and washerwomen, will go to the
building up of petty people in the west
and not to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of old
enemies like Blaine.
Speaking of Blaine brings me to
Mondays election in Maine. l had
counted on a Radical majority of some
thousands, though [ believed active eff
fort by the National Democratic Com
mittee would turn that majority into a
minority. The effort was never made.
To the Ante Republicans of the State,
with such aid "a former citizens OF
Maine could send directly to the local
committees, and could otherwise give.
1.-THE victory against RadicalIsm is due
THAT the "Fusion" of the elements OPP
posed to Radicalism will continue. and
that it be Joined by hundreds of ex'
soldiers and citizens before November
next. is as certain as that an election
has been held.
The effect of the result upon politi-
clans here was great. Most of the
Maine Republican office holders are alb
sent still, having gone to the State tc
vote, but those who remained. and
those of other States who are awaiting
shipment, like cattle, to their respective
voting place in Ohio, Indiana and etc
at later elections. were greatly dis
couraged. On the other hand. the
District Democrats were iubilent
They fred n hundred guns last eveu'
ing, and in n large meeting congratu
lated each other on the cain of $4,000
in a single State since 1876. The gen
eral belief here was we'll expressed in +
telegram received and read at the
meeting from the Democratic candidate
for Vice President. The dispatch is a'
follows:
INDIANAPOLIS. ISp, Sent. 1.-THE result II
Maine cannot fail to ~Fereatly strengthen IN
Democratic cause in Indiana. There IS Srea
rejoicing among the Democracy here.
On the 18th inst. for the first time
in weeks. four members of the Cabine'
were in the city. One has since left
Another goes to-dav. All to furthe'
the work of civil sevice reform, and
demonstrate the proprietv of the orde'
Of Mr.. HAYES to the effect that tn
Government officials should not engage
in partisan work. They are rpformers
that is they think every body bu
themselves need reformation. The re
suit in Maine indicates that self-re
specting citizens are tired of the self
righteousness which has. so long rur
the party now in power. To use
eIanp phrase. 1t would he MONEY! IL th'
Radical party's pocket if these wander
ING Cabinet officers and other official
would return to their duties and stlcl
, to them H.