The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-17
TIE SOUTH KENTUcKlAAsg g0a aal
ADVERTISING RATE.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. 1880.

unyeiling of John Sherman's dis-
| graceful use of the Treasury ior1his
own ends, there is not much left Of
the hiph-toncd pretensiohss swenhtA,ei.
heard so much about. The. indian
bureau turns out TO be rs rotten as
ever it was under Grant and Delano.
Underlb the latter sharp practices were
carried on by those who did not pro-
iess TO be better than other men,
Under uaye and Schurz, the .roblcri-
les Lave been just the same, but done
under the gulse OF religion and re-
form. They have been done by the
| goody-goody sort Of men, who canted q
about the immortal souls OF the li,-
dians while others were lookinS
laitera the immortal contracts. One
set were looking after the food for
/ the poor Indians mind, while their
wicked business partners looked after
provisions for the body--the beef
Contracts, blankets and such. 1t,
would seem that we-had. seen, quite
enough OF the Christian statesman,
liu politics and political station In this
country. es Riof' 3eps 4asa
f4oiig months ago Iayt was known
| to- DO Compromised in exceedingly
ugly looking business -,transactions.
outside OF his poslli1n here, while tile
matters which the investigation have
brought out have been an open sez
cret, 1among those who ofwere posteii.g
for o acopsiderable time The wonder
] OF 1t all is that Mr.. Schurz should
have been so slow 10 act. Among
the other things proven is The fact
Ethat Haytsent his son to net as agent
Ibnying anime, and instructed biml tg5
appear as Edward ,Knapp,u The mine
| in question, had been placed outside
Iof the Indian reservation by q resur-
vey, under Hay,'s direciioir Yet he
was here in Washington taikingabout
reform, and pretending to ldespisea
the ordinary, wicked poliiicianshn s.i
Tile New York Times and other
Republican Journals opposed oJofn
Shemnai's presidential Nqaspirations,i
are making some Tserious charges
against him and his use OF the. .Treas-
ury patronage, ShermanIi is certainly
making desperate efforts 10 capture
sodtherno delegations, and there are
indications that ahe has almost suc- .
fceeded in one state at least. AT the q
recent meeting ofsthe North Carolpinla
l'Statc Committed it was touild, very
unexpectedly, that Sherman had OBJ.
.lailell control of. the committee, and
Col. Keopgh, the chairman. who iso
for Grant, atolce resigned. keoughi J
| is now there, being secretary OF the
National Committee. He boldly de-
claressthat agents ofJohn Sherman
are travelling oyer the southern states
drawing SIS and $6 per day as special
agents Of the Treasury department.
| while their sole business. 10 to secure
! Sherman delegates. According TO
all accounts there must be largo
number of them. This tisha pretty
serious charge against the leading !
member of REFORM administration.
and ii does not emanate from Demo
cratic sources either. But Secretary
Sherman never has acted enoughlhke'
Ia simon pure reformer to1toolanydc
body And be stands about as much
chancc of being President. as llayes.s
does q second term. blaine, 700, 10
threatened win an at'ack oi sun
stroke since the feii'syyahie con-
vehtion! Cameron proves Mmse,i
master OF that commoilWeai'h, as yeti
Though things appear less lovely thhlr
heretofore. Yhe Democrats q here
manifest considerable delight over
jthe outlook. s~If 4; t,. ftr .tt "a.
l. A strong movement ls, peins inauo
TO ahave the Democratlc Nn'io''al
Convention neid mere. Inc 10y is
very energetic IN auvocaling J., aha ~
good manv tongress'hep iavor ny
idea. washington certaihiy mas mas
MANY advantages, ana when 'he Nat
ional Commillee mee's mere On .i'1 ~
l2dinst' they VIII Do au'y prcsen'eu
ior consideration.n ilhis ~ .lie pleus-
antest city in NE country IN spfihgsi
Is easy Of access, lles MIDWAY between san
the North ana South, nhd mas 'net'er
"A telegraph iaciiities anu potr, accnm- ,
m9dations than any other city:y 4 hel
NEW government museum pullalng,
already under rool, wYuia make
Isplendid naiI Tor me use orthe con-
4 yentiolh while Inc capital Is Tree iront
ri sectional 2reJudiccs, Illus i''nkin9
II neutral ground lor cnhdidates ~
Zone other respect ms city wonid
7 stand lpreemiheh. ihe sohventioh
{ would be more iuliy andliiarly rer
!. ported 70 the country Eyery news
paper IN the Unl0p, peeerrlys grea5t 5 9s
!. small, has a representa!lve mere, anu ..
1ihere' would not De such gafDieu ana
: outrageous reports casa might 'pe OK.
i pected, rom nthe,.partizah bHess ~
|, Chicago, ana solncr points 'alkea, ol.
I, SOME OF Inc Keputpic9n ex-omee
t lholders, naunlcrs OF capi!oi comhiH-
|. iee, rooms ana ooid political in'eks'
i Ike aex-gove.rnineMa prHberg Ciapp'
e'alsare pushing an ofgaplle9 2F9 1ll move y
Icnt ior suffrage N the pissriS. OF
7 Columbia. Inc prihcipat opJect
\ sought byfthea ieaaers ls'aree,er llpr
MI flpelrc III iiatiohala aallairssawih'e ahe'
I smaller Try hungeriiorih me crgmns ot
Q local oihuesas sCitiHeiis 0lltnis, Dlslrict
!. sre not citizens oi theo upited states
a in one sense, as they nave no yoie isot
) Vnicn In COutrOlllliV the Affairs oil