South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-09-10
Co from washington.


MIR. HARPER IA lettor was written
to a gentleman here some days since.
charging that brother Of the Democrat
ic Candidate for Governor in Indiana
Was defsultsr. just what that had to
do with tho election was not seen, and
no one paid any attention to it. Blu.
the matter has got into tho papers, and
in defsult OF any kind Of argument. is
being uscd by the Radicals. Tho fact
seems TO be that an attempt is made to
hold the eentleman--the accused man
for taxes not collected by any one, or
which were collected by his predeces-
scr In Office. This Is all that can be
made from the published statement
AZ 1 said before, It has nothing to do
with tho election. II there has been
any de'alcatlon, tho city or county OF
which the man is Treasurer should get
rid OF him as an official and recover It's
money from him and his bondsmen.-
But there seems to have been no defal-
cation. Apply the rule laid down by
the Radicals in this case to Federal az
fairs, and there has hardly beon an hon.
est Government officer, since the war
commenced. And in every State, conn
ty, city aud town in The Union there sre
enough "defa!cations" to square up all
public debts. The Treasurer OF the
United States has lately boosted that
not dollar has been lost by dishonesty
III the collection Of Government revenue
for the past fiscal year. I don't know
ho1 that may be, for the only authority
for 1t is statement issued for partisan
purposes, but every intelligent Wash
ingtoninn knows that ifthe full revenues
| Of the Government from all sources, had
been collected, tho public debt would
have Shown q vastly larger reduction
titan it does show. Full collection is
Impossible In practice, aud 10 attempt to
make political capital out OF failure is
what only desperate and dishonest men
| would do.
Probably there arc not two more in
| telligent men connected Wilh our poll
tics to-day than Vim. q, English, Can
didatc for Vice President, and tx Coy
ernor English, Candidate for another
election in Connecticut Both arc known
here, both having had protrsoted SER
wee in Congress, and ! only echo the
| sentiments OF those who know them we'll
| in cfediting them with unusual insight
In political affairs. The former says Of
Indiana, that The Republicans gre max
| ing hard, but that thsre is no doubt OF
Democratic victory in October end No
yember. The other says OF Connect
cut, that Hancock will carry the State
by much larger majority than Til3ea
did in 1876. The canvass. he says, il
progressing flne)y, ami ne declares that
there IS no doubt Of the success OF the
Democratic ticket. The Republican in
every section Of the State are dissatis-
fled with the turn masters have taken Of
late, and ave coming over TO the sup
port OF General Hancock In large mum.
bers. Despite denisls, this lstter state.
nent ID as true OF other Northern States
as Of Connecticut. The reports reesiv-
cd here prove it to be true. Who're ey-
ar an earnest contest is made, the fact
becomes apparent. Where little or no
effort is nsdo by tho Democrats in au-
,hority, Is is the case in too many States,
we must WRis for Tho polls to close be-
fore being assured of victory. Then the
people viii be heard from. II 10 fortu
nate for the party that two men like
VIM. II. end James T.. English have be-
come personally Interested in Demo.
cratic success in TWO important States
MEMO.