The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-05-01

here now. All parties have had thtif at.
tention fixed upon the New York Demo-
Gratis, anxious 70 see how Sammy Tilden
would come out Of the struggle In his own
Htate. It is amazing to see so much bitter
opposition to Tilden in his own party, for if
the "frdud" issue is to be raised the COM
mon mind will hardly see how they can
think of any other candidate. To a man
up tree it would look as though there was
going to be powerful lot Of crow eating in
the coming campeign-and at this time It
does not appear that there is to be any ex-
cluslvenesS about the feast. There are some
people on both sides who stand chance of
taking hand in it. But it is all the result
of our personal politics. The time was
when measures, not men, divided the senti-
ments of the people. Now it is all the other
way. Measures are nothing men are
everything; and the advocates and enemies
of each particular candidate lead parties
into warning factions. 1t is a deplorable
state of politics, according to my notion. It
is amusing to see how conservative the de-
partment clerks are now. think they are
generally for Grant, because they think b.,
is coming back into power, but they are
cunning fellows, these department officers.
Gfyou say the thing looks like Blaine. they
say it certainly does, And if you say it is
surely to be Grant, they say they have
thought so from the first. 1fyou are in a
goOd humor and say that Sherman's chances
will come up alter the first ballot, they say
that Sherman would make as good Pres-
dent as any of them. When you say that
some dark horse is likely to win, their
faces drop and they ask who is the most
likely dark horse. If by any unhappy
chance you say that Democrat is pretty
sure te come in, with what eagerness they
question you for your reasons for thinking
so. The ten thousand people in Washing
ton working for the government in one ca.
pacity or another are just now a mighty
conservative lot.
Among the women who have been very
persistent in asking for compensation for
services rendered during the war is Eliza
Howard Powers, of Paterson N. j., who
was very active from 1861 to S64 in caring
for sick and wounded soldiers, and collect.
ing and forwarding hospital supplies and
money for their relief. For these reasons
she was given a clerkship in the Dead-Let
ter Office, which she held seven years and
was then discharged. Her petition for COM
pensation for work done during the war has
been rejected by several committees. 1t
was again introduced last April, and the
Senate Committee on Claims has Just made
another adverse report. The committee
finds that the services Of the petitioner were
patriotic and laudablc, but such as many
thousands of women performed, as very few
have demanded pay for, and as the Govern.
ment has not recognized as jutsifying de.
mand upon the Treasury.
The President received the following let
ter a few days ago, signed "a Soutiier," and
enclosing one hundred and thirty dollars
my compliments to your honor. Dear Sir
was in the arma Of the late war, unior
soldier, and l did a great rong by takeing
horse belonging to the government and sole
him and kept the money. l became con
victed for the deed, joined the NJ. E. Church
and asked God for murcy, and l had L
promece him 10 pay for the horse, and die
so, and he forgave my sins, and now an
able to pay the money in to Jour hand, a
it belongs to the government Please fine
enclosed Sl3O,which you will please accept
DON PEDRO.