The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-10

aat Congress- sake tire position tiat iii ma
I"lai elections state lines are TI- SO ne con.
,.dered, aud that national authority be d.
-ectpd TO protect the ballot-51x from fraud
and Intimidation in all sections of the coua-
tTy. While agreeing with the ideas OF Gen.
Devens on this subject, Hayes did not think
it best to incorporate this recommendation
in his message.
The Interior Department is given quite
long chapter. The message reviews Secre-
tary SchHrz's policy toward the Indians with
great approval and thinks that his plan for
educating the Indian that he can take
care of himself the only true solution of the
Indian question. He calls upon Congress to
give aid, in the way of appropriations, to
the encOura cement of the plan, which looks
to the establishment of the Indian upon
land of his own, the breaking up Of ali tribal
relations, and the gradual withdrawal of
financial. support upon tie part of the gov
eTnment
Following this review of the Department
reports. Mr.. Hayes has an especially good
word to say for the work Of the Commission
er OF Agriculture, and speaks Of the success
OF Mr. LeDuc in his experiments for the
growth of tea in this country and the manu-
factEre Of sugar from corn stalks.
The message next aliudes TO the report OF
the Commissioner Of Education. The chief
point Of this paragraph Of the message is the
recommendation that the remainder Of the
public lands OF the country be set aside for
the education Of the iliiterate Of all sections
This would result in giving most Of it to the
South, where the greatest iiliteracy prevails.
The education of this class, both white and
black, would have a tendency to place the
two sections upon closes intellectual level
and consequently in a closer bond of eDiOn.
Then follows the closing chapter of MI
Hayes last annual message. This relates
entirely 10 the affairs of the District Of Co
lumbia. The Improvement OF the POtomoc
river fats is recommended as q necessity to
the health and beauty Of the rational CAPT
tai lie calls upon Congress 10 appropriate
in enc sum money enough to do the entire
work in one wear and he estimates that 81
O00, coo will be ample to do this work. He
calls upon Congress 10 also make the neccs-
Sary appropriations to continue the work on
the Washington monument. lie then uWeliS
upon the necessity and advantage of taking
up the two railroad depots Of the city and
removing them from the government reSer-
vatiGns that they now occupy, and then con
s0ljdatnE them into a union depot outside Of
ali proximity to the reservations or publ
parks. @
TIE Washington coresPondentof the New
York sun speaks Of Garfield and outlines the
character Of his administration as follows:
WAsHINGTCS, Dec. 2-AHthe sUecuiations
about the recent visit of Gen. Garfield 10 th.s
city, connecting it with politics aud Wi-L CAB
met making, are entirely erroneous. HIS
business was Of q more private and urgent
nature.
IL a certain circle here it is no secret that
for the last two or three years Garfield has
been very hard pressed for money
The exposures in the Credit AlobeiieT and
De GClyer paving cases uuquesuoaaDly cut
OH sources of supply % which Gg had ueen
accustomed, and maue him chaIy af JOBS even
when they were in the hands of the most
trusted friends. His trade was practically
stopped By these causes, and by some others
uUt necessary to name now.
His regular expenses are much greater than
they have been generally supposed to be, be-
cause some OF his Irregular tastes are quite
expensive and dependent on carrices not
easily controlled. To kccpa house at Mentor
and = house GJ Washington running together
for at least haif q year and to Earsa dld edit
cate q family Of FIVE children, at an age, too,
when with the utmost care tie outlay must
be large 10 say nothing Of other constant de-
mauds OH puu.Ic man, would not leave much
of q Congress members salary for the iueyi-
table wet days after the bills were paid.
Garfield is a LuTif,Ie5s man, IN way eK-
travaCaut. and be has been ha5ituaHy used
by adE1lt >cleWers, who have taken the lions
share and given him the lcaviu-E. For eS-
ample, Dick Parsons got $4,000 il the Do
GUIyeT pavement job while Garfield got but
5,GHg, and he dju ali TIE work ia carrying
through three and half millions uf apprc-
prlGLicNs for Boss Shepherds Ring In six
weeks. In fact, Parsons was only brought
in because O, his intimacy with Garfield. and
not TO. i.Iy service he personally was expect
cd 90 render
Driven into q corner. Garfield mo1tra-ad
lis house here several years ago, and be has
failed 10 pay the notes as they became due.
The parties Interested acted leuieuI.y anti lit
became necessary, tur their protection by the
law, % advertise the property for sale. under
q deed Of crust. lie was notified recently
that this process was about to be put into the
way ut being executed: and lie hurried 10
Washington to prevent that calamity if pos
s.gle.