The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHIHGToN, d. o., September 10, 1880.
II Is now held by Republicans here, who have
got over the shock Of defeat in Maine, that the
apparent victory there is only repetition Of
the result Of last year, and that the issues
involved were substantially the same as last
year-not National, but State. They therefore
claim the same majority for November next as
they had In November, 1870, or, rather, they
say the election Of Monday was not an lndica-
tIon OF any change In November. Democrats
here ddnot accept this View, but nre rejoicing
, freely. The later returns show almost Identic-
ally the same proportion Of votes throughout
the State for the Republican party and the
opposition, as last year, and the same geo.
graphical distribution Of the votes, and the
Increase OF votes is about equally divided.
II any one has ever had confidence Ia what
is known as the " National Committee OF the
National Greenback Labor Party" with head
quarters in this city, he should at once revise
his convictions The Committee has issued an
address, referring to the results i'm Maize,
which indicate almost uncomfortable idiocy.
II Its length did not forbid, I would incorporate
II In this letter as curiosity. From II the
reader Is to infer that In November the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties are TO disappear,
and the triumphant Greenbackers to enter
upon thousand years of rule In this country.
II the Greenbackers have man of common
sense In their party he should be sent here TO
take charge Of ''head quarters"
There was Cabinet meeting yesterday-a
small one. My own opinion is that the Re-
publican party would lose no votes II all Its
officials, including such able men as Evarts
and Sherman, should remain strictly at their
posts during the campaign. However much
their participation in the canvass may be
sanctioned by precedent, l don't believe the
practice is profitable to any party, or will ever
be. Under this administration, whose head
has certainly implied dlsspproval of interfer-
ance In political contests, the course of high
officials is, think, peculiarly unfortunate.
Perhaps something Of the Maine disaster Is
due TO public reprobatlon of the Administra-
tion's course.
In the different departments to-day there
was dissatisfaction among the clerks about
what Maine did yesterday. They looked blue,
and said they felt blue. Nearly all, however,
held out for the full returns. They did not
believe that the State Of Maine had gone
against the Republican party, and asserted
loudly that they would not until the official
figures were before thereyes. Notwithstaud-
ing this statement on their part, II was evident
that they were hoping against hope. A rumor
got abroad In the Treasury yesterday afternoon
that a despatch had been received at RepubIi-
can head quarters, or by Secretary Sherman
stating positively that Davis, Republican, had
been elected Governor by 1900 majority.
Many clerks got hold Of this report and be-
leved it, and refused to be told anything else.
Inquiry at Republican head quarters and with
the Secretary himself brought out the fact that
no such despatch had been received. But the
clerks won't believe IL.
OLIVE.