Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-25
CAPITAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept, %, 1880.
Secretary Schurz evidently wishes to
keep away from this city of Radical as
sessment as long as possible. He tele-
graphed the Department yerterday that
he would not reach here before Saturday.
Previously he bad set two earlier dates,
it is not strange that he dlslikes to be
here before the election is over. He has
been and is Ell ardent advocate of a civil
service which does not permit assess
ment even ON highlypaid officials. He
knows now, if he reads the papers, that
even in his own Depa1 tment the highest
and the lowest Of employees is called up
on for campaign funds to supply remorse-
less demands from Maine, Indiana and
Ohio. He keeps away. The only COM
fort for him is to-day, that his ancient
aversion, Blaine, is disposed OF finally,
and that money hereafter wrung from
the Interior Department clerks, nurses,
and wasberwomen, will 60 to the build
ing up OF petty people in the West and
not to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of old enemi-
es like Blaine.
Speaking of Blaine brinrs me to Mon
days election in Maine. l had counted
on a Radical ma joritN ct some thousands.
though believed active effort Ivy the
Nationa! Democratic Committee would
turn that majority into minority. The
effort was never ma de-. To the Ante Re
publicans Of the State, with such aid as
former citizens of Maine could send di
rectly to the local committees, and conid
otherwise give, the victory against Rad
ca,ism is due. That the Fusion ofeic-
ments opposed TO Republicanism will
continue, and that it will be joined by
hundreds of ex. soldiers and other citizens
before November noXt, is as certain as
that an election has been held.
The effect of the result on politicians
here was great. Most of the Maine Re-
publican Office holders are still absent,
having gone to the State to vote but
those who remained, and those of other
States who are awaiting shipment, like
cattle, to their respective voting places
in Ohio, Indiana &c, at later elections,
" ere greatly discouraged. On the other
hand, the District Democrats were jubf-
liant. They fired y hundred guns Last
evening, and in large meeting congrat-
ulated each other on the gain of $4,000 in
a single State since 1876. The general
belief here was we'll expressed in Il tele-
gram received and read at the meeting
from the Democratic candidate for Vice
President. The dispatch is as follows:
Indiana, Sept. Ii The re-
suit in Maine cannot fail to greatly
strengthen the Democratic cause in In
diana. There is great rejoicing among
the Democ racy here"
Yesterday fol- the first time in weeks,
our members of the cabinet were in tho
,ity, one has since left, another goes to-
lay. All go to further the work of civil
service 'cform, and demonstrate the pro-
priety Of the order of Mr.. Hayes to the
effect that Government officers should
engage in PARTISAN work. They arc re-
formers, that is they think every body
but themselves need reformation. The
result in Maine indicates that self res
pecting citizens are tired of the self
righteousness which has SO long run the
party now in power. To use n slang
phrase, it would be money in the Radi-
sal parties rocket if these wondering
Cabinet Officers and other officers would
return to their duties and stick to them.
DEMOCRAT.