Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-08-11
Washington Letter.
WAsH1SeroN, y. G.. July 20, 1ss


WASHINGTON, u. G.. July 90. 1881.
Ed. Register
This city, which is generally SO full of life
is at present quite dull, owing no doubt to tn
hot weather. The principal theme of CONVEX
sation now is the condition OF the President
which has now settled down into conviction
OF his final recovery. Il is singular what con
aicting reports one can hear OF his condition
One report will fly like wildfre that he is dy
ing and stir the people into perfect frenzy o
excitement, and the ne xt report will contradic
1t with favorable conditions Of recovery. Ths
only reliable information is obtained from the
bulletins or from Cabinet officers, all Of which
is Of the most encouraging character. AT the
departments nothing seems to be doing ex
cept the general routine business.
Now and then one meets a politician OF
greater or lesser importance surveying the
field, and apparently looking out for future
harvest. Some are here from Missouri.
Being myself from Southeast Missouri, any
thing pertaining to that portion of our State
exctes lively interest in me; and was the
other day both curiousy excited and amused
when accidentally became aware that there
was on file in the Interior Department paper
HkulJ cu1OIcluk oOOs A. UAOStI, VI JOUI
little city, recommending him as the leadin.
Republican of Southeast Missouri and as the
man to whom all matters of Federal patronage
for our portion OF the State should be referred.
This remarkable paper was signed by b. b.
Cahoon and conntersigned by Jonn b. Hem
uerson. Will wonders never cease! Is this
the same John B. Henderson who, as U. ).
Senator from Missouri, voted for the acqulttal
OF Andy Johnson on his inpeAc huneht trial,
and by whose vote he was acquitted! If you
had the files OF the Southeast Missouri Enter
prise TO refer to you would conclude Hender-
son most the most disrepurable cuss in the
state! Mr.. MOSer was editor OF tae Enter
pr.se. Time has wrought many changes, and
wonderful change has come over either Mr..
Moser or Mr.. Henderson In the past few years.
1t will be borne in mind that in 1869 MIR. Hen
dersOn was talked OF as the Republican canul-
date for Governor by the element of Republi-
Gals belonging to his school. Mr.. Moser did
not favor his nomination, and in that cOnnec.
ton, In letter to politician of Missouri, used
these strong words, as l remember them:
henderson, / know, cOntemplates being q
candidate, but no honorable Radical can sup
port him, and Oh an independent ticket, with
Radical and Democratic candidate in the
field. he would not receive a res pectaDle vote"
1t appears to me thatif no '.honorapl" Rad
1cal could support Mr.. Henderson in 1869, how
Is it that he In 1880 is suitable person to make
''boss" for the Republicans OF Southeast Mis-
SQUIRT Has Mr.. Henderson reformed so tina.
an honorable" Republican can affiliate with
him, or has Mr.. MOser got down on his belly
and crawled to Mr.. Henderson, still revelling
in all his slime and filtna II he man a man in
1869 who ION an Independent ticket would not
receive respectable VOTE" how is it that in
1850 he is the proper person to make Mr.. Moser
Republican '.ooss" for Southeast Missouri.
Mr.. B. b. Cahoon is the other signer of this |
queer paper. 1t looks like he aud Mr.. Hen
derson were trying to make Mr.. Moser the Re-
publican 'boss" for southeast Missouri.
"COnsistancy thou art a jewel" l have al |
fhnf
platform was nti.bossism, at least the dole
ful walls they have been sending up the past !
few years would lead one SO think. 1t seems |
to me strange that Mr.. Cahoon should be try :
Federal lavors under Republican Admins !
tration. / remember In Jefferson City in 1870 |
at the State Republican Convention there !
were two elements of the party-one the Rad |
1cal wing, the other the sO-styled "Liberal' |
wing. The Liberal delegates went into the |
regular Convention; and because they could |
not nominate their man-being in the minor
tty-they bottled; Mr.. Cahoon, with a chair |!
lowing like an African Bushman, followed in |
that bolt. Another circumstance in the polit- |
cal life OF this man, and one not generally |!
known, Roes TO show his fealfy to party and |
his honesty in politics. In 1873 there was |
Democratic Congressional Convention held at |
Ste. Genevieve, at which Hon. M. l.. Clardy |
received his first nomination for Congress +!
Mr. Cahoon was on the ground in the lobby of |
Sudb NOuVeHClOu VIII carefully written
speech, which he desired to deliver, renounc-
ing his alliance with the Republican party and |
uniting with the Democracy. and advocating
the election of Mr.. Clardy. Before delivering
his speech, he showed it to and consulted with
some OF the responsible Democratic friends,
and they advised against his taking such a
storytelling him he need not expect anything
from the Democracy. and that it would for
ever ruin him with the Republican party. He
took their advice, and did not deliver the
speech; but he did correct the manuscript TO |
suit, and then delivered the same at the Re-
publican Congressional Convention at DeSoto
when Mr. Ziegenhiem was nominated.
And such are ttehuasi Republicans who are
trying to make "bOss" of Mr.. Moser. Have
Messrs. Henderson and Cahoon become to be
staunch Republicans and come to Mr.. Moser.
or has Mr.. Moser become quasi Republ can
and gone thems One or the other must be
the case. Where do Messrs. Henderson and
CahoOn stand +, davs An answer to my last
question will define Mr.. Moser's status.
NV letter, Mr. Editor, has now become Ion
ger than intended it, SO more anon.