The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-22
wAsuINGFON LETTER.
Corr sponience of the Herald.

Corr sponlence of the Herald.
WASHINGTON, March Eth, 1881.
On my return from New York. Whining
commadsnts Of the HERALD Comes 70 hand
for VIII ch sm grateful. Since the coross
ton oil the new president, the business in
terests At eolmercisl centers, visited in my
travels, are evidently taking shape in accord
with the policy foreshadowed by tho new
administration, Predictions and assurance
Of prosperity are freely expressed, which it
is to be hoped will be fully verified through
out the country. [ lind the average New
York politician Processes TO be puzzled ss to
how the vote % that state, conceded to be
democratic, WAS 30 manipulated us to con
tinue the republican party in power.
Such Inconsistency on the part Of great
state "puzzles the will' If even the great
men of the nation, and Angus III for deter-
mining with ANY degree q certainty upon
Whist banners will perch the victory ia
future contests between great political
parties. IL is clslmeu lhnt financial and
industrial prosperity will b. lostered to give
paramount lease of power TO the republican
party. Be that trre or false, one thing Is
cerlsin, the jesuitical means by which SO
called democratic factor hss been transferred
to the republican side in the United States
senate is an apt illustration, il political
sense, as to how 'the best Of plans, by mico
and men, may gang sgleo." The friends of
Senator Mahoue say chat he loves neither the
creed of republicans or democrats,
and that in his present course anc
attitude before the country, has sought
only to control federal patronage in Virgini,,
which the republican party ri mo now has
the power TO besL0w. Asa witness of his
debut In the senate, could no. envy his
feelings, AS be bent before The cyclone of
reproeyh and invective which was hurled
sgains, him. Conkliug, Logan and Hoar
sought 10 bind up his wounds. The scars of
those wounds will become indelible. A
goodiy number OF republicans from Texas
are here looking after the losvcs and fishes
of office. There seems 70 be several grades
OF these patriots. The two main factions,
however, known as the Davis and Norton
wings of Texas republicanism, are far from
being generous or charitable TO each other.
If lney tell the truth about each other,
the republican party of our state cannot
be compmonted for purity ard patriotism.
The fact that Ex-Governor Davis received
soma sixty thousand votes for governor a. the
last state election, while judge Norton was
favored with only about one third that num-
Der for the same Office in 1875 gives the ad-
herents of Governor Davis greater strength
with their administration than the moro
diminutivc faction. There are gentlemen
from Texas seeking office ut the national
capital, hitherto not known ss republicans,
and probably will not DO 50 known unless
public pap is freely accorded them. AS ,sSir
affairs are sscredly private until they receive
appointment us pOblic functionaries, their
names sro not given at this time.
The presence of General Hancock at the
grand inaugural ball created almost as great
sensation as that of the newly inaugursted
president and the members of his household.
The social atmosphere Of Washington is still
foul from the odors omsnatng from the
csrriou of domestic infelicities IL ia to be
deplored that where the great legislative
power of our land is centerel immortality rs
enthroned and holds high carnival,
Yours Truly,
"TERlTALIAY.I