Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-13
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. CLOSE CORPORATIONS. Senator Davis Views of PoIitica! Parties.
 A MONOPOLY IN LEADERSHIP. A Reconstruction of Party
 Lines Needed. THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE. Senator Beck Anxious to
 Stump Virginia.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

not inconsistent with the public interest in l regard to the alleged confinement in a foreign prison of Michael Boynton, an American citi- | zen. MT. Beck, of Kentucky, then made a speech. He referred to the action of the Re- pubicans regarding Malone, emphasizing the fact that Malone was placed on the com mittees which would give him the greatest influence with the people of Virginia. While he avoided expressing an opinion here when the election came on-as the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Dawes) was going to keep the Senate until December-he would invite that Senator to pair with him and go there in September and October. He (Beck) would tell the people what he could not de- corously do here, what he thought was the meaning, the purpose and the intent of all this action. The Senators might as well spend their time canvassing in Virginia as quarreling in this chamber He was followed by Messrs. Burnside, Dawes and others until I 2:55, when the Senate adjourned until to- morrow.
 Just before the close of business at the Treasury department to-day Secretary Win dom received additional advices from holders of 6 per cent. bonds announcing their con- currence in the policy issued by him yester- day, and their willingness to have the bonds continued as proposed.
 government officer who has been engaged in experimenting and directing the river and harbor Improvements in the South for years past said to-day that during tour through 5 or six southern States he met several parties from the North looking out localities for cot ton mills in the South that he met among others father and son, large owners of fac tories at Fall River, Mass, who said they iu- tended to build a large manufactory at some eligible place in that section He also states that number of northern men examined the canal in Tennessee recently built by the government which would supply water for scores of factories
 Senator Brown, of Georgia, says that efforts to run fusion tickets in the southern States against the regular Democracy will have the effect of uniting the latter and will really strengthen the southern Democratic party. He says the independents of Georgia will not ally themselves with the Republi- cans, that any move to win Republican suc- cess under the guise of fusion or so-called anti-bourbon coalition will send nearly all the Georgia independents back into the regular Democratic ranks.
 A Republican Senator was asked to-day what the result would be if the Senate was left without quorum. He replied that he did not believe that this would occur as many of the pairs were made upon the condition that the Senator remaining here might vote to make quorum, but he added if Senators enough should pair and go home to leave the Senate without quorum the Republicans would leave here Senators enough to watch the proceedings and adjourn from day to day and he supposed the Democrats would do likewise. In any event he believed the session would continue through the summer.
 Jennie Melay, a bosom friend of Mrs. Christiancy, testified to-day that the latter hoy na71 Iov Np,& &HAI IAvvN III was with him at the St. James Hotel
 Sir Edward Thornton, Count Lowenhaupt. the Austrian Minister, M. Aubray, Minister of France, and Secretary Blaine each sub scribed $50 today in aid of the sufferers at Chios.
 An appeal having been made for govern ment aid for the sufferers from floods in Da- kota it was decided at the Cabinet session to- day to issue rations, blankets, etc.. to the sufferers The order was accordingly issued f1om the War department this afternoon.
 The following letter explains itself:
 WASHINGTON April B. 1880.
 DEAR SRI am much obliged for the friendly ex- precision in your letter. In my judgment the best parties in politics Parties have become degraded into shameful scramble for the spells of office For best intellect of both sides, bsen engaged in an unseemly struggle for small places, and at the start of the administration the Repub Hcan factions arrayed against each other over patronage The great corporations and consolidated
 
 the control of the government. It is open secret that they rule States through procuring legis- strong strong in Congress and that they hey are are interruptions in the of means to conquer preju- is truly alarming for unless it changed quickly and thoroughly our free institutions doomed to of money and corporate bowel Every farmer @ in % the West bound hand and foot by the manaoles of mo hard labor and his crop is absolutely at their mercy proposes either side to protect just rights
 
 five millions of population? Corporations not only levy the industry of farmers but every blanket share that the soil and the necessary articles of household economy are taxed by How can resistance be successfully made against corporate when both great parties ing newspapers recognized as Republican and Demo cratic organs owned and directed by grasping strain opposition them either party. Their only politics is greed of gain. One party retains possess sion century methods 0F which sRAf'er would long ago have condemned 1t to crushing defeat but mitted at the worst time. For long years past the Republican party has existed sectional agitation and by the follies of its opponents There hum dreds of thousands of and patriotic in both organizations who are rendered wholly powerless by the machine management of each and who are polit- icaly enslaved by leaders that secretly unite when ever venal object is to be gained by co bination Regular nominations dictated by professional politicians and irresponsible caucuses directed by few ambitious leaders who control State and munici
 
 platforms and proclaim patriotic principles in fine phrases which are mere shams- Practical reform is impossible large scale while one hundred thou sand offices and patronage represented in some five hundred milons of annual receipts and expenditures offered as the prizes for success. party pos sessed, disciplined and led like regular army has enormous advantage. which is somewhat crippled by the bitter rivalry of its chiefs Unfortunately for the Democratic party prejudice exists in the north mind that it hostile to the Union during the civil The fact that tens of thousands Of Demo- crats, many too from the slave States, nobly voun teered their services for and offered their lives in defence of the old flag does not affect this belief cratic party limited however patriotic it's purpos may be. If the men named should be abandoned the Republican party would die from want of opposition that now seems to keep it alive national party founded harmony between all parts of the Union, a healthy reform of abuses, economy honest civil service free and fair elections upright observance of all constitutional obligations and the maintenance of public credit, would be gladly well comed by the people. Republicans and Democrats alike seek to be emancipated from the vulgar despo tism of the machine which is to both parties. There cheering signs that the end of this denom nation draws near. In the popular demand for good overthrown it will stop the wheels of ard destroy the foundations of social rer These opin ions have long been entertained without the least de- sire for concealment. With high respect,
 Signed, DAVID DAVIS,
 JOHN MARTIN; Eeq, Topeka, Kansas.
 Special Bulletin of the Weather.
 WASHINGTON, April 13.-The chief signal officer furnishes the following special bulle- tin for the press Rain continues in the Ohio