The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-12
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
m Banks Say Nh Extra Session, ANA
Meme wish be Called Stai warts wasn't
"a OMe--The ColOred MAN Holds the
RnlA0ce 0r P0wes-ISi ~ SANDERS who
wade tne speech? -Persunai Notices.


1870 mWWG III SRDCosh -
Editor Butte MINER.
Your correspondent does not claim to be a
prophet, but he thinks he has enough pereep-
tfon to see q hole in a ladder, at least. l Pc
lieved there would be an extra session OF
gre ! until the national banks began pro-
testing that it would sdisturb and unsettle
khe business of the country" Then, as Wild
ow Bedott says, 81 just give up" The his
tory OF the country shows that whenever cap
italists wish to carry a point, they are invari-
ABLY successful. They did not want the three
per cent. funding bill, and Hayes vetoed it,
The banks did not want an extra session, ana
It was not called. Yet, before those protests
had arrived so thick and fast, the presidents
proclamation was written and the only qnas-
ton to be agreed upon in the cabinet was the
time when the extra session should convene.
The stalwart republicans, especially, wanted
il, because it was their expressed INTENTION 10
send smelling investigating committees down
south, and, at the meeting OF congress III
December to unseat several democratic men,
hers from the south on the grounds Of fraud
thus giving the republicans a larger maJorlty'
The discussion of election matters in the
south brings up the question whether or not
this
is BECOMING AFIaCANlzED.
In the presidential election Indiana was the
pivotal state. Just previous to the election the
co.ored man and brother had swarmed over
to Indiana to the extent of about 10000 able
bodied voters. Garield's majority in that
state was only 6,G42. Had it not been Tor
the colored vote, which were all republican,
Of course, that state would have gone demo-
cratic. There are over twenty thousand col
ored votes in Pennsylvania and Garheids
majority was l4,625. Had it not been for the
colored vote these two states would have gone
democratic and gave lis ademoclatic president.
So il will be seen that the colored man and
brother holds the balance of power. Car
feld,s majority in Ohio did not exceed, it 1t
equalled the negro vote in that state. And II
is we'll known that they were colonized ov
the droves; yet, there is a disposition to ignore
this colored factor in the matter of fat offices.
The last colored man hes disappeared from
congress, and none were elected in the last
new deal down south. Now, the republicans
argue that they cannot throw offices on the
colored men, because they are no longer a
power in the iand-the south is solid and
their votes are no longer useful; and they are
powerless to help the party because they al
low themselves to be bulldosed out of their
votes. But, from the above showing 1t IS EVIL
dent that the colored mans vote is useful and
that it is being transferred from the south to
those closely contested states, where it turns
the political scale on the republican side.
Thus, tie most ignorant people in this coun
try practically control its destiny. Massachu-
sets requires that a man shall W property
and be able to read and write before he can
become a voter. The application of one or
the other of these tests may yet become nee
essary in order to prevent this republic from
becoming Africanized.
In answer to s'what is the best roads ?" a
smart boy told a traveller to take his choice,
and no matter which one he took, lie would
wish he had taken the other. This is about
the predicament of the republican party, and
it was so before the question of all extra ses-
sion was decided. If the call had been made
il would be a confession on their part that
something should now be done which they
neglected at the recent regular session. 1t
would also be a slap at their ex- president,
Hayes, who vetoed the funding bill in the i'll
terest of the national banks. As the extra
bsession has not cen called, it will be charged
that s,,ch a dalay WaS mazda at tho rpuuasf
of the national banks, thus saving SIP ,00O, 900
to Sis, O0O,0 900 to themselves, and taking just
that amount out of the pockets of the tax
payers. 1t will be charged that, at the dicta-
ton of the national banks, the republican
president and republican party refused to
take that much burden from the people in the
matter of a high rate of interest on bonds.
At any rate it would seem the action of
Hayes and the present administration COM
mits the republican party to the Interests of
corporations and monopolies, and against the
common interests Of the poor classes. That
is the argument that will be used in the com-
ing campaign. But it has selected the lesser
of the two evils, in not calling an extra SEES.
sion.
TERRITORIAL CARPET-DAGGERs.
The old style Of carpet-baggers, when Mas.
sachusetts men and other New England puri.
tans represented, or rather misrepresented
the south in congress, has past. But this
also, is drifting westward. Generally the
most prominent territorial positions are giver
men outside of the territories. For instance
L. A. Sheldon, a carpet-bagger who misrep-
resented Louisiana in congress several year.
age. has been appointed governor of New
Mexico. 1t would seem that Of the popula
zion Of that fast-growing territory, home
talent might be found. But Sheldon is