The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Mav4 1891.

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From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
May 4, 1881.
All those who furnished brains
and capital to the Republican party
last fall are not to be paid. Dorsey,
who was Secretary of the National
Committee, is to lose his interest in
the "Star''' route contracts. Gorham
is not to.be Secretary of the Senate.
The friends of Conkling are not to
be rewarded, nor his services pun
ished. But these people will make
trouble. They have already begun
to do sc. They attack the Presi
dent, and in one way and another
will have a formidable following. II
is generally useless to prophesy po-
litically for three years in advance,
but unless the Democracy makes
some unprecedented mistake, l fail
to see how the party a be worse
disorganized in the next Presidential
campaign than the Republicans will
be.
LIN III . rlOSb ubSoNh III OhS
sident is q statement of his in con-
neetion with the alleged "Star" route
frauds. 1t was found in August last
that the Republicans needed money.
Gen. Brady, head of the bureau max
ing "Star" route contracts, was ask
ed TO assess his contractors, but re,
fused to do so, unless the request
came from Gen. Garfield. Then Gen.
Garfield wrote the following letter,
and Brady acted upon it:
MENTOR, O., Aug. %, 1880.
MY DEAR HUBBE1L:-Yours of the
10Th inst. received and contents 20
ted. Please say to Brady that [ hope
he will give us oil the assistance pos
sible. l think he can help effective.
ly. Please tell me how the depart
ment generally are doing. AS ever
yours, j. A. GARFIELD.
To Hon. j. A. Hubbeil, Washing
ton, D.. c.
This letter wholly unparalleled il
our political history, and discredita
BILE even if Brady had been doing
legitimate business, instead of rob
bling the government, is published BY
the disaffected Republicans. Its pub
location shows a determination OF
) their part to break down the admin
istration, and the threatened deyel
opments are such as to make that re
, suit not unlikely. The Senate goe'
into executive session to-day. Their
is an airy denial on the part of thu
: Republicans that this is a "back
: down." but everybody knows tina
the Republicans have voted steadil.
e for two months against this action
and the Democrats for it. The Dem
ocrats have not backed down. Sen
ator Conkling was so far Influential
D in the Republican caucus, as to Sc
cure against the Presidents express
ed wish, a decision that the Robert
son nomination should not be acter
on at this session. He processes con
t fidence in his ability to prevent con
o firmation, but does not wish the ffgh
to be made. His victory over Presi
dent Garfield and Secretary Blain
y in the matter is complete. Mr.. WI
t liam E. Chandler, nominated as So
o %licitor General to carry out the worl
of bulldozing intelligent voters in tn
South, will not be opposed by eithe
Senator from New Hampshire, tn
State from which he halls, and vii
therefore be voted on. Several Re
I publicans and every Democrat wi
vote against it, and his defeat i
therefore assured. His confirmatio
t would be an endorsement of not onl
! all that is radical in the Republica
: party. but of the infamous practice
L in Florida in 1876, and that fact i
appreciated by the Democratic Ser
e ators. DEM.