The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-17

done here all he could to help Ma
hone settle UP his business over III
Virginia. Great interest vas mani
tested here in the Virginia election.
aud all honest u.en not engaged III
p~!itic$ regret the disgrace which has
fallen upon that C"mmonwcalth by
the triumph Of the Republican Re-
pudiation Coalitiouists. But heI prop
erty owning, tax-payiug people. those
wlo have a real interest in her iu
ture, are not responsible for it. The
real credit of the results belongs to
President Arthur and uuder officials,
who pretending to be specially scrup-
uous regarding the country's honor,
have taken into close communion a
panty of repudiators The $4,000 ig-
norant, illitcrate pcgroes voted the
ticket iu obedience to instructions
from this city, ard Virginia must sub
nit to the mougrcl Administration
which Arthur, Mahone and that vote
has selected.
Judge Folger has taken rooms at
tue Arlington for the winter, and as
sumed charge of the Treasury Depart
nent. The official guillotine will fall
with considerable effect, it is under
stood, in a short time, much to the
advantage of the Department, which
needs new blood, while it gets rid of
some Of it's rings. There is a good
deal Of talk, too, about change Of
policy-a reduction of soue internal
revenue taxes and less rapid paying
off of the public debt. Just at pre-
sent the annual reports absorb atteu
tiou in this and other Departments.
The heads Of bureaus are already send
lug in their reports to the Secretaries
who will embody them in their re-
commendations to Congress, through
the President. Some of these subor'
| dinate officials arc quite prone to elab
crate theories and express views Of
their own. When Mr.. Spinner WAS
Treasurer, he fell into the habit Of
airing his financial views in his an
nual reports and the practice grew OF
him until he practically usurped the
functions Of the Secretary in the mat
ter Of making recommendations tt
Congress. Finally Secretary Bristov
resolved to stop it and Oh one occasion
took his pen and drew black lines al
through the long spun theories iu th'
presence of Spinner, who had JUS
handed io his report. The old gen
tleman was indignant, but his repor
was thereafter printed as it should be
containing simply record Of tn
transactions of his Office. Mr.. Gil
fllap has in his report for this yea
taken up considerable space with
somewhat crude discussion Of abstrac
financial questions, aud there is nuc'
curiosity at the Treasury to see wha
the new Secretary will do about it.
| The election of a Deuoc ratio mem
Der of the House of Representative
from the Eleventh New York distric
destroys the majority Of the strai ght
out Republicans, and thy will oul.
be able to muster l46 votes, one les
than a majority. The Republican
here are not very much coacerued owe
this, is they express no doubt of beins
able to pick up the one vote requisite
to constitute a majority without mucl
trouble. They have uire Greenback
ers, two Virginia Readjusters aud ou
| New York Independent Republican
to recruit from, and their calculation
are, therefore, based On good fouuda
ton. Yet if these twelve members
who belong to neither Of the regula
organizations, were to combine the.
could dictate their own terms.
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