Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-16
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.


From our Regular Correspondent
WAsuINGroN, d. c., June Is, 1881.
If any one wishes reasons for staying
in the Democratic party, or for leaving
the Republican, he can find them every.
where as thick IS Autumn leaves. In
fact, "the woods are full of them" One
does not know where to look for an
unsmirched Republican leader. The
bribing in New York, the other day,
when we consider the parties engaged,
and the surrounding circumstances,
very we'll illustrates Republican prac-
tices. Only two years ago the present
Secretary OF State was conducting a
political fight in Maine. There was ap
parent necessity for one or two opposl'
ton votes Of members of the Legisla.
ture. A friend of Mr.. Blaine's bought
one, Just as another friend of Mr..
Blaine's has Just attempted to buy one
in New York. The proof was over.
whelming in the Maine case-so con.
vincing, in fact, that men who defended
the briber were ANONYMOUSLY defeated
in strong Republican counties. He
found life uncomfortable at home, and
Mr.. Blaine has lately provided him
with an office in far off Territory. OF
course it is possible that no money was
paid in New York, but with a similar
record from Kansas to Maine, and with
the undenied fact that the last Presi.
dental election was carried by the lavish
and corrupt expenditure of money,
who doubts that the money ,oaS paid !
As all the Republican papers have long
denounced Sessions, the alleged briber,
"a corruptionist, they are estopped
from denying anything said against
him in that connection. Candid re-
Fiction on what has been charged by
Republican papers against nearly every
prominent Republican leader, and OF
the daily Developments of Republican
fraud in this city and elsewhere, can
hardly fail to bring about feeling of
general disgust towards party which
adds to it's iniquity, by calling itself a
party OF great moral ideas
Yet in this time Of its moral deca.
dence, and when in the natural course
of things, one would say it must be soon
drowned in a deluge of public indigna.
ton, we find Virginians and citizens of
other Southern States--reputable men,
some Of them-preparing to join their
fortunes with it. Even setting aside
the peculiar interests of the South--a
thing that no Southern man has a right
to do-the proposed alliance is an unho-
ly one, and should be frowned on by all
good citizens.
The reported threat Of Star Route
Contractor Walsh to turn State evi.
dence in a certain contingency Is re.
garded by many as an indication of the
wrath to come. Walsh denies that he
has made any such threat. II makes a
very little difference whether he has or
has not The fact of the mere exis.
tence Of any serious quarrels between
any OF these parties is likely to be pro
ductive Of serious consequences to the
rest. The way the case stands now is
simply this A suit has been entered
by Colonel Enoch Totten for Colonel
John A. Walsh, against Samuel p.
Brown on q note for one thousand dol.
lars dated Washington. April 6, 1879.
1t Is alleged that s. P. Brown was in
the business and that he secured the
first increase Of pay on route No. 40,l0l,
Santa Fe, New Mexico to Prescott, Ari.
zona. Jerome j. Kinds, in the afida
Wit published in February last, states
that Brown undertook for sixteen thous-
and dollars 10 have the service on route
40,l01 expedited" and the pay in.
creased TO seventy.fve thousand dol
lars per annum and Brown received
the order therefore from Second
Assistant Postmaster General Brady
and he lHinds) gave Brown n