The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-05-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular correspondent.
~ WASHINGTON, D. c.,
April 81, 1881. {

From our Regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
r April 81. 1881.
The most successful of our modern
naval officers was eloquently praised
by orators on Monday last, on the
occasion of unwilling a statue in his
honor in this city. There was entire
absence of anything of a partisan ma
ture in the proceedings. Dolly one
other,event of the kind has occurred
here since the ~war+ofwhich the same
could be said. Oddly senough that
Too was commemorative of II naval
heroes. On Monday the President
accepted the Farragut statue in be-
half of the country in a brief speech,
then Hon. Horace Maynard and then
Senator Voorhees,.
The sudden change of weather is
having an excellent effect. Senators
who could have remained in session
through months of cool weather, have
required but three or four days of
summer heat to drive them into eau
Gus. At this writing there is nc re-
liable report of what the Republican
caucus, called for to-day, agreed to,
but there is no doubt whatever but
that this or nj soon to follow it, will
consent to permit the Senate to go
into executive session. This means !,
though no formal declaration of the
kind may be made that the Republi-
cans have given up all hope of elect
ing Senate officers at this session.
The great quarrel in executive sess
ion will be W Robertson of New
York. Within few days the friends
of Mr.. Conkfng have claimed conf
IDENTIFY that Robertson would he de-
feated. Probably a few days will de-
termine the question.
The National Republican, which
is in part owned by Gen. Brady,
whose resignation as Second Assist
ant Postmaster General was lately
demanded, earnestly defends the
General from charges of collision
with contractors. 1t intimates that
the General received money from
them, but only to aid in the election
of Garfield, and that the latters writ
ten authority was first secured. I
wonder if any business or industry
of the country, legitimate or illegiti-
mate, was spared by the remorseless
collectors of funds, in effort to elect
Garfield, and defeat Hancock. That
the campaign was to be n of mo-
ney, was shown when this same Re
publican stated, uncautiouslyr soon
after Garfeld's nomination, 5"thathe
was shortly going to New York to
consult with the great capitalists of
the country. Every day since, there
has been made public some proof
that money and nothing but money,
carried the election. This new de-
velopment of the Republican that
the fraudulent post office contractors
were bled in the cause is the most
interesting of all. 1t so happily il
Illustrates the methods of the party Of
great moral ideas.
1t may be stated with positiveness,
though the contrary impression pre-
walls, that not only several members
of the Cabinet, but the President
himself consult with Democratic
Senators as to the personal fitness o.
persons urged for Federal offices in
Democratic States. Of course such
consultation is not had with a view
to, the selection of Democrats to of
flee, but only as the best means of as.
c%ertaining the mental and moral
qualifications Of official candidates
DEM.