The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-06-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular correspordeut.]

should do. business has progressed
fairly, and a few Democrats who
were not entitled to seats have been
politely escorted out by side door
The Democratic outcry against the
Speaker and the rage manifested by
Democratic Congressman over their
defeat goes for naught. There is no
gainsay the proposition that. In de-
Lucrative body, as everywhere else
under Republican form of govern
ment, the majority should rule. 1t
is hardly probable that the protest
filed by the Democratic members of
the House in the matter of the chang
ing of the rules will be regarded here
after, even by Democrats, as a docu-
ment of significance and weight.
True, it is crowded with words OF
learned length and laundering sound;
but the average citizen of the Repub-
lie will not find in the circumstance
of the case anything to justify all this
horn-blowing and beating of goligs.
The precedent is now established
that, in considering the rights of
members to their seats, obstructive
tactics will not obtain, but that these
questions will be determined, as they
should be, without delay until the
end of the term. From conversation
with members and a careful feeling
of the Congressional pulse / conclude
that the Democrats not only compre-
bend the completeness Of their defeat.
but they rea lize the extent of the
blunder into which they have been
led by Mr.. Randall's wrong-headed
ness. 1t is quite possible that the
deadlock, designed to solidify the
Democratic minority, will result in a
change of leadership and an open
rupture in the ranks. The way is
open for some large Republican gains
in Southern districts this fall.
When the election cases are settled
we may look for rapid dispatch of
business up to the close of the session,
which in oil probability will end
about the 1st of July. 1t is not like
ly that much more will be done than
to pass the remaining appropriation
bills. There are several of these I'M
acted upon, but they have all been
carefully perfected in committee so
that when the decks are cleared for
reporting them no longer delays are
likely to occur. Congress can dispose
ola large amount of business in a week
when it really settles down to hard
work, which it doubtless will be in.
clined to do now. 1t is only patti.
Cal questions that lead to controversy
and waste of time. The Dem Gratis
are a little out of humor, It is true,
but members of both parties are anx-
ious to get away, and ali hope to do
SO about the time that Gniteau takes
his aerial trip by the aid of rope.
None of the Congressman, however,
expect to require the assistance OF
hempen locomotion.
The Star-route trials are now actu.
ally in progress and it is altogether
likely that by midsummer we shall
reach the end of that ,lisgraceful SUBJ
iect which has occupied so much at
tention for more than year past.
If the whole crowd of SPECTATORS
could go up in cloud with Guiteau
on the 30th instant it would be a great
relief. / do not predict, exactly, that
the accused will be convicted, though
convinced that they ought to he, bat
there is an even chance. perhaps, that
Justice will be done. The crooked
and devious ways of the laws pro-
ceedings, the expedients of counsel,
and the uncertainty ofjuries always
render a case of this character of
doubtful issue. When the first ex-
posures were made of the frauds of
this ring they secuted the idea of
aver being punished. With rami6
cations reaching into every branch of
social, official. and political life they
undoubtedly constituted the most
band OF organized,robbers
hat ever existed. They openly
ooasted that no Republican admins
nation would dare to prosecute them.
md that any proceedings against
hem would be mere sham, not in.
Iended to convict. They had no
1oubt, apparently. that by their
money and influence they could stifie
my inquiry into their villainies;
md to this end they entered into
wholesale purchases of Washington
expecting in this way
% mould public opinion In the com.
nunity from which the jurors were
% be drawn to try their should
hey ever be brought to trial. In
me same line they engaged a formi-
liable array Of leading lawyers of the