Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-06-09
CHIPS FROM THE CAPITOL.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE SENTINEL

Capitol is to the effect that Gen. Winfield
Scott Hancock will be the Democratic can
didate this fall for Governor of Pennsylva-
MIA. 1t was only week or so ago that Gen.
Hancock returned from visit to his friend
Judge Black, and it was then surmised that
shortly there would be Emusic in the air"
The report that the Hon. Ben Hill is I'M
proving in condition of health is without
the slightest foundation of truth. The dis
tinguished Senator feels acutely his loss of
speech and his designation, caused by the
ravages of the cancer. The Senate and
Chamber will never again resound with the
echoes of that eloquent voice, nor admit the
form of one Of the bravest and most truth
full spirits that has adorned a representative
position. Ii is sad TO think of the gradual
but inevitable sinking of this eminent man
in the pride of his natural manhood under
the insidious sapping of fell disease.
Boss Cameron is without doubt in very
ugly state of mind, but it is hardly probable
that he threatened the manufacturers of
Philadelphia with abandoning the tariff if
they did not stand by him to break down
the Independent movement. Don has in
volved himself and friends in desperate
fix. The fight between the Independents
and so-caled Stalwart Republicans of Penn
sylvania has assumed such proportions and
violence that all hope of any compromise
has been abandoned. The Independents
claim 100 thousand-no wonder that the
Boss should feel much anxiety at this UNI
propitious show for the triumph of his
party In q State which he and the old Boss
have so long controlled. The Philadelphia
Times, which at first was disposed to think
lightly Of the Independent movement now
says of Senator Mitchell, its leader, that
"he has swung his reform ak TO strike the
bosses by striking the life-root of the stall
wart system. He has seen it murder be-
loved President; he has seen it sweep aside
every reform left as a legacy by Garfield;
he has seen Republican purity and indie
pendence treated with contempt at home
and ruthlessly crucified at Washington, and
he sees that either Republican manhood and
Republican Reform or Stalwartism must
die"
1t would appear that might gives right.
Since my last communication the majority
in the House have unseated Finley, of
Florida Dibble, of South Carolina, and
Wheeler, of Alabama, and have given their
seats TO three Republicans who had not even
the semblance of legitimate title. 1t is
generally supposed now that the House will
turn their attention to the completion of the
several remaining appropriation bills, and
be ready TO adjourn by the Fourth of July.
The employees around the Capitol are
squealing because of the tax levied upon
their salaries by the Republican Congress
sional Committee for party purposes
Speaker Keller is cutting big swarth in
Washington by the bulldog manner in
| which he is executing the orders of Mr..
Robertson and the Republican governing
committee, but there are influential Repub-
| licans who are engaged in fighting him in
his own district and it is doubtful if he will
be renominated.
Mr. Reed, Republican member from Maine,
reminds one of the face on his grand fathers
clock, or that "fat boy" who figured in the
"Pickwick Papers"
If the compulsory feature of the army bill
becomes a law Gen. Sherman will not be
retired until December. Then Sheridan will
become General and Hancock Lieutenant
General.
The policy of building up a vigorous anti
bourbon party in the South, by making
Federal patronage prominent inducement,
is not meeting with unbounded success.
BY doubtful recognition of the Admins
tration Gen. Malone was able TO carry his
State last fall, but he has since then lost the
Senate, and his first lieutenant, Massey, is
pouring grape and shell into him from all
sections, and ii is now said that the Demo-
Gratis will be able to carry the State by
thirty thousand majority
There has been much expression of regret
around the Capitol at the death of Garibaldi.
Of late years he has been of noimportancei in
the world except as an object of worship to
those people who make his early enthusiasm
for liberty and his earnest work in its behalf
cover all of his life with its mistakes and
faults. The man was an enthusiast, and he
was brave as he was honest, and he was in
deed, as has been claimed for him, dis
interested worker for the freedom of nations
President Arthur's intimacy with ex-
Senator Conkling is the cause of consider
able comment with the Half-Breeds in the
Senate and House.
During the existence of the Infamous cleo
toral commission the sanctity OF the decis-
ions of returning boards were inviolate, but
now when such decisions send Southern
Democrats to Congress no more regard is
paid TO them than ii they had never been
rendered.
1t is known to the political history OF this
country that more than o quarter of CEN
fury ago Daniel Webster said the Republi-
can party would ignore the constitution and
disregard the most sacred obligations in
order TO attain its end-how forcibly his
prophecy has been demonstrated, the pro-
ceedings of the House during the past ten
days fully attest.
Senator Lapham, who was elected to I'LL
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Senator Oonkling, on Monday reported
a bill in favor of woman's suffrage.
Peanuts are called Jumbo pills, and it is
thought that old David Davis must have
been laboring under the effects of the same
few days since when he arrogated to him
self the privilege of naming President pro
tenn. of the Senate in his absence.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Guiteau now realizes that the last ray of
hope has vanished, and that he must pre-
pare To meet the awful sentence which his
own hand wrought. Unfortunate man
how forciby does your sad ending demon
strate what Incidence and untiXed princi
Piles may lead to, and that man who rocks
like boat on the tide of his own passions
may drift any where,
Col Rob't Ingersoll, in his brilliant adj
dress in the Academy Of Music, New York,
on Decoration Day, struck the key note of
the spirit of our institutions when he pro
claimed that our schools were the fortress of
liberty If he had have said public schools
it would have given greater force to his as
sertion and been more generally accepted.
Our public school system is arriving at such
degree of perfection and efficiency that any
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