The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom Our Regular correspebdoDO

The Tine for the Ieginnlng Of the
last session Of the Keller Robeson
Congress II near at hand, and dis
comiited Republican politicians. SEN
ator5, and members Of the House are
again seen about the streets and IN
the lobbies Of the hotels. II Is inter.
eSting to observe the effects Of defeat
shown In wryness Of visage, and 10
certain bedragglement Of meiD and
manner which they all have. A
beaten politician looks as much like
discarded lover as anything you
ever saw.
Notsince the election Of TiIden
have the Office holders hero been 50
alarmed and 50 despondent. Tae
Machine barrel Is empty. The i'm.
inense sum that Jay. HubbeIl levied,
Is worse than lost. II il NV realized
that his audacious bribery has not
only ruined his party, but has made
Its ruin disgraeeiuI. Many believe
that the regime Of theft, corruption,
bribery, and bOssisiD, which has de.
bauched the Government for 50 many
years, ana, under the banner Of "mor.
al ideas," has stolen every thing, from
Government stationery 10 Tlldens
presidency, IL on It's last legs. Not
wit hstanding this Is the hope and
belief, one sees very little Of The ex.
ultation that was conspicuous here
when n Democratic congress was
elected In 1874, or when TiIden was
elected In 1876. This peculiar serlons
way Of folemnizing victory by re-
serve and silence Is oil the more try
Ing 70 the vanquished. They regard
II as omiDous OF moral and reserve
force that will be more instructive, in
the fiual oaset, than noise and enthu-
siasm.
Il Is curious 10 note that the Re.
publicans base their hope OF success
In the next presidential election on
the prophesied blunders OF the coming
Democratic congress. Wait, they
say, until the next House assemblies
and has rough and tumble fight
over the speakcrship. Wait until II
has TO face the tariff question, the
civil service question, he River and
Harber, aud Pension bills. If the
next Democratic congress wishes &c
accommodate its Republicans friends
il will certainly bIunder, early ant
often.
The Republicans draw hOpefu
augury from the fact that although
they lost the House in 1874, the,
gained the presidency in 1876 (P
There might be some reason in tn
inference IL they had gained tn
presidency without the help of Re
turning Boards, Eliza Pin ;ston, an
the Electoral Commission. 1t ma
be said that these forces will not max
the next president.
That the Democrats will max
some blunders in the next congress
pretty certain, but they will be nun
ericalIy stronger than the congre
: that was elected prior TO Tilden
q election, and they will be stronger
the talent and experiences of the
personel. On the other hand, Il
Republicans will be weaker in nuI
Der, and by the absence OF = lain
Butter, Garfield. Conger, and 9th
= able parliamentArians and debater
1t seems 10 be conceded THAI the j
/ coming Democratic congress mu
tackle the tariff sphinx, claws and a
And, So far, all suggestion for cand
:, dates for the speakership have bel
made solely with view 10 this que
ton. There is another importa
question, however, which no pa,
can afferd longerto ignore. It relai
to the reform of the civil servi'
The Democrats conld not do q wi:
thing than TO pass n law that
clerk shall be removed from an Off
in which he has proved hims
honest and competent. TO en'
such law would be right, as well
polite. It would make Democrats
large number of Government clerl
and of the friends Of civil serv
reform everywhere. It would {
prive their adversaries Of their m
telling taunt-that all the Democr
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