The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-01
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspond nt-
WASHINGTON, D. c.,


the Cameron rule 10 Pennsylvania
politics have been unusually lively
and Interesting duriu. the last fe"
days Senator Mitchell is good deal
of lion jus, now, aud the ind'ca''oos
are that both Don Cameron and Presl-
deut Arthur will eventually regret
having treated HIN so uncompromis-
ingly. Governor Curtin said in con-
7ersatiou few days ago that the ln'
dependent movement is assuming pro-
portions Cameron never dreamed OF.
The moral influence of such men as
Mitchell and Marshall is not to be
lightly estimated. This is no local
fight, but contest for the domination
of the Stalwart faction, which controls
the machinery of the party in Penn
sylvauia as it just DOW happens to
control the National organization
through Federal patronage, and Ca@'
eron's course is likely to provide
surprise for the Arthur administration
as unlocked for as it will be disastrous
to Stalwartism. If the Democrats act
wisely and nominate straight, clean
ticket, Stalwart power will take tum'
bic from which it can never recover;
Arthur and Cameron will 60 down
together, and the 500 will put away
their little medals.
It is gratifying to know that the
Democrats 10 the House have found
their backbone and that stand has
been made against the outrage con
teuplated by the Republicans In car
ryiug out their programme for unseat-
ing Southern members. 10 the Mac
key case especially, where forgery and
all sorts of skuldngery has been resort
ed to in carrying on the contest, there
is ample justification for resorting to
| every means known to parliamentary
| law to defeat the wicked partisan
| scheme. At this writing the Demo
Gratis express determination to stand
| firm. Gen. Rosecrans, of California,
| the chairman of the Democratic Con-
gressional campaign committee, in
speaking of the contest, said: 'lf the
Republicans intend to seat Msekey,
with all the forgeries and wrong-doing,
they must do it over our stubborn re-
sistacce." Mr.. Randall is master of
| all the tactics that can be brought to
bear Oh the Democratic side, but
Speaker Kiefer is very hot headed and
has an exaggerated idea Of the power
aud prerogatives Of the chair, and the
struggle. if continued, may be mark
ed By some exciting and lively scenes.
Whether the Republicans will regard
it as good policy to make the appFo:
priation bills and other measures o.
necessity wait for any protracted
period in the attempt to seat a man
who has no legal claim is somewhat
doubted, although such are the
! threats which are current.
| There has been talk in some quar-
terr about the necessity Of creating a
tribunal to take the settlement ol
contested cases out of the hands o!
Congress. Certain nou-partisan jour
rals have advocated such plan, and
there is much solid truth in the rea.
| sous assigned for it. "Congressmeu
simply vote the party ticket in decid
ing contest Rishout regard to right
or wrong. This is done iu~so cynical
a manner that it seems as if members
of Congress had lost all feeling of the
moral obliquity of it, and as if the
strongest appeals to higher motives Of
action were and would remain unavail.
ing. 1t is very evident that under
such circumstances Congress is not
the proper authority to decide contest
ed election cases, and that iu order to
secure justice and to arrest the infec'
tiou of such demoraliziug practices, i,
will be necessary to look for some
| judicial tribunal outside to which such
cases can be submitted with the assur
Ance that evidence will receive its due
weight, and that the man justly er-
titled to the seat will have it, no mat
Ter whether his party is in majority
in Congress or not. - This is all very
we'll, but the question is where are We
to fpd the tribunal lifted above AID
beyond the political Influences tha:
control Congress. 1t has been pretty
clearly demonstrated that the Federal
judiciary does not come up to that
standard, and one of the strongest ar
guueuts for Democrats against Judge
Davis Supreme Court bill was the
| fact that President Arthur, an intense
partisan, would likely appoint all those
new judges from men Of his own ilk.
We had q lesson the people will not
be slow to forget in the tribunal crea-
ted to settle the contested election be-
tween Hayes and Tilden, when the