New Ulm weekly review., 1883-11-21

The Slaughters, parents, sons and
daughters, are said to be a hard
crowd.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. g. Nov. Is, 1883,
Now that the November elections
are done with, the immediate effect
is seen in the increase Of arrivals at
the National Capital. Members of
Congress have been staying home
to take part in the fall elections,
but every train now brings some Of
them to Washington. The coming
meeting of Congress is to be a long
session, and it is very desirable to
engage comfortable quarters as ear
ly as possible. Congress will pro-
badly not adjourn until next July.
Seven or eight months occupation
of rooms at Hotel or boarding
house, or in apartments; or even
keeping house, suggests to the ex.
perienced the advisa bility OF secur.
ing apartments before the crush be-
gins. 1t is an evident fact, by the
way, which every winter makes
more painfully impressive, to those
who have 20 occupy its garrets and
easements that the National Capt.
tai has not sufficient room for the
accommodation of its winter guests.
It is estimated that a floating popu.
lation of at least $4,000 is present
during the season. This is an in.
crease of one third more people than
Is provided for by the ordinary &C.
commodatlons. The consequence is
much crowding, high prices, and
great liberality in the use of Lam
guage, so to speak.
OF course, the. chief interest of
this city just at this moment is the
fall elections. The Republicans feel
quietly grateful over the outcome
which is very much better than
they had expected. The Ohio de-.
teat was great and unexpected dis
appointment. They had believed
fully IN Republican victory, and
when the returns came in their
chagrin was intense. It was quite
readily admitted that it looked very
like u Democratic admins tration
next time. Not one in hundred
expected that New York would give
less than $4,000 Democratic maiori.
ty. and few thought that Butler
would be defeated. Their prognos-
tications gave Virginia to the Ma.
hone men however, and so the result
was unexpected all around. New
York and Massachusetts are re-
claimed and Virginia is lost.
Talking about the situation in the
latter state with an intelligent Of
fetal, he expressed some rather no.
vel views which I will partially
quote. The result, he said, is just
what the mass of the Republicans
dseired. They wanted to see both
Butler and Malone defeated. But.
Ter because he represents the worst
feature of politics, the unscrupulous
use of it's vulgar prejudices and pas.
slons; its disapointments. and re-
venges. As for the Coalition enter
prise under Malone it was partially
understood, and partially condem-
ned as an un wise policy. The Re-.
putation Malone has succeeded in
making for himself did not help it.
1t grlved many Republicans that
the President supported him and
his methods. It has been at the
very considerable expense of Mr..
Arthur's personal popularity, I
think; but no doubt he looked up.
on it as fair POLITICAL strategy and,
perhaps, he did not realize that it
lowered the tone of the party; not
so much by the ideas involved, as
by the means used and the men u.s.
ing them. But at any rate the Re-
publicans are glad to see the fire
eating Malone cooled off. It was
disagreeable bargain with him,
made for the control of the Senate,
and in hopes Of getting the elector.
al votes of Virginia; it is felt to be
q satisfactory conclusion that the
Republicans of the country can get
along without him.
What do I think Of the war Of
races! just this, that the South
ern Whites not only in Virginia,
but all through the South, have the
colored voters under subsection.
Their methods are apparant. They
impose upon the ignorance, super
stition, and fear of the colored
race IN every way possible. They
go around to their political meet.
ings and create a feeling of animos.
ity, suspicion, and menace, How
easy it IS for the class who have
the money and power to make the
poor negro know that his Republi-
can politics are against his inter.
ests, and even imperil his life and
property. An occasional outrage
like Danville massacre giving force
to the ever existing antagonism.
and the consequence is that the col.
ored vote is now the property in fee
simple OF the Southern white Dem