South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-04-18
Letter from Washington.
From Oar aegsir Cornspoa.ls..t.
Washington, D. C., April II.

lhc 'iiiSHtc investigation by Sen
ator Sherman's special committee, is
attended at intervals with some inter-
esting titles between members OF the
committee and the witnesses, and
some OF them are something more
than exciting. The evidence ct Dir.
Dezendori las; I tuesday, and th,t or
citizens OF Copah county last week,
VIII furnish Mr.. Lamar with all the
! pabulum requisite for an inter estiny
speech. lie has Eeen watching these
Investigations with eager interest aud
he doubtless intends 20 give us the re-
suits OF his observations. lie finds
that most of the Northern people are
ignoi ant oil he rra. condition OF that
sentiment in tho South among the ne
groes that interprets Democracy to
mean that slavery is to be restored
and negroes again reduced TO bond
age. The Democrats in Mississippi,
while III numerical minority of 3d.
600, go on year after year securing
victories, 10 he surprise OF those who
take it for granted ;llat tae 10000 ne.
groes, in excess of the whites, are all
Republicans, and that Democratic
success must therefore come through
fraud. Tits theory is not by any
means correct, for the negroes are not
organized as are the whites, aud they
are apathetic at elections unless i'm
pellcd by some strong sentiment. -
They conceive that their interest and
those OF the men who, possessing the
wealth, the learning & the governing
experience and conservative opinions,
have striver for the control Of power.
the collection and expenditure of tax
es, and the maintenance OF good or
der. In elaboration OF these points,
Mr.. Lamar will invite Il long and it
may be a most interesting contro.
versy.
The end, aim and object Of the De-
mocratic party is to protect Labor from
the reaction o.. enormous and grind
ing monopolies. The ar: ument that
is urged against tatitf reduction is that
1t will tend 10 reduce American labor
to the condition Cf the 'paupcv labo; ,
OF foreign countries, which Il trne
should put an end to any debate ON
tariff reform. But, see il it is true.
To day the spjnners OF Fall Xiv err, TO
the number of $4,000, are working or
two third time, While every loom in
England is RUM ing full time, and
! while orr cc,toI manufactures enjoy
the I rejection Of az. rage fifty er
: cent duties, the wages Of American
operatives are no higher than those of
the English spinn1rs. Mr.. Shaw. the
consul at Manchester, England, in
his last report SAYS: Operatives here
are the best paid and most comlurta
bic olkiig class in England, and
their influence and wealth are incrcas-
ing at a rapid rate Mr.. Shaw is n
Republican, and set lac gives tits un.
biased evidence i'll regard to what we
are pleased to call 'pauper labor in
free trade England. Tie Mamches.
ter operatives are happy and content.
ed while the FALL !iivor spluners are
lighting, and fighting continually, a.
ga!nst reduction OF wages that has
aggregated in three years more than
sixty per cent, and more now
threatened. The CONTRACT . Que
worthy the study of the politician as
well az tie political economist. When
properly studied out, it is pose BILE
that the American operatives may de.
sire 10 shake of 4 system that robs
them OF th,ir earnings under the
swlndling pretcnse OF protecting
them.
Everybody remembers that when
the old iubEc lunctonary. James
buchanan, was President, his beautf-
ful niece, Harriet lane, presided at
the White House, and never since
the days OF Mrs Madison, have the
houors of the Executive Mansion been
administered with more grace. She
at once became 50 popular that re.
venue cutter was chrl5,ened after her,
and once Upon q time she accepted
an invitation 10 take passage in tho
vessel from Washington to New
York. This simple act, which was in
violation Of all precedent in the his
tory Of the Republic, called forth
most stern rebuke from the President,
/ ABOUT whose ears cam HnimNdFcrl-
ions from ali parts Of the country
How different things arc in these days,
though hardly two decades have pass
ed since this simple social innovation
Tie Successors Of Mr.. Buchanan,
with the exception of MIR. Johnson,
have used the vessels of the ravy for
purposes OF pleasure without regard
to time, season or expenditure. Grant
led off in the business, Hayes follow.
ed it up,and Arthur has outdoue them
both by using one vcsse, for himself
during the summers OF last year and
the year before, while he sent his
laughter or a junketing tour in ano-
Their. Nor is this all OF it, nor the
worst OF 1t, for three weeks ago the
Y. ). mau-oi-war Yanic was dis
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