The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-07-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Springers Shortcomings-Work that His
Committee Might Have Done, But
Which It Failed To Do.
How Hale and Frye of Maine, and Bill
Chandler are Whooping for
Blaine.
Elaine's Battle Cry-The Annexation o.
Cuba to be Promised if He is
Elected.
OPINION IN WASHINGTON.

Der of Democrats are looking to-
wards Springer's Commute work
during the winter with anything
but approving eyes. 1t is felt by a
of Democrats that Spring
er has really neglected his oppor-
tunities, and where he might have
secured the impeachment of the
Acknowledgement and the exposure
of the alleged purchase of
a seat upon the Supreme bench for
Stanley Matthews, he has contented
himself with over hauling the petty
larcenies of the United States Mar
shals throughout the country. None
of the most serious allegations made
against the encouragement have
ever been remotely alluded to in
this so-called investigation. There
has been no attempt made to sum-
mon the attorney general to ex-
plain his remarkable decision in the
Ottman case, where $4,000 of good
treasury money was turned over to
the thief Ottman, to be divided be-
tween him and his pals, who called
themselves special council. There
has been no attempt made to un.
cover the transaction, whereby Geo
Bliss, while under pay Of the gov.
ernment, appeared against it as at.
torney for the National Banks IL
the celebrated national bank tax
case, whereby he secured decision
from Brewster which gave the banks
over four millions of dollars. Il
has been currently charged that the
decision itself was written by Geo
Bliss and signed only by Brewster
This decision was based upon ar
outrageous tcchnicalitv, and was ir
plain contradiction of the act O
Congress- Although this case /:
one of the most notorious of all Tx
fragrant things charged against the
mismanaged department of justice
there is not a single member of 'th'
committee who has had the cour
age to undertake its investigation
There is altogether too cordial re
Iations existing between the de
partment of justice and this inves
tigating committee. Under th'
plea OF assisting the committee th'
attorncygeneral some months ag(
detailed several special agents t'
help Mr.. Springer. The effect o
this has been to fill the committee
room with department of justic'
pies, who have run the investiga
ton since they were taken upol
~pringer's staff, 1t is this crowd
headed by Brewster Cameron, whicl
has so persistently kept the com
mittee at work in going over an'
over again the tread-mlll of tn
the petty knaveries of thievin'
marsh halls. There is not line O
testimony taken in this direction
that could not have been completes
within two weeks, and yet it ha
been dragged through the entlr
winter until volumes of printe'
matter upon the subject have bee
accumulated.
Brewster Cameron, the attorney
generals chief spy, has hung abou
Springer's committec-room all win
ter. He is still in Washington. II
was appointed last fall receiver c
public moneys in Arizona, and wa
confirmed by the Senate over tw
months ago. lie draws the pay {
this place while he stays in Wash
ington and continues to spy upo
the amicable Springer, who woul
be the very last to do anything
annoy his friend, Benny Brewste
HOW THEY ARE WnoOpING FOR BLAIN
There has nothing funnier occur
red in Washington for Il long tim
than the extraordinary polite;
somersault performed by the tw
Maine Senators, Hale and Fry
Hale owes his entire position i
politics to Blaine. He was for man
years a most abject follower of tt
Maine leader. In the House, whe
Blaine was Speaker, Hale was pra
tically messenger boy for the CHI
of the House. He used to /
} known as Bubble Hale and ;
Blaine's puppy dog. Frye deve
oped later. He was a more mani
character and was not so abject
his following. Still he was faitl
full to Blaine's interests and obeye
general directions very we'll. Ha
and Frye managed Blaine's FORUM
at Cincinnati, and again at Chicas
in 1880. But two failures discou
! aged them. Hale, who had no
become rich through the death
his father-in-law, Zach Chandle
y began to look around for some mo
} successful man upon whose Skin
7 he could hang. After Blaine W
retired from the Cabinet Hale W
ready to give the retired statesm'
@ the rack and bark and snap at h
halls. Hale said repeatedly tn
Blaine had seen his best DAYS, al
after short time got the idea in
f. his small head that Arthur had
chance to succeed himself. He t
came known as the Administrati
Senator in the Senate. He and 4
thur became very intimate. It "