The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


.... WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 2, 1886.
To the Editor Of the Herald:
Politics, as well as the weather, are boiling
In Washington just now; The home rule
democracy is up in arms against the con-
frmation of the co1ored man Matthews, as
recorder OF deeds for the district, and 1t has
the sympathy of all the blue blood demo.
cracy of the whole sountry. The fight has
been protracted one. and has become ma
tional in interest. The senate district COM
mittee at first stood four to four with one
member absent, against confirmation. Un-
the nomination should, under the circum.
stances, have been reported adversely, but
the power behind the throne had the report
withheld with the hope of something turn
ing up to change the adverse report. The
district democrats determiE ed not to be out
witted In that way, then secured an investi-
CATION into the charges that the nominee
was renegade republican, a frey partisan
and ward politician from Albany, and al
ter a most searching Investigation the whole
committee, with the exception of two demo.
Gratis, agreed on an adverse report. Still
from some cause deemed wise not to make
public, the nomination was held up in COM
mittee, but the end is nearly reached, as the
day Of adjournment approaches, and as u.s.
val, in a heated contest, as the end draws
nigh the excitement increases. The old
guard democrats are now wrathy, and charge
treason In camp. 1t seems that the Column
bla democratic club, of which tim new mar.
shall for The district was, and still is q men,
Der, without dissenting voice, and in the
interess of home rule, adopted the motto,
"district men for district Offices" The mar.
shall got his prize. but 1t seems that he has
experienced religun," and it is now charged
that he has on several occasions been closet
ed W it'll the colored inn portation from Al
bany, and is over-stepping the bounds of
official propriety by doing his level best to
influence senatorial votes for confirmation
of the nominee when a vote is reached. The
home rulers say that the colored race should
be recognized from among the residents of
The district, but If the appointees are to be
imported from the states. they would much
prefer seeing Fred. Douglass, who is recog.
nized representative colored man ofintelli-
gence, integrity and capacity. remain in the
Office of recorder. than to have him sup
planted by ward politician of the same
race imported from Albany. The fight has
assumed such national proportions that
both members and senators can be found
discussing with considerable animation, the
merits of the contest. and unless this hot
spell lets up" pretty soon, you may look
for some breezy paragraphs from the Ma.
toms capital. rising out of this memorable
affair of state.
Congress is about to die without having
finished the work it was called into session
for. 1t is thought by many that If the erder
of things was changed so as to bring the
short sessions Immediately preceding the
year that nominations are made for the mex,
congress, the long would be devoted to pure
ly legislative matters, free from political
campaign harangues, as they would be stale
before they could be used.
The members have worked hard the past
eight months TO dispose of the past eight
months to dispose of the public business
but so many bills of importance consumed
so much time in their discussion, that some
of them, and larger number than usual OF
private bills will have to go over till next ses
! sion. Assuming that not a single bill
should be introduced next session, there
will be more bills on the calendar. carried
over from this session. than can possibly Dc
disposed of In three months Of the short SEES
ions.