The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-04-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mich a7. 1891.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Mch 81. 1891.
Ex-senator Malone became republican and
attained his first political prominence through
as dastardly political bargain as ever was
made in this or any other country by persons as
eminent as the President of the United States
and member of the Senate By that bargain
Malone obtained such notoriety and absolute
control of the Federal patronage of Virginia as
the price of his allegiance to the republican
party. He has now made another bargain by
which he hopes to again get his grip upon the
throat of Virginia. His partner In the present
enterprise is that blatant Washington negro
demagogue, John III. Langston who for Office
holding purposes. claims a residence in Virgin
ia, and who has broken Mahone's power in his
own district by taking the negro vote away
from him
The terms of the bargain, as told to me, are
that Langston shall again turn the negro vote
over to Malone. who is to resume his position
as republican boss of Virginia, in return for
which Malone is to urge the name of Laugston
upon Mr.. Harrison for one of the new U. s. Cir
cult Judgeships. 1t is believed that Mr.. Harri-
son. has already partly promised to elevate
Langston TO the bench and that he had this bar
gain In mind when he told the delegation of
cheeky negroes, calling themselves journal
ists.' several days ago, that he would be pleas
ed to consider the name of member of their
race whom they considered sufficiently learned
in the law to discharge the duties of Judge,
Harrison is to get the solid Virginia delegation
to the next republican national convention for
his pay. If he dares to appoint this negro
Langston, to the bench, he will also get, and
fully deserve, the execration of ninety nine de-
| cent white men out of every hundred in every
section of the country. 1t is entirely in keeping
with Mahone's political career that it should
wind up in a partnership with negro.
| The trial Of Judge Charles E. Kincaid, who
| while a Washington correspondent shot and
killed ex-Representative Taulbee of Kentucky
! in the Capitol building on Feb. 2s 1sc1 is going
, on this week and is attracting much attention
The defence is self defence EX-R9presentativs
| Grosvenor, of Ohio. has taken the place of Sen
ator Vorhees. who is under treatment at the
Arkansas Hot Springs. as Kincaid's chief coun
| sci. A feature of the trial was the cross exam
ination of Samuel Donaldson, of Tennessee, ex
doorkeeper of the house of Representatives whC
stated in answer to questions which the JuGg
directed him to answer. that he was by occupa
1 tion Lobbyist and that at the time OF the shoot
ing he was working in the interest of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. This public admis
sion will not be pleasant news for a number o
Congressman who have been in the habit O
cumming with ''Sam" around the capitol cor
| ridors and restaurants.
Russell Harrison, who is said to be mixed u
in several speculations involving questions af
fecting public lands has succeeded in having
his man, ex-rerresentative Carter of Montana
appointed commissioner of the General Lanc
Office, to succeed Judge Croft, who was com
PEELED to resign because he would not chang
| mi in tn Obl ira Nobl
There's nothing like being a son of the appoint
ing power, and nobody knows this any bette
| than Russell.
| A copy of the letter from Governor Nicholl
replying to Mr.. Blaine's excited telegram sen
on the day the Sicillians were lynched at New
Orleans, was sent to the Italian minister as sool
as it was received at the department of State
He has not since been heard IRON regarding it
and he declines to see newspaper men who hav
called at the legation.
The National Association of Democratic Club
has sent e circular letter to democratic clubs al
over the country, requesting them to appropri
ately celebrate the anniversary of the birthda
of Thomas Jefferson, Thursday, April q Tn
letter calls attention to the contrast betwee
the simplicity of Jefferson with the prodi gality
Capitalization, faVorit1sm and corruption of tn
last Congress. of which it says They coul
go no further. for they have exhaused the sur
plus in the Treas Try. and in the Mckinley bill
raised taxes and prices to the last point of en-
durance. The time is especially appropriate
while celebrating the birth of the great apostl
of fliberty-to rejoice over the popular repudia
tion and the final adjournment of the odiou
billion dollar Congress, whose existence was
menance alike to the freedom, the prosperit
and the business of the country.
Considerable scandal has been created by tn
State department sending ex-minister Foster
who is known to be paid attorney OF the Span
ish government. to Madrid as special envoy
and the matter isn't mended any by the know
ledge that he is accompanied by that WORTHLESS
young scapegrace, James G. Blaine, DR. VIII
would not be tolerated in decent society-he
only just tolerated-Tere it not for considera
tion OF his parents feelings.