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Correspondence oil the New YORK Herald
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1916.
Al o'clock, p. M.
Arrirais-Saieneroi Dir eus-mor. crs and Latter
writers Of the stock-JObbing O,gas-C ligues-
Their Real Mature Order and Harmony of the
Democratic Party-A Word about yosr Locos m
Nev York
Senator Allen and Felix Grundy Mcconnell are
on the ground, and Mr. King, from Georgia. Sena-
tor Dix, of New York, quietly settled in pleasant
house on C street, and Is living like philosopher.
He had nothing to do with I" Sandy Hill preaching"
never had trick about him-and yet he is one OF
the strong men OF New York, and will occupy an
honorable standing in the Senate. He is, wlthal,
not only man to be relied on for judgment, for in
tegrty, for ability, and wide and profound know
ledge Of parties and Of men, but he is a scholar and
man of taste. He has his saloons filled with
beautiful pictures collected abroad during his
recent tour in Europe, and his residence on
the shores of the Mediterranean. He is
man of great blandness of manner and ia
miliarity and social feeling. The more such
men we have the better. On Saturday diplomatic
dinner comes of at the Presidents This is all the
scandal have for you to-day. Now, my good capi-
tame, want to give you hint about letter writer's
Do for decency's sake that the letter writers at
Washington take better care Of what they say. OF
course you cannot expect they won't occasionally
lie particularly those who correspond for the stock
jobbing organs-but let them know that the public
will pardon a lie quicker than bunder- that the
world acts on the maxim OF Taleyrand, that any
thing may be pardoned in man except bunder.
All summer long the Washington letter writers have
been croaking about ciiqwes and plots, aud mines,
and explosions, and an honest-mlnded man who read
the Wal! street papers, supposed that there to be
crusade proclaimed against the new President BY
his old friends, and that the democratic party
going to pieces Now, give me your ear a few mi
nutes, M e Captainc; while tell you the truth, for
hail find he lac
weeks.
Most of the clique war has been got up by iii,
whigs-the rest by few disappointed men who
expected, because they had made some noise during
The election, that therefore Mr.. Polk was bonnd to
make heroes of all of them Mr.. Calhoun has not
gained in this at all. He would doubt have been
glad to have meined in his office as Secretary
of State, but his friends have said good deal more
about his being turned OUT than he will ever
thank them for. They have carried the joke too
far, and he saw 1t was time for him to correct the
mistaken impressions they had scattered abroad so
ndustriously Therefore, an intimaton has come
from quarter thai cannot be doubted, to the effect
that he is stlll determined as he was in the cam.
paign, to support Mr.. Polk in all his or. at mea-
no opposition to the President; he will he of his
boldest and warmest supporters. From Mr.. Ben
ton nothing s,ca,aly is looked for. He did not
write those articles on Oregon, nor has he written
line for the Unlon-so | am informed in all quar-
ters But he is warm and enthusiastic for Oregon,
for Texas, for Democracy, and will be bold and I'M
finching in his support OF Mr.; Polk. A good deal
that has been said about mutual jealousies and bck
erings between Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Dallas is
false-the rest Is mere conjecture. There is quite
enough harmony there for all practical purposes.
The fact is, all great men In this country and every
other are jealous of each other whenever they may
become rlvas-wltness Clay and Webster Clay
always knew he was more available than Daniel,
but he also knew that Daniel stood in his way, and
he hated him just as much as was necessary. But
whatever may be the feelings of Mr. Dallas am
perfectly sure that the Secretary OF State knows
his own strength about five and twenty times
too well to feel Jealous of the Vice President
dency was to be settled between these two men, 1t
would be disposed OF pretty quick. Why, Mr.. Blu
chanan could to-day command five votes IN Penn
syvana to Mr. Dallas one. Mr.. Dallas has no more
idea of being President than Horace Greeley has
probably not half as much; for Horace, what with
his Fourrierism and ant-rentsm, and abolltionsnl,
and mormonlsm and brand bread, would calculate
upon pretty vigorous campaign, and most likely
expects to be put up. 1t Is known that Mr.. Clay had
calculated on making him one Of his confidential
advisers No-the letter writer's were at fault about
" the fight in Pennsy lvana." Now, the printing
question is being land the shelf, (or Mr.. Richie
is nearly sure OF IT'D the only quarter from which
any sacaM is expected, is from small Clique
by 1 the cry y" They held p0 back ses s@ sa
porting Mr.. Folks administration jus, long
enough to dissatisfy the real democrscy, and
the result of it has been that The a. has
just quietly stepped into their shoes Nh .s-.i-
van was little too long headed that time. He
knew little too much. Instead o. inilmldsiIng
Mr.. Polk, he at !astgot frightened himself, ard
came to terms. While he was expecting some
overures from Washington, the "baiy Gfobe' '
started up under his nose, and like Jonas goard,
it grew up in single night And he was at last
obliged to go back, like Henry the I'd, to the vat-
can, and beg pardon OF his holiness. This has been,
and this will be, the tate OF every democrat that
kicks in the harness, against young Hickory. They
intrigue themselves to death. Polk keeps STILL
and let's his digestion go on-and after iretng and
tuning no purpose, they get sick Of it, and give
i up as bad job and return to their allegiance
of despatches!' says Mr.. O'Sullivan. sob, with
all my heart" says Mr.. Polk,and off he goes-,glad
of a chance to sneak, while tina Neics comes back
to its duty This is the end Of the cligues shall
hereafter say nothing about them-for they are not
worth mentioning Mr.. Polk is as firmly seated as
any man need be-all fear is that he will have so
strong, SO well drilled, SO overwhelming majority
in the next Congress, that the party will really
sneeze the last fragment OF the poor wings to death
poor fellows, they are like the remains of Bona
parties old guard, gathered in silence and ga
around his ashes, at the Hotel des Inralides.
MACHIAvELr