The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-09
Cur Warrington Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, July Z, 1893.
The Printing Of the Nat Congrss-Asprants IN hs
Ftd- Wendell, Rivss Heiss, For'ey, and Crowd Of
Country Editors, &c.
We are as usual In the midst OF plottngs, schemngs
and speculatiOrs not regard 70 the Presidency
but more particularly regard 10 the OF the
next House Of Representatives. The names OF prominent
democ ats and prominent republicans are msntoned 10
connection with the Speakershp but until ia known
with more denteness which party Is to BIO in the
dancy is idle to speculate tho members OF who may
be elevated to this that position And does not mat
much after all, who gets the speakership who shall
the chairmen Of the various committees Varieties
charming and the democrats had the control OF the
last House, perhaps IL Ia but fair that the republicans
should have the control Of the next "rdrn about Bays
the old adage, sis fair play" But be that as may 10
premature TO be discussing the question Of the Speaker
ship or heads OF committees. $3.50
The really interesting and important question is, Who
is 70 be the public prnterswho s to have the few hun
dred Thousands that annually fall 10 the lot Of the favor
ed individuals or oliques who manage to slip
for the printing! VIII Wendell manage
his cards so well as to get elected directly, or
will he have TO pay twenty or thirty thousand
year to batch of little country political editors, who
by consolidating the votes Of their supporters, control
majority and dictate who shall be the printer Or will
Wendell and the Constitution and the country editors
prove all too weak for some opposition candidste
rilrs to contribute sixty q eighty thousand dollars %
weghy questions having more interest and importance
IN the eyes Of our politicians and place hunters than the
Cass Hoer letter. the neutrality doctrine, and the asrrel
as to what is contraband OF war.
Wendell, you know, has large, splendid printing office
the Quickest and Completed manner and IS therefore to
certain extent master OF the situation. His doctrine s
that no matter who IL elected printer the work will have
the successful candidate, he would the large mis-
sion which he should Otherwise have 70 70 the noi
nal printer and his friends and might make political capita
and reputation by appropriang donations
democratic central committees At all events, he will be
candidate; and win go mighty hard With him i he
or real printer to the next Congress.
Wendell, however, may have formidable opponent
In the nnocent pleasant story telling John G. Rives who
in his dro quiet going way makes friends
himself among the members, aud convinoes them by
figures that lie that in the work no dees for the
government he loses quite considerable sum annually.
In spite Of these osees which have been going quite
number Of without seeming 10 mpoverh him in the
TO his printing Office in the hope OF cutting Wendell
Co.. and transferring the government printing bodily to
desire Of bene1tng himself by the desire of demoish
ing WENDELL for between the two Of determination
has been declared Rives seems, made bid some few
years ago which was cutting into Wendelps profits in
some bookbindipg job and Wendell in retaliation 60. up
an cuscry against Rvee Congressional reporting, Offering
to have the work done at some ridiculo isly low
price, He was 30 far successful as to prevent the
mskipg Of any provision for the reporting OF next Con-
grees But Rves will go on Notwithstanding in the sure
conviction that the reporting must be done and will
be paid for, and that lower prices than those nov
allowed could possibly be fixed for the work. And in
addition, he will strive hard to get the public printing
Gust WENDELL and knock the head any speculation that
the latter may have INDUCED in in regard to selling his
printing Office "cheap' to the general government.
After Wendell and Rives there come In host OF minor
aspirants Little Banks. who has changed the political
and physical atmosphere Of Petersburg for that Of Gin
cnnat will doubtless be hand with his Virginia votes
10 his pocket The redoubtable Heiss and Pryor will be
there too unless the latter indeed should into the
House as TO the late Mr. Goote of which there
ID some talk The Chevaier Forney will consider
able Clique his side; and from Indiana, Ohio and New
England there will be clouds Of asprants each with his
one two, dozen votes ready to the best terms
they can, 30 that all may share in the plumber.
Some people may think all this very disreputabe and
dgraceu to the Congress OF United States but such
fastidious people are lightly thought Of here.
The public printership ia q good thng-a very good
ship, great daal better than the Presidency. We have
scores OF aspirans for the White Houses why not have
equal he uublic nrintup