Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-11-12
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON u. e, Ne


The way the election went on the second Of
N"'emo'F was truly stunning TO the people OF
Washington who hold Office. for they are more
directly and vitality affected than the prople
are IN the country at large. The people At
large Whatever may be their politics. whether
they reside in Maine or Minnesota, wiihout
regard 10 occupation or condition, will gain
alike In all the benefit. which may ensue 10
business, should thsr, b. amy in ooa sequence
81 the Democratic victory. II wages rise in
the country the Republican laborcr AMI arii-
san will get the advance Just the same as
though their politics were OF n different stripe.
hut in this city the case i, vastly different
This city is the home Of the oflice-holdcr, aud
the nature OF hi, politics DETERMINES the ten
ure Of his term Of Office. lie must be in ac-
cord with the yictors. or he must step down
and out. change of maioriiies signifies to
him change Of habi,aiion and employment.
The booming cannon aud tho victorious shout
Of the Jubiant Democrats, are An ainonition
TO the Eepublicon placc-men that they mus,
get up and get. To do thi. in IN pet cases means
no less than ruin. Many have been here so
long that they have forgotten all they ever
knew about trade and business, and teaching
and when they have 10 quit the departments.
their occupation is TO all inteuis and purposes
( literally gone completely AZ Mr.. O,hcllo
wac supposed 10 be. But beyond all this the
so called Civil Service Reform. was accepted
J by the clerks here rs sort OF insurance Of
their situations from attack. on the political
side and hence they have gone into building
associations. contracting TO pay jnihly sums
on shares and loans for five or ten years. all
depending Of course upon their continuing 10
hold their place. Thi, they cannot do Il the
great Democratic broom sweeps them ont as
II viii lift comes along. The victory, il i. true
viii not affect them for more than year, and
will not, if followed up, by other, OF the same
kind, trouble the departments for more than
/ tive wears.
But when the next House meets there wi II
b. new officers all through form Clerk to Pages
and sweePers Of floors and stairways, and the
/ old set will have 10 retire. The Democrats
have called loudly for Civil Service Reform,
and helped to make that thing popular. but
they have been shrewd enough not to comm it
themselves 10 the plan of Geo. William Cur
liz. Their reform will consist in turning out
the Republicans and putting their own men
in. They do not doubt in the least their abl
ity TO find enough good men OF the Democ cratic
persuasion 10 run the machine without the aid
Of Dorman Il. Eeston's perambulaiing exam
liners, and all that sort OF thing. The Demo
crsts will never commit the papabe blunder Of
confessiug that they DON'T know enough 10
pick out competent and proper Clerks 10 keep
the books and write the letters of the Wash
ington departments, whatever else they may
fab in.
When the Republicans fell into TrumbuIrs
trap aud allowed Cnrtis to foist his scheme up
on the President, they made the greatest con-
fession Of incompetency that party could
make. II party cannot trust its leaders to
select subordinate officers, in the name Of all
decency how can II be trusted with anything I;
Why should the people believe in it when it
don't believe in itself; They have been SO Ion g
in getting out the statue OF Gen. Rawlins that
many people had forgotten who Rawlins W as,
and consequently At the unyailing of the statue
the other day the ceremony was no, largely al
tended. The work is placed in Raw Inns
square, west Of the new State department. and
is quite an addition TO the ornamentation Of
!
ry up with the construction Of his new State
Department the name OF some other architect
will finally reap the honor Of completing the
building. The South wing is nearly completed
on the outside and mskes a snowy appear snce
its height makes ii the most prominent strue-
ture in the city, except the Capitol.
The Unitarian church here which was to
have ten thousand dollars by the will of Mad
ane King Of Taunton Mass. on condition that
hundred thousand should be raised within a
year is not likely to get the legacy. 1t is not a
strong church numerically or financially, and
just when it might take advantage Of the will
to strengthen it, finance and add new edifice
to the city II has so little grace rs to engage in
a fierce quarrel, the result Of which is the
secession Of one half of its active members.
The seceders sent the PASTOR word that they
were not edited by his ministrations and ad-
yised him to seek . new field for Christian
work and warfare. The reverend gentleman
did not view II in that light and acting on the
advice Of Sumner to Stanton proposed to
.sstick.- In trying conclusions the minister
was just one too many for them. He went
in and got his salary raised by . single vote,
aud hence the secession. The Unitarians are
therefore no longer q unit.
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