The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-04-19
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WAsHISGroN, ID. g., April 10.
DEAR JOURNAL: -"Masterly inactiv j
iy" scems to be the policy Of the admin
listration, and in way of explanation W.
are informed by the oracles of knowledge
that the President has concluded to ru'
the government upon the maxim of th'
learned Erasmus, "Festina Lente.' How
it will pan out, none but the rash dare
to predict. All Republicans hope for the
best yet each countenance that We scan
bears the unmistakabIe impress Of uneasy
apprehension, and already the auricular
whisporings of disappointment are being
waited upon the winds. The Democrats
sly fellows thcy-arc jubilant at the
prospective discord that threatens to en-
tangle "the powers that be-" And they
laugh IN their sleeves Especially those
who have empty slecvcs) at the propos-
cd plan of organizing the next House OF
Representatives outside of party lines in
the interest OF the policy ofthe admins,
tration. They have about as much idea
Of abandoning party lines and clecting a
Rcpu blicGn speaker,-wbethor he be in
accord with the administration or not. as
| have of committing hari kari-and !
am convinced that your knowledge OF
tho last named individual will not war
rant such conclusion.
The civil service rules-though not
officially promulgated, seems to be in
full blast, judging by the fact that no
changes are made, or appointments
granted save to the particular friends Of
the President and cabinet, if we except
that which is obtained for Indians
through the sagacity an energy Of that
old war horse, Oliver p. Morton.
Kansas is apparently and unknown
land at the White House. Not ono APP
pointment-nay,n not one single crumb OF
comfort has been bestowed in apprccia-
ton of her heroic efforts for Republican,
ism. Whether this is due to the fact that
she gave too large majority in the late
contest, or is occasioned by the demon
OF dscord that Jealousy has prompted
in some of her delegation, | will not
undertake 10 say. Certain 1t is, how
ever, that every one who has been here
from Kansas is fcarfulIy dissatisfied, and
/ venture the prediction that they will
be beard from in the moi far distant fu-
ture.
Ben. Simpson has returned to his
home. after having made the most gal
liant fight on record tor the position OF
Solicitor of the Interior Department.
III was, rs secretary Schurz expressed
il, "plasiercd all over with the best in
dorsements," but they availed nothing
and al tell you tho reason why The
next position below Solicitor is that Of
Law Clerk, and il mattered not that ii
was filled by a stupid fellow named Mar
ble-not the Mantle of the world-with
out any sort Of knowledge of the law.
lie had TO be promoted. Cause why !!
The civil service rules said So.
Governor Osborn and Judge Halder-
man have been for tho last month dane
ing upon the ragged edge of expectancy,
concerning the mission TO Chill. The
last named. gentleman is understood 10
be contingent candidate-coniingent
! in this: he will probably get the mission
/ If no one else wants il. What Gov. o.
/ horns chances are do not know; but
/ learn that his cause Is being earnestly
pressed by all the Kansas delegation
save one.
Col. Plumb HIS remained here ever
since Congress adjourned, and appears
1 TO be indefatigablc in hrs effors TO be OF
ser vice 20 Kansans. And be they inhu-
entail, or ever so humble, he is perfectly
approximate to all. He has expressed
himself rs determined 10 root out of the
Government Departments about twenty
notification frauds who are charged 10
The patronage of the state of Kansas.
This is step in the right direction and
should have been inaugurated long since.
For many of the frauds in question new
err were in Kansas in all their lives, and
others have not been there for fifteen
or twenty years, and have no sort of in.
terest in the state or its people. Some,
to nv personal knowledge. vote in and
are identified with other states; but BY
being charged TO Kansas (by the endorse.
ment ofSome OF our members) they keep
an equal number of bona f@s Kansas
people out Of positions that wonld be q
perfect God-send 10 them. At my earli'
est convenience propose TO get and
send for publication full and accurate
! list OF all persons who are held in Office
as residents Of Kansas, with a s,aement
of the particular influence that keeps
them in.
livery much dislike IN rrognosiicate
evil, and hoped THAI the lay o: dirty