Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. Nav %, 1877.

WASHINGTON. May Z0i 1910
All signs fail it the President is not
attempting to remove some of the i'll
feeling occasioned among members of
his party BY bis course since be became
President Only two or three days
ago be said to a Louisiana Conserva-
tive Delegation visiting him in the in
terest Of New Orleans Democrat, that
he had done all be could do for that
class in that section He had an inter
view with Senator Blaine, yesterday,
one result of which will be the re-estab-
lishment of Pension Agency at Port
land or elsewhere in Maine. Those
who are pinning their faith on that
Senator's active opposition to the Ad-
miDistration, by the way, may safely
wait. said last week that few here
believed be was seeking way back to
cordial relations with Hayes. More
believe it now. In other ways than
those mentioned above. the President
has signi6ed his wish to remain on
speaking terms with all the elements
good and bad-of the Republican party
The letter of Postmaster General Key
to a Southern friend, afterwards pub
lished, promises Office to Conservative
Soutberners only on condition that they
should efficiently support the admins
tration, which meant FIRST that they
should help to organize the House iu
the interest of Hayes As it becomes
certain they will not do this. the indi-
cations are that the offices will go where
the Postmaster General threatens in
such event-to members Of the Repub-
lican party And. as the President
has found, he would be virtually with
out a party if be dealt only with re-
form" Republicans.
What success be will have, if he at
tempts to buy hack those whom be has
offended, is, as the boys say, "further
on"
The Murphys are descending upon
US. Our own temperance organizations,
including the JOnadabs, and the Mrs.
R. B Hayes temperance society, both
native here and to the manor born, will
heartily unite with the Murphys, and
the Methodist and the Baptist Minis
ters, most Of whom are already active
in the work, will not be behind any
other class Though the Jonadabs
have of late extended their operations
into the States, they are peculiarly
Washington institution. Membership
here is limited to those who can prove
very bad character on the subject Of
temperance-who have Joined every
other society aud broken all their pledg
es, for instance: The other-the Mrs
r B. Hayes Temperance Society
is a new venture and is founded on a
popular delusion as to the use of wine
at the White House during this admin
istration.
Yesterday (Monday) and for some
days last week the crowd of Office
seekers at the White House was unpre-
cedented. The dark days" of March,
when the city seemed full of that class
and the President in trying to say
word to each Of them, had no time for
anything else. we're not to be compared
to these swelterlng days of May, when
men ought to be too much exhausted to
''seek" anything. Getting wisdom
through experience the President now
sees but few of The callers. His private
secretary receives them, and is very
proper man for the duty, being always
on hand and always good natured.
A delegation Of Methodists called
yesterday, and had protracted inter-
view. The President does not excel
as an off-hand speaker. In fact, he is
a failure 10 that line, but be did well
in talking to the Methodists and made
good impression.
Secretary Evarts has decided not to
appear before the Courts, hereafter,
while holding a place in the Cabinet.
This is eminently wise and proper, for
the reason, if for no other, that the ex-
ample of so high an officer would have
weight with thousands holding smaller
places, and would cause Government
office to be looked upon as convenience
and as not requiring the strict attention
it-should have. Having a cheap set of
Cabinet officers as Grant usually had,
is not much worse than for the officials
10 chespeu their offices by attending to