Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-24
Washington Letter.


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The Cabinet has gone 10 th,xx
Of The icsT quarters OF the land,
some. OF is members te attend ia
.laiivate business. some IA scared,
of pleasure, and Secnas,v Shcr-
linanio look after his fasrSi,leE-
fial interests. lie commences
his actual approach upon tie
iNerk 10 Maine, sOn the .1:}sd. and
swill there explain Ia The people
lAlow it is that fom- ous OF i've In
.dustrious and observation-disclosures
IN and farmers there, yhe were
prosperous and happy live years
ago, are now in debt and de-
SPAR, and how they sill all be
jolly and rich. again in few
years If they viii only support
the Republican pasfy. 1 claim
to know something OF the feel
ings and wishes Of the people Of
that State, and do not believe
that the Secretary could get a
good sized audience outside Of
one or two of its principal towns.
o Mr. Hayes viii use for his
summer quarters the houses and
park at the Soldiers Homo, Just
beyond the city limits. 1t does
not make any difference to him
that the property belongs exclu-
sively to the old soldiers of the
regular army. lie commits this
fraud on the soldiers as Presi-
,ident and, having got the Office
itself through a fraud, cannot be /
expected to mind d little natterl
like the stealing Of residence. |
Whether ''hard money" or "soft
money" all citizens viii feel anil
interest in the coming ineetingF
OF the Irrational Banking Asso-
citation" not only. because i'm
mense organized wealth Will bel
represented, but because repre-
sentatiyes Of all branches of BUS
ines; are invited to be PRESENT
andparticipateinthep roceedings.
No class Of men is entirely sat-
isiied with the existing condition
Of affairs, and, despite what is
often said, there is no apparent
prospect of an early improve
ment. Let the business and
wealth and labor Of the country
be heard at Saratoga, N. Y, on
the 9th, 18th and 9th Of August
next, political affairs being rigid
ly ignored, and we may gain
more from discussion there than
from all that Congress has done /
or is likely to do. The meeting /
promises to be large. |
The longest period Of continu-
Gus public service known here is
that Of Lindsey Muse, Messen-
ger at the office Of the Secretary
of the Navy, who yesterday COM
pleted fiity-one years of contin-
nous service. and was warmly
congratulated by the officers of
that Department and others. Hel
was appointed July 10Th, 1923,
during the administration of John
Quincy Adams by Hon. VIM. l..
Southland, then at the head of the
Department. Mr.. Muse has, in
his possession autograph letters
of Secretaries Sonthard,. Wood |
bury, Paulding, Badger, Mason,
Bancroft, Toucey, WeIles and
others, voluntarily placed in his
hands on their retirement from
the Cabinet in which they sever
ally thank and compliment him
for the prompt, faithful and cour-
teous manner in which he has
discharged his duties. There
are few men now living who have
as distinct and pleasant recollec-
tons OF the prominent and dis
tiRgl6shed statesmen Of the coun-
try during the first half Of the
period mentioned as has the vet
eran Messenger. Mckay.