Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-02
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, ID. c. Nov. so, 1850.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield after spending
aweek in the city, yesterday left in
special car for their home at Mentor.
They were accompanied 10y Congress.
man Townsend, OF Ohio, Deacon Rich
ard Smith, of the Cincinnati Gazette,
II. G. Wanner, President of the Clncin.
natl Chamber of Commerce, and Major
Swain, of the United States army.
During the stay OF Mr.. Garfield he was
called upon by many friends and re
ceived all the attention betitting the
exalted position he will occupy before
the people after the fourth Of March
next. One thing, however, is very Ger.
tain. lie has kept a discreet tongue
and no person has been able to get
word from him that indicates in any
way what the course of his administra.
ton on many public questions OF i'm.
portance is likely to be. The more con.
servative of the Republicans hope that
he will pursue q moderate course to
wards the South and that sectionalism
in the politics of the country will speed
lily die out under the policy he will pur'
sue. On the other hand the stalwarts
expect a different outcome from the
change of Executives, and believe that
the entire policy of Mr.. Garfield will be
dictated by Conkling, Cameron, Logan
and the other leaders OF the radical
wing of the party. Time alone will
tell which side is correct in the prog.
nostications thus made.
ONE OBJECT OF TIE VISIT.
1t is said by certain wise men who
profess to know a thousand things
that are hidden outside the range Of
general vision, that one of the princi.
pal objects of General Garfeld's visit
was to make peace with John Sherman.
1t is also said that this object has been
accomplished so that now between the
Presidential and the head OF the
Treasury Department "peace, like riv.
er, rolls its way The most intimate
friends of General Garfield in the Ohio
Congressional delegation confidently
predict that Mr.. Sherman will be elect.
ed 10 the Senate. 1t is known that
great efforts are being made TO get Taft
into Garfield's Cabinet, and If this sue.
ceeds, there can be no place in that
collection of statesmen for Charles Eos.
ter. Congressman Townsend, who is a
close friend of General Garfield sees no
opening for Foster into either the Sen.
ate or the Cabinet.
CABISEr sPEcULATIoSs.
A gentleman who conversed with
Gen. Garfield on last Friday, says there
is not one word Of truth on which TO
base the various statements relative to
the Generals views on the composition
of his cabinet. He listens patiently to
all the suggestions and advice rendered
him, but gives no indication of his own
views. His only positive declaration on
this subject is that he cannot and will
not talk on the subject until after Con.
gress has met, counted the Electoral
vote and declared the will of the people.
He will then, it is understood, proceed
to select members of his Cabinet.
THE SUPREME BENCH.
Although Justice Swayne has intimat.
ed several times within the last half
dozen years his purpose to retire from
the bench of the Supreme Court on the
full salary allowed by law, he still holds
on, much to the discomfort of score
or more of anxious aspirants who are
ambitious to succeed him. Within the
last few days it has come to be general.
ly believed that he will retire before the
end of the winter, and as he is from
Ohio, common rumor assigns the place
TO an Ohio man, Mr.. Stanley Matthew'S s
name being most prominently mention.
ed in this connection. So far as Justice
Strong, whose prospective retirement