Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-11-24
Washington Letter.

" ocAAh WI 90ssOis
The Feeling and TaK at Washington
Lincoln Guyfeld = The Chipairy
vii .aadra Themselves TO the .New
Order Of .4fatrs-Boston Will Find
Garfield Congeaiai-7Ae Silence of
Fashion - The Prerogatipe of Con
gressmen and Senators Politicians
on the .7lerf-7he People that the
.NeW .7dminisfration Will Draw TO
the Capital Of the Republic.
From our Regular Correspondent.
At this date after the Presidential
election, four years ago, everybody at
Washington was in feeling of dread
uncertainty as to who would be in
augurated on the 4th of March, 1877.
Then there was talk of calling one
hundred Thousand insurrectionary
militia soldiers to inaugurate Tilden.
Now there is a feeling of security,
and talk of how the several hun
dred thousand people who will be
here, not as insrrrectionary soldiers
but as COOKERS on, shall be accom-
modated with lodging places during
the time of the Inauguration of Pres
ident elect Garfield 1t will be the
greatest outpouring of the people to
the capital of the Republic that has
ever taken place in America The
election was pre-eminently a victory for
the people, second only to the election
of Abraham Lincoln, and, therefore,
why not have the people here on the
4th of March next by the half mil
lion Why not have the country
militia here from the respective States
by the thousandl Lincoln was one
of the people, and when he came
here, he came among a people whose
manners had all been nodded by the
proud polish of the cavilier of the
Southern plantation. Lincoln's man.
ner was that of the bold, free, joking
kind of the Western frontier lawyer
He was honest, and his expressions
were hearty and just suited the mil
lions of Northern militia that surged
through Washington against rebel
hon. Garfield comes no less from
the people than did Lincoln, but he
is a smoother and more versatile man.
There is no man within the limits of
the Republic that has passed through
more of the phases of life than the
incoming President A laborer, a
teacher, a college president, preach
er, soldier, a lawyer, politician,
president, he has filled the measure
from the lowest to the highest place
in the nation. predict for his ad-
ministration complete success.
While the chivalry Will not look upon
him as one of their own, they realize
that he is purely Northern, and no
demagogue, and therefore will adapt
themselves under his administration
to the new order of affairs He is
soldier enough to know where the
civilian ends and the soldier begins
The business will trust him, because
he is not a professional politician and
will not countenance sacrifice of the
business interests to promote politi-
cal ends. The masses Will trust him
because he has sprung from their
ranks. The wealth of the country
will trust him because his financial
principles are as sound as the pre-
cious metals themselves The intel
lectual culture of the country will
trust him because he is an intellect
ually cultured man himself Boston
may have thin blood, but she has in
tellectual culture, and money, and if
the administration cannot say "cul
chaw' quite as full as Boston people,
they Will still doubtless find it con-
genial. How fashion will fare at the !
White House no one seems to be |
sufficiently positive to say. VIII
there ever be a hop there Will |
there be wine used within its gates
VIII mirth and hilarity go hand in
hand through its historic halls
Fashion answers by placing a finger
on her lip, signifying silence till we
all see. Garfield is the highest type |
of Northern citizen that has been
elected President, and yet he is cos
mopolitan enough to not seek an in
vasion of the prerogatiyes of Con
gressmen and Senators in matters of |
appointment, unless indeed the ap- |
poin :ments asked for be for un-
worthy men. Politicians already are
on the qui viue, and a number of the
unsavory class have concluded that
some other men VII be here soon,
and have arranged accordingly. Real
estate dealers are rubbing thei, hands !
in gleeful anticipation of a subsla,n- !
tial advance in the price of property, |
for it is quite well understand that |
the administration of Garfield will /
draw more largely upon the intellect
and wealth of the nation, and assem-
ble larger per cent. of it here as
resident population than any admin
istration that has ever preceded it.