Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-11-19

From our Regular C"rre-l""naen,
WAsu1SG1oS. d. c., Nov. Is.

w ASHINGION u. ", NOV. IL.
There are a gr"a, many more CIV
eminent cIelk s and officials in WASH
inston now than were here a week
ago. The exodus Of voters from tn.
Departments was almost as great
this year as i, has ever been in a
Presidential! campaign. All en-
rloyees from Virginia, New York
and Pennsylvania were especially en-
Joined to 90 home and vote. and
were given 4 ten days vacation tor
tina, purpose. Nearly every room
in most OF the departments was
short se>cra. clerks, and the work,
which 4, tbs season OF the year il
most pressing. suffered in conse-
quence. But the country had TO be
saved again. /, ray as well be un-
dcrs,ood now aud here, that the first
bust, ess of tits Administration, at
all times, will be to attend to poll
tics. This reminds me that quite a
number Of persons holding lucrative
Federal positions in the South are
now here in a state of great uneasi-
ness of mind. They prominent
in opposition to Grant in the cleo
ton Of delegates to Chicago last
year and now that the "Old Guard"
10 running things they are suspicious
that all will not be we'll with them.
The absentces on account of poll
tics we're not confined TO clerks.
Even the President was away sew
eral days on the prctext Of "private
business" When the New York
Republican State Convention met
IN New York the unsettled law bus,
mess Of President Arthur required
several days of the most a>siduous
labor to settle and close it up, and it
is doubtful whether he would have
been able to settle it at all had it
not been for the timely aid rendered
him day and night by Conkling, Lo-
gan of Illinois, Cameron OF Pennsyl-
%vania, Blair of New Hampshire,
Jones of Nevada, and others who
knew just what attention the Presi-
dents private business affairs need
cd. Then last week when his polit-
lea, trends were again in need ct adj
vice. and he felt great concern lest
apathy should cause "his own State
to 20 against his party, the Presi.
dent discovered that lot OF
his private business had to be Sc,
tied, Notwithstanding his efforts t.
close it up a month ago. Mean
while he had done here all he could
TO help Malone settle ny his bust
ness over in Virginia Gr,a. inter
est was manifested here in the Vir
ginia election, and all honest mer
not engaged in politics regret The
disgrace which has fallen upon tha'
Commonwealth ty the triumph O
the Republican Reputation Cvali
tionists. But her proper,y.owning
tax-paying people, those who have
real interest in her future, are no.
responsible for it. The real credit
OF the result belongs to I'residsn'
Arthur and his under officials, wht
re;ending to be specially scrupu
lous regarding the country's honor
have taken into close communion
patty Of regulators. The $1,000
ignorant, illltera,e negroes voted tn
ticket in obedience 10 Instruction
from this city, and Virginia mus
submit to the mongre' Administra
ton which Arthur, Malone and tba
vote has selected.
Judge F'olyrr has taken rooms a
tie Arlington tor the winter, and as
SnuneI charge of the Treasury De
lartment. The official guillotin'
will fall with considerable effect,
is understood, in a short time, mucl
to the advantage Of the Department
which needs new blood, while i, get,
rid Of some of it's rings. There is
good deal of talk, too, about
change of policy-a reduction o
some internal revenue taxes and
less rapid paying off Of the public
debt. Just at present the annual re
ports absorb attention in this ant
other Departments. The heads O
bureaus are already sending in thei
reports to the Secretaries who will
embody them in their recommenda
tons to Congress, through the Pres
ident. Some of these subordinat,
officials are quite prone Il elaborate
theories and express Views of thei
own. When Mr.. >pinn,r was Treas
urcr, he fell into tho habit of airin:
his financial views in his annual re
ports aud he practice grew on hin
nu,ll he ally u>urped The func
tiens Of IL. Secretary in the matte
al mak:r. recommendations 10 Cen
-'r>> / na'v Secretary Bristnv
rt>o!NcI IA stop II AMI on n occa
sion ,""A Is zen and drew blac|
lines al ,hr"n.i ;he long spun ,heo
ne ~ the lr'-e Ct II Spinner, VII
hal jn>, han,i,i IN his report. Th
~ gentleman VAS indignant. bu
his report was thereafter printed a
i, should he containing simply
rec I'd OF the transactions of his o