Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-11-18
UASHINGTON LETTER.



WASHINGTON. ID. G., November 10th 1891.
There arc great many more Government
clerks and officials in Washington now nan
were here week ago. The exodus of voters
from the Departments was almost as ereat
this year as it has ever been in a Presidential
campaign All employees from VirgAa,
New York and Pennsy lvania were espelny
enjoned to go home aud vote, aud wasjv-
en- a te<sG,lsS.s vacation for that purA1
Nearly every room in most of the Dcplrihl
was short several clerks, aud the work, " rs
at this season Of the year is most prcssifh
suffered in Consequence. Bat the country la,
to be saved again. 1t may rs well be under.
stood now and here, that the first business o
this Administration, at ell times. will I've I,
attend to politics. This remind, me tn,
quite number Of persons holding lucrative
Federal positions in the South are nov her,
in a state Of great uncasincss of mind. The,
were prominent in opposition to Giant in In,
election OF delegates 10 Chicago last wear anC
now that the cod Guard is running Thing,
they are suspicious that all will not be wei
with them.
The absentees on account Of polite wore
~, eo''''eu EEo" tle President
""S t"" so'ei"i u.y on i',c PfclcXt OF 'pri-
n"'o pus'll-Ss' Hen t'e new lork Repuh-
''o1i ',''s'e 'c".'o" "'et ~ New York TIC
required several days Of the most assidiops Il.
har to settle and close it up, and il is doni,t.
ful y neither he would have been able 70 scttie
u NJ a'l nad II not Pecn lor the timely aid
rendered MN day and night by Coukiug,
Logan, OF iiIihols lamcron. OF Pennsrlyania,
D'alr, VI new hampshire, Jones OF Nevada.
anu o,hers VINO kheW just "h,t attention the
~ private business aliiirs needed
1 heh last week Wneh ms political friends
we're again III need OF advice, and he fell
great concern lest apathy should cause his
own State 10 go against his purity, the Pres
,oent discovered thHt lot more OF his pivatc
"'' 10 ot se''Ied, notwithstanding
lii, ~ ia AM t ~ month ago; gean-
Malone settle up his business Over j., fyAsI..
H. Great interest was manifested h"rs 4 the
Virginia election, and all honest men MT en-
gagged in politics regret the dipracc vrbfA has
fallen upon that Commonwealth NV lie tri-
umph OF The Republican Reconciliation Coali-
tiouists. But her propcrty owning tsrpay-
ing people, those Who have real interest in
her future are not RESPONSIBLE far IT, The
re.,l crod;t of ,bo .o,.i. - Dasident
,.i. ny SUI ue!uiiSs y -
Ai'"ut anu MS uhuer Oi1lclals, VINO Me''nu-
ing to be specially Scrunalou5 REGARDING the
,.r,,..t,,. 49,. ,.onon,,,-
co"Hul; h"hot' nave taken mo ciose cV"l W. a.
iou pally OF fepudlators. The Co. u
norant, llllterate negroes voted The ticAe' IN
obedience to instructions from this city and
Virginia must submit IL the nlongrel Admin
istration which Arthur Malone and that vote
has selected
Indrc FoIgcr bas +.Lo, rooms at the Ar
I;,'ttos, 49, ~ ~ ",,,,od ,Iarcc NJ
~ '''I "'''' .s;.;'I ouil
NY Aie"Su'H DePir''he'i' l"S 0"i ,r't
'o'ine ~ ~ "i'n h - thc "a
understood ia short ilme, much 10 1ao ' au-
vantage OF the Department, whleh neeus ne"
blood while ii gets rld OF some o. It's 'llss
There is good deal Of talk, too, ABOUT a
change Of rolicy-a reduction Of some inter-
nal revenue taAes and a less rapid paving off
of the public debt. Just M present the annu-
al resorts absorb attention in this aud other
ilcnirIncnts The bcoJs If bureaus are al
re,iIy semdino in tbeir rnnorts TO the Sccreta-
Ia ,Lo w;Ii onindr i'm, II their recon-
n,end ,t;ors to ,'on',yoss ,hrnnob Tho pre.;-
~ ,i.- 10
,.alHr, - i
lev nf tbeip own Wban NJ S s,,ir sas
rrcas,,rrr no xii ;nto ,,. ii;, "';9
financial views in his ,,i =. 49,, ,.s
lsurped the functions of the SSar.nt,rS-;n IN.