Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-15
= TFrom Our Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. II. 1882

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. IL, 1882
Many government employees who had
been home to vote have already returned
and are again at their desks in the depart
ments. The president arrived from New
York last evening. Secretary Folger,
looking much fatigued and crestfallen,
reached the city yesterday, and rode from
the station to his home in street car. A
sprinkling of members and senators are
here, and it is expected that nearly all
those who have permanent homes in
Washington will arrive within tho next
ten days.
Driving on Pennsylvania avenue this
afternoon, l saw lady in landau beside
a large red faced gentleman in travelling
attire. Mrs. Geo. M. Robson had been
to the railroad station to receive her
defeated for-congress ex-secretary of the
navy.
OF course the recent election is the sub
iect of universal conversation in this city,
which literally lives, moves and has its
being in national politics. An old govern
ment clerk said to Gay that he had never
before known such wide spread constcr-
nation and dependency among govern
ment employees. Many of them are anx'
ious to leave an employment. where
ability and experience, with long and
faithful service are no security against
dismissal. 1t is safe to say, there are now
ten advocates for civil service reform
among government clerks, where there
was only one before the election. Those
who really wish to place the civil service
beyond the mutations and out of the mud
of politics will not be opposed by a
majority of Office holders.
do not mean to say that all republicans
here are in despair; they are only alarmed
as they have not been since the morning
after the presidential election in 1876. II
party factions can be reconciled, there
will be a closing of ranks AMI thorough
reorganization of forces
There has, of course, ben large
increase of avowed democrats in and
around the city, and IN one year from this
date there will doubtless be witnessed
repetition of the unseenly scramble for
the few offices at the disposal of the House
which was seen in 1874 when Mr.. Kerr
was eected speaker. The contest for the
spoakership and other Offices of the House
will be waged during the present session
Elk Senator Randall will have strong
following, while Springer of Illinois
Carlisle and Blackburn of Kentucky, S. S
Cox of New York and perhaps Perry
Belmont of the same state will show
strength for the Office, as probably will
Mr.. Hewitt.
The next congress will not only show
greater numerical force than the demo
cratic congress which came into power in
1874; but it will be much stronger in the
experience and ability of its personnel
1t will have large number of educated
and accomplished parlamentarians, who
were laundering tyros in 1874. On thu
other hand the republican minority viii
not be- rs able, as was the same party IL
1874, when it had Blaine for u leader an(
Conger for goad.
It is expected that the city will be NOR
than usually crowded this winter. Man.
visitors will come to see the Garfield
monument fur, an will remain through
out the season. | went TO the capito
yesterday to see the progress of prepare
ton for the fair. The rotunda is arranged
with platforms and the pictures are pro
teoted by board sheeting which extend
around the interior wall. In the oil
House Of Representatives, the numerou
statues have been placed against the wall
and number of booths, each representing
u state, are placed around the semicirclc
These booths will be occupied by ladie
of the respective states who will sell tn
various articles on exhibition. The al
display will doubtless be very fine.