The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. C.,
- March. 13. 1889. {

March, ID, 1852.
Nothing is more apparent than
that the Stalwart or Administration
wing ofthe Republican party does
not feel remarkably happy over the
general situation. Notwithstanding
the fact that all the lottery of assas
sination fell to their lot, and they
have entire control of the Federal
patronage, the signs of the times are
not inspiring from their standpoint.
The way Mr.. Conkling's nomination
was received by the press, the recent
local elections in New York States,
and numerous other "straws" indi-
cate that ell is not lovely-that the
load of Tammany bargains and Re,
pudiation combinations is entirely
too heavy. Worse than all Mr..
Blaine, whom they set out to kill off,
appears to be livelier than ever
There is not a particle OF doubt that
if the nominating convention were
to be held next week Blaine would
carry off the prize in spite of Mr.. Ar
thur and all his office holders. Mr..
Secretary Frelinghuysen, it is said,
~retires &c the privacy of his room
each morning and weeps copious
tears. He has put his foot in it so
thoroughly that, like a rat with his
tail caught in a steeltrap, he cannot
escape whole. To mix metaphors,
he is, as the boys say, over his head
and should swim out. Seriously,
there is no doubt that the old gen
tleman from New Jersey made a blum
der in his foreign policy, and that
the results is Mr.. Blaine's triumph
over an Administration whose first
desire was to destroy him.
There was an old rooster called FIRE.
Linghuysen, of long pedigree;
His craw had no sand,
So he took bold stand
On the tail of his long pedigree.
1t is too bad that the letter of Mr.
Conkling declining the Supreme
Court Judgeship must be withheld
from the public. Considering the
time devoted to its preparation, il
! must be one of his great efforts, an6
would undoubtedly prove a highly
characteristic, if not a decidedly val
liable, contribution to the politica
, literature of the time. There is som
danger that the entire transaction
, will be regarded with unseemly levi
ty by a public keenly perceptive o
the farcical aspects of this very sol
r emn pantomime. The letter is sait
e 70 be very long and very sarcastic
, the great, noble man, taking occa
sion to give his little friend Arthu
: a severe castigation on paper. 1t il
{ for this reason that the Presiden
J, desires to keep the communication
to himself, for a memento as it were
, The next appointment credited t
= Mr.. Arthur is that Of w. E. Chand
| Ter for Secretary of the Navy. Nov
that looks like business. With Robe
son at the head of the Naval Com
! mittee, to engineer the appropria
lions, and Bill Chandler as Secreta
~, to help carry out the schemes
there would be some fun for thos
who got q chance at the pickings.-
/, Chandler is Robeson's man.
Persons who have schemes befor
: Congress for subsidies and kindre
matters are struck dumb with amaze
ment and admiration to hear tina
e the Senate Committee on Conmerc
!, reports in favor of guaranteeing 81
per cent. interest on 100000
bonds for the mythical ship-railwa
of Capt. Eads across the lsthmu:
Nj. Eads has always been remark;
Il bly, successful in engineering his PR
- jects through Congress, and perhar
one reason for his C is that
le never strikes for paltry hundreds {
n thousands, as do the more modes
re beleaguers of the Treasury, but boil
II ly demands millions. But it is ca
:, Ter to get through a committee ths
through the whole Senate, and cast
to carry a scheme through the latt'
body with its 76 members. tha
through the House with its 293. {
Eads is not out CT the WOO Is yet.
the House he will hare hard work
We concilliate Holman the objector.-
ic Holman is always in session VIII
a. the House is, and Speaking Keif
r. has doubtless found out by this tir
!" that the rugged old Hoosier is,
to the dispensation of nature, a mel
IS. Der of all committees, and by Writ
of his own indefatigable industry pr
sonally in charge of all bills that ha
money in them. Holman doesn't
IL in the committee rooms, but VIII
he any committee tries to b'.re q hole
Ie- the Treasury they are sure to fiji
Holman around when the boring |
i gins, and just as well informed
any member of the committee abe
tie size and purpose of the propos
nd hole. PHoNo.