Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-28
THIRD EDITION.
WAyaINuTON LETTER.
Elexiac D. atory In CengI ess-Now
for the Alar Route Cases-fhe
yellow EnVelOpe In the r. -. u.
AestO.,ic,sm ana Nauseum.

From our re gular Cor espon ience
AsHiNGToN, u. G., Jan 2Sth 49,.
r,msrkable legislative work hes
been accomplished during the week.
Elexiac orarory, in memory OF Senator
Burnside and Carpenter, occupied
much # the time Of Congress. Some OF
the orati rs, notably those of Senators
Harrison, Edlnunds al d Lamar, were
of very nigh order of eloQ uence, and
of rhetorical finish. In speaking OF
Senator Carpenter, deceased, the habit
ua)ly cold and Saturnine Edlnunds
was so overcome with emotion that he
had to pause, for some moments, IN the
midst OF his address.
Now that the Gniteau trial has been
terminated, ii is expected that an ac-
tive prosecution Of the Star Route cases
will commence. The Government pro-
scouting officers have nearly completed
the work OF preparing the cases, which
have teen selected so As to be, as lar as
possible, representative ot tie dltferenr
degrees Of fraud alleged 20 have been
committed,
A large nun Ter Of discharges are ex-
pected in The 2. O. Depart meut during
tie coming month, and hundreds at
clerks ave f~en bling IN tear tina: they
maybe Llt aIses 10 Md the ta,al yellow
envelope O. tneIr desks, when they ell
ter them on 'tIs, II ltIretly vel known
here " ny iLesf dIs< AATgts rre made.
The New msut': Of Congress must
have place, fJr their friends Many
l,..- Iii IN
mise OF thee places. Other IL sn'brrs
hope for Zee. lection, through the dlstrl'
button of this patronage TO a lew work.
ers from their districts. her &c, eXpeI-
fenced clerks must be discharged TO
make place for those who have no eX-
perience or fitness for the work. In
other words. he tools are to be taken
from Luse skilled in their use and
given to bunglers Only big corpora
lions, like the United States, can stand
such an unsound and ruinUus system
of employment do not mean to say
that the clerks now in the employ OF
this Department are the best that could
have been selected, but long usage Las
made them familiar with WORK, and
they are far better than new men, who
will be appOi nted without the slightest
reference 70 fitness
Washington society has Just had a
sensation, followed, | think, by "A feel
ing of nausea. Oscar Wide, the self
garland-d leader OF acathetlc>nI, ap-
pearea III our midst, AID some OF our
purbliId society leaders mi,tOCk the
tawdry humbug for real Apollo
Some Of these leaders have perhaps not
yet realized their mistake, Jor tuey are
not acute q! c:lIical bur 70 tor anything
labeled ~ [ .lsh, or "Early English, -
like gudgt Obs Tor All artificial fly bait
But there are others, THAI follow the
lead OF the leaders, who are heartily
ashamed OF the incense that ttey have
been burning 10 an ass in the least de
ceptive hon skin ever put on by TIE
long cared species. They have begun to
ask themselves, What are the real
claims OiLLls affected ~ eccentric man,
who cane here III long hair and ncdiae
val gesture, TO read IL trlte cOmpo j.
ton, rehasled and spoiled, from l;uskiu.
" hat does lie Know about art; " hat
has hepalntCd or carved, or written,
that entities him to consideration, 10
say nothing Of HOMAGE. We al! admlre
the beautltu., with taste more or less
refined. The lower animals also admire
the beaUt!tH., a. every rtader OF Dar.
win i, Convinced Bat what i, there
peculiarly beautiful III oscar Wilde :
admiration CT he beautiful, mat make
our vulgar Washington society run
after hin " 1t j, but auo1htr eyple,
sion Of morbid seulimcntAI!sm, AMI *
norart, unhealthy, 'tprLVed appelit'
for CrduTc, such aN irdu e. woman I,
seek tie &a.osrap' OF GWteau