The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-11
Our Washington Letter.

From OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoSDEST.
WASHINGTON Nov. A., 1882.
1t is currently reported that the Presi-
dents Cabinet will shortly undergo a
very thorough change, and that Seere-
tary Lincoln, the only member left in it
of Gar6eld's choosing, will retire to enter
the Senate from Illinois. The young
Secretary has htterly been evincing .
very decided character, and disposition
to control affairs In his own department
to the disgust of certain parties who have
hitherto regarded themselves in the light
of "bosses," and there has been consider
able lively talk about the matter. The
President is still credited with being
matrimonially inclined, and the White
House, it is said, will have q mistress the
coming winter; but the rumor, sonfeh ow,
seems to be OF very little worth.
The commissioners OF the Soldiers
Home, who are, under the law, the board
of government of the home, were charged
recently with receiving the choice cuts Of
beef, for use by their families, from the
contractor who supplies beef to the in.
mates of the home. There was so much
scandal caused by the exposure that q
new contract was made. BY this the
members of the commission are required
to buy beef for thei families in the pub
lie market. The Commission in getting
up the new contract, fixed it so that
Gen. Sturgis, who is in command, and
his family, who reside with him at the
home, will be, like themselves, required
to buy beef in the open market. TIL,
contractor is not allowed any longer t.
furnish him the beef purchased by tn,
fund Of the home. This feeling between
the governor of the home and the com
missioners has increased so much that i
is more than likely there will be legisla
tion by Congress at its approaching ses
sion abolishing either the office of Gov
ernor or the positions of commissioners.
Those who have been studying the po
litical situation closely naturally look t.
Blaine as leader in case events take thu
right turn. On platform such as out
lined they say he could carry New Yorl
in spite Of administration Influences anC
sweep Pennsylvania in spite of Cameron
tactics. In Virginia there is no Repub
iican more popular than Blaine. Will
MahOus silsnced no could have the Re
publican delegation in any event, and Al
the nominee of au anti boss party h,
would carry the State. There is a grow
icg feeling all through ,be South in favo
of spelling Nation with a big n, and
National movement would break up tb
''solid South" forever. Whatever o
truth there may be IN all this, it is fac
that the coming elections are looked mp
ON With great anxiety. The news here i
that the bosses will be defeated in New
York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, an,
then We shall see what we shall see
Whether the Republican party in the tw,
former States will be able to rid itself 70
good of the bosses and recuperste o
whether it will be hopelesslY split is
question for the future.
Mr.. John Q. Thompson, who has be
come editor Of the Washington 'Chron
icle, is we'll known as one of ihe ables
of the younger journalists who have beel
connected with the press. The frs
numbers of the Chronicle" issued un
der his ediiorship bears abundant witnes
Of his ready aud vivaoious pen in it
columns He has the capacity to max
first class paper in Washington, bsin