South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-15

FSo~ oar Reyssar Correspo.de,a.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. IL.

any President to construct AN annual
message that would escape criticism
among the varied and various politi.
cal elements here at the Capital
President Arthur certainly has not
accomplished the feat this wear.
though this message bears internal
evidences of II lobored effort in that
direction. There are few who accord
it rank as an able state paper, but
worse than that large proportion of
the Presidents own party are positive
~ displeased with many of his utter
ances. This feeling, slightly appar.
ent at first, has been growing daily
ever since the message appeared in
print. The Staiwart leaders are not
only dissatisfied with the message. bat
with the Presidents Southern policy,
which is entirely controlled by that
astute and unscrupulous wire worker.
Secretary Bill Chandler, and has beer
so managed rs to squelch the staunch
Republicans of that section in order
to further the purposes of such schem.
ers as Malone. The IIalf.breeds are
best pleased with the message. though
filed with doubts of it's sincerity.
An ironical smile played upon the fa-
ces Of listeners i'm both houses of Con.
gress when the Presidents expresc-
ions on the subject OF political assess
ments were read. One leading Sen.
ator said half aloud: lie should
have put those sentiments Into prac-
tice before the elections instead of
giving HuSbell and Malone Il carte
blanche to rob the poor clerks 1t
will be remembered that the Presi-
dent went fishing last summer and al
lowed his position on the assessment
question TO be Interpreted by JAY
Hubhell ard Malone and Don Cam
eron, whose demands were made i'm
petative, and there never was q more
general belief that the status of office
holders depended upon compliance
with these demands. 1t may safely
be said that the message has taken
many persons by surprise. One hears
IL SAID on the streets and in the hotels
that the President has heard the YER.
dict OF the people and been guided by
1t. Some are agreeably surprised by
his recommendations and others speak
or TIE message rs II 'Icath.bed repen-
lance Senator Miller, of New York.
laughngly refers to the Presidents
recommendations as those OF con
vert.
There is good deal of amusement
Tor us lookers.on TO note how the
views and purposes OF Congressman
change from nme to time For in p.
stance. some Republican members are
suddenly discovering great necessity
Tor revision of the tariff this winter
And then Judge Kelly who only a
snort Tune ago wanted to wipe out
the entire internal revenIe system,
Tor thepnrpose OF protecting the tariff,
ls now conceding that his plan will
have to be abandoned and that after
all small amount of tariff revision
might be endured These are cues
tlons which very much trouble the
Republican mind just now. Then,
too, some Republican Congressman
are coming out for civil service re.
form, among them the very fellows
who have heretofore said: Civil ser.
vice reform be bowed with good
deal of emphaticness. While this ln.
NOR Is on them, Senator Pendleton
proposes TO bring forward his little
Dill Tor consideration, Senator Beck
created something of a breeze in the
Senate by moving for an investiga.
ton OF the iIubbe!l committee me.
thods. His idea is TO have it shown
how. much money was collected.
where and how it was expended how
much was given TO Malone, and how
much, II any, is still on hand. The
right OF Congress to make this inoui
ry arises under the law against Assess
ments. 1t is also proposed to find
out how many clerks have been dis
missed for failure TO contribute. They
say that IIubbell, who is not now in
Washington, intends to keep away AS
long as me can, and that il is very
doubtful IN any event whether he
comes back to Washington until inf.
ter the Senatorial election in Michi-
gan.
1t Is taking considerable time to
get started with the new Star.route
trial and TO get jury. Dorsey. too,
10 SAID to be playing possum, with a
view obtaining postponement. Now
that the Washington atmosphere has
been cleared a little, the rogues are
badly scared, aud Dorsey's late card
is regarded here i'm the light
Of shrek of distress. There IL still
a good deal of discussion touchin,
the attitude of the President. aud the
prevailing opinion is that his spasin
OF virtue comes little late, and that
lis sincerity in it corresponds with
MS alter election civil service and pO.
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