The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-17
From our regular correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Oct. -, 1888

WASHINGTON, Oct, -, 1888
There is every reason TO believe
that the session Of Congress close at
hand will be the liveliest entertainment
the country has ever had of the kind,
said one Of the old political FOUNDERS as
he stood waiting for his drink to be
mixed. The person addressed was n
tall Young man of late importation into
the civil service, and just beginning to
30 around with the Initiated. "Why sol"
he asked, with the air Of one about to
learn wisdom from the highest sources,
" what's the difference between this and
any other session r "Dihtrencc, said
hi, companion. this is the difference
The Senate sashay. around and becomes
Republican, the House values over to
tie Democratic .iie-chan.e partners,
YOU see. Now, this always makes
trouble to begin with. The organlza-
ton Of this house will be the nost ex'
citing political event we have had for
wears. Yes. All the foot.loose popu-
iation South Of the line are expecting to
get m office. The Southern members
will come up to Congress loaded down
with particular friends to provide for,
aud as they hold the balance Of power
they will make their own terms It's
no use for Northern men to look for OF
fees. Its going to be aLoth-
or Southern Brigadicr General Con
.rc.s, you bet" Here the prophet ap.
Piled himself to his drink, and being re-
lrcshed, continued to give some more
pointers to the crowd around
d" The Senate wont be much better
off than the House, either, for this rcas
on: Those two political orphans, Ma
hone and Riddlcbcrger, control all the
offices there. Their votes make tie
Senate Republican or Democratic, al
they choose. Now, the first idea Of 1
Southern politician is that the Office
are his capital in trade. lie does no
keep any civil services in his stock
though he may advertise it. Mahon
and Rldllebergcr will have the rabblc
Of Virginia to provide for | don
think Edmunds and Allison and thu
other parties Of the Senate will take t
this bargaining and selling pleasantly
50 there will be II hot fight. woul'
not be surprised TO see another dea
lock over the Offices Of the Senate, wit
the effect Of keeping in the present in
3 cumbcnts.
How many places are there, any
way 2 said the young man.
Well, in the two Houses, take
from the chiefs down to the sculion
: there are about n thousand fat stu;
a tons, may be more, may be less, b,
G. the biggest lot Of Offices the Democra
/, have bagged since "belo the wah." III
party ut this point moved away fro
the bar.
= Prcsuming upon this chance acquain
c ancc your correspondent continued Il
+ conversation with the talkcr aftc
wards lie found him to be a lobbyiS
working the departments at til
time, to use his own language, but &C
ting ready for the regular business
0 the winter. lie continued commune
o tive, and give some more guesses in Il
3. future which are quite shrewd and pro
=, able, Speaking of the Spcakcrship
said, "Ihc Southern men haven't MAJ
any pledges, and they wont till tn
% get here, Randall and Carlisle a
S; playing Il game Of bluff, that's all. T
- Southcncrs will combine and porti
=. cut the offices, and Tie candidate W
" gives the most will get their vote
solid Randall has the advantage, |
cause he will give rs much as Carli'
f.. and he has more influence in fiXi
things in some other way with t
Northern members. Then on the t.
up he is the iavoritc on account OF
IT experience. think Randall will
= the man. Nobody can tell anythi
F" about the other Offices ut this time.
n the Senate. though, Malone and Ri
T. dlcbergcr will stand up for George G,
nc ham for Secretary. There will be N
~ sic over the nominations"
H. VIII there be much profit in h
=; winters work ?" qucred the writer,
81 sinuaiingly.
~ "Iou mean for the boys. No. 7
"a Democrats have too large majorit
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