Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-29

.ain something more than vague idea. !
One cause for congratulation Is that the |
ranyass has been, thus far, wholly free |
from personalities, and also that which,
ever candidates is chosen good, safe
man will occupy the speakers chair.
There Is no suspicion of jobbery attach
ing TO the name of either Mr.. Carlisle,
lsr. Randall or Mr.. Cox. And further,
il Mr.. Carlisle Is chosen there will be
no hasty and injudicious action con-
cerning the tariff, as many have been
led to believe. He is an able, cool and
prudent man. Both he and Mr.. Coxare
tariff reformers, in harmony with the
great majority of the party, but they
are not in favor of any reckless tinkering
at this or any other time. NOrare they
out and out free-traders as some sup
pose. The friends of Mr.. Cox are more
in earnest than has been generally sup
posed, and there are not q few who
would like to see this gOOd-humored,
but staunch and able veteran called to
the high position of Speaker. 1t is GER
tain, however, that his following at
present is less than than that of either
of the other leading candidates. An
anxious group of aspirants for the otht +
positions under the House are already
here, but to them the situation is partic-
ularly unsettled and agonizing, because
theirprospectsO Ofsuccess are more or less
contingent upon the result of the
Spelkership fight. Their efforts must
be made now or before the Speakershlp
contest is ended, or else they will have
no chance when the time comes to elect
to hunt up their friends and see that
they are kept in the right way.
Speaking of the Government Printing
Office, few people over the country
know what an immence establishment
it is. Over l 900 names are carried up
on the pay-rolls of this great workshop,
and its composing rooms, press-rOOms
and bindery look like the compartments
of big beehive. Somestimes in eases
of emergency great, big document OF
a thousand pages is started in from the
manuscript at night and turned out all
bound and complete the next day at
noon when Congress assemblies. y
large number of ladies are employed in
the folding-room and bindery of this es'
tablishment, and a great Outcry went
up two or three years ago when Mr.
Defrees' friend, Uriah Heap Painter
| was allowed to bring in a lot of his ma.
chimes and counters. Congressman and
Others are always endcavoring to have
some lady friend appointed in this de-
partment. When Mr.. Rounds was first
appointed Government printer, being q
new man, and rather good natured
withal, he was piled vigorously with
these applications. For some months
Rounds knew no rest from this kind o.
| worry. One day prominent cores
pondent went to him and asked fO
some information. Rounds at first de-
clined to give it. Then when the cor
respondent said he was going to th'
committee on printing to secure the de
sired permission Rounds hesitated
Then he said: ''Wait until tomorrow
without that trouble" Late the mex
night Rounds was seated in an arm
chair upon the cool Ebbitt house corne
at Fourteenth and F streets, graspin
for breath of the breeze up from tn
Potomac. The correspondent, who wa
going home, saw Mr.. Rounds and goin
up to him he said: "How about tha
little matter of which spoke to yO
Yesterday" Mr.. Rounds stared feebl
at the questioner and said: ''I'll try an
get your lady friend appointed as 500
as l cam" "But have no lady friend;
~ don't want any appointment" MI
Rounds at this jumped from his chail
seized the correspondent by the han
and walked him out into the light of tn
gas-lamp on the corner as he said: -
want to take good look at man VIII
lives in Washington and who hasn't
young lady friend whom he wants AZ
pointed in the Government Printin
Office" PHONO.