Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-10-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. 1889

results Of the late elections with an office
holder OF some prominence yesterday.
The gentleman did not disguise his disap-
pointment over the large Democratic ma.
Jorlty i'll Ohio Its no use talking.n he
said, "the Republican party has got to go
and we might as well make up our minds
to get out For my part propose to de-
vote the rest of my official existence in
saving money and getting an ark before
the shower comes. 1t will be cold wealth
er for Republican office holders in 1885,
and | intend to pick up nice little indie
pendent business in 1884, and retire as
gracefully as | can from the anxieties of
public life"
THAT'S very sensible conclusionn I
replied. 81 think it is too,", he continued.
"Ihe government officials are discussing
these things in earnest. They almost all
believe in their hearts that their days of
official existence are numbered Conse-
quently, you will notice that they are be-
ginning to live close, save money, and look
around IOr chances"
"How do you account for the decay of
the grand old party anyway ?" l inquired
"Well, between you and me the people are
disguised with it, I would not like to be
quoted as saying it, but they have good
reasons to be. The whole crowd are in bad
odor, from the President down. Look at
him now. Away all the time junketing
A sort of Newport dude, man milliner, So
ciety funkey. You take my word for it
the White House is going to be the dude
headquarters this winter; the Aw! Aw!
crowd have all been invited to come, and
they are coming If there is any place in
this country that is unamerican, and dis
gracefully given over to an exaggerated
imitation of English manners of the up
per, which are the worst classes, it is New
port And the President of the United
States finds his most congenial company
in this mawkish crowd BAH But aside
from individuals the party has gone to the
dogs anyway. There is the Star Route dis
party like milestone. There is whole
necklace of such ornaments for that mat
ter. The Star route trial which squander-
ed so much of the peoples money as the
thieves stole, is the next link. Then there
is the Treasury steals under Zero Sherman,
and the exposure Of official delinquencies
in the Supervising Architects office just
brought out The Pension office pretend
ing to pay fifty millions year to wound
ed soldiers is rotten thing. Then the
land grabs and the salary grabs, the Off
cials' vacations and junketings and squan-
dering of public money all over the land,
has brought the party to Judgment and
condemnation. 1t has been supposed that
tins is a republican country. But 1t is now
governed by an aristocracy of Army and
Navy officials-a rich clique OF society
snobs who summer at Newport-and an
official crowd who loll about the public
offices, draw large salaries for doing moth
ing, and make business of showing their
contempt for people who work. These are
the three classes who rule the Republican
party, and Arthur is their prophet and lea
der. lie is not Republican. He is an
aristocrat in sentiment, and a feeble imita
ton Of one in practice. Yes, know that
it is high treason to talk SO, but | am mad
over this Ohio election, and the truth will
come out anyway. l arraign the Repub-
lcan party for its hypocrisy, its shams and
shames, even for its want Of respect for
itself. Office grabbing has got to be such
a business with it, that the party is torn to
pieces over it."
Your correspondent was unable to weep
with him who mourned on this occasion
He only told what everybody now ac-
knowledges, that the Republican party has
outlived its usefulness and must 60 But
his remarks on the official corruption OF
the times ore so true that they are worth
printing. He speaks of that which he
knows The Ohio election is looked upon
bv the far-sighted as virtually settling the
question of the next Presidency. A Dem
ocrat,c President will be elected sure, and
as Speaker Randall said the other day, |
ID +1o otornol wa will mt him in