The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Nav 81 1888


There are a lot of anxious seekers
waiting the result of the Presidents
nrestle with the Revenue Commits
sionership appointment. The num-
Der of patriots who are willing to run
this "whisky bureau" as tits called,
is nearly legion, and the scramble
has been unusually sharp. At one
time it was said the appointment of
q New York man had been decided
upon, and now Pennsylvania claims
to have the lead. just at this time
there is a let-up in the delegations
at the white house. They have found
out that the President is, to use a
common but expressive vulgarism,
as stubborn as a mule, and in wrath
and disgust they are leaving him to
himself. Senator Harrison is angry
with him, Senator Logan could eat
him up-in fact all the professional
wire-workers are weary of him and
long for the good old Grant days,
when a poar 6oire could accomplish
almost anything. Arthur has his
i~ntrigues, but he is slow to act, and
is looking out for himself regardless
of the rest of them. A good deal of
comment has been caused by Sena-
tor-elect Cullom coming on to urge
Mr.. David Littler, of Springfield. for
the internal Revenue bureau. 1t is
not considered exactly the thing for
a United States senator elect to be-
gin place-hunting for his friends be-
fore he has taken his seat; but the
traditions which formly invested the
office of q United States senator with
a robe of dignity are nowhere at ali.
There are, however, signs of revival
of some of the ideas laid by for years.
The senators-some of them-have
got just a little too frisky within the
last two years.
Somehow there don't appear to be
as much interest among government
employees in the civil service COM
mission as was expected. The new
machine is about ready to begin OPP
erations, but nobody appears to care
anything about it here. One rea-
son, perhaps, is the fact that nine
tenths Of the clerks are slowly and
surely accustoming themselves to the
idea that two years from now they
will be looking for something else to
do. Whether erroneous Oh not, there
is no expectation that this new ar
rangement will keep in the great
bulk of republican Office holders
when the reins of government change
hands. In every mans plans for
the future the limitation of his SER
vice to the continuance ofthe repub-
Iican party in power is recognized.
The speech of Mr.. Conkling at the
Saturday club dinner had a signi-
canoe to clerks in Washington which
it did not possess elsewhere 1t put
in plain words the underlined but
keenly, felt idea which had been
growing since Garield's death, that
a democratic success in 1884 was al
most certain, and many a man has
pledged himself to himself that every
edge has TO cut from this time forth
to save uD enough to get away with
when the little yellow envelope shall
be left on his desk containing the
polite information that a democratic
: head of department no longer needs
his services.
Between Mr.. Robeson's house ant
MI. Pendleton's is a large building
lot which has been graded and turf
: ed to preserve the effect of the two
houses. 1t is now offered for sale
That means that Mr.. Robeson's
house is for sale. 1t would hardly
suit the aristocratic Secor to have s
plebian, every day kind of a man a
his elbow, but if he wants to sell tc
the highest bidder he doesn't car.
who has the next lot. The less arts
tocratic Pendleton may not object
Mr.. Window has gone into the bust
ness of money-making in good ear
nest and is scraping in the sheckels
so people say who know. Mr.. Win
l dom was always credited with genu
inc financial ability-with power tt
make money by bold combinations
He means to be q richer man than
Mr.. Blaine-besides Mr. Blaine ha'
the gout-not the French govt, bu'
the English article, which is admit
ted free ofduty. Just imagine wha
an agreeable patient Mr.. Blaine! Al
j., Arizona cowboy would be a milk
, sop to him. Gail Hamilton is still
!, at the Blaines's, and, with the sub
1 lime faith of woman, still believe
t that James G. is the coming man
not the man that has come and gone
The rapid growth of Washington
away from the capitol building ant
in the direction of Georgetown
:. heights is plainly shown by the Sc
/ lection of q site for the new oper
n house and casino in the northwes
e section, near the costly residenc
!, built by Governor Shepherd and re
Gently occupied by Thomas j. Brady
The two theatres which the city noN
II has are ON or near Pennsylvania ay
enue between the capitol and tn
treasury building. The new entel
prise is fairly under way, for it is ar
nounced that nearly all of the frs
lUU SuaTeS vi Pl,Ooo eaCu nave pee
% taken. The entire cost will be 5000
600, but the builders will begin wor
: when half that sum shall have bee
:, subscribed. The opera house is t
j. contain from 1900 to 1000 Seats
The street front will be so feet, an
u in it there WILDE eight exits. TIL
floor of tie auditorium will be belo
the street grade. The casino whic
q will be built in connection with th
,r opera house will be constructed
lie round a court, Sc by 40 feet. Th
court will be warmed and roofe
with glass in the winter. Around
will be restaurants, cafes, readir
rooms, private dining rooms, and
e large ball room, with bowling alley
on6 rooouot oourt This actah1iSl