Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-10-26
Washington Letter.
Correspondence OF the Standard

Your correspondent was discuss
ing the results of the late elections
with An office holder Of some promi-
hence yesterday. The gentleman
did not disguise his disappointment
over the large Democratic majority
in OHIO. - It's no use talking" 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 devote the rest of my
official existence In saving money
and getting an ark before the shower
comes. 1t will be cod weather for
Republican Office hJlers IL 1855,
and | intend to pick up nee little
indcpe ndent business III 1884 and
retire a. gracefully as | can from the
athletics Of public life"
That's a very sensible conclu-
sion,' l replied. Il think ii is too.
he continued. The government Of
iicials are discussing these thugs III
earnest. They almost all believe in
their hearts that their days of official
existence aie numbered. Conse
qu' ntiy, you will notice that they
are beginning to live close, save
money, and look around for chances. "
How do YOU account for the de-
cay Of the grand old party anyway -"
| inquired. L" Well between YOU
and me the people are disguised
with it. l 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 SOFT
OF Newport dude, man mllliner, soci-
ETY. tlunkey. 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 In
vited to come, and they are coming.
If there is any place in this country
that is unamerican, and disgracefully
given over to an exaggerated imita.
of English manners of the upper,
which are the worst classes, it is
Newport. And the President of the
United States finds his most congen-
ial company in this makish crowd.
Bah! Bet aside from individuals, the
party he's gone to the dogs anyway.
There is the Siar Route disgrace,
that hangs around the neck OF the
party like millstone. There is q
whole necklace of such ornaments
for that matter. The Star Route
trial, which squandered as much of
the peoples money as the thieves
stole, is the next link. Then thele
is the Treasury steals under Zero
Sherman, and the exposure of Off
cal delinquencies in the Supervising
Architects Office just brought out.
The Pension Office, pretending to
pay fifty millions year to wounded
soldiers. is rotten thing. Then the
land grabs and the salary grabs, the
official vacations and junketings
and squanderins of public money all
over the land has brought the party
to judgment and condemnation.
1t has Teen supposed that this is a
republican country. But it is now
governed by an aristocrncy of army
and navy officials-a rich clique of
society snobs who summer at New.
portland an official crowd who loll
about the public offices, draw large
salaries for doing nothing, and make
q business of showing their con-
tempt for people who work. These
are the three classes who rule the
Republican party, and Arthur is
their prophet aud leader. He is not
Republican. He is an aristocrat
in sentiment, and feeble imitation
of one in practice. Yes, 1 know
that it is high treason to talk so, but
I am mad over this Ohio election,
and the truth will come out anyway.
I arraign the Republican party for
its hypocrisy, it's shams and shames,
even for its want of respect for il.
self. 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 acknowledges, that
the Republican party has outlived its
usefulness and must 60. But his re-
marks on the official corruption of
the times are SO true that they are
worth printing. He speaks of that
which he knows. The Ohio election
is looked upon by the far-sighted as
virtually settling the question of the
next Presidency. A Democratic
President will be elected sure, and
as Speaker Randall said the other
day, By the eternal, we will put
him in.