Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-11-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
| To the Chronicle:
There has been an election since I
last wrote you, and Virginia, the
eldest and most majestic of the colo
NAL sisterhood, has escaped from
her abductors, repudiated her repu-
diators, and come to stay.
In Massachusetts the saddest
words of tongue or pen are it might
have been Ben, but it was not. The
Dutch have retaken Holland not
however with the old fee simple
tenure do they hold it, but by the
skin of their teeth and with the
knowledge that every button ma
ker among them will have to stay
at home, and vote only in his own
State, if it is to be kept in the Re-
publican line. Buffers collapse is
not to be compared with the oblit.
Grafton of Malone. But yesterday
the manakin bestrode the Senate,
and now nothing is left of Malone
ism and the SOuth-sweeping Ma |
hone movement but the skeleton |
form and death head face of Ma
hone itself. Even Riddleberger, it |
is said, is wavering, and refusing |
to be a " me too to the late Boss. !
Political wise men and sages are |
somewhat confused by the result of |
the elections in the other States.
They admit that they cannot be in
terpreted by either party as a prom
Use of success next year. But the |
Republicans, who are just now
Historically grateful for small ia
vors, derive much comfort from the
fact that they have been simply
beaten, and not beaten to death, in |
New York. Far seeing Democrats
look upon the closeness of the vote
in New York as a wholesome adj
monition, and congratulate them
selves that numbers of callow and
vealy presidential aspirants have
been effectually cleared away re-
vealing more distinctly true issues
and tried men.
And now all eyes are turned to
the National Capital which is be-
ginning to throb with the prelimi-
nary drum taps Of the great contest
in 1884. The earnest last hope of
the Republicans is in the prayer for
plumbers of the coming Democratic
Congress. ooh if you dear Demo-
Gratis will UNDERGRADUATES early
and late and often, how we will
love and esteem you. We despair
of beating you, but will you not
have the kindness to commit sui
cide?"
The speakership fight that has
not yet passed beyond the skirmish
line will open in earnest this week.
All the candidates are here, and
their respective follOwings are gath
cred about their headquarters at diff
ferent hotels.
The indications are that the Dem
ocrats will make a pretty clean
sweep of the Republicans holding
office under the House, and the Re-
publicans of the Senate will return
the compliment by ousting all the
Democratic officials at that end of
the Capitol. With regard to the
Senate Offices very little is as yet J
known as to who will get them. s
dignity forbids such a |
thing as open electionering by as |
pirants for place under that body; |
and the man who does violence to {
that dignity cannot hope for any {
honors at the hands of the Senate. s
1t is generally understood that Col. {
now Sergeant-at-arms of S
the House, is a candidate for the {
same position under the Senate, and :
Mr.. Geo. G. Gorham is still suppos-
ed to be candidate for the Secreta-
ryship, but when the time comes to l
ill the offices it will be found that 7
he staid old Senators have selected a
men for the various places accord 4
ng to their own views, rather than Il
those of the aspirants. 1
The President has been and is t
IT'LL rusticating at Soldiers Home, a
, lovely park about three miles from
he White House. The Presiden~ !
ial mansion is now in perfect read :,
ness for his reception, and he will I
it about the last of this 9
month. Much attention has been
,iven to the decoration of his pri-
yate chamber, about which he has h
he feminine weakness of Sara t.
or Miss Nancy. 1t Is p
Predicted that this will be very d
brilliant season at the White House a
nd the extravagant decoration of 6
he rooms indicate as much. 8
The little unassuming house own
d and formerly occupied by Sena-
or Thurman, will this winter be
he home of Congressman John Fol- a
eft, of Cincinnati. ii
Many Senators and Members
ave secured winter quarters here, o.
nd in two weeks the Capital will II
ave its legislative complement.