Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Anxious Once Seekers.
But Little Interest Taken in Cival Ser.
vice Commission.
Capitol improvements SC.


Capitol Improvements &c.
From our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 2lst, lssS
There are lot of anxious office seek
ers waiting the result of the Presidents
wrestle with the Revenue Commission
ership appointment. The number of
patriots who are willing to run this
''whisky bureau,n as it Is called, is near
ly legion, and the scramble has been un-
usually sharp. At one time it was said
the appointment ola New York man
had been decided upon, and now Penn
sylvania claims to have the lead. Sust
at this time there is let-up in the dele
cations at the white house. They have
found out that the president is, to use
common but expressive vulgarism, as
stubborn as 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 pour b0ire could
accomplish almost anything. Arthur
has his intrigues, 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. Senator
elect Cullom coming on to urge Mr.. Da-
vid Dittles, of Springfield, for the Inter-
nal Revenue bureau. 1t is not consid-
cred exactly the thing for a United
States senator-elect to begin place.
hunting for his friends before he has ta-
ken his seat, but the traditions which
formerly invested the office of United
States senator with robe of dignity are
nowhere at all. There are, however,
signs of revival of some of the ideas laid
by for years. The senators of
them7-have got just little too frisky
within the last two years.
Somehow there don't appear to be as
much interest among government em-
ployes in the civil service commission as
was expected. The new machine is
about ready to begin operations, but no.
body appears to care anything about it
hereE One reason, 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 or not, there is no
expectation that this new arrangement
will keep in the great bulk of republi-
can Office holders when the reins Of gov
eminent change hands. In every mans
plans for the future the limitation of his
service to the continuance of the repub-
lican party in power is recognized. The
speech of Mr.. Conkling at the Saturday
club dinner had significance 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 Garfield's death
Il that a. democratic success in 1884 was al
J most certain, and many man has
i pledged himself to himself that every
edge has to cut from this time forth tc
get away with when the little yellow
, envelope shall be left on his desk con.
tanning the polite information that 6
: democratic head of department no lon.
ger needs his services.
Between Mr.. Robeson's house and Mr.
Pendleton's is large building lot which
has been graded and turfed 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 woul(
hardly suit the aristocratic Secor t.
have a plebian, every day kind of mar
at his elbow, but if he wants to sell tt
the highest bidder he doesn't care wht
has the next lot. The less aristocrati,
! Pendleton may not object Mr.. Win
dom has gone into the business of mon
ey-making in good earnest and is scrap
ing in the shekels, so people say whit
know. Mr.. Window was always credi
, ted with genuine financial ability-th
power to make money by bold combi
1 nations. He means to be a richer maj
: than Mr.. Blaine-besides Mr.. Blain
has the gout-n0t the French gout, bu
' the English article, which is admitte'
: free of duty. Just imagine what al
!, agreeble patient Mr.. Blaine! An Ari
e IONA cowboy would be a milksop to him
Gail Hamilton is still at the Blaines's
4 and, with the sublime faith of woman
still believes that James G. is the comm
man, not the man that has come an
+ gone.
The..rapid growth of Washington ava
from the capitol building and in the d
! rection of Georgetown heights is plain
I ly shown by the selection of site fo
the new opera house and casino in th
northwest section, near the costly resi-
|, dence built by Governor Shepherd an
e recently occupied by Thomas J. Brady
The two theatres which the city no,
has are on or near Pennsylvania avenu
between the capitol and the treasur
building. The new enterprise is fairl
: under way, for it is announced tha
nearly all of the first 100 shares of 81 ,O0
u each have been taken. The entire COS
e will be 100000, but the builders will bt
i gin work when half that sum shall hav
8 been subscribed. The opera house is
q contain from 1000 to 1900 seats. Th
G street front will be so feet, and in
/ there will be eight exits. The floor
= the auditorium will be below the stree
grade. The casino which will be bui
;, in connection with the opera house wi
0 be constructed around court, Sc by 4
e feet. This court will be warmed an
rooted with glass in the winter. Aroun
= it will be restaurants, cafes, readin
rooms, private dining rooms, and a lars
!, ball room, with bowling alleys and Ia
II quet court. This establishment will
7 situated in the heart of that section
e the city in which those persons live wi
Twill patronize cit. PHoNo.
u Judge s. N. Owen may be said to
). foreordained by common consent of Il
Ohio Democracy, as the choice of Il
coming state convention for the nom
l. nation of long. term judge ON the 81
preme bench of the State. Judge Owe
, was elected to the position now held
= him, in 1875, and has for many yea
been recognized as a leading attorney