The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-11-30
WASHINGTON LErvRR
(Frcm our regular CORE rpondeut,,
wAauIsoroS. Nov. 9lh, 1893.

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leaves this morning for Newport hav-
Ing on board joval party consisting
OF Secretary Lincoln, Secretary Chan
der. Possnnasier General Gresham,
Comander Walker, and others. AZ
IL I, about tho middle of November
il IA to be hoped that this IL the last
junket expedition Of the season, and
tnai the pleasures OF winter fife in
Washington viii be susRssnt TO keep
the President and his Cabinet IN
aoIne sort Of official connection with
The government for the rest OF the
year. It Is astonishing, by tho way,
TO what proportions the shameless
practice OF absenteelsm has reach ed
under the present administration.
Tho President was away tho better
part o. three months The secretary
Of State visits washingten 80 seldom
that no Is practically . stranger hercj
Attorney General Brewster has not
spent three days In Washington sIuco
ast May, Secretary Chandler has pas
sed the tho Summer cruising up and
down the coast perhaps he has been
looking for our navy to take It 10
out Of the wet, but he has certainly
paid little stteatisn TO the Navy De-
partment. Secretary Lincoln accors-
panied the President out west and
has made weekly trips away during
the remainder Of the seasno. Aud
now Postmaster Gencral Gresham
though scarcely warm Ia hill sfficc Is
away to Newport for dash ut fash-
ionable folly.
do not know but the Ship OF
State Heundors on about n well
without taese inofllrIent officers as
with them, that they prostitute their
efices aud waste the money the poo-
pie pay Tor their services seems bad
enough, put the worst feature OF Il all
is tho way Il IL done. Hsro IL Gov
srnment for Instance maintained for
certa:n purpose. Without author
fly or sanction tho public expcnee for
thnIr owa pleasure.
II
Private cars or railway trains arc
placed at their disposal by obseqnlous
Companies wbs recaIve their reward
shrsugh advantageous legislation or
s9nle sort Of subsidy for Instance
such as Assistant P. u. General 81
mer allowed 10 the PeansyivsnIa Co.
for . supposed increase In the weight
Of malls carried by them, donating
$3.50 900 year 10 them without even
being solicited 10 do 50, This will
pay for many private cars and passes
and Is an sxanpls 81 how itis done.
The breaking up The coalition IL vir
giSla Is the most substantial victory
the Democrats have gained this fall.
The result ofthc eIectisrs In ether
States is OF comparatively little Inn
persanee. Tho State Of Ohio has
bsen gaIned By the Democrats as q
psrnancy New Ysrk Is sure fer tho
democrats In the Presidential cam
paIgn 40 matter how LEGAL qnestIsns
may vary the majorities In sR years,
but the division which has existed
sn Virginia. and given tho republic
ans two Senators, through atpoliti-
cal movement which divided the
Democrats agrInst themselves, was a
great loss and menace to the sutton
envy ofths parry. To have recover
ed from 1t and to sweep away the
pewer ef Mahene is to defeat forever
the attempts ofa repubIicanErdmIn-
isiIation to buy over part Of the
democratic church south II should
be more generally known that Wash.
ington hartors a multitude Of claim
agents who live by victImizipg ex-
soldiers and their heirs
The order OF the Commissioner OF
Pensions disbarring some 81 these
agsnts from practice Is only par
tial remedy. 1t was the intention
ef the authorities 10 prosecute seme
Of the Agents, but the Pension Office
Is not able under the restrictions OF
the law, to give any help 10 this di-
rection, so suppose the cases will be
abanded for the want Of sufficient
proof against the swIndlers. The
only thug seems to be to warn the
public againt them through the press.
All Of the officials unite in reconmen-
dations to Congress 10 make the laws
more strict, but It Is = very difTlcult
matter to provide against the folly of
fools. The government however
should punish these men They have
tho evidence against them ia their
hands, and should 60 to the trouble
and expense lof conyicting them. II
a few we're sent ITO the penetintIary
it wenld end the confidence games
played in the name OF the Govern
ment.
The rail road depots at Washing
ton these days remind enc Of the
rush oftravel to 9 summer resort In