The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-11-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

The recent elections have had
most exhilarating effect upon the Re-
publicans here, who see in the re-
turns a most hopeful outlook for
perpetuatit n of the present regime
for at least another four years. To
practically recover the all.important
States of New York, Pennsylvania
and Connecticut. besides slsshing
deep into the Democratic majority of
Maryland, is no small matter of con-
graduation for them. To be sure, we
have lost Malone. but that was no
particularly sore disappointment save
to few Over-sanguine Republicans
who sought to make of Virginia the
pivotal State for 1884. An official in
high position here. who might have
been a cabinet officer, told me that
Tuesdays ballot might be considered
a solution of next years Presidential
problem, not as to the particular per-
sOnality. of the candidates, but as
most certain indication that the peo-
pie are not ready even yet TO accept
Democratic President. In fact he
doubted whether the country would
ever have another Executive wear
ing that particular label. Before inn
posing any higher trust to Democrat
ic hands, the people want to see what
a Democratic Congress is going to do
in the way of reforming alleged
abuses, tinkering the tariff, and other
odd jobs that may come in their way.
But he thought that the Democratic
leaders in that Congress would evade
all action upon these subjects, or any
other of the national concern. and
thus leave it more barren of results
than any Congress that we have had
for half century. The preliminary
skirmish for the campaign of '84 is
inaugurated by the calling together
of the National Republican commit
tee, which will meet at the Airing.
ton hotel on the twelfth of December,
for the purpose of fixing upon time
and place for holding of the national
convention. A tremendous pressure
in favor of st. Louis is already com.
menced, while Chicago, true to her
big hotels and the Exposition build
ing, will be on hand in force. Gin
cinnati, Buffalo, Pittsburg, PhiIadel-
Dhia and Baltimore, as well as Bos.
ton, will all make formidable bids
for entertaining the more than 1900
delegates and the thousands of inter-
ested and disinterested visitors who
never let a national convention es-
cape their presence, even if they are
compelled to crawl under the tent. A
strong effort will be made to have
the convention held in Washington,
where it really ought to come. The
national capital is the natural place for
national convention, and no city has
more attractions and claims or could
take better care of the crowd.
The question of a new Presidential
mansion. to be located somewhere in
the outskirts of the city, is being
brought forward, chiefly by interest
ed parties who would like to provide
the location. But the old white
house seems to hold its own. l re-
Gently made one of the little throng
of people who daily gaze upward at
the brilliant frescoes and marvel at
the handsome soreness, tapestry and
ornaments upon which Tiffany & Co.
have been at work for two seasons
past. So complete and beautiful does
everything seem, that one would al.
most imagine the old mansion to be
perfection. Some of the able states
men, who have view to providing
for the comfort of future Presidents,
urge grave objections to- certain fea'
lures of the white house and unite
with some of the present and past Oc-
cupants in complaining that the Pres
ident is the only resident in the coun-
try in private or official life who can.
not retire into the privacy of a house
where the public are excluded and
the sanctity ola home observed. This
is so marked defect in the white
house, so public are its corridors and
vast apartments. and so constantly
is it open to. the inspection ofvisitors,
that the opinion is very generally ex.
pressed that in future the white
house will be converted into the ex-
ecutive department rather than the
residence of the President, and that,
like cabinet officials and Others, his
public Office, his reception rooms and
his official surroundings shall be sep
arate ana distinct from his private
residence. Yet il is doubtful wheth.
err public sentiment will ever allow
the Executive to separate himself
from the historic shades which sur
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