The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-01-05
LETTER FROM COL. BEALL.
"MY MARYLAND, NY MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE. Dee. 27th. SO.
DEAR MAJOR


| promised to write you a
letter, and after a month of solid
good time, | will try to keep my
word. | left Fort Stanton on the
stage and merely stopped long
enough in the Oaks to change
horses, end had no halt until |
reached Topeka, where | stopped
over on Sunday, Nov. 18th. to see
our friend, Col. Stambaugh, with
whom | spent Il few pleasant hours.
left on the following day for
Kansas City, st. Louis, Cincinnati,
Washington and Baltimore, reach
ing here the afternoon before
Thanksgiving Day. found fresh
oysters at Wallace on the a. T. d
S. f. railroad, and | have enjoyed
them every day since. Here l.
must say one word, | have Of the
management of that railroad. /
have travelled from Maine to the
Pacific, and | have never found
better water anywhere, or more
beautifully supplied with everT-
thing the markets of civilization
affords, and run by more compe-
tent and polite officers and attend
ants than along tie line Of the A.
T. d 5. f. | met many members
elect Of the new congress, on tn Fir
way to Washington, and exchang-
ed pleasant talk with scmeO of them,
and here Major I'll give You. Il
pointer-which probably you have
tulnbled to-, ere this. towit: the
mighty northwest, west and south,
will be found pulling together in
the traces in 1SS4,as far as the De
mocratic party is concerned. The
election Of Carlisle to the Speaker
ship, meant that the Democratic
party have at last the courage of
its conviction; that the revenue and
tariff questions will be prom al
nent features Of II platforms.
Party lines will be drawn on the &c
issues and no straddling allowed -
| am not precocious enough 10
forecast who will head the Demo
cratic ticket but the first name will
be from Indiana or the second
not farther east than Pcnnsylva-
mia. From all | can gather your
people will put Mr.. Arthur at the
head of their ticket, with Mr.. Lin
coin probably for second place.
Partisan as | am, | will admit such
8 ticket would demand credit. Mr..
Arthur is a gentleman highly es-
teemcd by all fair minded men,
and a great personal favorite {; Mr..
Carlisle las lived through his Off
cial accoUntment, and we see the
result in the formation Of his com
mittees. They to give more
satisfaction than was anticipated.
And the placing Mr.. Randall at
the head of appropriations, is
looked upon by many as graceful
complimcnt-but by others as
meaning much more 9uicn saJe,
Cox has been put in charge of the
Navy, instead OF his old place, the
Foreign Affairs Committee, and
Minister Powell and Premier
Gladstone will breathe easy for a
time, as ACox will hardly be fool
enough to go after them in any
thing he may find in his Navy.
Much attention is existed in the
east concerning our great territory,
anC | have answered questions till
| am hoarse, about car resources,
interests, mode Of living, state Of ci-
vilization, aad what constitutes II
cowboy, &c. Myhome coming was
very gratifying to me after my
three years wanderings, and my
stay in the monumental city has
been what we call in White Oaks
a "pic-nic," but when 1t has been
suggested to me that I'd now re-
main here, and cease my wander.
ingsl | have consistently denied.
"