Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-07-31
Correspondence Of the Bescou. /,

Headquartersa are closed this week, a
large majority ofthe Committee having
gone to New York to attend the meeting
of the National Democratic Commits
tee, and to visit Albany to officially
notify Governor Cleveland of his NOM
ination. The action Of the Indepen-
dent Republican Conference Commit
tee in New York had very depress-
ing effect upon the Republicans here,
while the Democrats are elated there
at.
Much amusement 10 created at the
expedients planned by the Republican
Committee to secure a little money
from the poor clerks and civil service
employees Of the various Departments.
These employees just now are loud
for strict construction of the civil
service rules; they roll their eyes in
holy horror at the idea of being called
upon to help the &. o. p. in this its
time Of need. Some would like to
give but fear that it would work
against them when Cleveland comes
in as President, while the great ma
jority prefer not to give at all. 1t is
said the screws will be applied indi-
rectly, but if indications are correct
very little juice will be extracted this
year; the boys will hold on to all they
have and get all they can for fear Of
q cyclone after March next.
The outrageous stories circulated
primarily by the Cincinnati Enquirer
are now retailed by those who seem
to grow fat on mud and who are never
happy unless defaming the characters
of better men. are not given credence
here. On the contrary those who be-
lieve in the purity ofGovernor Cleve-
land's character, and they include
nine-tenths of all the people, Repub-
licans as well as Democrats, are indig-
nant thereat, and no doubt is express
cd that this campaign lie, although
started BY Democratic paper, viii
work rather to the injury of the re-
tailers than to the injury of the per-
ION and party intended.
The mason work Of the w aslsinqton
monument has been substantially COM
pleted. The shaft is now FIVE hun
bred feet high. It is pretty certain
chat the pyramidal cap sheaf (roof
they call It, which will add fifty five
feet to its skyward approach will be
complete by the first of November,
and then on the 22d of next Fubru-
airy, ten days before new President
is inaugurated, your correspondent
will be glad to see you and your read
ers here at the dedication, and hope
You will remain over and hear Prssi-
dent Cleveland's inaugural address.
The second President Of a Republic
that has ever visited the United States
during his term Of Office is now within
our borders, and was in Washington
this week. The person of whom we
speak is the President of San Saliva
dor, who has been on a visit to France
and England, and is on his way back
to his Central American home. Of
course it would not have been proper
thing for the head of one Republic on
this continent to enter the domain of
a sister Republic and not go and say
how dyoa do to The Chief Executive
thereof; so President Zalvirar took a
little run over here from New York
the first Of the week to see President
Arthur, and the two had quite as
agreeable time together as the Gov
ernors Of the CaroDinas had or are re.
puted to have had on one occasion.
The other President Of a Republic that
has been within the bounds Of our
happy Union was the Chief Executive
Of Guatemala, in Central America.
We have had as guests two or three
x-Presidents, an Emperor, Dom Pc
dro. Of Brazil, King, Kalakana, of
the Sandwich Islands, and some other
notable persons, but as they haven't
seemed SO much like relations as real
Presidents of Republics, we have not
felt with the former so much like ex-
pressing our hearty interest in their
welfare and inquiring after the health
of their families when shaking hands
with them as we have with the latter.
1t may be noted in this connection
with what ease a Republic can run
itself. President Zalvirar has been
absent from San Salvador for several
months, and it is stated that the af-
fairs Of state are moving along down
there with the utmost smoothness
and at the present writing the only
representative Of our Administration
in Washington is single member of
the Cabinet, the President, the rest
of his ministers, and most Of the Bu-
rsau officers having gone away on
leave Of absence, and yet this ''best
government that the sun ever shone
upon" is going along as quietly, stead
lily, and with as much poetry Of mo-
tion as Mrs. Lawyer Lockwood on
her velocipede on the smooth-paved
streets of the Capital, and it doesn't
show half as much of its hoofs in its
progress.
The interest In the Worlds Expo
sition will be wonderfully enhanced
by the exhibits of the several Depart
ments Of the Government. The Ex-
ecutive Board, TO whose hands has
been entrusted the making Of this
exhibition. consists of representatives
from all the Departments, the Smiths-
oman Institute, and the Agricultural
Bureau. We learn from Col. O. s.
Lyford, q. S. A.. President Of this
Board, as he was Of that which made