Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-11-13

Tuesday. The game that the Republi
can leaders will attempt to play IS the
old one of cooking the returns where
they are now held in allegiance, but they
| are all watched so sharply that the
game cannot be successfully played this
time. The republican papers on the
other hand are congratullting the c0un
try upon the narrow escape Of the Gov
ernment in falling into the hands of a
party that would deprive them of the
power to satiate their thieVish propen-
sities, while the Democratic papers are
more than jubilant at the prospect of
new, honest and mcorruptible admins
tration.
About the most siclly of these edit
orial fulminations is one that appears
IN morning Republican paper here,
whose pgeonheaded editor expresses
his great satisfaction that the country
has averted Tie calamity of Cleycland
and IL long list,Of disasters iii train, IL
mOng which is the danger Of another
rebellion. Yet the fact remains, not
withstandng the apprehensions of this
lunk-headed editor that Mr.. Cleveland
has got a majority Of the electoral votes
and will be duly naugurated as our
next Democratic President on the 4th
of next March, showing that the ma
jority of the tfty-iive millions OF good
people of the United States have 10
such grave fears for their safety in the
hands Of Mr.. CleYeland as they have IA
right 10 expect at the hands of the hero
OF the Mulligan epistleS.
AT the commencement of every new
administration it seems to have become
the custom, if not the necessity, to have
the White House thoroughly renoyated,
which here means entirely re-
painted. The mansion has been stand
ing about eighty years and therefore in
YolveS the assumption that its wood
work is covered with not less than 240
coats Of white paint. Since Mr. .Arthur's
three years of occupancy many radical
changes have been made in the interior
of the house, the walls of all the rooms
having been subjected to the test of ey-
cry possible hue, and every cougrOu5
and incongrous style of carpets and
furniture. The chandeliers in the East
Room, costing So 900 each. haye this
season been reburnShed at a cost of
! 81 500 more, while those in the Blue
Room have had rubbing up that took
| S2 800 to liquisdate, because the whole
| business had to be transported to Phil
| adelphia where the friction is more ar
| tistic. All in all the White House is "a
tremendous bill of expense, and the s.n-
| liment is beginning TO be pretty freely
! distributed among our public men that
! the President should be permitted To
live peaceful, quiet and private life,
| just like other folks, and not be COMPEL
ed to keep open house for the reception
OF n continuous stream of Doors and
bores from all parts Of the country and
everywhere IN Christendom besides
Let us hope that the President to b Sc
lected by the American people to-day,
whoever he is, may make the primal
move for the change.
The outlook for the Patent Office 60
catch up with its work, now some
three years behind, is somewhat en-
couraging, from the fact that the COM
plants have become SO loud and numer-
Gus us to be no longer resisted The
excuse Of the present Commissioner
that it was impossible for him to bring
the work of the office up because Of tie
snarl and confusion eXiSting when he
took possession, will not do. He has
had every possible aid that money and
! legislation could furnish to accomplish
tins work, and besides this the volume
of business during the last summer has
SO fallen off that it has contributed in
no small degree to the opportunities for
setting his forces 20 work upon this
old business. PHONO.