The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-07-19
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Quiet City-Why the Economy Dodge
was Played-Democrats Of the Dis
trict Don't "Enthuse," &C., &C.


A Quiet City-why the Economy Dodge
was Played-Democrats Of the Dis
trict Don't "Enthuse," &c., &c.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 14th, 1884.
Messrs. Editors BY the people of Washing
ton, except hotel and boaring- house keepers and
a few others, all sessions of Congress are looked
upon as necessary evils, or intolerances forced
upon them that must be borne. By the adjourn
ment on last Monday and the exit that took place
of members and Senators-who had not already
gone to Chicago-and their families, as we'll as the
numerous horde of followers that hang around
every Congress, "hoping for something" or ex-
pecting some place in some department through
theinfuence of Congressman, which, however, now
is of no avail in the face of the civil service rules
the District is freed and quiet reposes throughout
its borders. If the rest of the country claims q
right to breathe freer by reason of the adjourn
ment, certainly this District has greater right.
In conversation with gentleman who was
pretty well on the "inside" of the late session with
the Democrats, asked him why it was that there
was so little done. "Well," said he, ''the purpose
of the Morrison wing of the party was to pass the
Morrison bill and go into the Presidential contest
on the tariff-reform issue principally. But Ran
dali opposed and defeated that, and then nothing
more in that direction could be done. While, on
the other hand, Randall was determined to cut
down all the appropriations and make as good
measure could be got through that called for the
least appropriation of money at ALL except the
necessary appropriation bills, and those he scaled
to the very last cent possible Besides, after the
tariff bill was defeated and the wind was taken
out of their sails by Randall, and they were de-
prived of that issue which they had so set their
hearts, the Morrison wing seemed perfectly lethar
gic-they did not seem to have any heart or de-
sire to do anything more"
"Was that the reason" asked, "that the Naval
appropriation bill was not passed and the appro-
priaton of last year was extended till next De-
cember, Randalls economizing notions"
"Partly," he said; "but also the Democrats of
the House and Senate did not want to do anything
that would smack of favoring Blaines ambition
of an aggressive foreign policy, he being now the
candidate Of the Republican party, and TO bhge
cSSfses 5f"the appropriation bill would have been
doing The Democrats want to make it appear
that the Government does not need Navy; that
the present peaceful condition with the moral at
titude of the Government of the United States is
sufficient guarantee against other nations-al-
though they do not believe it themselves, but just
because Blaine is the Republican candidate"
"Well, what do you think of the economical
ideas of the Democratic party at the late session
of Congress? 2"
"Why, they are all bosh. There was no econo-
my at all. Notwithstanding Randall's effort to
pare down all appropriations and to make none
as in the of the hundreds of just private
claims now lying on the Speakers table ready for
action-the appropriations reached nearly or quite
in amount those of former years over 600
having been appropriated. And | will tell you
another thing he added; 81 was interested in
one of the private bills, and 1 went to one of the
Democratic Congressman, some Of whose coDstitu
ents were also interested in the same bill, and
asked him honestly to tell me whether they meant
to pass the bill or not, and he told me that they
would not this session, because it was Presidential
year. but after the election, at the next session, it
would be passed, as would all the private bills on
the Speakers desk the calendar that are honest
claims against the Government"
Thus does the Democratic party intend to hood
wink the people. Would it not be good idea to
''turn the rascals out pa Democratic Congress
which does not come here to do what is right and
honest for the people or the Government, regard
less of every thing else, but to deliberately fasify
in order to make political capital 1t will be re-
membered that the Democratic party did the same
thing when in possession of the House once be-
fore, but when it met again after the Presidential
election an innumerable number of deficiency bills
had to be passed to make up for what it should
have before appropriated, SO that there was no
economy at all. But the trick served the purpose,
although it failed to re elect Democratic major
ity to the next House or Democratic President;
and the same will fail this time.
There was no great demonstrations or visible
signs of joy manifested here over the Democratic
nominations, except by the Republicans, who
seemed to be jubiant believing that Cleveland
and Hendricks will be easily beaten. So pro-
longed was the contest in the convention and so
bitter the feelings engendered in the strife, and
especially those felt by John Kelly and Ben But
Ter, who are factors that cannot, if it would be
dispensed with by the Democratic party, to say
nothing of the opposition of the workingmen all
fba in
the Republicans feel pretty well assured of victo-
ry, even thus early in the campaign. In this
District the workingmen have already held meet
ings and resolved that they will not support
Cleveland, and the same news comes from all over
on co.,.,- Thirty eight guns "e. LIMITATIONS.
but it seemed to be entirely perfunctory, because
it has been the custom to fire guns on like occa-
sions. Unlike the great enthusiasm that attended
Blaine and Logans nomination, have heard but
one faint hurrah of not more than half dozen
voices, which died away instantly it was uttered,
although I stood at the Western Union Telegraph
office, where the largest crowd was, when the
nomination of Hendricks was made; and since
then the District has been as quiet as death,
without one hurrah or even the mention OF the
candidates names, so far as l have heard. Evil
IDENTIFY no "hope springs eternal in the Democratic
breast this year." and consequently there is no
enthusiasm over their prospects.
The only plea of really any force in the Demo-
cratic platform adopted at Chicago is whine for
the Federal Offices and in order to obtain these
they Justify cry everywhere, "Turn the rascals
out" One of the reasons given for knowing that
there are rascas in is that the Republicans have
been in power twenty -four years. But this would
hardly stand as judicial reason for guilt. Be-
sides, the Democrats, before the war, they boast
themselves, were in forty years, and they ala not
think it was good reason for either turning
them out" or q like accusation against them
And, too, they have been in power in Maryland
since 1867. Ought they not to be "turned out
there? Or don't Democrats grow corrupt when in
power?
Another reason is that men in office have been
eSghS oHssNapS Department Clerk, q 81
letter carrier, some one else has stolen there
fore nearly a hundred thousand other officials are
dishonest and should be "turned out" Further,
bank cashier stole over in Baltimore ergo, all
bank officials should be "turned out" being ras-
Gals The ok-keeper of the New York Central
Railroad defalcated the other day, went into Can
ada and invited the other officials to bring the
books over there and he would help straighten
them out. Are not all railroad officials and
especially book keepers "rascals," and should not
they all be "turned out?"
Now, Messrs. Editors, for the Democratic party,
including the editor of the Voice to vaporate such
stuff and expect to gain the approval of the peo
pie, shows their own Jasmine qualities to perfec-
ton. How does the editor of the Voice-the
doughty "colonel"-know that Canon" whom he
has never seen, is a "rascaP-one of the hundred
thousand that ought to be "turned out" even if
he knows he is Gan Office holder" or only suspects
it? But yet it is necessary to "whoop it up,
boys" or else they the Democrats) will never get
in ANON.
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.