Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-29
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.,v wAsHINCTON LETTER.

OlR WAsH1N"'~N
,c.,ondence Posr lSTELLIGEsCEs.
WASHINGTON. April IA, 1884.
The question of revival of the right
=, snffrape in the District OF Columbia
..s hsen much ngitated of late. 1t has
bon claimed in behalf of the movement
,,., the disorderly element that used to
.msks things howl on election days
has been eliminated, scattered through
80, tho country, and that better voting
.,sss has taken its place. On every &C.
- bowsv.r. when there has been q
.h..c. To do auv votir g, the result has
sbovn that the same rowdy element re-
,.si,s here and il ready to come To the
,,o,,t ON the slightest encouragement
Tho beaut,es of suffrage were most re-
.s,.lv presented to Washington when
,.s :. ".l.otiye francaiss" was exercised.
.one evenings ago, III the election OF
delegates to Chicago. The convention
vas marked by disgracefal scene OF
sonfasion and riot, and a noisy clamor
,.r suffrage by boistereus mob. There
sys syar,ons causes for this state of things
Al the National Capital. For one, very
considerable portion OF the wh'te Votine
nopulauon-ten or twelve thousand, at
lsast-are Government employees, who,
under our wonderful civil service reform
system, dare not accept citizenship Ia
Washington, but must hold thems.lves
Al citizens OF the State TO which they
are accredited. Another cagse for the
pre, oudersnce ot the voting ruupLs Is
The fac, that the iniinY of pnpu alton of
late yenrs, winch goes 10 making the
new Washington, Is largely composed of
people Of culture scientiiic and literary
workers. students. Invalid, people Of
wealth and leisure eOple who come
here to follow ia quiet their various Lur
snits of study. work, health. or social
enjoyment, ard who have not the slight
est idea of taxing . hand IN ward Oh
tics and coutestng supieuacy with q
"rszzer" voters. This primary election
has put rather n qnietuS upon the move
nsnt for popular suffrage IN Washing
ton, aud it If safe u predict that the
clamor at the doors Of Congress for the
franchise will not he r, suIned for some
time.
Joseph Med L, OF the { hicAao r, ibuae.
one of the most distinguished editors III
the West, has been III Washington all
the week. aud his visit has been the
cause of considerable concern among
politicians and Presidential aspirants.
Mr. Medilrs political career has been
very eccentric: and. recognizing ac-
c0nntability 10 no one, he feels at Ilb- |
erty TO change his mind and shift his |
political anchorage whenever he likes. |
But his good nature il proverbial. aud |
he is always ready to kiss and make |
up with a political opponent. At one |
time he WAS au ardent adWirer of Gen. |
Grant, and they We're great ohums, but |
for the last four or five years their re- |
latlons have been otherwise. For years |
Logan and Medill were AT swords points; |
but when Logan lost the Inter Ocean.
which had been his organ for years, he |
made up with Med II, AID they have
since been quite intlm tie. In 1868 |
Aedill supported Grant for the Presi-
dency: IN 1872 he abandoned him and |
went over to the LIB rails III support of |
Greeley; and i'll 1876 he fought Blaine |
with the great, 1t bitterness He start
ed out in this campaivn OWING a hearty
support to LOGAN. but since h, c,me 10 |
Washington he has abandoned LOGAN
s. ''' n..''c po",,''s' e'.,"S
conquest of MIR blaine ia the resu,t nf
the personal II nppetism" nbout U hioh |
so much has be II said. Medill had not |
been at the Arlington Hotel twenty
four hours before Blaine eslled upou
him 1t WAS an unusual thin, far the |
tx Secretary TO do. but IL WAS not with |
out ttiec Med,ll din.d at the Marcy
mansion. Blalne's Residence. the nex,
day. and since then he and Blaine have
been nuch tove,her adv,sing and CON
sul,,np ,hopt Nr Ri,;n..'s ,,n,,,h "n' h,h oo
o;va,, =, ,u ae'ta''oi, mas iatels oeeh
c,n,a, W .uc suuJeo' oI NIX blaine ps-
=, i.a:, "oouinuia'ions' IL. was worth
VIII quar'eI vi million uoi'ars
hs - "s en'ere" congress IN lS'3, ana
a.,nr,s oooii 'nsaeeu III many Roou en-
w.p.'ses ..ua since that time. lie bought
his mara ..e. sooo property 10 invest
rarely been n, t.n,, y.k ..u
tbs h.as as isn.,i ot ms new ',ansion al
NJ v. massachusetts, avenue to
a b;t 30 .ne 'nicaeo 'niiiionaife' WAS