Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

w ASHINGTON, -. ", May ~, LOOT
When Mr.. MacVeagh writes such
a letter to Mr.. Bristow as Mr.. Bris-
tow has received from Mr. MACY eagh,
and when Mr.. George Bliss causes to
be published such letter as he wrote
to Mr.. Arthur when Mr. Arthur held
the Unbelievable of New York poll
tics, you may depend upon it there is
going to be some lively shaking up
among the distinguished parvenus in
the Republican household. Bliss is
the same fellow whom Brewster en-
ployed to prosecute the Star Route
thieves to triumphant acquittal, for
which the Government paid him $3.50
per day, travelling expenses, hotel
fare, and coupe pleasure drives. lie
knows all about Arthur, but he don't
want to tell as much now as he was
disposed to tell four years ago. The
upshot of this little quarrel is going
to be great big one, because the
half-breed portion of the family have
had the cold shoulder of Arthur du-
ring three long years. What with
Blaine and his immense boom, Logan
with his boomlet, and Edmunds with
sort of boom-eranglet, | hardly
think that Arthur is going to worry
through. They and their friends are
not firing blank cartridges at Arthur
Just now, but each means business for
himself The National News Bureau
here, the largest concern OF its kind
in the country, holds correspondence
with several thousands Of the leading
daily and weekly newspapers OF the
United States. / had an interview
with it's manager to-day, who told me
that in response to a circular that the
Bureau issued month ago, he had
received replies from a majority OF
them. The almost unanimous senti-
ment from Democratic editors was
for 1ilden and the old Ticket, and
Fighting the wrong of 1876. Upon
the question of tariff they seem about
equally divided between free trade
outright and tariff for revenue only,
with now and then squirt OF pro-
lection from the Eastern press. On
tho Republican side Of the house the
sentiment Of the editorial fraternity
was overwhelmingly for Blaine, with
the proclivities of the Eastern news
papers divided up between Edmunds,
Arthur and Lincoln. Not few of
the Democratic newspapers are men,
tioning the name of Roswell T. Flow
cr, of New York, whose chances from
this standpoint are quite as good as
were those of James *. Polk, at tins
time of the year forty years ago.
The death Of Sam Ward, the noted
W Washington lobbyist, revives many
recollections of the career of one
whose connection with the lobby and
intimacy with public men, has result
ed in more vicious legislation in the
past twenty-five years than had ever
before been gotten through since the
foundation of the Government. Ii
may be said that he was the foster
parent of every one of the land sub
sidies-measures that were prepared
IN the interest Of railroads alone and
as now appears, were intended spe-
cially to throttle the Government
Sam was a power hero during Mr.
Johnson's administration, and Welcl-
er's tables nightly, during session OF
Congress, were surrounded by the
Senators and Representatives whom
Sam had invited to partake of his
lavish hospitality, knowing that the
effectual way of getting a Congress.
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