News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,

cent election mas uleu ou1, Ahu oho
can hardly tell, either from the con-
versation of the people or the action
of the government employees, that
change of rulers has been decreed by
the people. 1t is a matter OF sur
prise that so little stir is made by so
important an event, but no heed
whatever seems to be taken of it, and
all moves as steadily and smoothly on
as if no change whatever was to take
place. ALI the people seem to accept
the idea that President elect Cleye-
land will live up to the spirit of the
civil service law, and that if changes
are made in the force of employees
who come under the operation of that
law, they will be gradually made, and
only on account of some action or
non-action on the part of the en-
ploye to warrant the change. There
are many, however, on the anxious
seat, who are saying nothing but fear
ing much, and keeping their weather
eve open for storm. One good eff
| feet of the election is noted in the
fact that less money is being extrava-
gantly expended by government en-
ployes, and they are holding on te
every dollar possible with a view te
contingencies.
I Many valuable recommendation
are contained in the annual report Of
the first assistant Postmaster General
which are entitled not only to consid-
Grafton, but should receive the imme
date unanimous endorsement of Con
gress and the country. Among the
most important, however, are those
recommending that the free delivery
system be extended to all places hav'
ing 10000 inhabitants, provided the
postal revenue shall be $4,000 pc
annum, and that United States Post
office buildings shall be erected in al
places having 10000 inhabitants.
The church going people are already
discussing the question, where viii
President Cleveland worship? Being
Presbyterian, all the churches o
that denomination in the city are a
work and would like to secure him a:
regular attendant. President Pierct
was an attendant at the First or Foul
and-a-half-street church, and Presi
dents Buchanan and Lincoln attended
the New York Avenue church, it be-
ing the most pretentious and perhaps
wealty of the Presbyterian churches
The most popular, however, of tn
Presbyterian churches, in Washing
ton among the Senators and Mem
bers of Congress, is the Contra
Church, corner of Sd and l streets, o
which A. w. Pitzer, d. D., is pastor
During the sessions of Congress, Sen
ators Cockrell, Vest and Vance, Rep
resentatives Buckner and Vance ant
others are regular attendants, Will
nearly all of the Presbyterian church
goers of Congress attend here from
time to time. DR.. Pitzer is one o
the most learned men of his time,
clear and forcible speaker, who Meth
er caters to wealth, influence or pc
sition, and has made it a rule TO keel
politics out of his pulpit. The Cen
trail will have its new church edific
completed and ready for occupancy b
the first of March, and many say tbs
; President Cleveland will pass the NOR
pretentious New York Avenue churc
and attend at the beautiful little ten
pie TO be dedicated about the time tia
Ihe is inaugurated. President Gran
attended the Metropolitan, and Pres
ideut Hayes the Foundry Methods
: church. President Garfield attende
the Christian or Campbellite church
the only one here, and President Al
thur attends St. Johns Episcop:
church.
The appointment of Maj. o. P. G
Clarke to be Commissioner of Pei
; sions has proven to be the most poi
ular and satisfactory that Presider
= Arthur has made during his admin!
tration of the Presidential Office
Well will it be for all concerned IN Ii
operations of the Pension Office
: Mr.. Cleveland finds a man of Ma
r Clarke's ability and industry to tax
t his place, though if civil service n
}. form principles prevail the preseI
Pension Commissioner will remain
o charge of that Bureau.
Of the 10000 government offit
holders but $4,000 come under tt
;, civil service law-that is, obtain Pr
. sitions through competitive examin
. tions-so that 95 900 officials may
. removed by the new administratic
: and their places filled by its frient
y without trenching at all upon the CT
= il service act. 1t would seem th
. this number would be sufficient to a.
~ pease Democratic hunger for Office
the start, but if Mr.. Hendricks voic
:, the sentiment of his party with T
: spect to this matter, and it seems tn
~ he does, they will be satisfied wi
# nothing short of all.
ic1 Said a prominent politician al
r successful man of business from NJ
re England to your correspondent t
T. other day: 81 have scarcely ev
n known feeling of greater uncertai
it ty, with reference to the results OF
s. change of administration, to prev
be in trade and commercial circles tt
re exist therein at the present time. 1
al belief is generally entertained IL
he tie Democrats will undertake a &C
eralreyision of the tariff, and the ft
f. is felt that a measure more harm
Pm to the business interests of the COZ
y. try may be enacted into law th
nv Morrison's horizontal reduction
mr. would have been. We have full ct
rd fidence in Cleveland, but he may
Id be able to guide and control his p
tb ty, but be moved and controlled
oe it," These words take on grea
70 Importance when the fact is kno
"a that he who uttered them was one
.ot the so-called Independent Repul
% cans, and worked and voted
do Cleveland and Hendricks. But III
ne is yet no reason for alarm among b
Nv. mess men. So long as the Sen
shall remain under Republican c.
Vi. troll the House and the Executive
# be without power to work miscl
at through legislation. c. U
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me The hot water cure is becom
90 general, and even the doctors b.