The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-29
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


tic STUDENT OF p)lltlcH history VIII DC
as much interested in Watching the
bearing Of the party in adversely a ia
following the course o. the Democracy
under is new anI unaccastomei bur
dens. At any rate, the city for u
while will be more brilliant, more ami
mated, more agitated, aad more pros
porous perhaps than it has ever been
before.
Ii Mr. Blaine hal been elected, Il
great many stranger; would have
come 10 his Inauguration, and 4 good
~ number Of office hunters would have
remained here for some time after
wards. But many more people will
come III consequence of Mr. Clcye-
lanl'S ele ton The vast Attendance
tia. will mark the Inauguration of a
Democratic president, anl the size Of
the army OF Office seekers that Will be
here afterwar,l, can scarcely be est
mated. 1t will be tie only chance
within the memory OF the present
generation aliording such 4 spectacle
Young Democracy and old Dcmocrcy
will alike be here to witness IT.
Rooms have already been engaged
for Gov. Cleveland an his party from
the latter part of February uneii the
18th, at the Arlington hotel The
suite Of rooms consists Of a parlor anl
three bed rooms, aud nave been occu-
pied in turn by Duke Alexis, Prince
of Wales, Emperor Dcn Pedro, Of
Brazil, Gen. Grant and Senator Conk-
ling.
In what Is known as the red parlor
Of the Ebbitt house, a distinguished
military tribunal Is now trying Gen.
Swain. One major general, six brig
adiers, and six colonies occupy the
long table. The trial attracts Il good
deal Of attention, the charges are
numerous, AMI it is the first time in
the history Of the country that u brig
adler general has been court martialcd
in time Of peace.
President Arthur is discussing ap-
pointments with his advisors, and get
ting up his message to congress.
Cabinent officers and heads Of bu-
reaus are busy preparing their annual
reports 70 be submitted to Congress,
and the representatives, OF the three
great Istmian inter-occanic transit
projects are here awaiting Congress
with their several schemes. Signs at
the Capital indicate the near approach
OF the session, and the returning
statesmen will find the appearance OF
the building much changed inside ana
out. Various improvements have been
made during the vacation, bat those
which show most handsomely are the
new terraces and grand marble stair
way approaches 10 the Senate and
House wings. These are not quite
completed yet, but will be by the OPP
ening of Congress on next Monday
week.
Department clerks feel that their
chances for retention are mederc I'M
der any Democratic President but
they are cleaning some consolation
from the fact that the Prcsidcnt-cIect
is Cleveland and rot Hendricks. The
latter they think would strike the De
partments like a cyclone if anything
should happen to Mr.. Cleveland. lie
would not leave Republican man or
woman in Office, they alIcgc They
credit Mr.. Hendricks with having said
once if he could have his way, he
would throw all the women out Of the
Departments.
The gossips are active in explaining
Mr.. CIeuc!anI's position on civil ser
vice reform, in fixing up Mr.. CIcye-
lands cabinet and in marrying Mr.
Cleyelapd. Since their failure to mar
ry first IiIdcn and then Arthur, some
doubts are expressed aboat their sue
ceeding any better with the bachelor
President-eIect. The Democracy went
out of power with 4 bachelor Presi-
dent, and after a quarter of Il century,
it is about to come back with another
But the Presidential household must
have Il mistress, and it is said that
Mrs. Hoyt, sister Of Gov. Cleveland,
will assume the position The chef
duty of the lady of the White House
is to be agreeable, amiable, and cor
dial. Society here Is more Democra-
tic than at any other large National
/ Capital. 1t is necessarily 50, for no
body stays here long enough to make
court circle The people like to 90
to the White House, and the less
formality they meet there, the better
they are pleased.
The gossip about Ciaveland's cab