New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-12-03

VIZ OA1ANV0 VCIO GIlC uISLOIl IL WOIuS
of ex-senator Flanagan Of Texas,
and they express the sentiment in
the heart Of the hungry, thirsty,
unwashed democracy.
Over Is, 900 of the residents Of
Washington are in the employ of
the Government in its various
branches. This estimate includes.
beside the class known as Depart.
ment employees, the Army and
Navy officers stationed here, the
employees of the District Govern.
ment, those of the Navy yard, Of
the city post Office, and other local
offices, the employees of Congress
and of the various courts. Natnr.
ally the deepest interests felt in
every change of administration.
but imagine what anxiety must pre-
vail when the .3party Of spoils'' is
on the war path.
While the Republican party will
be relieved for time from the re.
sponsibility of government, it will
be interesting to watch the Demo.
cracy laundering under it's unac.
customed burdens. It is only to be
hoped that it may blunder upon
some useful reforms. A breadth
of charity is needed to suggest this
possibility, but this is an age Of
wonders.
Commenting on the possibility of
Democratic supremacy in the upper
and lower branches Of Congress a
distinguished ex-senator said: eff
they should get their hooks on Con.
gress, they will first fix themselves
to stay in power. This they will
do by making two states of Texas,
and admitting Utah AS an offset to
Dakota, which cannot be kept out
much longer. That would give
them four more senators and the
Republicans two. Then enormous
sums would be appropriated for
opening up the South, millions will
be dumped into the Mississippi; a
flood of cotton and other claims
will be worked through.
On next Monday at noon the
stars and stripes viii be hoisted on
the Senate and House wings of the
Capitol, and ut the same hour the
second session OF the Forty-eigth
Congress will begin. On that day,
Or possibly day later, President
Arthur. will transmit his last an.
nual message to Congress, his val.
edictory of 1884. He has not vet
finished this document, which. at
this crisis, will be listened to with
more than ordinary interest.
The Inauguration, and the dedi.
cation of the Washington monu-
ment are the two coming events
most talked of now. The mer-
chants, hotel proprietors and the
boarding house keepers who drive
the chief industries of Washington
expect to grow rich off the throngs
of people that these two celebra-
tions will bring to the city. 1t is
said the inaugural ball will be held
in the new Pension building, which
have to be temporarily rcofed with
canvass or paper for the occasion.
The top of the Washington monu.
ment IS now among the clouds, and
If it does not get too cold for the
workmen up there, they can give
the finishing touches to the summit
in about fifteen days.
The improvement of this city
goes OH in spite Of the disturbing
influence which the recent election
has had upon every kind of bust
ness. The reason Of this is that the
census here continues to grow, be-
cause the attractions of the city as
place Of residence are appealing
each year to a wider circle Of tastes.
Now not alone the politicians but
literary people, and those fond of
society find here congenial associa.
tions, and surroundings. To supply
homes for this new population de.
mapds the investment of capital,
and so long as this form of invest
ment yields more largely than any
other speculation there will he no
lack of investors.