Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-10-03
WASHIHcT0 LETTER.


4 There may be belief that the public sci
= vice at Washington is be carried on wit
some degree of faithfullness. The official
|. in control Of the various departments ar
r assn med, by the public to be at their posts
q discharging the obligations which rest up
a on them and for which they sre we'll paid
/ But the delinquency which really exists il
this respect is something unparalleled IL
the history of the civil service of this coun.
try. In the fret place, the President ia ab
sent and has been for weeks. Finding
/, himself left out in the cold, he throw;
eide all sense of responsibility and practi'
cally abandons the administration Of at.
( fairs. His cabinet also seem to be struck
with the idea that "this is the time for dis
appearing" The willy Chandler, the Graf
ty Frelipghuysen, the gorgeous Brewster,
and the silent, because he don't know what
ia say, Lincoln having been gone 30 long
that they are almost forgotten. To name
the absentees Of the lesser rank would be a
heavy drain on the official blue book.
These who are here are the exception; those
absent the rule. Most Of them are in the
field electioneering for the knight Of the
! White Feather and not a few are drawing
pay from the government and at the same
time are being paid for speeches by the re
publican campaign club. Notably in this
case with General Dudley, commissioner Of
pensions, whose resignation does not take
effect for a month, aud who is drawing a
salary Of 5000 per aunum, and making
speeches at $50 day. This for the gentle
man who poses as the great friend OF the
soldier, is a Glsring example of official de.
linquercy. Not so fortunate is Nj. French,
the first assistant secretary of the treasury.
He disappeared" in April and passed the
warm months travelling in Europe, paying
his own expenses, it is needless to say, out
of an unearned salary. Bat while he was
gone be was forgotten, and when he re-
turned to find Secretary Folger lying dead,
he also found that he had been supplanted
10 official favor by others and though i'm
mediately in the line Of promotion himself,
his name was not even mentioned for the
secretaryship. Not to grow wesrisome on
the subject Of the unbushing delinquencies
of the officials in the departments, | chal-
lenge comparison with any other period,
for the utter disregard Of honesty, decency
and responsibility which now prevails in
Washington. The bank president and cash
Ter delinquencies OF the time are only no.
ticesble more because etfecting private in.
teresis, but as far as criminality is concern.
ed are no grosser.
The republicans have about abandoned
all hope OF doing anything in the South.
They did intend to make an effort 10 cap
lure North Carolina and Florida, but the
reports from those States give them no en-
1t is now clear that they
must carry New York State to be victori.
ous. To do this they must overcome uni.
led democratic party with an alliance Of
iberals; a combination which elected Gro.
YER Cleveland Governor by over 10000
majority. To overcome this lead is impos.
iible. The democrats will elect their
ticket.
The Blaine menagerie is on the road and
greatest chow on earth psles into
nsignifcsnce. But will it pay Blaine to
tart out with a circus at this season? There
ire many republicans here who are groan-
ng over the spectacle. In their view, II is
he tawdiest clap.trap and does not change
! vote, except from him. But ii was recog.
lized blythe party managers that some
hing must be done. New York is quietly
,ut solidly for Cleveland The democratic
omposure must be broken il possible
The Germans OF Ohio are going dem ocratic.
Blaine will try to magnetic them. Indi.
ma, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois are
bout given up. Blaine must show aim.
elf in these States, to save them. In a
Eord, BSine was ordered TO take his whole
took OF magnetic influence with him and
tart on the road in order to save the re-
publican party from utter defeat. But it is
NOepCiobS ACSOIb anu ~ NOub uOs cOple
Iill turn out to see If he is really tatoosd,
ut they won't vote for him. And in the
lesntime the campaign treasurers, for
UGH are the government employees, have
uit paying out their money. They fear
nat "cold day" is coming about March 4.
A striking feature Of social life at the
apital during this season is the crowds Of
eautiful and handsomely dressed ladies
lat throng Pennsylvania avenue every
leasant afternoon. heard a fashionable
lew Yorker say yesterday that he met
lore pretty women in an hours's stroll
IAN would cross his pathway at his ns.
We city 10 two days.
Another Who Teaches lying
Ever since the first young woman | ever