The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-08-14

any one party" "what effect has
General Grants death had on the coun-
try2" "It has been shown that the war
prejudices are forgotten, and more than
anything else could, that the country is
In fact united, that there Is no longer u
North and South. Personally, | had
the highest regard for General Grant.
We had been warm friends ever since
we were cadets together" General
Mcclellan, although nearing sixty, APP
pears much younger and preserves his
military bearing His rotund figure Is
as erect as when he led the Army Of
the Potomac, and his step Is quick aud
nervous. He still wears mustache
and slight goatee, and he somewhat
resembles General Sheridan In appear
ancr."
Nv
"When was reelected TO Congress
last November" said Congressman
Townshend Of Illinois to an Inter- ocean
CORES pendent at st. Louis, "and the
Admin istration became Democratic,
felt that it was time for me to look after
my friends. proposed well-known,
timc.tred, hard. wol king Democrat for
attorney of the Southern Federal dis
trct. At once Colonel Morrison and
John II. Eden began fighting that APP
pointment. 1t came about sooner than
| expected. But Gustavus Van IIoer-
bekc, my friend, was promptly com
mssioncd, and Senator Erastus Rine-
hart OF Efllngham Is not yet II Federal
oflice-holder; and when | wanted to
make change in the collector, whose
territory covers four or five Congress
sional districts, was again opposed. A
few days ago General William r..
Anderson Of Mount Vernon, my friend
and n thoroughbred Democrat, took
possession of tie collectors office.
There Is no particular issue between
Congressman Morrison and me. To be
a successful politician one must be ag-
gressive. Civil-service reform Is q hum
bug. made an aggressive fight for
Van Hoerbeke and for Anderson. Nor
risOn got left; that is all. Because a
man has been caucus nominee for
the whole earth, does ii? ''TheD," said
|, you and Morrison are at the outs?''
mot by any means. We are in the
ins. We are for cleaning out every Re-
publican oflice-holder, and thus fer
am just two nccks ahead of Morrison.
If you will notice the returns you will
see that Ward and Springer, and Eden
and Lawlcr, my Democratic colleag ues,
are keeping Morrison company. In this
scramble for position pOstoflices don't
count-any body can get a postolllce
but it's the atterney-generalships and
collectorships that carry specific gravity
You can say to the Inter- Ocean people
that like their style-hit from the
shoulder, hit hard and often. That's
what makes n partisan, and the more
offensive he Is the more friends he vii
have"
Nv
The recent highway robbery here
through the medium of cab as handy
assistant, calls attention to the cal
, system Of Washington. 1t is a yer,
complete and somewhat complicated one
A couple OF years ago some small one
horse cabs in the shape Of dry good
box on two wheels, made their appear
ance on the streets here. They won't
take anybody almost anywhere In TIL
city for a quarter. They proved popu
lar and profitable. They were not pop
ular with the hackmen, but were wit
: the public, and their number increased
BY and by there appeared regula
London "hansom" cab. The humble
OF these has greatly increased, and til
Inn 10 hut hnr t., N
: them moving along the pavement O
Pennsylvania avenue, near the side
walk, waiting to be hailed by person
: who want their services, while other
are scattered about the city on the va
rious stands. 1t Is good for the peo
, pie, but bad for the hackmen
, who have to put their figure
very low to do anything. About tn
! only thing there is in which the hack
men can do anything large now is t.
E give their attention TO parties of visitor
: who want to see the city and look al
about them as they drive. Anothe
chance for the hackman Is, ii he has
: good carriage and team, to make con
tract with some Congressman or De
= partment official to furnish him his cal
rage, horse aud driver by the month
G This /, fayorite method with tn
: Legation people and the class of Cor
gressmen who want to make show @
e having their private carriage at smal
, expense--for it costs $500 or 81 900 t
e buy your good carriage and horse here
{ An ambitious Congressman or diploma
= will pay 500 a month or more for
carriage and driver in livery. Some
y times they pay as high as $3.50 a month