The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-05-14
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From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, DC,
Nav 18th. 1885.

E(From Our regular COrrespondent.]
WASHINGTON, DC,
May 18th, 1886.
A move is on foot in WashiB gton
to reorganize the Democratic party
of the United States, by perfect:nga
Democratic club in every township
Of the United States. The president of
each town clL b to form the Democrat
ic county committee, which is to elect
one of its members as q member Of a
State executive committee. The car
dinal principles, aside from Jeffcr
%sonian Democracy, to be the election
and appointment of none but Demo
Gratis to office or official positions.
The abolition of the civil service
fColishr ess, if carried out, as it prob
ably will be, the present administra-
tion will be forced to become Demo-
cratic or be Eliminated to impercepti-
BILE thinness between the full ranks
of Republicans held in Office and the
deserving Democrats who are no:
recognized as they deserve to be. In
nearly all the departments Demo
Gratis who were exultant two months
ago, are almost insulted each day by
their high headed Republican CO la
borers who are in an immense major
ity. A portentous sign of the times
is the fact that "Brick" Pomeroy's
paper, the United States Democrat,
which mas an actual circulation in
every State and Territory as a Dem
O. ratio stalwart, has called for ad
vices from Democrats at several thou
sands Of post offices, asking if Demo
Gratis are satisfied with the retention
of Republicans in office and what will
be the effect of their retention on the
next political campaign. The publ
cation Of replies to those questions
will be an important header and is
looked for with much interest by
politicians.
The new Pension Office building is
nearly completed. -Four rooms on
the grou-d floor, southeast corner
are already occupied by wagon loads
Of documents and stationery, as the
work of moving has begun. This
building is 400 feet long by 200 feet
wide, and four stories high. 1t has
an immense area or court yard, large
enough for several circusses to ex-
hibit on. Four great brick pillars,
about II feet in dian eter, run from
near each end of the court yard to o
height of nearly 100 feat, as supports
to the iron bridges which form 81 p
ports to the iron and glass roof. Bal
comics extend around the inside O.;
the edifice SO that clerks can pass
from room TO room outside, and so
that til ousands of visitors can look
down into the court yard.
1t is the largest brick building in
the world. Thirty six millions Of
bricks have been used in its construc-
ton. Eighteen hundred clerks will
be employed here in the pension de-
partment alone, and each will have
plenty of light and air. Not another
public building in he United States
compares with it for comfort and so
lidity. 1t is built of brick. and iron
girders and bands, SC that it is vir-
tually knitted together. The fonda
tiops are planted more than 80 feet
below the surface. More than 100
workmen are now engaged here put
ting the plastering and flooring TO a
finish. 1t is to be ready for. occupan-
cy, the lower floor, this month, the
others early in the summer. Gene al
Meigs, a stalwart Democrat, Is the
architect. Gen. Black, the present
Commissioner of Pensions, accompa-
MED by his wife, visited the new
building a few days since and were
greatly Pleased with it. The watch
man, a North Carolina man, who has
been here from the first, showed them
about. Watchmen are employed here
day and night to see that the building
is not entered and lumber, iron and
other material are not stolen away,
for there are persons even here in
Washington who seek to acquire
wealth without labor or paying for
the same. .sWonder where they come
ON?
The Department of the Interior
will soon determine whether the cat
tie kings, holding in the Indian Ter
ritory under their illegal leases, are
to remain in their open defiance of
the administration or not. They hold
their leases under Republican rule,
and declare that they have already
squared themselves under the present
administration. The dog will wag
its tail, or the tail will soon have it's
dog tied fast.
President Cleveland and a select
party went to the Gettysburg ami
versary on the 4th instant. The Pres
ident said he went to see the place,
and would have no time to talk. From
the time he left Washington until his
return, he did not speak more than
a thousand or so words, and thus set
an example that nearly drove the
others mad. There are several per-
sons in Washington who talk more
than Cleveland does, but he don't
seem to catch on. PHoNo.
A correspondent of the New York
Sun has the following to say Of
Blaine's work now progressing in