The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-04
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE,

At tho white House---Numerons Appli-
oauts and Callers Ohio Mon--H Hon. y. 81,
Cox. civil Service Commissioner Z homan
Consul CroweiI, Mr. Higgins, Postmaster
General Villas, Congressmen Foran and
wilkins.
WASHINGTON, d. G., May 90tb, 1885,
On being presented TO the President on
Tuesday by "a mutual friend / told
him the last time before this that | was
In Washington / shook hands with a
Democratic President, and was glad to
do 80 again.
On being told l had been In the edi-
ttTlal Democratic service approaching
forty years he remarked: "Y0l must
have encountered a great deni Of terri.
Bile bnffeing." l said, "Yes, but that l
had tried 70 keep even, at least, aud ne
could see l was pretty we'll prestryed;'
The President and the members OF bis
Cabinet are busy men, As indt cd are the
assistants throughout. The stream OF
applicants and callers Ia constant and
large. All parts Of this vast country
contribute 10 swell the stream.
Ohio, OF course, 10 well represented,
and 30 far, fairly successful, at least In
foreign appointments. State Senator
| CrOWell, OF COshOc. on, has been appoint
cd Consul TO Annoy In China. He 10 a
worthy gentleman. He infOrms me he
will leave about the last OF July. No
doubt Congressman BeIiah wilkins, Of
the Tuscarawas.C COshocton district, de-
serves much credit for this. MIR. Will
kins 10 deservedly popular with oil who
know him.
/ called upon Hon, s, 8. Cox at his
residence and found him the same 80
NAL old Sunset" was presented TO
Mrs. Cox, who on quired II | knew the
late Rev. E. Buckingham. who lived 30
long In Canton al pastor OF the Presby'
terian church there. II seems Mr.. Buck
ingham was a cousin OF Mrs. Cox. On
learning that l was Scotch she eAquired
the meaning OF several yernacular ex'
pressi0ns In old Scotch ballads. Beipg
familiar with them l was able to OK
plain.
Mr.. Cox goes as Minister to Turkey
and will sail about the middle Of june
He Ia now reading the proof OF the last
pages of hia work, entliled-"Three De-
cades, Union, Disunion, Reunion" II
will be issued In week or TWO, and Will
no doubt be a valuable contribution
from q Democratic standpoint know
OF no man more capable than Mr.. Cox
for such a work. He will be missed In
the House, where his readiness Ia do
bate and HIS wit we're very eerylceable
TO the Democratic side. May he aud his
enjoy their stay In Turkey.
Judgh l.. ID. Ih0man, OF the Civil Ser
vice Commission, Ia one OF the most
efficient and best known officials In
Washington, lie Ia the active man IN
the Commission and does most OF the
travelling. He left yesterday for week's
absence. having business In Cleveland,
Toledo, Chicago and indianapolis. While
walking with the Judge on the avenue
We met the " nerable. aprightly aud dis
tinguished Horati0 King, who wae
Postmaster General under President
Buchanan. Mr. King and Judge Tho
man being well at quainted | was intro
duced. told Mr.. King that | was In.
trotuced TO him about twenty lve
years ago. Mr., King, though over
three sc0re and ten Ia we'll preserved,
II will be remembered by the readers
OF the DEMOCRAT that Judge Th0man Il
our Youngstown friend who was our
candidate for Congress In 1880, aud de-
cllned q nomination In 1882 when Wal
lace was nominated and ole cted over
Mckinley. Az a gentleman aud Dem
dcrat, worthy and capable, Judge Tho
mau Is the right man in the right place
on the Civil Service Commission. II Ia
q position OF Importance and probably
ranks next 10 the Cabinet.
OF course Washington Ia the centre
for political news and for eeeiug p0lit'
ical celebrities. This Ia not the season
Of the year when the city Ia alive with
political life as when Congress- ls Ia
seesion, Nevertheless, one may see
many whose names have been frequent
ly, yea, much In print. For example,
one may seo here "S ar Route Dorsey" q
man up In years, with hair pretty white
and much given 10 hls cups.
| had the pleasure OF IN Introduction
to Mr.. Hlggine. the appointing Oillcer
for the Tea ny Department. When ap'
pointed o month or more ago he was
represented by the Republican papere nv
q terribly bad man. The trouble wae,
no doubt, that MIR Higgins was an EN-
cient and decided Democrat. That he
Ia proving n competent and faithful OH
Ger In admitted on oil hands.
When presented TO Postmaster General
Villas we found him full OF buslntea,
giving ua, however, u cordial reception
for moment. or course we took In the
sltuation and excused ourself, hoping 10
see him some "othor day"
Hon, M. A. Foran was In the city, but
left Thursday for home, TO oil m y.
pointment on Decoration bay. The able
Representative from the Cloyeld and dis
trlct has rooms NJ on llth street vi ore
we found him on Wednesday aud whore
no extended u cordial greeting.
Az Ia quito natural, many OF our
frlenda thlnk rent vala are very slow,
but Speaker C0rlisle thinks the Admin
istratlon ie doing we'll aud proceeding
M rapidly M tho laws now In OPT ration
and prudence will justify. II should not
be forgotten too that the senate ie 10
publican, aud oil Presidential appoint
menta muet bo submitted TO that body
for confirmation. All admit the integ.
Tity and high character OF the President
and no one douba hls determination 10
move as fast 40 clrcumetancees Will
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