San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-11-19

WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular corrssposdsnt.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1885,

From Our keauhf Corfespondsnt.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1885.
Mr.. Cleveland had many requests
to linger awhile in New York before
or after the election, but he planned
this voting trip SO as not to neglect
public business any longer than was
necessary.
When he returns, he will begin
work on his message to Congress, the
FIRST message from Democratic
President since 1850, and o message
which the whole civilized world will
await with interest More than for
any other reason the President issued
the order excluding himself from
Office seekers for the purpose Of Civ
ing himself time to prepare this mes
sage. He does not expect to deny
himself to Senators and Representa-
tives while Congress is in session, and
hopes by this month Of seclusion also
to get ready for his winters work
with them. The chief object of Sena-
tors and Members in going to the
White House is to seek patronage,
and should they not be permitted to
discuss this subject, they would have
but little motive for visiting the Presi-
dent.
The Cabinet officers are also seclud-
ing themselves as much as possible
for the purpose Of preparing their an
nual reports. It is certain that the
Administration will take very positive
grounds on financial questions. Mr..
Manning, and the new U. s. Treasur-
er, MIR. Jordan, will recommend in
their reports the suspension OF silver
coinage. Mr.. Jordan expects to show
in his report that $4,000, 900 have
already been lost in the attempt to
force silver into circulation. 1t is
held that it is not good fnanciering
to reduce the National debt which
bears interest. of only three per cent,
when the current rate is six per cent.
It was an able retort that citizen
of Washington who had been disap-
pointed in getting a local Office, made
to Sanator Sherman. II have always
told you" said the Senator of bloody
shirt procliyity, "that the Democrats
do not know how to run this govern.
ment. They will leave our Republi-
can friends in until their being put
out will do the Democratic party no
good. Only the Republicans know
how to run the government The
disappointed Office holder spoke up
bravely for the Administration. Said
he: "Mr. Cleveland and his associates
know how to run the Government,
but not their party. They are run
ming the Government to-day at the
expense of their party. The differ
ence between the two parties is that
the Republicans ran the Government
solely in the interests Of their party.
FROM ANOTHER LETTER.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson has been very busy since
his return from the West. His office
is the Mecca about which the political
pilgrims gather for solace His desk
is piled up with papers concerning
the fourth-class post Offices 80 high
that he is almost hid, and his room is
continually. Thus far there
have been about $500 fourth-class
offices filed, leaving $4,000 yet to
deal with. OF the presidential Offices
about $50 have been filed and about
l 800 are left.
Treasurer Jordan is going to make
a savage attack upon the Bland silver
dollar in his annual report. He has
about half dozen clerks hard at work
matter for the report now,
md he is himself at work night and
lay. He is going over all the old
and is having a document
showing how much it has
cost the government annually for the
transportation of silver. The figures
mount up astoundingly. He is ac-
many other facts detri-
mental to the daddy dollar with which
ie expects 10 surprise Congress, and
le will sum up the whole with an ex-
argument to prove it i'm
as currency and detrimen-
al to tho financial welfare Of the