South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-10
Our Washington Letter.
From Oar Regular Correspondent
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1 AA.N EsOlN,cf'LS va aiutV1t tbGlf
kind throughout the country will soon
receive barge accessions from the eff
iects OF the Democfatic guillotine AT
Washington, which ia now getting into
good working order. Lincoln, who
was most conspicuous failure rs :,
War Secretary, has Joined the grand
army OK Chicago silysters from which
ne was drafted by President Garfield,
and even Mr.. Arthur goes back to
New rk TO enter the copartnership
which was broken up By his more sue
cessial practice as u poiiticiau. The
ex-Com,nissioner OF Interna. Reve-
nue.. Walter Evans, Esq f.. wLose ca
reer has been all too short because he
was most excellent public officer
VIII return 10 his law practice nj Lou
isvlilc, KY, where II very large ellen
tele' awaits his serv ces. Old man
Ben. Brewster, with his rufiled shirt
and English hera!dry, has never been
rin Washington long enough at one
time to say that he has left bis law bu-
siness in Philadelphia at all. AS Tor
Chandler and Uatton. the twin dudes
OF Arthur's Cabinet. the public cannot
be much concerned as to their future;
they can both pick up living any
where-if nobody's watching them.
The grand army of political hacks
and dead beats that have found their
way into the Treasury Department in
the capacity OF special agents, is to be
completely broken up and scat;e.ed.
Secretary MannIng's attention was
called early III the hours of the new
administration TO the useless and ex-
pensive host of .calawugs who tor
years have cone nothing under iIea-
ven but draw their salaries s. play in
10 the hands OF the very men they
were set to watch. In Tact these fol
lows had so much influence with the
last administration that Leilher Ar
thur nor biz Secretary CT the Ireasu-
~ could find it possible 10 lop them
of.
The Senatorial junketing parties
for the summer that had been laid
out under the miserable pretense that
they arc TOR the promotion Of the
public interests, have come TO naught
through The fundamentally of old
man Van Wycli, who has lately been
stirring up the Republican galnots of
the Senate with a very pointed s.ic ok.
MIR. Van Wyck is verltab.c Miss
Nancy IN Appearance. but he las a.
buudantly shown Bis ability to hold
his own III lip contest with some of
The best men i'll the Senate.
The appointment of postmaster Pear
son at New York City is not defen.
tlblc under any circumstances nor
under any conceivable principle that
governs party management, or the
demands OF civil or any other service
Next TO the Custom House At New
York the position OF postmaster is of
| more consequence in It's relations 20
New York politics & PARTISAN success
there and III the State, thar the admin
isi5t?atlon itself. 10 say that nobody
IN the Democratic party in the great
State OF \. Y Is not as we'll qualified
to discharge the duties OF that Office,
is an atfront to common sense and an
insult to the organization that rolled
Up two hundred thousa d majority
for . Governor who now,as resident,
scIccts the bitterest Republican in the
State for the second best Office with
III hls gift. l tell YOU lie great bulk
OF the Democrats o! this country can
not and ought not to put up with
THE sort OF thing, and no amount of
special pleading from George Will
liam Curtia aud he mugwump tribe,
who have gone back to their first
love, can excuse this throwing away
OF the fret and bes, fruits of q costly
victory, PuONO.