Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom Oar Regular Correspondent,

tFrom Oar Regular Correspondence
The suspension last week OF several
postmasters for offensive partizanship
shows that the administration if slow
10 at least sure. But the continued
illness OF First Assistant Postmaster
General Hay is serious misfortune
It is not improbable that the failure to
discharge the partisan cross roads post
masters in Illinois has had much to do
with the democratic disaster in that
State. 1t may have been the cause oil
the surprising apathy among the Dem
ocrats. rank and file. which gave to
Senator Logan's candidate for the
State Senate majority OF several hum
dreds in district that last November
gave Cleveland plurality of nearly
$500 Apropos of the Illinois election
heard a lively argument between
two prominent Democratic sojourners
in the public room of their hotel last
week. DON NJ Dickinson, the Michi-
gan member of the Democratic Nat
ionai Committee, ran against John H.
Oberly, chairman OF the Illinois Dem
ocratic State Committee.
"How do you pronounce tie name
of the man who goes to Russia" in
quired Mr.. Oberly sarcastically, @Lath-
rop or Lothrop?"
Mr.. Dickinson did not reply.
%They say he hadn't voted Demo
cratic ticket in five years"-this from
Mr.. Oberly again.
@You will learn more of Michigan
men and how to pronounce their
names if you live longer" was Mr..
Dickinson's quiet reply.
@Y-a-a-s;;" drawled Oberly, @but who
are the Democratic Senators from
Michigan, any way ?"
Thirty thousand Democratic ma
jority in Republican Michigan is our
Senator and our God bless you to the
President" said Mr. Dickinson warm-
ly. "When we have an election in
Michigan our committeeman are found
in the State and not in Washing
ton. When an election is to be
in Michigan, and when the admins
tration needs the support and faithful
work of all good men to bear up its
hands the humblest committeeman we
have would be ashamed to be down
here ON hunt for Office for himself
while it was pending more especially
SO if on the result depended the cleo
ton or defeat of an administration
Senator. He would consider such
conduct on his part a shame and a dis
grace to himself and his party"
Mr.. Oberly walked away and has not
inquired further concerning the pro-
nunciation of the Russian Minister'S
name.
So long ago as the memory of most
Democrats now living extends the cry
OF their party when out of power has
always been for retranchment in pub
lie expenditures; and its practice,
when in power, has for the most part
been in the line of its professions.
Now it has been discovered by Mr..
Manning and others high in authority
and will continue to be discovered the
more they investigate the matter, that
the working force of some of the de-
prtments is capable of considerable
reduction; that the pay rolls are too
large, and that much money has an
nually been expended ever since the
Republican party first came into
power, for which no adequate service
has been returned. Extensive reduce
tions will soon take place.
The Cabinet ladies have discontin-
ued their receptions for the season.
and have followed the example of Miss
Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hend-
ricks in taking needed rest. Mrs.
Whitney and Mrs. Manning are
in New York, Mrs. Villas is still in
Wisconsin, and Mrs. Bayard is max
ing arrangements to leaye Washing
ton for summers rest in Delaware at
the Secretary's country seat. When
the Secretaries families are settled
here next season there will be a. good
deal of youth and beauty in the Cabi-
nent circle.
1t will include Miss Endicott, daugh-
ter of the Secretary OF War, Miss
Villas, Miss Lamar, the two youngest
of the Secretary of State,
Misses Mamie and Florence Bayard
and Miss Manning, daughter of the
Secretary of the Treasury. Only two
Of these young ladies are formally in
society, but they will form very at
sractive group next winter.
Social dissipation promises to be
very dull for the next few weeks and
he devotees of fashion are giving
up to relaxation from the
lrduous duties of the gay season.
Washington, May 18th 1885.