Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-07-02
from Our Regular Correspondent. /
Washington Letter,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 80, 1885.

washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 80, 1885.
The Democracy of the District Of
Columbia are having their disappointments
in common with those of the States. rhe
Inauguration committee, which from time to
time was expanded so as to include all who
had aspirations for Office, embraced num-
Der Of excellent democrats.
For some reason or other the idea pre-
vailed that the President would select from
this committee the District officers to sue
coed the Republicans. who would of course
walk the plank at an early day. But they
still hold on; and the impression is abroad
that their successors will not be taken from
the Inauguration committee. When the
chairman of the committee went to Albany
to report the prospective magnifcence Of
the arrangements, and the scale of grandeur
on which everything had been projected, the
Presidents reply was that he preferred as
quiet an Inauguration as possible. He
appreciated the motives of the committee
but did not thank them.
1t was obvious on March 4, that Mr.
Cleveland was bored, and the committee
have better understood every day since the
significance Of his remarks to their chair
man when be told him of the grand time
they were then preparing for him. Certif-
Gates of membership Of the Inauguration
committee have ceased to be considered
passports to executive favor.
Neither Tammany nor Tilden comes in
for anything in the Presidents New York
appointments Of Saturday. The appoint
ments will occasion much bitter dssppont-
ment. Tammany has long since given up
the hope of getting either Of the three
great places, and their whole efforts were di-
rected towards preventing the County De-
mocracy from getting the Coilectorship
With this view they were trying TO bring
about the appointment of some man outside
of the city. Tiden recommended Simmons,
and confidently expected it is said that the
weight Of his endorsement would be suf-
fcient to tip the balance in his favor Hu-
bert o. Thompson recommended Mr.. He'd
den, but the appointment will be disap-
pointment TO him, as he wanted the place
himself, and had no idea Hedden would get
it. Yet the fact that Thompson recommend
ed il will be sufficient to make Tammany lr-
reconcilable to lledden's appointment. They
claim tina, Thompson will control the Gus
tom House. But none of the politicians
got just what they wanted and the appoint
ments are sure TO be in perfect accord with
the first. Hedden represents the business
men. with leaning towards the County
Democracy; Beattie is County democrat
but is more particularly Wnitney's man, and
for that reason. If for no other, viii no, be
acceptable 10 Ti.den, and Burt is 4 mug
wump. representing the most pronounced
type of mugwumpery, going back among
the "astrays' from Folger.
Adj't.-Gen Drum, of the army, thinks
that there is room for reform in the
system Of education at West Point. He
would throw open the school 10 a larger
number Of students and have only picked
number Of them actually appointed TO the
army He believes IN giving a large num-
Der Of students military education and
then in sending them back TO civil life,
where they can be useful as military profess
ors at the schools throughout the country in
helping 10 keep up the various militia or
could be relied upon for organizing and
handling troops. The present system al
West Point has a tendency TO make boy
over into machine. and to give him false
notions Of his position in life. None of the
boys there are taught anything about their
own country. None Of them come out of
there with any correct notions about the
character of this Government. Their after
life in the army tends to make them crea-
lures Of routine, excessively timid, and con-
seryatve. All Of the great Generals of the
war were West Point graduates who had
left the army and gone back to civil life.
Through their absence from the army in their
contac, with people they had acquired that
broadening Of the mind and knowledge of
men which afterwards made them success
ful generals. The advantage of sending
graduates of West Point back into civil life
throughout the country would soon be seen
in the Improvement Of the military organ
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