St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-11-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
washington, D. G., Oct. 96th, i

House can always be found at his place
Of business. During the week the
yhole fashionable world within reach
of the Washington race course have
been attending, the autumnal races.
President Arthur could always be
found there, usually in company with
Attorney General Brewster. President
Cleveland is known to be an admirer OF
horses and during the meeting of the
Jockey Club, prominent men belonging
to it made an effort to have him at
tend, but the chief executive would not
be moved.
Mr.. Cleveland would have liked to
have visited Richmond, Va, during the
mast week on the occasion of the open
ing of the State Fair, but he was afraid
that his presence might be construed as
irving to influence the election in that
State. After consultation with the
Cabinet, the trip was abandoned.
However, be will go to New York next
week to vote, and it is understood that
he will not make any more important
Amendments until his return.
Much nonsense has been circulated
recently concerning lack of harmony in
the Cabinet, and the resignation OF GER
tain of it's members is now being dis
cussed. It is believed by persons who
would be most likely to know, that the
President receives the most cordial sup
port from his Cabinet, and that their
relations are not strained in any case.
Mr.. Garland, who, it has been said,
would withdraw from the Cabinet,
likes the duties of his Office, and is
making an excellent head Of the De-
partment of Justice. 1t may DO inter
esting to know how he looks upon his
future politically. He said; The
Office OF Attorney General came to me
unsolicited. The President sought me;
neither my friends nor I sought him.
When accepted, determined to make
as good an Attorney General as ] could
when left the Senate my future poll
tically ended. When I leave this office,
will go to my home in Arkansas, and
will never again participate in poll
tics.'
Tie presence Of Senator John Sher-
man in this city was made the occasion
of a serenade at the Ebbitt House. A
sufficient sum was raised by the faith
full Ohioans who did not go home to
vote to pay for the music and little
crowd of about 200 people gathered to
listen to the cheap melody and still
cheaper eloquence of the tall, angular
Senator, who came out and Haunted the
bloody shirt vigorously. He said, near
the close of his speech, that he was on
his way to Virginia. Yes, said a by
stander, and if you repeat there your
speech of tonight You will surely elect
Fitz Lee.' This sally caused good
deal of laughter and applause. Sena-
tor Sherman spoke for about an hour.
The purity of the ballot was his princi-
pal hobby. He declared that every ma
tional election since 1868 had been
tainted with fraud and terrorism, and
shaking his fist at the White House, he
asserted that last year, by unlawful
and fraud, Grover Cleve-
land had been elected President Of the
United States, when if there had been
"a fair vote and a fair count, james G..
Blaine would have been elected.
He said many other things illustra-
tive of his immense powers of false
hood and venom, but his declaration
itnat Mr.. Cleveland was elected by
fraud is edifying, coming from man
who helped to steal the Louisiana vote
for Hayes in 1876 A threat he made of
the representation of the
South in Congress is entitled to atten-
tion merely as furnishing an insight
into Mr.. Sherman's purposes and hopes.
In regard to the conflicting state
ments about Mr.. Cleveland's attitude in
the New York campaign, it is known
that he has all along been heartily in
favor Of Gov. Hill and for the election
Of the entire Democratic ticket. Hell
had information from his friends in
that state that Gov. Hill and the entire
ticket wonld lie elected by large ma
iority. His action in contributing $1,000
towards the Campaign expenses is only
what might have been expected OF him.
The Presidents Aversion to appearing
II pnblic prints vas the cause Of the t
misunderstanding. (
Mr.. Cleveland holds receptions in the .
last Room on Mondays. Wednesdays, b
nd Fridays. The attendance at them a