The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
WARRINGTON LETTER.
Prom our Regular Correspondent !

lprom our Regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1885.
The suspension last week of several
postmasters for offensive partizanship
shows that the administration If slow
is at least sure. But the continued i'll.
ness of First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Hay is a serious misfortune. 1t is
not improbable that the failuae to dis
charge 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 of
the surprising apathy among the Dem
ocrats, rank and file, which gave to
Senator Lcgan's candidate for the
State Senate majority of several hun
dreds in district that last November
gave Cleveland plurality of nearly
$500. Apropos of the Illinois election
/ heard a lively little argument be,
tween two prominent Democratic So
journers in the public room of their
hotel last week. Don, NJ. Dickinson,
the Michigan member of the Demo
cratic National Committee, ran against
John H. Oberly, chairman of the Illinois
Democratic State Committee.
How do you pronounce the name of
the man who goes to Russia, inquired
Mr.. Oberly, sarcastically, Lathrop or
Lothropl
Mr.. Dickinson did not reply.
They say he hadn't voted a 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, draw]ed Oberly, but who
are the Democratic Senators from Mich
igan, any way
Thirty thousand Democratic majority
in Republican Michigan is our Senator
and our ''God bless YOU to .be Pres
ident, said Mr.. Dickinson warmly.
When we have an election in Michigan
our committeeman are found in the
state and not in Washington. When
an election is to be held in Michigan,
and when the administration needs the
support and faithful work of all good
men to bear up its hands the humblest
committeeman we have would be asham-
ed to be down here on a hunt for office
for himself while it was pending, more
especially so if on the result depended
the election or defeat of an administra.
tion Senator He would consider such
conduct on his part shame and
disgrace 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 as the memory of most
Democrats now living extends the cry
of their party when out of power has
always been for retranchment in public
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 depart
ments is capable of considerable re
duction; that the pay rolls are too large,
and that much money has annually
been expended ever since the Repub-
lican party first came into power, for
which no adequate service has been
returned. Extensive reductions will
soon take place
The Cabinet ladies have discontinued
their reception for the season, and
have followed the example of Miss.
Cleveland and Mrs. Hendricks in tax
ing needed rest. Mrs. Whitney and
Mrs Manning are in New York, Mrs.
Villas is still in Wisconsin, and MIS-.
Bayard is making arrangements to
leave Washington for summers rest
in Delaware at the Secretary's county
seat. When the Secretaries families
are settled here next season there will
be good deal of youth and beauty in
the cabinet circle.
II will include Miss. Endicott,
daughter of the secretary OF war, Miss.
Villas, Miss Lamar, the two youngest
daughters 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 a very
attractive group next winter.
Social dissipation promises TO be
very dull for the next few weeks and
the devotees of fashion are giving them
selves up to relaxation from the
arduous duties OF the gay season.