Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-07-10
OUR wAsHINGTON LETTER.
( From our Regular Correspondent.


By the death of Hon. Richard i. Mer-
rick the Democracy of the country loses
one of its most shining lights, ana the
Bar one of its most brilliant mem ers. AS
AN orator either before jury or before
promiscuous political audience, he has
had but few equals. In the conducting
at n law suit either before criminal or a
civil court, he was persistent to any de-
gree that could insure success, and think
ing that he was in the right in the famous
Electoral Commission, he made a most
powerful and convincing argument In Ia
vor of the claims of Mr.. Tilden. MT.
Merrick also figured conspicuously In the
Surratt case In 1866, acting as his counsel
and securing his acquittal, ana more re-
Gently as prosecuting counsel in the cele-
brated Star Route cases, in which the 90
yernment beat itself
The peculiar ways of the administra-
ton as conducted by Mr.. Cleveland, con-
tinuc 10 be q COZ. undrnm with those who
fail to get what they arc asking for. Here
was the case of Mr.. Flemming, OF Ken
I, cky, who came endorsed by the best
blood In the State, from the Governor
down, for the Louisville District Attor
neyship Besides he had both Senators
and all the Congressman from Kentucky
to intercede for him, but the President
ignored them all and gave the appoint
ment to Mr.. Wickliffe who had neither
backing nor party service to commend
him. OF course Mr.. Fiemming and his
friends we're much hurt, and new source
of evaporation against the administra-
ton was thus built up in Kentucky for the
time being. However, in few days
when Mr. Fleming was on visltto Wash
ington, the President sent for him and
frankly told him that from the inquiries
he had made concerning his capacity, thai
he thought that Mr., Wicklitle would make
the better District Attorney, and that Mr.
Fleming would make an excellent Asso
oiate Judge OF the Supreme Court OF New
Mexico, and his commission was mad,
out instantly.
In the matter of nepotsm IN this coun
try, we must hide our diminished head
when we contemplate the army of re'a
tives of the counts and ears, and maj
quises, and scions of 70, atty, who annr
ally draw from the people of Great Bri
ain, to add to their already huge posses
sions more than eight hundred million
OF dollars Indeed the appointments
all lucrative offices under the British GS
vernment are v, ny rarely conferred upo
any who do not have some of the roy,
blood in stock
Ii general sweep out of all the Re!
listers OF all the local land offices in IL
country is to give the Augean stable of
past administration perfect cleansing, ,
Mr., Sparks proposes, what will be dol
with the Receivers of the same land c
fees? Or are they class of public of
cials in whom there is no guileY Mr..
himself having been one of them?
1t is really to be hoped that the civ
service equine which our new admin
tration is riding with u free reign, ms
not stumble in the first hat and befo
the race between the ms and outs is fair
on. To be sure, the quadruped
already afflicted somewhat, but when '
remember that rough usage is apt to pr
duce spayins, string halt, and the other 4
cessories that conduce to an early demi.
We beg that the horse may not be col
PEELED to appeal to the S f. L. /. o. G.
A. for protection. PHoNo.