Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-09
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TO New York,
WHAT his PARTY REALLY WANTS
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WASHINGTON, February 8.-The sym
pathy of Democratic politicians in Wash
lngton is most profoundly moved BY the
plight Of their President.electi in New York.
He seems to have determined to give all
the Office seekers chance at him, and they
are improving the generous opportunity.
AT the same time, in spite of all the
Inconvenience attendant On such a
course, It IS generally held that Mr.
Cleveland has chosen the wisest plan when
all the eircumstsnces are taken into ac-
count. He is bound in honor, according to
the principles of both political organizations
to represent his own party, and the first
thing for him to find out is, WHAT Mat party
really wants
The agitation which followed the first
news of the election of Cleveland has
largely subsidized in this city, and
among that class Of men which
is likely to be thrown out Of the tenure OF
comfortable offices. The wish is father to
the thought and the clerks in most of the
departments are trying to make themselves
believe that they are safe enough anyhow.
This feeling OF confidence will hold its
own until q dozen important removals
have been made in the clerical force
of some of the departments, and then two
eyes of the Government employees will be
opened to their own folly in looking for
anything but straight Democracy from
Grover Cleveland.
The House is getting into an awful jungle
over the River and Harbor bill, aud day
after day the prospects of this bill
are growing more and more
precarious. Yesterday afternoon the more
excita5le members Of the House were look
ing for 8 hostile meeting between Willis, Of
Kentucky, and Young, Of Tennessee The
latter charged that the former was PERSONAL
" responsible for the loss Of the sppropris.
ton for Memphis in the Mississippi river
schedule. The gentleman from Kentucky
responded that if Young asserted that he
was responsible for that failure, he told
what was not true. Then the friends Of both
members began to gather around
them and to casual observer
it became evident that Casey Young's re-
Sentiment was expected to show itself in a
ye.y tangible form. But nothing will
really come out of it. Both Congressman
are fighters, though from border States and
without the insane ambition for notoriety
which le.ds men to- spoil for public repu-
tation as duellists The time for that
sort Of thing has gone by. Thirty years ago
such retort would have been considered
sufficient reason for challenge, but now
none but representatives from the cotton
States look upon it in that light.
John, Finerty, of Chicago, the wellknown
Irish agitator, and member of Congress, is
not feeling very badly over the news Of the
fall Of Khortonm. He is an old soldier
| not only as Fenian, but IL
the United States army. He
fought all through the rebellion
is one of the survivors of the Custer massa'
ere, and distinguished himself By rescuing
the standard of Clusters party from the red
savsges. Therefore Finerty is justified IN
expressing an opinion. He said to me to
day: The Fake Prophet may be thanked
for having shown the English army and
| its Anglo American admirers thai
| God is sometimes on the
side of FREEDOM. Good 6ghting can only
prolong the agony for the British troops in
| the Soudon. The fall of the Gladstone
ministry is assured. Wolseleys reputation
as a soldier is irretrievsbly lost, and the tal
of Khartoum is blessing to humanity.
J. A.