The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-01-22
WASHINGTON.
A Lively Letter from Our Special
Correspondent.

bration ofthe Battle of New Orleans.
"Jackson's day." as it is called.
The election OF Jackson markell the
overthrow of corrupt party despot-
ism and it was fitting that the
names OF Jackson. and Cleveland
should be associated in celebrating
the victory of New Orleans when the
country IS rejoicing in the over
throw, through Cleveland, of the
gigantic and despotic oligarchy of
office stealers and holders known as
the Republican party. The celebra
tion here was Democratic, eloquent,
and successful.
Another event was the advent and
departure, all in forty eight hours,
of Col. Lamont the private secretary
OF the president-elect. Col. Lamont
came to look for home, and to scai
the field of his future labor. H.
had not been in the city before He
has wife and children and must
have home. He did not succeed
in get ing house, but will try
again, after the fourth of March.
when a few hundred residences will
doubtless he vacated.
!
1t is difficult to believe that only
six weeks more remains of President
Arthur and a republican admins
tratiOn. Preparation is sleepless,
and expectation is on tip-toe for the
fourth Of March. 1t is estimated
that there will be 100000 visitors
here at the Inauguration. | cannot
think that there will be so many,
but the number will doubtless be
large. AS q usual thing the interes;
of the country in Washington mat
tiers ceases with the adjournment OF
Congress, but this year it will gro"
with the Inauguration of new
president, a new policy, the appoint
ment of \ new cabinet, and numer
Gus other changes in all the depart
ments q: tue plblic service.
1t is edifying TO see the desperation
with which large number of drone,
and sinccurists are trying to gel
themselves converted into real little
civil service reformers and demo
Gratis. Many of them are shutfling
over with an alacrity that is not
graceful.
Congress is at work on the appro
priation bills. The Navy bill has
been passed by the House, and the
consular and Diplomatic bill is
under discussion. l heard rcpub-
lican statesman, 50 called, bewaiin9
the fact that trained and improved
consular and diplomatic personal
which, he said, had been established
in the last eight years by Evarts
and Freiinghuysen, must give place
TO democratic bummers and ward
politicians. Well IT will be pity ii
it is so, but if this noxious class
must have offices, by all means lets
send them to foreign courts where
they will have nothing TO do, and
will therefore be incapable of harm
Modern diplomacy is an anachro.
nism and farce. There is not the
slightest necessity Tor our sending
representatives to foreign govern
ments, or for foreign governments
to send representatives here, We
have no foreign relations. Steam
and electricity, and the press have
made the embassadorial establish
ments of contiguous states useless,
then how utterly needless to keep
them up between our country and
trans, Atlantic powers. 1t would be
better to recall our flimsy ships,
cruising in foreign seas, exposing
our weakness, and costing millions
annually. 1t would be better to
dismantle our diplomatic establish
ments in European capitals, The
press with steam, and the Atlantic
cable will furnish us prompter and
more accurate Information than can
possibly be obtained by our heavy
representatives abroad. We Will
know state secrets as soon as they
are known by kings and their min
listers, for we will get them from the
same source, the press.
was walking on Connecticut ave
nue yesterday, which is the fashion
able Sunday promenade of the city,
and among other noted people was
Mr.. Blaine, the late candidate. He
was walking with Miss Loring,
daughter Of the Commissioner OF
Agriculture, and another young
lady. The ex-candidate, or, should
say, the perpetual candidate, is
looking pretty strong, but he has
sinister face, a face in which hi
vanlting, foiled ambition is darkN
written face that seems TO say, Il
would rather he first in Hades than
second in Washington"
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