Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular eorresponden,.l
Washington, March 50, 1885.

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it is now. but the interest is entirely
devoid Of sensation. It Will be the
province of history With 8 retrospect
ton of fifty years or more to portray
the great and important changes, the
slow, but potent revolution that is
now taking place. The observer OF
to-day can catch only here and there
scene and sign in the progress Of
events as they evolve around him.
Mr. Cleyeland's administration may
not be precisely what many Of his
supporters had hoped, bat their dis
appointment can not eqnal that Of
the supporters of Mr. Blaine, who
see in the wisdom, the caution and
the conservatism Of the administra-
tion, the refutation Of their predic-
tions and the ruin of their hopes.
With the exception of the appoint
ment of the now celebrated Mr..
Higgins, malice itself has been able
TO find no fault with those who have
been placed in Office. The torrent
of animadversion that poor Higgins
has received must strike the average
government employee as very alb
surd, for even if the worst said Of him
be true. it follows that he is only as
bad as the thousands whom the party
of 'smoral ideas has cherished in It's
heart of hearts for more than sixteen
years. Higgins CANDLES, he stuffs
ballot boxes, he is smart and tricky,
is the cry of the sanity rascals and
rogues who supported man like
Blaine, and men like Robson and
Bellnapp, who stole the presidency
only eight years ago. Why large
number of the Republican employees
now in Office are drunkards and gam
blers, men with salaries OF from ST.
600 to 81, 500 per year, who would
not be trusted for IS and who would
be dismissed tomorrow, if it were
not for the fact that they served 10
the Union army. Ye hypocritesl
First cast out the beams from your
own eyes and then will Ye see clear.
lY to pull out the mote that is in
thy brother Higgins eye before he
was appointed to subordinate posi-
ton in the treasury department.
1t is curious, grotesque and moral
esque to see what q high standard
the Republicans have set up for those
fnsm whom few months ago every.
thing vile was vociferously predicted.
A great change has come over the
city of Washington, has permeated
all the government offices, has effect
ed the homes and even the shops OF
the people. That the new adminis-
tration Will fulfil its contract to con-
duct the government on business
in the interest Of the peo-
pie, instead of for the Office
holder, Is now believed by all.
clerks no longer feel
the sheltering arm OF their Repubii-
can influence and are working in
way that is surprising. These who
before the election were biatent
and abusive of Democrats can not
now be hired to say word against
them, and some have even taught
their lips TO utter praise. The average
government clerk is very unhappy.
He is aware that he has very little to
do, and that he is not qualified to do
even that little. He has heard that
The new administration will reorgan-
ize the departments and discharge
the useless. the incompetent, the idle,
the drunkard and the gambler. He
knows that this means him. He
knows that outside the government
office, he can not make living; that
better clerks are working in business
houses all over the country for one
half and even one-third the amount
be is paid working constantly for
zen and f4el lye heurs . day wili's :
Le has been doing shsm Woek fos >
onIY seven hourspeF DAY E.
Shop ksepefs. especially taose who
sell cigars aId tobacco, 6 weltsss
saloon keepers. tell nc st sssaes
are very dull. GoxrInnehr clerks
are economizing. in preparation for
the day Of disaissal. In
In making It's as4e 3A& the