The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON Fab 7 l925

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Washington, Feb. 7, 1885.
Mr.. Cleveland's New York headauar-
tiers have been for several days the Nee
ca of Democratic pilgrimage from Wash
ington. Many Members OF Congress and
Senators have utilized the occasion to
impress themselves upon the President
elect, and many yet will visit him during
the next week. Some of the Stale dele
& .tions, tn t of Virginia, for example,
which has charge of Representative Bar
bnur's boom for the Postmaster-General-
ship, 20 in body to present the claims
OF Cabinet aspirants. MT. Cleveland has
probably heard more small gossip, and
petty back-biting since he opened his
Office in New York than during any
equal period in his life, and any reputa-
ton that passes this ordeal without be-
ing torn to tatters may be depended up
on to wear. Politicians reserve most of
their eulogies for the dead. Mr.. Cleve-
land will have to refer to the Congress
sional Record for any good opinions of
public men. According to the obituary
oratory OF that book they will all be an
gels after they die, in spite of the de-
fimatory scandals whispered about them
while living by their associates and ri
walls. 1t is well known that number of
party leaders were insulted by the fail
ure of Mr.. Cleveland to invite them
specially to u conference, and that they
declined to join in the promscuous pro-
cession to New York. 1t il said that
when Mr.. Cleveland was appraised of this
dissatisfaction he sent rrivate invitations
to the eminent and nettled statesmen.
The notable debate of the week in the
House of Representatives has been on
River and Hurbor bill. Several LOUISE
ana and Texas Members, want James b.
Fades entrusted with the management
OF the Mississippi river, aud Galveston
harbor Improvement champiOned his
cause with great earnestness. Mr.. Ochil-
tree felt compelled TO speak US the ac-
credited agent OF the little city. He de-
n0uncrd the Army Engineers as incom-
petent, said they had for series Of ten
years, conducted experiments with the
aid Of money appropriated by Compress,
and that the bar Was still there but the
lelly WIS nOI. nc Clttiillcu W NC HO uSTO
worslIiper, but wanted justice done to
Eads, called attention To the world wide
fame Of his engineering ieats, and
thought his success had been as brilliant
AZ the failure of the Army Engineers at
Galveston had been complete. Mr.
O'Neil, of st. Louis, made an amusing
speech IN favor of more liberal appro-
rriations. He wanted enough money to
get the benefit of deep water at once.
We are all supposed, said he. to be legis-
lating for this generation, and not for
posterty-lt least in the matter OF river
improvements. Mr.. McAdoo, of New
Jersey, then made the startling, If not
original announcement that posterity
had never done anything for us.
Senator Sherman presented petition
to Congress from thirty-seven persons.
asking that the electoral votes of certain
states may not be counted. They ask
this on the ground that in some of the
states, among them South Carolina, Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee
and Ohio persons were kept away from
the polls by threats and acts of violence
and bloodshed during the last election,
and Congress is asked to examine these
charges of criminal interference with
free suffrage.
President Arthur is an admirer of
Henry Irving. He went to soc the ia
nous actor in the Merchant Of Venice"