Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-22
WARRINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May IS

DEAR REGnrER.-It has been some
time since l have had the pleasure OF
writing you letter, but there has real
" been very little to write about.
Imet q large delegation Of West Vir-
ginians last week who had been to see
the President to ask him to appoint Jno.
T. McGraw collector OF internal revenue
for the State. They were all highly in
dignant at the little encouragement he
gave AS to the removal Of S. P. McCor-
mick, so every one was very much sur
prised Saturday to see that McGraw had
really been appointed. 1t is probable
he will enter Oh his duties the first Of
June. The appointment OF Mr.. McGraw
was a matter most gratifying to the
West Virginia colony here, as he is de-
servedly one of the most popular men
i'm the State, aud II IS thought that his
appointment will heal mahy factional
troubles.
noticed in the Star the other even
ing an interview with Senator Camden
| in which he says the administration Is
heartily endorsed in West Virginia, but
Senator Camden talks one way in pub
lie and another in private, for no one
| knows better than the Senator what III
tense dissatisfaction there is over the
slow movements of the President I'm fill
ing the Federal Offices in the State, but
il is thought now that the ice is broken
things will move along faster and more
Democratic.
There is a strong fight now being
made against Public Printer Rounds,
who is posing a, civil service reformer,
but it is more than likely he will 60 by
the first Of July. the end of the fiscal
year. In no other department of the.
Government has there been such rank
partizanship as in the Government
Printing ONCE under Mr.. Rounds, and
for y man tot be suspected of beinga
Democrat was cause sufficien; for his
immediate dismissal. Out of the large
number of persons discharged since Mr..
Rounds was first appointed Public Prin-
ter 90 per cent. have been Democrats.
Democrats from all sections Of the
country are coming to Washington at
present, drawn here mainly by interest
in filing the post offices. The offices Of
the towns and villages seem to be given
even more attention than those of the
cities. These smaller offices are now be-
ing filled at the rate OF one hundred per
day, or about one appointment for every
Ave minutes of working day in the
department. Postmaster. General Villas
is kept busy, and has a great deal Of
night work to do in order to keep things
going with the rapidity necessary. The
| ill-health of the new first-assistant, Mr..
Hay, rendering him unable to attend to
the duties Of his office, has imposed
great deal of extra labor upon the Post
mastsr-G General. As rule the smaller
post-offices are filled upon the recon-
mendation of the Congressman repre-
senting the district in which the office
| is situated. Occasionally 4 contest, in
which the Congressman recommends
ton is opposed, arises, but the great
majority of all the small post offices are
given out to the men dictated by the
Congressman from the district in which
the office is situated.
That the Democratic inertncss in let
ting the one hundred thousand Repub-
lican office. holders keep their positions
is not appreciated BY the Republican
leaders is shown by the fact that the
Republican caucus committee Of the
Senate has notified seven out Of twelve
of the Democratic officials Of the Senate
that their services will be dispensed
with after the first of June. True graf
itude, that!
There il an old saying that "repu6lics
are ungrateful," but from the window
at which | am writing can be seen the
new Pension Office now being built. 1t
will contain accommodations for over
twelve hundred clerks, who are rushing
out pension claims at the rate of several
hundred week, and if this keeps up
much longer every Government mule
will be able to prove his loyalty and get
n pension.
The Capitol grounds are now being
improved by having magnificent mar
BILE walk laid around it and terraced,
which will cost half million dollars
and take several years to build, and will
certainly make it one of the handsomest
grounds i'm the world.
West Virginia won another victory
here last week by Davis s Halls two
year-old colt winning the youthful
stakes at the National Jockey Club meet
ing after one Of the most exciting races
ever seen on the grounds.
Hoping everything in and about the
old town is "booning," remain
Yours, &c. "TIBE."
Southern Duels.