Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

trees for which somebody paid well, more
pavement for which somebody paid well,
and more niggers, niggers, niggers, every
where for which the nation paid. There
is still room for improvement. The negro
attendants in the main, slow and stupid,
are better suited to shoe de corn" than
"serve de cake" The papers are coun-
try-townish and are dropped the moment
the trains come laundering in, bringing
the great journals from the outside world.
We read papers certainly the equal Of
these Washington and quite as good way
out in Zion.
There are few strangers here, and judg-
ing from appearances, the Democrats
have been slandered in regard to the rush
for office; little talk is heard upon the
subject, save among men, whom, take
it, are kind of political huckster.
There are stopping at this hotel ex-
Senator Paddock and Judge Carlton, of
the Utah Commission. Senator Pad
docks party being out of power he is left
in comparative quiet, to enjoy his meals
and the company of personal friends, while
Judge Carlton, because of his party be-
ing in power, and because of his relations
with prominent Indianians is kept on the
jump. Secretary Thomas and the bal
ance of the Commission will be here in
few days, when suppose the past years
business of the Commission will be
settled up and a fresh start made under
the new management. 1t is lonely about
the Capitol. With one exception the
Senators 1 meet here are anxious to get
away.
had two letters from gentlemen in
Salt Lake to Senator Fair. The Senator
evidently likes the gentlemen who gave
them. We had very pleasant talk. l
fancy the eastern papers which have dealt
harshly with the old gentleman because
he honey-combed the hills about Virginia
City and made it pay, have seen little OF
him. The Senator in his quiet way said
''Do you know Mr.. Fitch? l have lot OF
letters ?'' / said no, and that was the sum
total of our talk on politics.
Wade Hampton has been i'll, and
though growing old is still handsome.
Senator Vest is a broad shouldered,
broad headed little fellow. l found him
in his library, coat off, and deep among
his books. In Utah the Senator would
be ranked "Jack Mormon" He is op-
posed to all the Edmunds legislation
bitterly opposed to the Hoal
amendment, (Which 1 believe has
passed the Senate but not
the House) because of its provision fore
ing the first wife to testify. The Senator
talked at length and earnestly, and il
the main correctly, perhaps entirely SC
from his stand point and knowledge OF
the situation, but could not agree with
him in all. He is one of the brightest
and foremost men in the Senate, but
senators are not so vastly different
from other men, and can not be
expected to master fully the delicate and
difficult situations existing in a commu-
nifty two thousand miles away. 1 have
talked with those who may be called the
representatives of the opposing parties in
Utah, and you may set it down to ego
tism if you please, but they do not
fully understand our situation, and
l doubt if they ever will from this dis
tance. Would to God the men of Utah
would show their sense, and take the
far-off meddling with local and domestic
affairs forever out of the question. l am
inclined to join the Frenchman in his
disgust for a country which has 200 kinds
of religion (and more, no doubt, coming)
and only one kind of salad.
In regard to additional legislation for
Utah, you may write this down: unless
something is done, there will be more,
and that strong.
In regard to offices, it is quite certain
there will be no change until terms ex-
pire except in one case. You would like
to know what that is doubtless, but you
can not know from me. am possible
candidate for office, but no one here has
found it out, nor do / intend they shall.
Whatever is done, shall be done from
distance. | do not intend to spoil an
agreeable visit among pleasant gentlemen
and close all avenues to information by
turning myself into thing to be avoided.
All is at sea as to marshal A Mr.. Smith,
whom met in Omaha, you may add to
your list of candidates. He lives in Ne
braska, but that don't matter. | have
met applicants, who, in claiming Utah
as their place of residence, is, to say the
least, a little COOL Mr.. Averill is here.
He seems to know all about Utah and
when and where the offices are to be
filled. Mr.. Averill don't like some of our
people, he is trifle bitter, and they are
not Mormons; but of those some of YOU
kicked and thought to keep in position.
VIII have more to say about Utah
matters in my next.
Now for the ladies' Miss Cleveland had
her last public reception yesterday. She
has been so frequently described that all L
presume, are familiar with her appearance.
Yesterday she wore satin, pale blue, no
ornaments, only boquet of roses, which
one paper remarks she carried in her
hand. 1 wonder where he would have
her carry it. There was no lack of pretty
and stylish women, but every eye creates
its own beauty, and mine looked most
kindly to Miss Folsom, of Buffalo. She