Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-01
Cream Of Current Comment al the National
Capitol.
Comniled for the HERALp.

and the GROWS OF pldce-StehcIo,
| whose claims are either ignored OF
indefinitely adjourned, continue to
keep pace with each other. AS has
been stated previously in this cor
respond~nce, the largest and most
| positively asserted dissatisfaction
comes from Kentucky and Indiana,
| led by Senators Beck and Voorhees,,
| with Vice President Hendricks and
Senator Blackburn silently con
Icurring. Senator Voorhees, and all
4 the democrats from Indiana in the
next House have waited upon the
President to urge upon him the
necessity of an immediate change
| in the revenue collectors for that
state. They want all the present
| incumbents swept out at once and
democrats put in their places, and
! do not propose to rest until this Is
done. They placed the case before
the President about as strongly as
they could, but came away greatly
dissatisfied because they had not
succeeded in getting any assur'
ances. The democrats in all the
states are uniting IN making war
upon the revenue collectors, and
are very impcrtunate in their de-
mands for immediate changes. The
democrats in the south and all
through the whisky regions are
particularly impOrtunate. They
say that the present collectors have
been in every way offensive, aud
that as they are not protected 10y
the civil service or tenure of office
law, they should be removed at
once. The lndianans are very
warm over the Presidents seeming
disregard of their demands.
-
| Secretary Manning is at present
coming in for pretty good share
| of criticism at the hands of the
'orlfice seekers Some Of his par
ty associates, who have been wait
ing for weeks to procure changes IN
the custom houses and revenue
service of their respective states,
! are SAYING that he does readily for
| New York what he hesitates to do
for other sections of the country. 1t
! is charged that New York gets
what she wants. while other states
are put off and kept waiting. 1t is
stated in political circles that in
response to the refusal of Revenue
Collector Craig, of Virginia, to
resign, and his demand to know
upon what authority his resigna-
ton was demanded, Secretary
Manning had written, saying he
thought Craig wanted to resign,
and giving that as the reason for
calling upon him to step down and
out. This was seized upon by the
Secretary's critics, who pitched
into him for not giving Craig mo-
tice to quit at once. If said a
democrat, 'the administration is to
be bullyragged by every republican
who does not want to give up bis
Office. | think we had better all 90
home and stay there Such senti
ments do not proceed altogether
either from applicants for office.
Men of high station in the demo
cratic party utter them, but they
are not willing To be quoted for
fear such utterances might be re-
membered against them. But #
Secretary Manning could hear all
that is being said about him by his
party friends his ears would tlngle
for a good while.
-"
Nearly all of the Kentucky
, Democratic leaders, save a limited
following of ex.Speaker Randall,
that for ten years past has held out
| in that State for the Pennsylva-
man against Beck, Blackburn and
, the Louisville Courier JOHrnGI, are
arraved against the Administra-
ton. The latter shows some signs
of talking back, through its Ken
, tucky friends. One OF them has
recently stated the history OF the
Kentucky fight on Cleveland. 1t
seems that there was a comblna'
ton in the state before the demo
, cratic national convention was
held, which had in view the noml.
nation of Mcdonald. Beck and
some Others put their heads topeth-
or and determined to give the state
to Mcdonald, if possible, and So
cure his nomination if they could.
They failed in this, and nave been
ill.natured ever since. They fought
Cleveland in the convention, aud
I when he was elected they were
5 ready to bolt. During the whole
campaign Beck stubbOrnly refused
, to take the stump for Cleveland in
any of the doubtful states. The
national committee urged him to
make some speeches, but he refus-
r cd to do so, and the only part he
n took in the campaign was to make
two or three spec ches i'll Kentucky,
and they were for Beck and not fol-
0 Cleveland. The combination eX-
q pected Cleveland to be defeated,
|. but when he was elected they tried
n to get the most out of it, and did
their prettiest to get Mcdonald in
the cabinet for their own private
J. reasons. Failing in this they were
}, greatly disappointed, but they
}, turned in with all their might tc
Il get lot Of appointments made III
|, their interest. Now, because Cleye
land would not do just as they
J. wanted him to, they are very mad
Q aud are trying to make out thai
q the democrats all over the country
are dissatisfied with the admins
, tration. As matter of fact the
l. people in Kentucky are well pleas
o ed with Mr.. Cle,eland's cOnserva
o tive course, and Beck has los
d prestige 10y his action. If h'
a doesn't change face the prospects
of his reelection to the Se1ate two
L years hence are not good. Will
Is the feeling as it now is he cOulC
|. not carry his own district. His op
4 position to Cleveland is the ole
: tight that began before the Chicago
. convention according To this Ken
u tucklan.
% Poor Mr.. Bayard is the tareet o
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