The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-04-09
Washington Letter.

The new administration has
been at the helm for one month,
and republicans profess to be sur
prised and are perhaps a little dis
appointed that the rebel flag has
not been nailed to the mast head.
To describe the state of the average
democratic mind just now would be
difficult. Certain prominent demo-
Gratis here are astonished and cha
grined at the appointment of Mr..
Pearson, republican, to be post
master of New York City. Other
democrats, as prominent, consider
the appointment wise and polite,
and urge that it will win the adj
minlstration more friends than il
will estrange. Many consider the
appointment a concession to the
independents land republicans who
voted for president Cleveland in the
belief that his appointments would
be guided by the highest regard for
the good of the public service. Mr..
Pearson has never been q politi-
clan. During the canvass he was
not prominent as a democrat or re-
publican or independent. He sim
ply attended to his business as post
master and kept the employees of
the Office at their work on election
day to the intense disgust of the
Republican managers.
A great fuss has been made be
cause the department of the interi-
or was closed on the day Of the fu-
neral of eX-Secretsry Thompson
who was cabinet officer during
Buchanan's administration, but
was afterwards identified with the
secession movement. To close the
departments on the death OF cabi-
net officer or ex-cabinet officer is a
custom that would be more hon
ored in the breach than in the OBJ
serVance, for it has no more sol
emnizing or edifying influence than
to give hundreds of clerks oppor-
tunity for a picnic or a spree.
There are ten thousand clerks in
" ashington to-day that are joyous
ly reckoning on the holiday that
Gen. Grants funeral will bring
them, planning excursions. aud pre-
pairing to celebrate the event with
all the good cheer, but none of the
righteousness, of an Irish wake.
Mr.. Lamar saw fit to follow bad
custom, and that Mr., Thompson
had been identified with the seces-
sion movement did not appear to
weigh mere with him than did the
unftness of Mosby and Longstreet
with General Grant; or of Malone,
when taken to the bosom of the re
publican senate; or of ex-POstmas-
ter General Key, who was appointed
by Hayes to cabinet position not
withstanding the fact that he had
been arrayed in arms and had led
brigade against the union. The
flag of the post office department
will one day be at half mast, and
the clerks will have a holiday on
the occasion of the death of P. Nj.
General Key. Evarts, Schurz, and
other presidency stealers will be
likewise honored, still the fault of
the theft of the presidency in 1876
will 2 OF be condoned.
President Cleveland is in excel
lent health and may be seen every
afternoon in q carriage, usually
with his secretary, Col. Lamont.
He is already acquainted with the
many beautiful drives about Wash
ington. He still uses the horses
and carriage loaned him by ex-
President Arthur, but a pair of
horses has been purchased for him
by friend in New York 1t has
been announced that the president
will hold his first public reception
during this month.
1t is believed the capital will not
be deserted during the summer, as
has been the case for the last six
teen yea, but that the president
and cabinet will spenu JIG l!m e
here. Washington has grown to be
the pleasantest Of summer resorts.
The broad streets and avenues are
now well shaded. Parks anI foun-
tains are found every few squares.
To the south Of the white house are
a system OF artificial lakes. The i'm
provement of the Potomac swamps,
though yet incomplete, has done
much to eradicate malaria. Those
who have seen Washington only in
the winter know little of the attrac-
tions of the capital Of the United
States.