San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-04-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rrom our Reealar cor respona 10.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsmNGToN, Mar. 23d, 1885.
The political situation in Washing
ton was never moro interesting than
IL is now, but tho interest is entirely
devoid Of sensation. 1t will BIO the
province Of history with a RETROSPECT
ton of City years OF more to portray
The great and important changes, the
slow, but potent revolution that is
now taking place. Tho observer of
to-day oan catch only here and there
n scene and sign in the progress of
events as they are evolved around
him. MIR. Cleyeland's administration
may not be precisely what many of
his supporters have hoped, but their
disappointment cannot equal that of
the supporters Of Mr.. Blaine, who see
i'll the wisdom, the caution, the con
scryoiism of the administration, the
refutGtion Of their predictions and
the ruin Of their hopes. With the ex-
ception Of the appointment Of the
now celebrated Mr.. Higgins, malice
itself has been able to find no fault
with those who have been placed in
Office. The torrent Of animadversion
that poor Higgins has received must
strike the average government en-
ploye as very absurd, for even if the
worst said of him is true, it follows
that he is only us bad as the thous-
ands whom the party of moral IDEAS
has cherished in it's heart of
hearts for at least sixteen years.
Higgins aambles, he stuffs ballot
boxes, he is smart and tricky, is the
cry of the sanity rascals and rogues
who supported u man like Blaine, and
men like Robson and Belnap, and
who stole the presidency only eight
years ago. Why, large number of
the republican employees in Office now
ere drunkards aAd gamblers, men
with salaries of from $1,000 to $4,000,
who would not be trusted for five
dollars, and who would be dismissed
to morrow, if it were not for the fact
that they served in the Union army.
Ye hypociitos. First cast out the
beams from your own eyes and then
wilt thou see more clearly to pull out
the mote that is alleged to have been
in your brother Higgins eye before
he was appointed to subordinate
Office i'll the Treasury Department.
1t is curious. grotesque, and moral
esque to see what high standard
the Republicans have set up for those
from whom few months ago every
thing vile was vociferouSly predicted.
A great change has come over the
city of Washington, has permeated
all the Government offices, has affect
ed the homes and even the shops of
the people That the new admins
tration will fulfil! It's contract to con-
duct the Government on business
principles, in the interest of the peo-
pie instead OF for the Office holder is
now believed by all. Government
clerks no longer feel the sheltering
arm of thcir Republican Influence,
and are working in way that is sur
prising. Those who before the cleo
ton We're blatant and abusive of dem
ocrats cannot now be hired to say
a word against them. and some have
even taught choir lips to utter praise.
The average government clerk is very
unhappy. he is aware that he has
very little to 10. and that he is not
qualified 90 10 even that little Tie
La. heard tina. tine administration will
rcoFganize the Departments and dis
charge the useless, the Incompetent,
theIdlc. Oh. druukardand the gambler.
He knows that this UC-ns him He
know t.lat oIi.iie tie government
Office be- cannot make living, that
better clerks are wJrs1ug in business
E.u--- SD over tla country fer one
half and -s tt-l ga lal .ult D. j.
r.,is WORKING cl-tslr.v i1r ter AMI
twelve L.1r-a lay, while D. has
bgsu dong sran s11k Tor ouIv seven