The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
trrom our regular correapondoutJ

w AaHlNuEUNt Vulslp AtHb aooVs
II. Is rumored that the President Is
preparing TO leave Washington for
summer vacation. His plans 1t 10
said, have been arranged, and he
will probably leave next week. His
destination Ia tho woods OF New York
state. There Is place thirty miles
from the railroad where Mr.. Cleve.
land hopes 10 escape fer q season the
worry and bother OF office seekers, and
politicians. His plans have been
made very qnieuy, and he will prob
ably leave when the time arrives
without more ado than II he were a
private citizen. The President does
not propose 10 be followed In his re-
treat by either Journalist or politician.
He has been working very hard for
the last four months and no doubt
will be benefited by rest as we'll rs
edited by perspective and retro
spectIve view OF his work.
No other President In all our his
tory has been subjected to the ordeal
OF such terrible pressure for Office on
the part OF those who aided In elect
ing him. The mistakes that are
purely his own are fewer than might
have been expected from one - little
acquainted with national politics,
and tho personeIe OF his party. His
position has been peculiarly difficult
for many reasons, not the least ol
which Is the eternal menace OF the
small but patent Republican majority
In tho senate. And In the sclltudes of
the Adirondacks, no will have time
to look back over the evenlful year
that has passed since he was last by
himself, and TO draw inspiring strength
FROM Inaexible nature for the stern
duties that he must meet and per.
form.
At this season OF the year the gov
ernment employees begin 10 think Of
vacation joys, and, in consequence,
tho files OF the department arc crowd
ed with applications for leave. This
year however, there Is u remarkable
dearth Of such applications, and IL
might be concluded that Washington
was becoming fayorIte summer re-
sort. The conclusion which Il more
generally drawn Is that the govern
ment employees feel more comfortable
at home, and attending 10 their duties
Than they would be at the coolest re-
sort In the world with the daily ex.
pectation of receiving word from
home that they had been bounced.
There las been no new ruling on the
question OF leaves, and few have
been granted for the accustomed term
Of thirty days. But Ii Is probable
that very few leaves will be taken
this year until late In the season when
matters have quIeied down. Ia some
of the departments II Is probable that
thirty days leave will be scaled down
TO twenty days, and In some Of the
bureaus 10 leaves will he granted al
all. There seems to be- no disposi.
ton on the part OF the clerks to make
complaint Oh this score, so far the
question has not been forced upon
the attention OF the heads of the de.
partments.
A new policy with regard 10 Indl-
ans Is proposed, which, II carried out,
will put quletus 10 Indian troubles.
An order was issued yesterday from
the Office OF the Secretary OF War,
and seut 10 Gen. Miles VINO Is TO take
tho field In command of the troops
now in the Indian Territory to sup
press the trouble with the Chey en-
mes. Army officers about the War
department are reticent, but little
can be learned as to the precise terms
of the instructions of General Miles.
It Is said, however, that General
Miles has been ordered to disarm the
indians. The Cheyennes are armed
with the latest improved rifles, aud
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