Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-01-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFron our regular correspondent
JANUARY 5, 1885.

administration of twenty-five yarie-
gated years is about to go into liqui-
dation and evaporation. In two
short months a new president will be
in the White House, new cabinet
will sit at the Natioual Council table,
new chiefs of bureau will take the
place of the Republican trained
political bummers, and, unless the
government is to continue its old
course a la infar, new, faithful and
honest clerks will he sppointed IN the
places of the irredeemable drones
and sinecurists who have infested
and infected the government offices
until the civil service is an Augean
stable of labarynthine intrigue, IA
voritIsm, and political and social de-
bauchery. If Mr.. Cleveland for one
moment innagines that he can carry
on an honest working government
with such timber as Grant and Hayes
stock ed the offices with he will find
himself mistaken when it will be too
late to mend,
Many Republicans here.think that
Mr.. Cleveland's late letter means
that he will dismiss only those who
have been making Republican
speeeeches but it is difficult to see
how the clerk who wrote political ar
tleles, collected money, and did va
rious other campaign work, is less
guilty of neglecting his legitimate
duties than the more conspicuous
haranguer. If all clerks who con-
tributed money and worked in one
way or another for the
defeat of Mr.. Cleveland shall be dis
then the marble halls
Of the departments will be indeed
empty.
A gentleman by the name of Mr..
Blaine and his wife are in the city
With their interesting family, and
though never popular in the social
world, are making themselves daily
more and more odious. Mr.. Blaine
Ind his wife and family were few
weeks since so certain of occupying
he White House, they had not only
)ortioned the chambers out among
but it seems, had decid-
ID upon whom they would not re-
,eive. The present president of the
United States was doubtless one of
hem, and his recent invitation to
drs. Blaine to assist him at his New
lear's reception was resented by
hat woman in discourteous note
living as her reason that the presi-
lent had not assisted Mr.. Blaine in
he late campaign.
Preparations are making for an i'm
lense concourse of people on the
tn OF March, when the first non-sec-
ional Inauguration for at least |
uarter of century will be celebrat-
d. The South will doubtless send
lore people to the capital than she
ent on the occasion of Buchanan's,
'ierce's, or Folks Inauguration.
he population of the South has
rown somwhat since then, and there |
re better ways of reaching Washing |
On than when the last Democratic
resident was installed.
The garndest ball room ever seen
l the world will be that prepared
Or the inaugural ball of President
cleveland, at the new pension build
lg. The executive committee has
arefully measured the space which |
ill be available, and find that two
undred and fifty sets can be COM
ortably formed, leaving ample space
etweed them for the movements of /
le floor managers. Thus, two thous-
nd dancers can be on the floor at
me. In addition there will be room
or two thousand promenaders on
ne sides. Then there will be the gal
,ries, which are to be ereted to hold |
lree or four thosand spectators.
Tany of the rooms of the building |
Ill be available for space for any
ossible overflow.
Efforts are being made to secure
uarters for visiting military organ
.ations in the public buildings, as
n the occasion of Garfeld's Inaugn-
alton. The number of these organ
:ations is so large and the represen-
ltion is so numerous that it is inn
eratively necessary that the heads of
ne various departments should assist
le Committee of Public Comfort as
luch as possible in this direction.
he chairman of the committee has
lade formal application to Secretary
of the Navy Department,
or the use of the corridors and halls
that building, and The proposition
as favorabIy entertained.
If it is possible to keep the avenue
lear of people during the progress
+ the inaugural procession it ought
} be done. The parade at the last
was simply farce, so
ar as appearance went; for the peo-
lie crowded up so close to the mill
ary that those looking from upper
-indows could see nothing but a
loving mass of heads. There has
carcely been a procession in Wash
ngton the effect of which has not