The Russellville Democrat., 1885-02-05

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ICIeveland's Cabinet The former
Iengrosses the attention of the local
politicians, and the latter absorbs
the attention of every politician,
| from the humblest who has attend
ed ward meeting to the dignified
solon who sits on the seat Of Web.
ster, Clay, Calhoun or Douglass.
1t is clearly evident from the facts
now in the possession Of the commit
| tees, that there will be i larger
crowd in the city to attend the in
auguration than ever before. The
display will be the finest, while the
illumination and fire works st night
Will surpass anything ever attempt
ed. The ball will be simply regal
to which not only all Quarters OF our
own country will contribute its
wealth Of lovIiness and beauty, but
to which every quarter Of the known
world will contribute to render it in
all things most magnificent.
As to the Cabinet it is no exag-
geration to say, that there is hardly
statesman even of the mushroom
variety who has not the bee in his
bonnet, and Mr.. Cievelaad's great
reticenca on the subject is causing
every one to hope. Every state ex-
cept Nevada has from one to a doz-
en- statesmen who are expecting that
their great talents will not be over
looked, and they are all satisfied that
no cabinet will be complete without
| them.
The really great men of the party
have little to say, except that they
have great faith in Mr.. Cleveland's
good Judgment, which has exhibited
itself in his having advised with
such mature statesmen, and eminent
| ly honest and pure men as Senators
Bayard and Garland; while his ev
cry expression upon public affairs
exhibits knowledge of men and
policies that surprise and delight
every weil-wisher OF the party and
country. 1t may be accepted as a
fact, that President Cleveland will
select as his advisers, not only the
purest and most honest, but the
ablest men of his party, Cabinet
that will be conspicuous for ability,
and one eminently able to cope with
the great questions that will meet
him on the threshold of his admins
tration.
Congress has but few days more
in which to labor, and if in the days
that remain 1t does no more than it
has in the past it will go down in
history as the do nothing Congress.
More important legislation has been
attempted, more important measures
presented than to any Congress
since 1861. and the outcome of 1t all
so far has been nothing. The tariff,
internal revenue, the re Mobilization
OF the Navy, coast defenses, the dis
position of the public domain IN
connection with land grants, the ed
ucation of the people, the inters state
commerce bill, the relation OF rail
roads and telegraph companies to
the people, and in connection with
DOSltii iutflibitS, VIC NlOiltot lHC
in connection with the Nicaragua
Canal project, our relations with con
tlguous nations, our duty as nation
to our agricultural and wealth pro
ducing citizens in making the Agri
cultural Bureau department of the
Government, and other great and
all important questions have in turn
been presented and to the present
not one of these great measures or
questions have been definitely set
tied. Thirty working days are left,
in which many the most important
of these matters may be definitely
disposed OF; is there patriotism, pluck
and energy enough left in Congress
to successfully grapple and dispose
of any or all of them?
Let the Nicaragua treaty be ratfi
ed; the interstate commerce and ed
vocational bills be passed, and the
Agricultural Bureau be made a de-
partment, and the people will be sat
isfied. To secure this latter meas
ure the farmers OF every section of
the country should send in their pc
titions to the Senate, insisting on
the passage OF the House bill, and il
changes are needed they can be made
next Congress, when the needs of
the Department are made apparent.
Intelligence reaching tue National
Capitol from every quarter indicates
the approach, or, indeed, the arrival,
OF better times. Manufactures and
mills, forges and founderles, ships
and shops, long idle are once more
starting up. Silent spindles have
began TO whir, latent looms are again
banging, long quiet carpenters are
again making harmonious music
with their hammering, and by the
data at the Agricultural Department
the "weary plowman," as he goes
singing: There's good time
coming bows, tbs almost here" So,
let every body spit on their hands
and take fresh hold of duty. We
are going to have good times in
spite of Congress and high water.
Mr.. Moody, the Evangelist, was in
Washington for several days last
week, aud while he labored faithful
~ and we'll, lie did not make much
of an impression. The Gins con