The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-16
Our Washington Letter.
Our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. d. c., May IL.
In Mr.. Henry WatterSon's recent
screed he says that the Democratic
party is now on trial, and must stand
or fall by Mr.. Cleveland's admini--
tration. If this be so, it must be adj
mitted that Democracy is pretty
nearly on its last legs. for meyer in
the history of the thirty-three years
of Democratic rule has an admins
tration been the subject of such bitter
invective and angry comment from
its own adnerentS, not alone for sins
of omission and commission, but for
treachernuS disregard of the entrea-
ties of the Democratic leaders to give
to the country a Democratic admins
tration. The first sign that Mr..
Cleveland has yet given in this direc-
ton is the removal of Postmaster
Palmer at Chicago, to strengthen the
backbone of those Democrats in the
Illinois Legislature who cannot con
sistently vote for Bill Morrison, 1
don't know whether this dodge will
work or not, because news has come
that the Republicans have elected
their legislative candidate to take the
place of Shaw, whose vote had been
with Morrison from the first. Besides
- t.N
vote for Morrison on account of his
tariff views, when their votes could
have elected him, will not be likely
to undergo sincere conversion be-
cause such a Democratic fhtility as
Judd has got the Chicago PostOffire.
The new Pension Office building is
nearly completed. -Four rooms on
the ground floor, southeast corner,
are already occupied Ivy wagon loads
of documents and stationery, as the
work of moving has begun. This
building is 400 feet long by 200 feet
wide, and four stories high. 1t has
an immense area or court yard, large
enough for several circuSSes to eXhib.
it on. Four great brick pillars, about
II feet in diameter, run from near
each end of The court yard to a height
of nearly 100 feet, as supports to the
iron aud glass roof. Balconies extend
around the inside Of the editice So
that clerks can pass from room to
room outside, and so that thousands
of visitors can look down into the
court yard. 1t is the largest brick
building in the world. Thirty six
millions of bricks have been used in
its construction. Eighteen hundred
clerks will be employed here in the
pension department alone, and each
will have plenty'of light and air. Not
another public building in the United
States compares with it for comfort
and sOIidity. 1t is built of brick, and
iron girders and bands, so that it is
virtually knitted toge ther. The fOun
'idlIOllS arc pldiltCtN lItht Cllul Ou ltc'
below the surface. More than 100
workmen are now engaged here put
ting the pIastering and flooring to a
finish. 1t is to be ready for Occu-
pancy, the lower floor. this month
the others early in the summer. Gen
eral MeigS, though staIwart Demo.
crat, has held his position by the
grace of four or five Republican adj
ministrati0Sn, is architect. General
Black, the present Commissioner of
Pensions. accompanied by his wife,
visited the new building a few days
since and were greatly pleased with
it. The Waterman, a North Carolina
man, who has been here from the
first, showed them about. Watch.
men are here employed day and
night 10 see that the building is not
entered and lumber, iron and other
material are not stolen away, for
there are persons even here in WASH
ingtOn who seek to acquire wealth
without labor or paying Tor the same.
Wonder where they come from?
JUNIUs,