Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-10-22

Inc True Civil Service Reform-CaH-
Isle Will be Elected Speaker of
Next Congress without Democratic
Opposition.
8pecia! Correspondence of the Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Despite the
efforts of Mugwumps to place the
President in opposition to his party
candidates in New York, it is now
semi officially stated by Secretary
Manning not only that the resident
Is IN favor of the election of Mr. Hill
as Governor of New York, but that
he will go to Buffalo, and cast his
vote for him. This should set at rest
all question in the matter, and these
goody, goody fellows who pretend to
favor the President and oppose Hill,
because he does not come up to the
Presidents standard of their so-called
civil service should at once get down
off the fence, and not longer continue
their attempts to ride two horses.
The masses of the Democratic party
are IN favor Of honest civil service re-
form, as is the President, and the ac-
ton of the next Congress will give ex-
preston to that fact; but they are not
in favor of a policy that will require
the government to wait until the pres
ent corrupt crew now filling the offices
shall die before that reform is inaugu-
rated. 1t is queer civil service re-
form that fills the offices with Repub-
licans, and keeps them there with no
possible chance Of change until death
intervenes and affords opportunity for
al honest man to be appointed
There are more representative Dem
ocrats in the city at this time than
ever before known at this season. They
are here from all the States on bust
ness, pleasure and political missions,
and it Is matter Of some surprise
that they all report marked improve
ment in their several States in bust
ness-growth and prosperity. While
it has gone out to the country that
much fault is found with the admins
tration, these gentlemen almost uni
versally report that while there are q
few dissatisfied, the masses OF people
are pleased and gratifed, and the
President has the hearty support of
all the business and industrial classes.
1t was naturally to be expected that
an entire change in administration
would produce some friction, but this
has been So slight as to cause surprise.
There has been no perceptable jar,
and all changes made have been of a
character to cause the wheels of gov
ernment to revolye more evenly, and
Rev. VIM. Taylor is Methodist
minister widely known throughout the
United States. He went as mission
ary to California in 10, and became a
noted street preacher in the cities of
that State He also went rs mis-
sionary to India and South America,
where he did some very efficient work.
His plan always was to make his mis-
sions self-supporting. A year or so
ago he conceived the idea of taking a
band Of missionaries and going into
the heart of Africa for the purpose of
christianizing and civilizmg the peo-
pie of the dark continent. He laid
his scheme before the General Con-
ference of his church. 1t was gener-
ally approved, and he was elected a
bishop and called the A frican bishop
He. gathered band of about so peo-
pie Of both sexes and all ages from
different parts of the country and
started for the west coast of Africa,
with barely enough means to carry
him and his eo-workers there. Some
of the men were mechanics, supplied
with tools for the purpose Of teaching
the people the mechanic arts. Word
has come to the State Department
here, through the United States Con-
sui at Lisbon, that Taylor and his
band landed in the Benguela country
in an utterly destitute condition, and
at once became charge upon that
government, which provided them
with food and shelter and granted
them tract Of land OH which to make
q permanent settlement. Those who
know Bishop Taylor best think that
he will eventually come out all right
and accomplish what he set out to do.
Among the members of Congress
visiting here, one hears almost moth
ing said about the Speakership. 1t
appears to be generally conceded that
Mr.. Carlisle will be elected without
Democratic opposition, though Mr..
Randall may possibly be brought upon
the track to again contest the nomi'
nation with him.
A good deal of interest is taken in
the Democratic nominations In Mass
achusetts. 1t is wondered what But
Ter will do with ex-Mayor Prince, Of
Boston, at the head OF the ticket. II
was threatened by some of Buffers
friends that if Prince was nominated
the General would run on an inde-
pendent ticket, as a punishment to
Prince for not sticking to the ticket
two years ago when be was nominated
for Lieutenant Governor, and Butler
headed the ticket.
During the month of September the
output of standard silver coin exceed.
ed the coinage. This is the first time
since the Bland silver bill was passed
that this has occurred in any in any
one month. Over S2,700,000 was put
In circulation.
There is beginning to be some stu
in Washington society. Our society
folk who have been spending the sum,
ner at the springs and seashore and
among the mountains, are rapidly re-
tnrnipg to their homes III the Capital