The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-05-17

of the Jackpot is not recorded, though the results
oflcaving specially large pot such as this, with
out attention must have been serious. II may have
poued over into the fire and caused serious oouna
graiion. The use OF such large pots in turpentinc
worksisto he deprecated when for any reason u
cNcltes the workmen TO the verge of frenzy. OF
course smaller iack-po's may not hold rs much OF
the desired product, but II they can be used with
greater safety turpentne men would ind them to he
economical in the end.
THAI veteran observer of men and trints IA
Washington, Maj. Ben, perley rccfr, GIVES through
tho Boston sodset MS isrfesslon ot President
Cleveland as fo,isws:
" istcry amusing to those who are more or less
behind the scenes hero to read the assertions in dis
tant newspapers that President Cleveland is ianor-
tasc ."' No Ssysr WAS there greater mis-
clans pnr ercelienee, having been nominated over
the leaders OF hts party by sNlfpl poi,cal manare-
experienced politicians, some Noi6npn 10 The t.if.
ferent Democratic factions And others 10 organiga.
MONS n,,o ,cseS sy hs dsgranles Republicans whose
siNce the days when Aarcn Burr, and subsequently
Martin Van Buren, controlled the politics of the
state oil New YORK such n able engineering IA that
which secured the vote OF that State for Cleveland
and Hendricks, and the one thousand ard fNo,e neW
snpUnmen,s made BY prss,den. Cleveland slhce
OF the support received atne polls in November last
Inc Old BoMrbon Democrats, political crippes OF a
political pool when the waters were troubled and
emerge the possessors OF lucrative olces have been
disappointed. some Of the local :" "bOssesr have iosi
tneir grip, and some OF the desertpvs HON the Re-
publican ranks have failed ID receive Their expected
rewards But evety Appointment has been made on
secuon OF tue country Inhabited by the appointee.
II VIII require adroit political management TO retain
those Republicans who voted the Democratic ticket
last fal, and, while some of the old managers NAV
NOT be pulling the strings new ones are. MI. Cleee-
land Is master of the art OF political management
and the ease with which he represses the snohered
discOnient among his hcNchn.cn is n triumnbant
proof of his power
Grumblers and croakers abound here ana all over
the country. bnt they do not dare publicly proclaim
may come, and come soon, when their wishes will
oe graned, and they or their friends VIII bc admit
TED TO iced from the public nesnrots, from which
they have been excluded for twenty-tctr ohc yeafs
The growing and snarline OF senator Eusis is balm
for these wounded spirits, bnt they will sooner or
later find that they are switched OF on side rack
and that the Cleveland train will go sweeping by
with younger engineers, conductors, and brakeinen
10 select these is no easy task, and never did a
PRESIDENT work so long and diligently every day
as MI. Cleveland does He is cmphatically a work.
ing President. who personally examines the papers
submitted to him by the different Secretaries when
vacancies are to be filled In their respective Deuart
ments Three or four times he has approved of the
nominations submitted 10 him, and In each ease he
mas repented not having examined the reconhenda-
This, OF course, takes time, and the hungry and
tnirsty gruole as lend as they dare, hut meanwhile
vacancies are occurring and are filled without the
cissgreeaoe necessity OF =" suspendlng incumbents
In due time the Federal offices will be nlled with
Democrats, and the bounced Republicans who
would not last year contribute to campaign funds
or DO any political missionary work. Will wish they
mad been less squeamish.