Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-05-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondeni.l
WASHINGTON, Nay Is, 1855.

1
From our regular correspondent.)
Washington, May is, lss
The suspension last week of Sc
eral postmasters for offensive part
= sanship shows that the administr
ton if slow is at least sure on
= But the continued illness Of Fir
Assistant Postmaster General Ha
is a serious misfortune. 1t is n,
impossible that the failure to di
charge the partisan cross road
postmasters in Illinois, has had muc
to do with the democratic disaster
in that state. It may have been III
cause of the surprising apath
among the Democrats, rank and file
which gave to Senator Logan's candi
date for the state senate, majorit,
of several hundreds in q district iha
last November gave Cleveland !.
| plurality of nearly $500. Apropo.
Il OF the Illinois election, / heard /
lively little argument between two
prominent Democratic sojourners il
!, the public room of their hotel last
Il week. Hon. NJ. Dickinson, the
i Michigan member of the Democratic
national committee ran against John
! II. Oberly chairman of the Illinois
Democratic state committee.
''How do you pronounce the name
of the man who goes to Russia" in
Iquired Mr.. Oberly sarcastically,
Lathrop or Lothrop?"
Mr.. Dickinson did not reply.
They say he hain't voted DEM
ocratic ticket in FIVE years, ''said Mr..
Oberly again.
s'You will learn more of Michigan
men and how to pronounce their
names if you live longer" was Mr..
Diekinson's quiet reply.
s'Y a a s." drawled Oberly, .'but
who are the Democratic senator's
from Michigan, any way?"
"Thirty thousand Democratic ma
joritY in Republican Michigan, is our
senator, and our God bless you to
the president, said Mr.. Dickinson
warmly, "when we have an, election
to be held in Michigan. and when
the administration needs the support |
and faithful work of all good men to |
bear up its hands the humblest COM
We have would be asham-
ed to be down here on q hunt for |
office for himeelf while it was pend |
ing more especially so if on the re-
sult depended the election or defeat |
Of an administration senator. He
would consider such conduct on HIM
'elf shame and disgrace to hmself
md his party"
Mr. Oberly walked away and has
lot inquired further concerning the
of the Russian sena-
or's name.
So long as the memory of most
Democrats onw living, extends the
Try of their party when out of pow
IT has always been retrenchment in
,ublic expenditures, and its practice
when in power, has for the most part
,een in the line of its professions.
Now it has been discovered by L
dr. Manning and others high In au-
hority, and will continue to he dis
covered the more they investigate
he matter, that the working force
# some some of the departments is
;apable of considerable reduction
hat the pay-rolis are to large and |
hat much money has annually been |
ever since the Republican
,artY first came into power, for
which no adequate service has been
/,
The cabinet ladies have discontin-
led their receptions for the season,
md have followed the example of
Hiss Cleveland and Mrs. Hendricks
n taking needed rest. Mrs. Whit
ley and Mrs. Manning are in New 5
fork, Mrs. Villas IS still in Wiscon-
In, Mrs. Bayard is preparing to
cave Washington for a summers
est in Delaware at the secretary's
ountry seat. When the secretary's
antilles are settled here next season
here will be great deal of youth
nd beauty in the cabinet circle. /,
1t will include Miss Endicott,
laughter of the secretary of war
Hiss Villas, Miss Lamar; the two
Youngest daughters Of secretary Of
tate, Misses Mamie and Florence
3ayard Miss Manning. daughter Of
he secretary of the treasury. Only
wo Of these young ladies are for
nally IN society, but they will form
very interesting group next winter.
Social dissipation promises to be
.ery dull for the next few weeks and
he devotees OF fashion are giving
themselves up to relaxation from the
.rdnous duties of the gay season.
MIsHLER's Herb Ritters cures
holera morbus, and thus gets the
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