The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-22
EASTERN POLITICS.
District Attorney De Wits Views on the
Situation.

United States District Attorney Dewitt
has just returned from a very pleasant visit
to his old home in New York State.
How did you find things in the East ?"
asked a MINER reporter.
Exceedingly dull, was the reply. "There
is in fact a~stagnatiQn in bushes there, that
no Western ma can form any accurate
idea OF. l can truthfully say that in my
entire trip the only prosperous city saw
was Butte. The factis that.the residents OF
Butte do not even in a remote degree APP
p~reciate the excellent prosperity OF the
camp.'
How did you find the political sentiment
in the East?'
"The Republicans in New York city are
| still very much chagrined over the result OF
the national contest. They see now that
| a little caution, particularly in shuttles
| Parson Burchard's mouth, would have
given the State and the nation to Blaine.
| All of them, however, cordially acquiesce
in the result, and hope that President
| Cleveland will carry out his policy OF civil
service reform, so faithfully promised to
Geo. Wm. Curtis and the other Mug.
wumps.'"
did you find the Republicans in the East
despondent?"
Not in the least. They are confident
that President Cleveland will make such
! blunders that the next Presidential plumb
will fall into the Republican lap
"Do you think that Blaine will be the
standard bearer of the Republican party?"
"No, | am satisfied that some new man
without any antagonisms will lead us in tine
next national fight. Blaine as a matter OF
course will be a prominent factor in the
fight
t"How did O find your old Democratic
friends in the Empire State?"
confident, arrogant and p~ersumptious.
They say that no error in the present Ad-
ministration can drive them from the con-
troll of the Government. Asto the southern
influence they declare that it is a myth,
that Cleveland is entirely controlled by the
northern element OF the party. They main
tain that Grover Cleveland will faithfully
work to redeem all the pledges that he
made during the campaign and will have an
economical and honest Administration. !
met one prominent Democrat in New York,
a gentleman who has national reputation,
who said to me, that, the pressure upon
the President would be so great that
he would be forced to throw civil
service reform to the dogs n open the
sluice gates of the Federal. offices to the hun-
gry democracy. He said that Secretary
Lamar had told him, that within twelve
months, very few republicans would be oc-
cupylng positions. According TO tnls STATE
ment it is the duty Of the administration
to till all offices even to the lowest with
thoroughbred Democrats, so as to control
as far as possible the next National con-
vention."
'Do you think the Mugwumps will be
generally recognized by the Cleveland adj
ministration?"
NO. They will get very slim recogni-
ton. Only..a sop to Cerberus'-'a tub to
the whale By the way, the Independents
are very sore over their course during the
recent election. Were the polls open to-
day it would be safe to say that nine out
of ten OF them would stand by the Repub-
lican colors. They are, in fact, a very
sick crowd"
"Do you feel safe in your present com
Portable position under existing circum-
~stances?'
IL lave faithfully and honestly dis
charged the duties Of my Office. When
another man comes in he will find the
place III excellent order