The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-05-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASuINnToN MAY LII 1873

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1885.
The suspension last week of several postmas-
tiers for offensive parIizanship shows that the ad-
tnisl ration If slow is at least sure. But the con-
tinued illness OF First Assistant Postmaster Gen
erai Hay is IA serious misfortune. II Is not I'M
pronablc that the failure 10 discharge the parti-
san cross roads postnasters in Illinois has had
much TO do with the Democratic disaster IN that
State Ii NAV have been the cause OF the sur
prising apathy among the Democrats, rank and
file, which gave to Senator Logan's candidate for
the State Senate majority OF several hundred In
a district that last November gave Cleveland a
plurality of nearly $500. Apropos of the Illinois
election heard lively little argument between
two prominent Democratic so1ouIners IN me
Dickinson, the Michigan member OF the Demo-
cratic National Committee, ran against John H..
Oberly, chairman of the Illinois Democratic
State Committee.
How do you pronounce the name of the man
who goes to Russian inquired Mr.. Oberly sarcas-
tically. "Lathrop or LothropT
Mr.. Dickinson did not reply.
They say he hasn't voted u Democratic ticket
in five years''-this from Mr.; oberly again.
You will learn more of Michigan men and how
to pronounce their names If you live longer" was
Mr. Dickinson's quiet reply
Democratic senators from Michigan, any w" wayYs w
Thirty thousand Democratic majority in Re-
publican Michigan is our Senator and our God
bless you to the President" said MIR. Dickinson
warmly. when we have an election In Mchi-
gan, our committeeman are found ia the State
and not in Washington. When an election is to
tion needs the support and faithful work of all
good men to bear up its hands the humblest CON-
mitteeman we have would be ashamed to he
down here on hunt for office for himself while
1t was pending. more especially so if on the result
depended the election or defeat of Admins
tration Senator. He would consider such con-
duct on his part shame aud disgrace to him
self and his party"
Mr. Oberly walked away and has not inquired
further concerning the pronunciation of the
Russian Minister'S name.
So long as the memory of most Democrats now
living extends the cry of their party when out of
power has always been for retranchment in pub
lie expenditures; and its practice, when in pow
err, has for the most part been in the line of its
ming and others high in authority, and will con-
tinue to be discovered the more they investigate
the matter, that the working force of some of the
departments is capable of considerable reductions
money has annually been expended ever since
the Republican party first came into power, for
which no adequate service has been returned
Extensive reductions will soon take place.
The Cabinet ladies have discontinued their re-
ceptionS for the season. and have followed the
example of Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hendricks
in taking needed rest. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs
Manning, are in New York, Mrs. Villas is still in
Wisconsin, and Mrs. Bayard is making arrange
ments to leave Washington for summers rest
in Delaware at the Secretarp's country scat
When the Secretaries families are settled here
next season there will be xood deal of youth
and beauty in the Cabinet circle.
1t will include Miss Endicott laughter of the
Secretary of War, Miss Villas, Miss Lamar, the
State, Misses Mamie and Florence Bayard and
Miss Manning, daughter of the Secretary of the
Treasury. Only two of these young ladies' are
formally in society, but they will form very at
tractive group next winter.
Social dissipation promises to be very dull for
the next few weeks and the devotees OF fashion
are giving themselves up to relaxation from the
arduous duties OF the gay season.