The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-19
Washington Letter.
3 WAsHINGTeN, Nov. 13, 18

u 4NoNs AoB lOOcs
As,the members of the Forty Ninth
Cong gress assemble in the city, it is in
teresHng to note upon the faces of Re-
expression of discourage
ment. They feel that the Democrats
have come to reign for long time.
They have ceased talking about candi-
dates for 1888. Before the elections |
there was SO much said on the subject
here that one might have thought the
country was on the eve of another
Presidential election .-
You hear nothing more now about
a war in the Senate. Republican Sen
ators are in measure subdued, while
the talk of Democratic Senators is
conservative and loyal. The defeat of
Mahone causes the Republicans to re-
gard the Senatorial contest with great
anxiety. Their majority in the Senate
is getting beautifully slim. Inease
tie occurs, as it did few years ago,
Vice President Hendricks cannot be
caught sitting on the fence sometimes,
as was Uncle David Davis. Mr.. Hem
dricks' vote can always be counted in
advance.
The forecast of the position to be
taken by Members of the new Con-
gress on the silver question, recently
published, is not regarded as likely to
prove true after Congress has met and
received the Presidents message and
the report of Secretary Manning. The
President and the Secretary are not
likely to occupy different ground from
that taken by Mr.. Cleveland last
spring. 1t is thought he will appeal
reasonably to both Houses of Congress
to support his views and try them in
practice. :. -
i. Thous h you may not hear great
deal about it, changes in the offices
hive been constantly going on here
since the fourth of March. They go
on gradually, but anyone going into
the Departments after an absence of
nine months would find but few fa'
miliar faces at the desks of the higher
officials. In the Treasury, for instance
both the Secretaries are Democrats.
The Solicitor of the Treasury is a
Democrat, as is also the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, the Treasurer,
and the Register of the Treasury. A
Democrat has succeeded the old Com
missioner of Customs, and the new
director of thr mint'is Democrat
The first and second Controllers are
| Democrats all six of the auditors are
Democrats :. a Democratic Appoint
ment clerk files away applications n
Democrat signs the report of the Bu-
| reau of statistice, and there are many
changes lower down the line, The
new appointees have. been good men,
possessing qualifications that suited
them for their duties. --
There are few men in the service of
the Government who work harder
than the head of the Treasury. And
las one of his subordinate officers said,
The worst of it is, he expects every
body else to work" The same officer
continued: Manning is a great big
] fellow, ,. full of bloom and as strong as q
horse. He can sit up all night at his
desk and be as fresh as a daisy next
morning, but we can't stand it," Mr..
Manning has no respect for old-time
methods, or official hours. One day
he ssked for certain report to be
made out: A chief of division told
Him that he would begin the work
l,o'clock in the afternoon. The Secre-
tary looked at him for moment and
calmly said, "I I must have that.report
in the morning." and he got it. 1t is
certain much more activity is display
ed now than ever before i'll the dis.
charge of business at the Treasury.
The Secretary's energetic touch is felt
in every branch of it.
The President is working at his first
message to Congress, securely shielded
from the 'distracting annOyances o.
fplace hunters. He finds time, how.
ever, to come down into the Eas,
| ISOOul dI u CcTtdlu uOuT, buT0S HIloS s
week, and shake hands with severa
hundred callers. Some amusing ant
characteristic incidents occur at thes,
public receptions. Guests are not al
willing TO. pass. Mr.. Cleveland will
i the eoa ventionaI' How do you do. ;
y Many of chem are intent on exchang
= ling'a few words for memory's sake
At his last handshaking a young cir
said to him. - was a prehibitionist
b that is why L did not vote for YOU
, "Well, L forgive you" said the Presi
dent with a smile. His last caller wa
an old, lady who said, "It,is refreshing
/: to see and shake the hand of a Demo
= cratic PRESIDENT butt" with emphasis
f"you want wife" The Presiden
) safd he knew it, and with her goot
advice ringing in his ears. went VI
, stairs TO-, work. 4, a., q. -5z 80
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