McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c., Feb. Z. 'S5.

to the most important of official posi-
tons who have neither qualifications no
character, shows that. He has pickle
out the men who were subservient in hi
cause last summer, and one by one dol
ing out such rewards as he suppose
such menials are entitled to. The las
appointment, that of Draper for thu
Court of Commissioners of Alabam,
Claims, is one most ewinently unfit. The
fact that Draper-expcnded 3 good dea
of time in looking after Arthurs politi
cal fortunes, is the on y qualification
that the man possesses for this high and
responsible position. 1t looks from this
standpoint as if the President intended
to make room for all his favorites who
are not already provided for.
have already told you of the remark
able power in society at the Capital that
is welded by official position, which of
itself has become a local aristocratic
institution. But there is rife among
the higher officials sentiment that is
prone to bow down to the shrine of the
dollar, and Arthur, like Hayes, and like
Grant, is one of the worst cases Of this
kind Of idnIatry. From the time of Ar
thur accession, he has given the cold
shoulder to every public man who is
obliged to live within moderate means.
He is all the time running after the ma
hobs, and associates only with those
who afford to live in luxuriour ease.
There was never President who went
abroad SO much as he does, and there
was never one (uHless it be G-ant.) who
sought the doors of the wealthy and
went back on those who had made him.
Take the case of Logan whose services
in the Garfield campaign We're invaua-
Die to his party, and who has all along
been friendly to the President, and
whose opinion has been freely sought
and as freely been given. MIR. Arthur
has never coudescended to call upon him
once, because Logan could not live in
brown stone front, while Senator Mil
Ter, with no brains but plenty of money,
could command the attendance Of the
Executive and his official retiuue ut any
time.
One Of the bitterest and in some re-
spects most disgraceful Senatorial con-
tests ever occurring in any State has
Just terminated out in Colorado by a
triumph for personal and political intsg-
rity. The country at large is not much
acquainted with the details Of of thi.
singular local struggle, but the people |
If the whole country are deeply interest
ID in the election ofproper men to &C.
,upy seats in The U. S. Senate, and in |
he suppression of the peculiar methods !
xlich have often obtained in effecting
J chuice. The notion that any man may
,uy a seat in the Senate, so prevalent
n recent years, has had two very con-
p:cuous set backs in the last few days.
Ivarts of New York, and Teller of Col.
re shining examples of the triumph of
rains and fitness over big bank accounts.
,epator Hill, the wealthiest man in Col
rado, whose income is over 81 900 per
lay, has been for two years past plan
ing and scheming to secure his own re-
urn. Nothing that money or the most
nscrupul"u~ manipulation could DO has
een omitted ty him in his efforts to this
nd. During this tim. he has subsidized
r purchased outright thirteen newspa-
'ars in different parts Of the State. in
luding the ''Tribune-Republican" of
Denver, and these journals have been
rom first to last his supliant tools, mis-
erresenting the sentiment Of their To-
ali.ies and vehemently attacking all
Tho opposed the ambition Of their own
r. His first nvert act was to apply all ,
is machinery to defeat the regular Re-
ublican candidate for Governor two
ears ago because his own man was up-
ucccssful in securing the nomination
,ext he undertook to defeat the regular
andidate for sheriff of arapailoe Coun,
j D.nver,) because the latter was not
Hill man. In the late campaign, at,
rr debauehipg the primaries in most
outrageous manner. he furnished mon
y to defeat at least FIVE Republican
andidates for the Legislature, solely