The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-03-06
WASHINGTON, Fen. 14th, 1885.

WASHINGTON, FED. 14th, 1886.
The city CONCEALED In arctic weather
Is making preparation for the coming
event, the 4th Of March. The Dem.
ocrats are preparing for q great demon.
stratlon and the Republicans are pre-
pairing TO grin and bear II. Hotel
and boarding house keepers are pre-
paring to pack their guests like sar-
dimes In box, and various military
and civic organizations are preparing
to entertain their brethren from
abroad. President Arthur Is prepar-
Ing to vacate the White House to the
political successor OF James Buchanan
and while MessersBlaine, Reed, Hoar.
Sherman, ct az may be preparing for
death, they are not preparing TO ad-
init that the war which their malice
and ambition has prolonged for twenty
years beyoud Its heroic term Is now
a thing OF the past. Society, also, IL
preparing to reconstruct itself In DIFF
ferent lines aud different women.
The Frellnghuysen's, Blaine's, Brew.
ster's, Gamblers. with their satellites
and parasites Will go. The new 30"
ciety, / smagine, will be composed In
part OF the ancien regime, the old res
idenis who have lived In seclusion
during the long ascendancy Of the
light fingered vandels of the Grant
era and the psalm singing hypocrltes
OF the Hayes usurpation. The social
tone will depend much ON the Cabinet
Of Mr.. Cleveland, for society here
takes Its cue aud hue, to a great ex-
tent, from those high In Office. II Is
the general Impression that tho next
will be working administration, II
certainly has task before Il, and II
would not be suggestive of work to
see the houses OF the Thurman's
Bayard's, and Garland's of the next
administration given over TO mid.
nights revels, as has been too much
the case OF late years In Washing.
ton.
An extra session Of Congress !,
thought 10 be very probable, but
whether there Is an extra session ol
not there Will be something going on
after tho 4th OF March. II Is moi
expected that one hundred thousand
Office holders will be Immediately
turned out. But new Cabinet with
new Chiefs OF Bureau, new CHIEF
clerks, and new foreign ministers
Will DO appointed with as little delay
as possible. There will be some Sfty
thousand Postmasters 10 appoint, and
general and JudicIous cleaning ou,
Of the idle, incompetent, superanuat-
ed, and the morely political rats and
barnacles who have industri0usly
drawn their salaries from tho public
treasury for years and years.
Many clerks in the departments
have been trying TO have their papers,
which show that they were recon-
mended by prominent republicans,
withdrawn from the files. Secretary
McCullocb, however has denied their
requests and says that he proposes 70
turn over the files of the Treasury
department eutact. This, of course,
Is right, and nothing more. II q
clerk has been recommended by Sen
ator Kellogg ofLouisiana, Mr.. Blaine,
or Senator Hoar, for no better reason
than that no Is republican, aud ha:
done political work for his patron, II
Is OF Interest to the country and the
coming administration to have II or
record. When an examination OF the
appointment files has been made II
will be found that q majority OF the
male employees have been appointed
for political purposes, and that many
females have been appointed for rea
sons and purposes not Of record.
The House had Its usual row or
Monday. Mr.. White, OF Kentucky
q disturbing element was ruled out o
order by Mr. Blackburn, the acting
speaker. The Sergeant-at.Arms wa
sent to seat him. That officer forgo
his mace Mr. White resisted, al
the officer had no badge Of Authority
The mace was secured, and, when 1
was no longer needed, Mr.. Whit,
was seated. For an hour there wal
turbulenc<' and wrangling over this
bat Mr.. Blackburn trium phed. Th,
supporters OF the River and Harbo,
bill were not able 10 hold the foo
after twelve o'clock. This is inter.
preted TO mean the defeat O. the bill
There was a marked determination
to pass the general appropriation
bills. The Post-office Appropriation
bill was taken up.
There was another disorderly scene
in the House of Representatives on
Tuesday over the White incident OF
the day before. The Republicans In
sisted that the personal rights OF O