San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-04-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Cor respondent.

| ~ 10 uuuctotoou thto ehS poh'y VI
this administration with regard to ap'
pointments TO places IN the southern
states, that are now held by colored
republicans, will be not to substitute
white men for colorod men, ,butreplaco
inc ompetent or dishonest coloredre'
publicans by colored democrats who
are worthy and capable. In accor-
dance, it is said, with this policy, the
postmaster general has just appointed
ex-Representativo Tom Hamilton, OF
Beauford, routo-agent from Beau
fort to Jacksonboro, S. @. Hamilton
was the leader of small band OF
colored men who supported the
Hampton government in South Caro-.
olina in 1876.
"What do the Ohio democrats
think of the administration" I asked
to-day of Representative Wilkins,
who has been among his constituents
for the last several weeks.
"They like it," he replied. "Thcrc
is some grumbling among politicians,
but the people, the voting masses, like
Cleveland and like his administration.
This is especially true of the country
or rural people. They are satisfied
that everything will come round right
for the democratic party. The classes
of people who are not agitated about
Office, but who survey the situ-
alton calmly, are pleased with the
administration"
The Alert, which was presented to
the United States by the English
government to be used on the Gree
ly relief expedition, will start from
Now York next week, commanded by
Commander Coffin, for Halifax, where
she will be turned over to the Eng
lish government with the thanks of
congress. She will be manned by
about thirty officers. There is talk
in Canada of sending the Alert on the
Hudson bay expedition.
The Central American difficulty has
been settled by atreaty OF peace be-
tween Salvador and Guatemala.
Transit across the Isthmus is also un-
impeded, and our noble marine can
return to their ordinary occupation
of guard duty, and appearing in
spectacular dramas where soldiers are
required upon the stage.
Affairs in Washington have very
materially quieted down, and the
mugwump, old line democrat and re-
publican are resting calmly side by
side.
The democrats are very happy over
the favorable turn of political affairs
in the local elections in Michigan.
President Cleveland is highly graft
fed, and feels that his conservative
policy of civil service reform meets
with the approval of the people. The
Endorsement of the policy of the new
administration was made an issue in
the contest.
Democratic members of congress
are still grumbling about the policy
of the administration, and predicting
many evils if the offices are not turned
over pretty soon. The Virginia del
egation has decided that the Mahon-
ties must be put out of all the Offices
they hold in the state at once, or the
democratic party will be in a bad way
at the next election there, and they
will have hard time to hold on to the
management of state affairs. The
Ohio men arc even moro cut up, and
the result of the municipal elections
adds to their discontinue. Some OF
the members from the far south are
complaining, too, though they say
that what they want is not to have
the patronage thrown into their own
section particularly, but to have it go
where it will do the most good. They
want the states that are naturally
democratic, but have been held by re-
publican patronage, and those like
Illinois and Michigan. which are ''mis-
sionary states" to be brought over to
the party by unlimited patronage.
A democratic member Of congress
said TO me that he felt that there was
no use trying to conceal the fact that
the party politicians were altogether
at variance with Mr.. Cleveland, and
that Il would have lbs effect on the
state elections He said that the pol
iticians would find out who was the
administration candidate IN every
case, and would knife him - Folgor
was knitted IN New York asa rcbuke to
to Arthur. He thousht the al
-niristra.inn and The H.nsc ronld be