The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-23
NEW ORLEANS.
Another Letter From the Worlds Fair.
Crcakers-rbe Splendid Exhibit From Mis-
sissippi-Her Corn Beats the
World Other Notes.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20-This Southern
climate is very much like children when
company is present-on her worst behavior.
Strangers are here from all parts of the
world, expecting to bssk in warm sunlight
and balmy breezes. They find it cold, damp
and dismal. Well, the weather wise inform
Us that winter is absolutely at an end,
though the two last days have been quite
cold and icy. The number of visitors to the
exposition is daily increasing, and all go
away delighted with the grandeur and
beauty of the show. Very likely your read
ers will think, as I say so much about this
Worlds Fair that | never saw one before.
Well, never did see one near equal TO this,
and see so much to please and interest me
that l may be little over-enthused.
Some croskers have been pred letting that
1t would break down for want Of money to
complete the buildings aud get the mate
rails for exhibition into full display. Bat
the buildings are completed, and almost
every department is fully equipped and
ready for dress parade except the womsn's,
and they are determined to have everything
in he right place before their show is placed
on exhibition. Their department has the
material for a brilliant display, aud there
will be no failure with the ladies Give
them little time to arrange their ribbons
and curls, and they viii come out in full
dress.
In the Mississippi State exhibit there is
some very creditsble work from the hands
OF her lady artists that are attracting most
favorable comments. | sm pleased TO see
that my old State of Mississippi is making
such good display of the products of her
farms, orchards, vineyards, forests and work
shops. In some respects she is ahead
OF 81 other States. In WOOL cotton, timber,
and strange to say, in corn she beats the
world. The ears of corn from Washington
County. on the Mississippi River, are the
largest have seen in the exposition. Her
WOOL IN England is admitted to be the bsst
in the world. Her cotton has taken the
medal in two Worlds Expositions and it
will most likely do it in this. The fine dis
play the State has made here will greatly ad-
vance her interests in attracting immigra.
ton into her borders. | am delighted to see
Southern people exhibiting so much enter.
prise and energy IN this work. It shows
there is still life and prosperity in the old
land that is rapidly bringing her to the front
again. If Congress could only be induced to
take high, siatesmanlike view OF this Mis-
sissippi River question and appropriate a
sufficient amount of money TO thoroughly
rebuild the levees and absolutely protect the
rich lands of its great valleys, II would soon
become the garden spot of the world. Don't
say ''it can't be DONE" for money.
energy, perseverance,, industry and skill
can accom- plish the work beyond any doubt.
The Sentine's attitude on civil service re.
form strikes me as presenting the true old
fashioned Democratic doctrine of equal
rights and fair play. am in favor OF Civ
ing any honest, competent, industrious
American citizen chance to attain the
highest success he may aspire TO in this
country, whether In the direction OF bust
ness, professional pursuits or official posi-
ton. and these lifetime offices certainly
have the effect to limit the opportunities of
many as good or better men than those hold
ing the positions 1t Is al nonsense about
its requiring lifetime for a man to become
acquainted with the duties of little clerk
ship, or even a Chief Justice or United
States Judgeship. There are doubtless 800
men in the United States as well qualified TO
fill the place that Chief Justice Waite occu-
pies as he is, and quite a number that are
decidedly his superiors, still no one else can
get there until he dies or resigns, however
much some ambitious lawyer may desire the
place. / am in favor of civil service reform
myself, and have been for twenty years
But my idea of civil service reform is 10 put
the Republicans out as soon as pos
sible, and fiji their places with
honest, faithful. competent characters
Ii would be in order to inquire the number
of Democrats that have been appointed to
Office by Republican administrations Even
IN selecting physicians for services on PEN
sion Boards, party politics was made test,
and no Democrat need apply. In Vincennes,
where Republican doctors were rather scarce,
they had to take one who had not been in
the practi &C the requisite number OF years,
rather than appoint Democrat who applied
for the place. That is the kind OF civil ser
vice the Republicans practjced. Not Dem
cTat Of any prominence vas every appointed
by that party except Judge Key, OF Tonnes
see and in him, am pleased to say, they
made good selection as he is q faithful, eff
fcient. honest official and voted the Demo
cratic ticket.
Just how many Democrats have been found
qualified 10 fill the official positions under
the rules of the existing civil service law, |
should like to know. Many Democrats here
express wish that Hon. Joseph E. McDon-
aid may be assigned a place in Mr.. Cleve-
lands Cabinet. His high integrity and
great ability and wisdom in statesmanship
certainly indicate his admirable fitness for
such place. A. PATTON.
Indian and American Wheat.