The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-05-09
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

aPolitical Factor, etc.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 5. 1885. .
EDITOR CHIEF:
"What will the Administration do con-
cerning official changes?" is question
that is being very earnestly asked in every
State of the Union at this time. The in
quiry is extremely pertinent. There are in
round numbers about 10000 salaried of
fice-holders under the Federal Govern
ment. What is the President going to do
about it? The writer is fortunate in being
able to throw some light upon the matter.
gentleman who holds very responsible
and prominent appointment under Mr.
Cleveland, and who comes from a power
full State occupying a most important po-
litical and geographical position, spoke
very plainly and fully the other day re-
better comprehends the necessity for a
complete change in all commissioned Off
cials that does the President" said this
gentleman, 9and he has had an unusually
coming into power have been able to take
up the work of the Government where their
predecessors laid it down and they had a
task comparatively easy. But you must &C.
member that for quarter of century the
Presidents have been Republicans. Mr..
Cleveland is the first of his party to be in
trusted with the national helm since Mr..
Buchanan have known Mr.. Cleveland
as boy and man. He is slow. If you wish
to pick ont man for a strong pull, or
to lift a heavy weight, you might take him,
but for high jump you would need diff
ferent man. He has strength, but no po-
litical agility.
ITO sum up what have been trying to
say: The President knows what he has
promised the people to do. The enormous
task before him is sometimes appalling,
and have never known man who so felt
his responsibility as does the President.
he is endeavoring to comprehend the sys-
TEN Of government since it has been turned
over to him as the party head. Whomso-
ever the people want at their homes rs Post
masters, Collectors or Pension Agents they
can have, but he must represent in every
respect the faith of the party that gives
him power and place.
"The civil service act and rules will be
administered, not AZ ! shield for political
workers, but for tho better protection of
those Who are the necessary instruments
in conducting the important routine busi-
ness Of the lepartments. The great ad-
ministrative branchesof the Government
are full Of good women, and nobody wishes
to disturb them. Many are OF the 1rpub-
lican faith, but are we'll qualified for the
duty they are engaged in. Wherever
woman is in place she is fitted for and is
what she should be in character and de-
pertinent, she shall stay, no matter what her
politics may be. We are after the worth
less men who5are filnching from theIGov-
ernment wages they have not earned, men
who are incapable, worthless, drunken, and
class even worse. -"
| There are twenty five Democratic lead
ers here from Illinois. They come in as
sorted sizes from Morrison down. The re-
cess taken by the Illinois Legislature until
next week makes it possible for them to
remain here until the burning question as
to who shall be appointed United States
Marshal at Chicago is disposed of. This
question is made more important than it
seems by its bearing upon the Illinois Sem
atorial contest. Morrison wants a Morri-
son man appointed. The anti-Morrison
men want just the opposite. The President
is disposed to appoint some one not iden-
| tilted with either faction. Meanwhile the
Illinois statesmen have taken possession
of the lobby of Wizards Hotel.
A sleek-looking member of this delega-
ton, black haired, black bearded man,
who looked as if butter wouldn't melt in
his mouth, was pointed out to me the
other night as Devine. the man who bea'
ex- Congressman Finerty for City Treasurer
of Chicago Ia fifty thousand dollar Office,
at the last election. ! was told when De
vine was presented to the President las
week he said: "Mr. President, am look
ing at the man who beat Blaine and dyna
mite, and you are looking at the man whe
beat Finerty and dynamite" asked how
Devine defeated so popular man as Fin
erty. "Milk did it," said my friend
"not Sugar nor ssand,' nor ginger,
but milk" It seems that Devine is milk
mau-perhaps the milkman of Chicago
and that he knows how to use his milk tick
cts. Every man, woman and child in Chi
cago had milk Cor could have it) at De
vines expense during that fierce contest
His "milk tickets" fell like snow flake
on day in January. Where Finerty wa
, strongest the shower was thickest. l pre-
sume that even in the bar rooms where Fin
, erty might very readily have believed him
self impreguable those magical milk tick
q cts were found to be good for milk punch
es, egg flip, mint juleps and other bucoli
= beverages. At all events Devine won an
. won by that means.
The President has decided to take up hi
residence at Soldiers Home in about tw
y ALERT.
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