The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-11-13

CrOm cur regular correspondents,
WAsnINeroN, oor. 24th, lss5.

Ino winter season ana session SUI
tlciently near to be matters OF inteses
aud subjects Of conversation In Wash
ington. There seems to be a genera
impression in political circles tina
the coming session OF Congress vii
be- one OF unusual interest and excite
ment. Many think II Will be the
the most sensational winter In Wash
ington since the war. II by some
malign accident New York and Vir
einia should 90 republican, the bloody
shirt win again come to the front and
the stormy scenes OF the reconstruct.
Ion era will DO revived In the House
and Senate.
hear from reliable source that
Mr.. Villas, Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Lam.
ar, are to be made subjects OF an
attack not less virulent than tha.
which Mr.. Garland Is now enduring.
The John Roach interest; the land
grant interest; the steamship mail
interest are enraged and desperate.
They have powerful attorneys In
Chandler, Robson, Ben Butler and
others. They will leave no stone un-
turned TO recover their rich booty and
they will And ready assistance here In
Washington.
There are large number CT con-
tractors, lobbyists, attorneys aud claim
agents here who have grown rich
from the fat drippings In the U. 8.
Treasury. When Mr.. Cleveland was
inaugurated, they thought, Of course.
the "day Of their destiny" was over,
and most Of them proposed to retire
or emigrate. But these sweet exIlss
have seen from afar that many of
their former pals and accomplices are
retained in places of confidence and
trust, and they ase coming back.
They will 10 felt and not seen this
winter. They are active even now.
The President, / think, Is not aware
OF the immense sinews of the forces
that are preparing 10 attack him
through his Cabinet. The Pan Elec-
trio Telephone Company will be In
vestigated. A special committee will
be appointed 10 the Senate In the In.
terest Of John Roach. The Ocean
Mail Steamship Company will howl
for their subsidy, and insist upon an
investigation Of the Pos Master Gen.
eraI. The land grabbers point OF at
tack will be the Secretary OF the In
terror. A powerful soclo military Or
ganization wilt weep and refuse to be
because all the leaders OF
society have been sent to their regi-
ments and posts In the West. When
all these forces march against tho
common foe, there will be beautiful
all along the line.
II will be exceedingly interesting
70 watch and note events az they de-
velop. When Congress adjourned
last March few believed that It would
In such unsettled polItIca
weather. Every one expected 10 SEQ
q peaceful political revolution and
that Washington, so long the polIti-
cal headquarters of the Republican
party would be transformed al least
TO the extent OF It's official peTsonel.
The transformation has not taken
place. The great body Of republicans
are still In Office, and they will In a
few days greet their friends In Con-
gr0ss. Who can doubt that there
will be cooperation between republi-
can Senators and Congressman and
the host Of republican ofiice.holders
who have long lived in the bonds 0!
personal and political alIiancel
That Mr.. Cleveland Is so slow In
cleaning the camp of enemies and
traitors Is a subject Of regret with
those who elected him for this pur-
pose. To have seen the rejoicing last
week in the corridors of the different
Departmenls-the handshsking, the
congratulation over the Republican
success in Ohio, one would have
thought that the dial had been turn
ed back to the days Of Grant, or to
the time when these same officials re-
joiced over the rape OF the presidency
IN 1876. These jublIatiug republican
officials, men who have eaten the
bread of theft since 1876, are the in.
struments that are retained by a
Democratic Administration.
Mr.. Cleveland has accomplished
marked reforms, and his message to
congress, accompanied by the reports
of the different Cabinet officers will
show that much has been done ir
the direction of a return to hones
and economical methods Of admins
traitor. For the first time in TIL
history Of the Post Office Department
the contingent fund has been so care
fully managed that Congress will no
be called upon to make defcienc.
appropriation. The fgures In othe
Departments will be as creditable
r..