The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-04-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1885.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1885.
Government machinery is rum
ming very smoothly under the new
management, aud it is conceded by
all hands that more aud better
work is accomplished under the
new regime. AS yet the heads of
the different departments have been
able to do very little in the way of
reorganization and reform, but the
needlessly complicated system of
the various bureaus are receiving
carefal study, and it is expected
that from 1900 to 1000 clerks will Oe
discharged in Washington alone.
| A large crowd gathered about
the stables last Thursday at the
sale of Government horses and
carriages ordered by Secretary La
mar. The elegantequipages brought
good prices, but the mOny returned
to the U. s. Treasury is but a small
portion of the amount that will be
saved. An elegant and expensive
stable with grOOms, drivers and
horses. all costing not less than
$4,000 or $15, 900 per year will no
longer be maintained at the ex-
pense of the taxpayer, aud the ex-
ample OF honesty and Democratic
frugality will be felt in all the
branches OF the service over which
the Secretary OF the Interior pre-
sides.
1t appears that the example of
economy has already been felt by
the Republican majority in the U.
s. Senate, for tire caucus has de-
bated proposition to reduce the
expenses OF that luxurious body
S75, 900 or 100, 900 per year. In the
first place, they propose to return
to Gen. Ben Butler the house for
which the Senate has paid an an
ual rental of $4,000, aud next, to
reduce the number of clerks and
employees of whom there are many
more than are needed.
President Cleveland is maintain
ing his reputation tor thorough
worker. He keeps cool, does one
thing after another, never attempts
to do two things at once, aud has
ample time to look into and exam
inc all the questions he is called
upon to decide. His habits of hard
work and long hours will enable
him to give the great work before
him conscientious and sareful at
teDtiOn. There is no doubt that he
is more or less bored by the crowds
of curious people who more than
mere Office seekers are anxious to
see the President, but he does not
fret or worry. A friend suggested
to him the other day that certain
appointment which it was known
would particularly please a certain
newspaper might be advisable on
that occount. 1t would secure the
friendship of that paper for his adj
minlstration absolutely. His reply
to this was "Oh, we'll, they have all
got to come to it, anyhow. BE
does, in fact, believe that every
reputable newspaper in the United
States is bound to come 10 his sup
port, because he does not intend to
adopt any course of action as Pres
ident of the United States which
ruputable journals can succeed in
persuading their readers in wrong.
When our bilious republican
friends recall their gloomy augu-
ries of what would follow with
Democratic President, they must
be amazed at the inaccuracy of their
imaginations. A few weeks ago
they were iudulgiug in hOrrid Wis
ions of long haired tobacco eating
bandits who they thought would
take the Capitol by storm aud rob
the /" truly good" aud daintily nice
of their soft seats and their sala-
ries. No civil service law, they
predicted, could stand between
these long famished "outs' and
the long withheld good things of
Office. The Union soldier would
have to give way to the gaunt and
hungry grey coats. The dreaded
Democratic President is in the
seat so recently occupied by Grant,
Hayes, Garfield and Arthur. And
yet things in Washington go on
very much as before. There is no
decline in real estate consequent
upon the dismissed government
clerks having their houses forced
upon the market. In fact there is
no depression anywhere, except in
the minds aud hearts of those
clerks who are conscious that they !
have nothing to do and have no
reason or right to draw salaries
from the public treasury. Outside |
of this army Of Republican spoils- |
men, loafers aud creatures, male |
and female, who have been ap-
pointed and upheld solely by infin- |
ence-all is peaceful aud prosper. |
Gus at the Capitol, and numerous
Republicans are now saying that
the change came not day too soon.
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