The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-06-20
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE.
Reducing the Custom House Force-The
New Postmaster's Work-Politics
Quiet, Etc, Etc Etc.
BALTIMORE, June 18th, 1886

BALTIMORE, June 10th, 1885.
Messrs. Editors :-Collector E. II. Webster, of
the Baltimore Custom House, has made his report
to the Secretary of the Treasury in reply to the
request for reduction of the force of his Office
1t is explicit and satisfactory. 1t shows an opin-
ion entertained by Col. Webster long time ago,
that expenses in this department of the Govern
ment in this city might be reduced to a con-
siderable extent and the department not suffer.
The reply to the Secretary is full and clear in every
respect, and by being adopted much money might
be saved to the public treasury. 1t has often
hitherto been urged by Mr.. Webster, whose ex-
perience, practically and otherwise, has been long
and useful in every way. All who have had Off
cial transactions with him in every capacity
both Democrats and Notwithstanding and
others, speak in the highest and most praisewor-
thy terms of him as an honest, upright gentleman,
standing justly high not only with the Govern
ment but all who know him. The general i'm
preston is that he will not be disturbed in his
present place until sometime in February next,
when his commission runs out Ii change
should then be made it is pretty generally be-
lieved that our wel-known Democratic politician,
Mr.. I. Freeman Raisin, at present clerk OF one OF
the courts, highly influential and q great manager,
somewhat like Senator German, will be called to
fill the place. There is probably no shrewder,
active ADLER political manager of his party here
or elsewhere He is of the old school. /, there
fore, give you q rumOr that when change Is
made in the Custom House it will more than likely
be Mr.. Raisin, il he desires the place. 1t may,
however, be that he would prefer some other less
responsible and wearisome place. There are others
of the party hoping to get it for themselves
Merchants doing business with the Custom House
want competent practiced persons there to trans
act their intricate business, not caring particularly
what may be their private political sentiments
1t is coming more and more to this every year.
They only want thing we'll and rightly done.
l notice that the appointment OF our new post
master, Mr.. I. Parker Veazey, does not give very
great satisfaction to the party on account of his
having been rather Independent and not sufficient
ly radical in politics or Democracy. There are
those now-and many of them-who want clean
sweep, no matter what the consequences, but it
seems President Cleveland-very wisely, for the
good of his friends-does not and will not agree
with them. The truth is Mr. Veazey is doing
we'll as our postal head and likey-in the ultima
tum-to crafty and please all. He is very able,
honest, clever gentleman, and in some measure
very much such man in his personnel and gen.
eral characteristics as Collector Webster, cacula-
ted to please all and attend strictly, faithfully to
his own business. mixture of old and young
Democracy, with good, sound Independents and
q considerable sprinkling of active, honest, sensi
BILE Republicans, fully compromising their bust
ness, in my judgment will suit the party in the
end if it expects success hereafter. OF this, how
ever, Mr.. Cleveland must be the judge.
Though political matters are just now rather
quiet, yet they will be on the way to high-water
mark before very long and in the fall be hazing.
The Republicans too getting their dander up,
fearing that the party in power will 60 back on
them as we'll in civil service other things
More time, however, is required to see how mat
tiers will turn out Thus far things have gone
we'll as could be expected by solid politicians
Going more radically would unquestionably do
them harm. It's only uncertain tenure at best.
kIo,nf mutt
1t is notcable-rather singularly--that your
citizen, Hon. J. Fred. c. Talbot, who served the
Second Congressional district so we'll for three
sessions in the House, has not yet gotten an ap-
pointment or office under the new administration.
1t is quite confidently and justly believed he will
before long, and good He surely, as an
efficient representative and clever gentleman,
deserves one such as he desires. As he has had
three terms in succession I suppose his more
needy friends think he can afford to wait short
while.
1t appears now from late movements on the
Democratic chess. board that Gen. Latrobe will
again be put out as our Democratic candidate for
Mayor of Baltimore. Having already held the
position several terms there are some who say
though they like hint is pushing things too
hard, so he may find some opposition.
There appears now no doubt that Hon. George
Cotton will again be candidate for chief of the
Police Commissioners when the time comes again
to choose such officers. He has made an excel
lent official. 1t might be, however, that the next
Legislature will be in Republican majority
We must wait and see. NEsToR.