Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-19
arr WARRINGTON LgTTER.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. 1885.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10, 1885.
The President had a very pleasant
time last week. Ts begin with. ha had
avery agreeable trip TO Buffalo. and en-.
ioved the greeting OF his friends there
He has found time, since bis return te
this city, to spend an evening at the
tbeater, something he had not done be-
fore nnoe be came to Washington, In
March last. On Friday he spent several
hours in conversation With Secretary
whitney, who had iust returned from
Nsv York. On the same afternooH be
shook hands With 259 callers in the T. a.,
Room by actnal count.
Ssnat Edmunds has often been
charged With beinR an attorney for jay
Goald, and may have performed legal
services for the great railroad wrecker,
bat / notice that hs appeared IN the So
preme Court last week TO argue a case
against one of the corporations which
Gonld controls. While Mr.. Edmunds
believes that a Senator or Representative
In Congress may continue the practice
Of his profession and appear 10 the
Federal Courts, he makes 10 a rule never
10 accept a retainer in a case which in
wolves the interests of the Government
In any way, unless IL be some constitu.
tionaI question which be thinks shoold
be determined. IL all our public men
we're equally conscientious, it vsuld be
well for them and for the country. Still
there is not nearly as much corruption
In public life as the scandal hunters
would have 10 appear.
Our civil service is much pursr than
that OF any other country. There viil
be vrongdoing as long as temptation
exists, and public men will twist she
laws OF propriety around 20 AZ 10 justify
themselves In making profit out of their
influence or IN securing their own ad-
vsncement thereby; but, a. compared
With England and other countries, the
politics Of the United States are pure.
Over there no man thinks OF getting
seat in Parliament except by purchase,
while here such thing ia very rare.
was talking the other day with a mem.
Der Of our high judiciary, who spent the
summer In Europe, upon this point, and
be said be was amazed at the amount of
corruption In the elections of England,
and the degree OF tolerance exhibited
toward it. The people bad come TO look
upou the purchase of votes as a neces
cary, II rot = proper thing. and regarded
the practice very much as We do stock
Rambling-one Of the necessary evils of
the age.
Work on the unfinished cruisers, the
Chicago and Boston, will be resumed at
Chester on Monday, under the direction
of the bureaus OF steam engineering
and construction Of the Navy Depart
ment. IL Is expected that $50 or 800
wofkmen ~ill be given employment at
once. The Chicago IL still on the stocks,
bot the Boston has been launched and
IL tied up at one of the piers. IL is
thought the Chicago can be launched in
about ten days after work on her 10 re-
sumed, and that il will take some three
months to complete the Boston MP to the
point named 10 Roach's contract, at a
cost Of about $4,000. The Chicago
Will require several months longer than
the Boston ard several times as much
money.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is very
partial 10 red apples, and would not, IL
be could help il. eat an apple of apy
Stutf uotot WIN bts udt lhCt ~
said 10 have great effect upon the red
apple trade. saw yesterday. by actual
count, i've descendants Of Senegambian
kings who are engaged in the laudable
business Of vending apples ON the public
hiehvsy. They we're drawn up in line
on the Fifteenth street side Of the Trea-
sury building. They had apples Of va
rious kinds and sizes, but they we're all
red in color. sm told that no other
apples are nov eaten by the employees
Of the Treasury, from the charwoman
10 the assistant secretaries.
Assistant Secretary Fairchild tells me
that those who are interested in the
tariff question will be much disappcint
I'd when they see the documents that
have been received in response to MIR.
MaRninR's circular Of inquiry. The
object of the inquiry vas to cali out the
views of the mercantile and industrial
men Of the country as to the legislation
represent, and 1t was intended to submit
the replies TO Congress for its Informs
tion and guidance; but these for whose
benefit this plan was adopted do not
seem to have taken much interest in the
matter, for not one In twenty of the nen
or Arms to whom the inquiries were ad
dressed have responded, and the replies
received are not Of a character either to
have much Influence or represent the
news Of the interests involved. They
will be sent 10 Congress, however, Just
a. they are, and a lot of COED white
paper will be ruined In printing them.
IRNox.