The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-19
RANDOM NOTES.

Representative the other day before his departure
for home. lie said:
81 am now going home and shall not return TIL
next November"
"How is that?"I asked. Have you got every
thing you wantedr''
81 have obtained very little, but have arrived
at plan Of ascertaining what will be done in the
ways OF appointments. l can tell every time, and
that being the do not feel that is specially
important for me to stay here
"What is your plan?"
at is as follows: Take all the premises Put
together all the points that TO point toward the
appointment of a certain individual to ONCE In
this should be Included the promises of Cabinet
Ministers, etc. When you have arrived at the con-
clusion that seems inevitable, and You believe you
know what is going to happen settle upon the exact
opposite OF that, the very thing that is the most
like it, and you will have the result to mathemati-
cacertanty. Thlsi is an Administration Of opposites
The unexpected is certain to happen"
lyon are evidently not well pleased with some
things that have been donee"
"No, can hardly say that. To be sure, 1t is lit
tie upsetting to have thing turn out differently
from what you expected, but can't say as any spe-
cia damage to the country has been inriced there
by. The palladium Of liberty is still nviolate.'
am told by those who know that there will be
strong Effort to reorganize the Civil Service Commits
sion There Is a growing dissatisfaction with its
present composition among the leading men Of both
parties Thc facts In the case were exactly set
forth by leading Official and man who has been
one Of the strongest supporters of reform In the
civil service. He spoke as follows:
"The fact OF the matter Is that the composition Of
the Commission was not considered important
matter when II was first organized. II was looked
upon as something that would probably not long
continue. No one cared who went on. Eaton was
appointed because he was understood to be sup
porter OF the scheme, and one said he helped to
draft the bill. Pendleton who had fathered the BILL
was asked 10 name some one TO go on the Commits
sion. He mentioned Thoman, who was running
little weekly paper out In youngstown, Ohio who
had defended the Senator from the attacks that
had been made against him in the large Democratic
papers OF the State, and sent marked copies of the
remarks to him. Up to this time Thomau had not, SO
far as any one knows, been civil service reformer.
He had not advocated the bill lie had simply defended
Pendeton because he was Pendleton satellite.
Gregory was an Illinois Republican school-teacher
| OF extensively partisan procvitles, who had been
turned out Of the presidency Of the State University
and had been persistently begging for something
for more than ayear Who could expect satisfactory
| work from such commission? II must be rcor
gsnzed These pompous men who look upon the
United States as big grammar school, and proceed
to cuff the ears Of Senator'S and Cabinet Ministers
whenever they Imagine that wry face II made over
their unreasonable and oyerreachng rules, should
go, and men of national reputation and common
| must be put in Civil service reform must be car
| ried forward properly and sensiby and not by a
Commission OF impractical cranks who will bring
dlscredit upon the whole business"
The President who manages 10 get along very far
In his term without the most bitter impeachment OF
his motives and actions II truly happy man.
There are very few people who know that Washing
ton, who was twice elected TO the Presidency by the
.Hra.. thu.
tery abused. lie WAS first abused because he would
not assist the French republic In their war against
| England and Holland. But the worst abuse OF the
great man came in his second term, when he signed
| the Jay treaty with England. His private character
was assaed and his entire record was reviewed.
| 1t was claimed that he had shown incapaciiy rs
general during the Revolution and that he had en-.
| bezzled funds during his term of oIlcc. lie was
threatened with Impeachment and his friends feared
that he might be assassnated. The honored epithei
which had been given to him some years before OF
| Father Of his Country was burlesIued and he WAS
called "step- with all that the term
All these attacks made upon the old gentleman made
| him say with great feeling;
al would rather be in my grave than In tue Presi-
| dency."
Yet II was not more than year before the Increase
| OF trade with England under the jay treaty had
fully demonstrated the wisdom of the President Ia
| signing II. The treaty not Of course all that,
could have been desired, but much better than
none, and answered the purpose MI something bet
ter could be obtained.
| The light against Washington, however, continued
| with varying yehemonce Washington himself In
describing II, said the attacks were" In terms cX-
aggeTated and Indecent could scarcely he applied
10 negro, notorious defaulter, or even a common
pekpocket" But The Father OF hls Country took ad-
vantage after 10 answer all his enemies, and put
| his answer permanently on record In his farewell
| address.
| "Iwsnt ~ he interviewed" aaid an Ohio Bepre-
sentative 70 me the other day.
| "What ab0ut7" asked.
81 don't care. ! simply want 10 be brought out
| strong on something, and then VIII send the paper
| home and let them know that am being noticed. !
want 10 come TO the front. ! have been In Congress
one term, and this time want TO get committee.
| In fact must have one. | want TO have Speaker
Carlisle know that am alive also" And no inter
| viewed him.
| Happening 70 meet Auditor Dan McConyile yes
terday, asked him what he ascertained by his trip
W Ohio. He said that there was absolutely nothing
new out there, and that there was nothing partcu-
lar likely to develop out Of the chaos for time
yet. The Democrats Will not put their candidate In
the Held for weeks yet. The Republicans evidently
| see that they nave made serious mistake In
being too previous" with their nomination. They
| are having fearful fight with the Prohibi0nlsts,
and are likely 10 use up large part OF their aminu-
milton before the campaign really opens Mr. Me-
cOnye says that IL very curious how small things
are constantly picked up by the newspapers and
| tnaUnidp pl al nd IN ugln M dr MN from them