Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-25
..s WARRINGTON LETTER.
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Vas Irsoros. Feb. l6. 1886.

Wasus0ros. Feb. l6. 1886.
r,.vesk has been prolific 10 rumors
.,;.pesding Cabinet changes. fbe
-...u,y and Attorney Generals Offices
,srti-ularly referred TO, and IN the
not the latter the stories go so far
-. sssigusts Mr.. Garls nd's successor.
-...s rumors are periodic, and usually
m soIid foundation. took some
.r,sb.s to ascertain If there was really
:, ,aa.e for their currency at this
- -Of course. If the President
-. the slightest int nation to Mr.
e.J.nS thai be desired TO make a
.s.,ss ia she Office Of Attorney General,
:. rss,anation would instantly be ten
I,.A" said prominent member Of
=. Arkansas delegation, who - on the
.ost tst,maie terms with the subject OF
- ,suo,rks: "bot doL't be.ievs such
,hIng has ever beeu th 1aght of, and !
-. ,he Attorney General has had no
.rssn4tion to that etf ct he - a proud
-. and would not remain one day in
: soos,t,os wherein he mad not the Pres
sIso,'s fullest confidence. He has said
= macn to NE ID the psst week. |
Aunt know how these stores get stioat
fhey n-ualiy emanste from some One
g,th wnom the wish ~ father TO the
,soaqht. There is no doubt of one
,hIps. however. lbsrs bzs been more
aaie, pressure brought to bear uDon the
sanlnIstrati0n II effect .hia change
,ssn tbs pablio knows Of Oue of the
psr.;deni's oldest and most Iniiasntial
f,i,ads vas brought here a week sl0 for
he psrpose Of working upoa ths Presi-
dsuito effect Glrland's retirement. de
had tso conversations With tue Presl
dsa., in xh,oh be lptitnst-d lhas, tboa2h
pobody really believed that tins Attorney
(,ensral bad any pofsORal interest in tse
lslsphons cults, etc yet II might BE-
bsster II the Administration was relieved
from even the very appearance OF evil
BE- the retirement of it's chief Law Off Ser
fhe President he1Td the speaker TO the
end, and then dolly iptimatsd that when
b deslred advice upon lnattors touch
isQ his own business, hs would ask for
A. fhis ended ihs interview"
-Is this really trusl and how did II
gss outf' ine writer inquired.
The Intimate friend has wife, and
shs has friesds who are very mach In
arrested IN the telephone matter. He
soid bis wife, ana she comm on icated
lhe result OF the talk to her anxioas &C
ssaiDtanoes," vas the reply.
4 am pleased to know that one very
iIhcuit social question has At last been
x.iied," remarked lady the other
seaing who was speaking OF the Rr ,da-
nops IN the aggregate of humanity
allsd society. Yes, ws need no logger
vonder who IL who. Washington bas
d last had long felt want filed. We
have an Elite DIrectory,' al invalaable
sslpme, which we are assured is Ia safe
Guide a. regards the social status of
people. Tue thing, however, thu puz
Ilss me - how this IGferm ition wAs
caGAsned and from whom. Wbat rule
has been followed in writing down
Snilh in the Il tie Directory and ex-
olaaiag JoDesl Tney bold precisely the
same station ia the community, yet one
10 taken aud tue other left. BY whom
sas sbelr relative position deoid.dI IL
10 about ~ difficult an undertaking as
tan be imagined. How was It donef"
am unable to answer any OF these
pertinent questions. Wsile the average
American Processes To O re very lIttis
zbous snoh matters, yet there could be
DO pfompter way TO excite his wrath
han 10 intimate that be IL not "As good
~ anybody" Especially 10 this true of
he eeatls creatures who make up 81
important part of modera society. IL
sould be interesting To knox now these
aaiters were determined and upon
'hoss say 40. Il 1t that authority would
ave An awfully unhappy time.
The House voted last wsek TO allow
sstionai banks to change ta.ir names
nd locailons, and TO increase their
spitsl, under certain conditions. On
rising vots the bill vas carried 10y Z
srge majority. but demand for the
IsAs and nays frightened sotne of the
Members Who have 10 tread Reotiy on
NATIONAL bank legislation. 80 that shs
'lli nsrrosly esca pod defeat. Nor Ii Is
sfe vet, as n motion to reconsider Ia
,ending. The vote shows, however,
,0v much moie pol ussr tbs National
,snking system is nov thar formerly.
few years ego bill Of this sort
you'd have been overwhelmingly dc
Ies.ed in ths House. But experience
has demonstrated the safety and con
'esience Of the system 50 clearly that
! Is uphill work 10 antagsnixs u on 20
Iitlcal grounds.
IL 10 q striking illustration of the psor
business methods Of Congress Is tsd
ihe House setting asids week Ia the
bnsy part of the session to go all over
he Fitxjohn Porssr business aglin.
lIENox.