Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-28
WASHINGTON.
GEORGE WISE REJcrcEs THE HEARTS
OF THE DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
A Pretty Fold speech-The Blair Educa-
tion Bill-Personal Items-vir-
ginia Postal Notes.
lFrom Our REGULAR Correspondence

From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Mr.
Wise delighted the Virginia Democratic
Association by his plain talk before
them last night in regard to the policy
of keeping Republicans in office under
. Democratic Administration. He ap-
preached the subject very tenderly at
first, but warmed up as he proceeded.
He said {: II can't say that | am ex-
actly pleased with the way things are
going on. l am Democrat, and when
| fight and win q victory | want the
fruits Of it. / do not believe Demo-
cratic Administration can be run by
Republicans or Mugwumps. | don't
think we have a good and true Jack
sonian Administration. | am a Demo
crat through and through, and |
don't believe in this sentiment
tai nonsense about civil-sergice
reform. | don't want Demo-
crat TO run the Administration Of my
party who don't want Democratic 'su-
bordinates under him." Checking him
self moment in the midst Of his i'm
FASHIONED delivery, he said : THAT is
my opinion, and am afraid have said
too much now: but | believe in bold
talk, for ! think we have lost a great
deal by being little too mealy-
mouthed." Then he drifted away from
the civil-service question. but presently
REQUIRED to it with increased earnest
ness. when you go to the depart
ments to get bite from the public crib
they say the departments are full. Full
Of what' Republicans. These are the
wrongs, these are the inequalities,
that exist under this damnable civil
service fraud
This sentiment and the intense ear
nestness of the denunciation aroused
the boys to high pitch. and they APP
plauded enthusiastically. Scarcely Ia
king time to mop his brow, Wise ex-
claimed "Let us have what belongs
TO US. Let the people who won the
victory have the fruits Of it. | shall
not recognize the existence Of Demo-
cratic government until we have more
radical changes than we have yet had. :"
Much more in the same line OF
thought was said, but this much will
show the drift of the remarks Of the
representative Of the Richmond district.
1t may be added that he expressed the
real sentiments Of two thirds Of the
members Of Congress Of both parties,
almost any Of them will tell you. bat
"not for publication"
THE BLAIR BILL.
The friends Of education held another
meeting to-day to complete their ar
rsngements for getting the bill before
the House. The Virginia congressman
were present, and Mr.. Cabell presided.
The committees appointed to canvass
the House gave encouraging reports,
and it was definitely agreed to make
the decisive movement Monday next.
Mr.. Patterson, recently appointed
postmaster at Petersburg, and Lieuten-
ant P. P. Powell, United States army,
a ViIginian, were at the Capitol to-day.
State-Senator Pembroke Petit, OF
Fluyanna, is in the city.
New post-ofiices are established at
Mountcastle. between Providence Forge
and Roxbury, New Kent county, Ro-
bert d. Mountcastle, postmaster, and at
Thrower, Richmond county, y. c., Mat.
thew J. Thrower, postmaster.
Postmasters commissioned Vir-
ginia-Benjamin F. Williams, Loudoun
Bridge; Barlow Cooper, TaylOrstown.
North Carolina-William II, Chase,
Emil Matte n. Pickens, Swannonol ;
Robert F. Terrell, Warren Plains.