River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-11-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
Washington, ID. c.,
Oct, 80, 1885. {

Oct. 80, 1885.
The question whether Mr.. Cleveland
is a candidate for another term Is no
longer discussed here. No one can
doubt that he is, although he has moth.
ing to say upon the subject. His de.
sire to secure the denomination has
directed his official and personal course
entirely for theipast year. He has not
had the courage, except in two instan.
ces, to enforce his order against Fed
eral Office holders, although he has
positive proof of its violation in num-
erous cases. This quiet submission,
and many other acts indicate the Presi-
dents excessive fear or injurIng his
chances for 1888. His retention of
Garland is only to avoid offending the
South, his signing of the oleomargarine
tax was to placate the dairy farmers,
and his approval of the $4,000, 900
r liver and Iarbor bill was to please
certain powerful influences. Then
his Difference to the Mugwumps In
localities where they are influential.
and his relations with machine" pol
| itieians in states where there are no
reform sentiments, are all stratagems
of shrewd aspirant instead of one
term reformer.
When the Forty Ninth Congress
expires, there will be an exodus of
Democratic leaders from the Capital
similar to that of 1861. Not more
than three or four distinguished Dem
ocrats of the present House will sue
coed in coming back. Among the
candidates who were left are number
of prominent men who were also
prominent in supporting the present
administration. There is Willis of
Kentucky, close personal friend of
the President and of the Speaker of
the House; Bragg or Wisconsin; Boyle
of Pennsylvania, who was chairman
of the Pan Electric Whitewash Com
mittee; Reese o, Georgia, Singleton of
Mississippi, who Is also devotee of
the President; Secretary Lamar, be-
sides many more such, who failed to
make connection.
Virginians have been rather troub-
lesome at the White House of late.
At one of the President 5 recent hand
shakings long lank raw boned female
appeared to vindicate sole Virginny"
by administering a mild reproof to
Mr.. Cleveland for not taking his wife
TO the Richmond fair. At another OF
his MONDAY receptions, a representa-
tive of the Old Dominion was the
innocent cause of dog fight in the
grand East Room. The old gentleman
brought two pointer pups to present
to Mr.. Cleveland. He had consider
able trouble, of course, to get them
passed in, but finally succeeded. With
pup in each arm he proudly took
his place in line, but just before reach
ing the President the dogs began to
bark and bite, for twas their nature
to, etc. Ingreat confusion the owner
dropped them on the floor, where they
continued hostilities, yelping and
tumbliug until they rolled between
the Presidents feet. The brutes were
quietly taken out of the room with
their master following, After the
reception an effort was made to allow
him to make the presentation, but the
President was then safe behind barred
doors, and the ill.bred purps were car
ried back TO old Virginia shore.
The Democrats have been jubilant
over the way in which Public Printer
Benedict has been cutting and slash
ing around in the Government Prin-
ting Office. He has made $50 removals
since he assumed charge there. He
has given his attention so entirely to
this sort of work that the real work of
the Office is behind now. The depart
ments are clamoring for work on their
reports, and unless the work gets up
better it will be in tangle when Con-
gress meets.
Benedict's appointment was politi-
cal one, and it is well understood that
he intends to help strengthen the party
in New York through his office. In
deed, it is so well understood that he
intends to fill the places he has made
vacant with New Workers, that there
arc but few applications from any
other section.
Benedict is almost certain to be re-
| jected by the Senate, which cannot
legally confirm him. The law requires
that the Public Printer shall be a
practical printer and versed in the art
of book binding. The present incum-
bent meets neither of these provisions,
and, it would seem, knows very little
that is practical about his own busi-
ness or any other. He had no sooner
made these wholesale dismissals on
the ground that his Office was short of
money, than he created a new office,
that of custodian of the building, and
appointed to it at an 800 salary a
special friend of his own.
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