The Penn's Grove record., 1886-10-30
LETTER.
WnslingtDn, or. p, lStJ,

Congress is still four weeks ofti Soc-
ipty is still quiesccni the President IS
taking aud contemplating triis, and
! the Cabinet and other Government Of
/ icials are still tngrosse,l with the pre-
m,r.tion OF their annual reports.
The u difference with which Congress
alu avs receives these reports Stins u
have hut little effect upon their length
OF their lring frrighted with sugges-
tious. Every year the officials plunge
into their literary work, sume with the
view Of establishing a reputation ~
finished writer's, others with the inttn
| ton Of bringing about reforms or chan
! gps that will give them Il name rs pub
Tic b~encfactors aud statesmen.
Tie completing Of rtIcrt byan tx
| ecutive Department is an interesting
| process, for nearly all the clerks colI-
tribute 10 II. When II is issued, how
| ever, 1t bearers the name Of the head
| Of the Department, and the condenser
information 1t contains goes TO the
world looking like the industrious re-
s"arcli and literary labor OF one man. .
The President made his first trip III
To Virginia ON last Thursday to attend
the State Fair a, RicNmons. Many Of
| the Virgininns had said lie will not
be there. The Chief Magistrate is al
WAYS announced and thousands Of leo
pie are attracted to the Fair III culSe-
quence, but he never comes. Mrs.
Cleveland w.ls to have gone also, aud
other ladies OF the Cabinet, but they
backed out at the last moment. l.
Was said this change of m:nd Was be-
because OF the rather exclusive recep-
ton that had been arranged for them
ut the Gu~brrnatorial Mansion. Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland We're going To Rich
Iuond to meet the people. On Wtdhes
day to-day the President AID his Cab
inrL vii 90 TO New York to attend
the inaugural ceremonies Ot the Bar
tlioldi statue.
And now it seems that Hon. Sunset
Cox, Minister 10 iurkey, is coming IL
Washington TO represent the Ninth
New York District. Although he
sl d Congress WAS not nearly us big as
USED To he, and that he did not cate
much about II, il is stated lie gave the
President to understand that lie would
very much rather reIUrIi 10 Congress
than to Turkey. lie has been, during
the We, X, dining, taking oNer affairs
ia the East with the President and
making his report.
Senator Edmuiids, OF Vermont, who
IIas just been rt-eltc,Cd hist took lbs
seat IN the Cnited States Senate / Wenty
yeais lso, and has served continuously
ever since. Mr. EdnundS has long
ell SUE uI II election. Last wintci
aId early opriag he was aplslle.Itls
Worried, but IA May reports from Srr-
mont Merr such that he began 10 wear
the look Oh Il man Who knew III whom
lac trusted. MOI Is 1t surprising THAI
lIiS Stale agreed That 1t would be d
mistake 10 retire this veteran and iii
HIS pace with an INEXPERIENCED nali.
MI. Edmunds is no., popular, lnutcd
he las many eiIeinies, iur le is dog
hattie, cold, aad no. audlcted 10 tie
pursuit oil friendships. The Demo
cttts III Congress have learned To accept
hun is IL Stubborn lac, and to quietly
suUlnt w MANY things from MIN,
winch, coming irunI any otlicr Iuaii,
wvuiu anger them sle lreIlLy. l.. Has
been lacctiousis allegeSamlt the Mug
wuinp.an IonIiicss ior min Ia oaiy IAN
acquired tasse.n Another pecusiaIny
"a liic ocIIator from Inc Gieeli 3iuuA-
laiiis Is that he has always rel used TO
nelp any ot his constituents 10 Sct All
UhIcc. IhIs, q. cUuroe, makes him one
oi the most individual ol pubic men.
Notwithstanding hrs reputation Tor
au,Ierlly and irlgluits, ne Can bend
Yer. gracefully nIcn occasion requires
anu lie Is coIio.dcIed All especially
charming dinner co~uulnsnion.
Inc Congressional Committees OF
both parties have about finished ia
their woIk, although their uonas will
reihaln open untIl the III of November.
They are Do,h engaged III the An
business, learning he stale VI The cain.
p;tlgn m every doubtful district and
furnishing The information to the bar.
ty bodies. The position, through, of
tibet Congressional Com ~Iitlees was sunk
Ia positive insignificance after having
been for many years lhe reservoir OF
money and news, where both could be
had on tap.
The civil service rules forbade n the
collection of monry from depart Inent
employees has virtually cut off the rev.
ehue OF COMMITTEES whose party was in
power. In former times one turn of
the screw was enough to bring thous-
ands of dollars in hard cash pouring
into the committee safe.
This year the Republican Commit
ce has had about enough money 10 pay
IFS Office rent, print and mail its cir
cniars and hire II few clerks The
Democratic COMMITTEES las issued Ter.
vent invitations tor voluntary cont ri,
buttons, hut has got next To nothing.
The clubs don't want Ia contribute anil
are perfectly willing to lei the eIec-
tiohs decide themselves without N
financial aid from them.
Good Ressits In Every Case.
D. A Bradford, wholesale paper deal
or Of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes, that he
Wax ceriuuSlv afHi,tCd uisL vaxua,a