The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(fro"' O"r Regular Correspon,lent.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. lG. 1886

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ury and attorney Geaeral's Offices are par
hcularly referred to, and in the latter th
stories go so far as to designate Mr.. Gar
lands successor. These rumors are peri
odic, and usually have no solid foundation
took some trouble to ascertain if ,hcr
were really any cause for their currency q
this time: OF course if tho. Presiden
gave the slightest intimation fssMr. Gar
land that he desired to make a change II
the office of Attorney. General his resigna
ton would instantly be rendered. sail q
prominent member Of the Arkansas dele
CATION, who is on the most intikgate terms
with the subject Of his remarks, but
don't believe such thing has ever been
thought OF, aud know the Attorney Gen.
eral has had no intimation to that effect
he 10 proud man, and would not remain
one day in position wherein he had not
the Presidents fullest confidence. He has
said as much to me in the past week. I
don't know how these stories get aaoat
They usually emauate from some one with
whom the wish is father to tho thought.
There is no doubt of one thing, however.
There has been more quiet pressure brought
to bear upon the Administration to effect
this change than the public knows of.
One OF the Presidents oldest aud most in
nuen.ial friends was brought here week
ago for the purpose of working upon the
President to effect Garlaud's retirement.
lilo had two conversations with tie Presi-
dent, in which he intimated that though
nobody really believed that the ATTORNEY
General had any personal interest in the
telephone suits, etc, yet it might be better
it the Administration was relieved from
oven the very appearance Of evil By the
retirement of its chief law officer. The
President heard the speaker to the end,
an hen duly intimated that when he de,
sired advice upon matters touching his own
business he would ask for it. This ended
hoT dia II ssso als ias s5l
inquired. The intimate friend has wife,
and she has friends who arc very much in
terested in the telephone matter. He
told his wife, and she communicated the
result of the talk to her anxious acquain>
tanccs, was the reply.
Il am pleased to know that one very diff
ficult social question has at last been set
tled,' remarked lady the other evening
who was speaking of the gradations in the
aggregate Of humanity called society.
Yes, We need no logger wonder who is
who. Washington has at last had long
felt want filled. We have an Elite Direc-
tory, an invaluable volume, which We are
assured is a safe guide as regards tho So
cial status of people. The thing, however,
that puzzles me is, how this information
was obtained, and from whom? What
rule has been followed in writing down
Smith in the Elite Directory and exclud-
ing Jones? They hold precisely the same
station in the community, yet one is taken
and the other left. BY whom was their
relative position decidedly It is about as
difficult an undertaking as can be imagined.
How was it done?
I am unable to answer any of these per-
tinept questions. While the average
American processes to care very little about
such matters, yet there could be no prompt
or way to excite his wrath than to intimate e
that he is not "as good as anybody" Es-
pecially is this true of the gentle creatures
who make up so important part of mod
ern society. 1t ,oo,,ld be {uterestiug to
know how these matters were determined
and upon whose say so. But that author
ity would have an awfully unhappy time
The House voted last week to allow
national banks to change their names and
locations, aud to increas, their capital,
under certain conditions. On rising vote
the bill was carried by large majority
but demand for the yeas and nays fright.
ened some Of the members who have te
tread gently on national bank legislation
SO that the bill narrowly escaped defeat
Nor is it safe yet. as motion to recon
slider is pending. The vote shows, how.
ever, how much more popular the nationa
banking systom is now than formerly. A
few years ago bill of this sort woult
have been overwhelmingly defeated in tn,
House. But experience has demonstrate,
the safety and convenience Of the system
SO clearly that it is uphill work to antag-
onizo II on political grounds.
II is striking illustration of the poo
business methods of Congress to find III
House setting aside week in the bus