Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-25
DAKo7.A POLITICS.
As Seen 'front.' the "1nter-o Ocean
Observatory IN WASHINGTON.

AAaos'oi AoSo FAA SoVeEally dlu IOlltly
deceived Me- ,srs. Day, Mccormack,
Johnson, East and Mcclure, the appoint
ment of Charlie Frost to q lucrative po-
sition will have be.,'1 made before you
read this letter. Promises in Washing
ton are like the VOWS Of lovers, made to
be broken. But it does seem that their
promises in behalf of Frost are about to
be fulfilled. II Charlie, gets his office it
will be because the order goes forth
from the president and is obeyed. 1t
often happens here, ytou know. that the
president cannot get his orders carried
out.
Marshal Maratta sayD he intends to re-
sign his Office in q week. or two. I don't
believe it.. I belieye THAT Captain Dan
will be able to make ar engagements with
his private business sd as to be able to
retain his office too. Howe yer, if lie can
not he will resign. r here is a fellow
after his place alread y. Big official
plums like that do not go begging long.
The question has bed,n discussed pri-
vately as to whose recon mendations
will count in Washingto now. Will
the Democratic govern or be the referee
for Dakota3 Upon whose rec omlnenda-
tions will the departments at Washing
ton depend in making appointments1
The question is readily an ewered. Tue
members of the territorial com mittee for
each legislative district will make the
recommendations for aploint ments in
their baliwicks and forward them to NJ.
H. Day, and the departn ponts will APP
point accordingly, if Mr.! Day concurs
with the others. In Nor th Dakota, IN
addition to the members of tho territor-
tal committee. the applic3,n for office
will be expected tn get the endorsement
Of the secretary as we'll as OH the govern
or. Indeed the recommen iation of the
governor will be desired by Mr.. Day for
South Dakota as we'll. Bl,t Governor
Church is inclined to leave Jail appoint
ments in the south to the d secretion of
Mr.. Day and the committeeman. Mr..
Day, however, desires the recommends
ton of the governor upon all endorse
ments for Office. One thing is certain,
though. and that is that the gentlemen
who manage these matters will act har-
~monlously.
The rumor that Mr.. Day abu sed and
vili6ei Judge Church during the period
that the %governorship seemed to be in
doubt is false SO far as my observation
goes Mr.. Day always spoke in terms
of the warmest admiration for the abili-
ties Of Judge Church, and said th at he
was a Democrat, staumch and true. He
preferred Ziebach to the last, simply
and solely because he had been a Dako-
tan for SO many years and Judge Church
had moi been. There was no malice in
the contest. 1t WIS u fair ii ,h-. AMI tae
main object seemed to be not the advance
ment OF any individual, but that Dakota
should have a Democratic governor and
that as o. as possible.
The general impression in congress is
that the ''we-are-a-state'' business is car
ried to excess. No reasonable man can
doubt that Dakota is entitled to admis-
sion as a state. Many men of many
minds Of both parties disagree as to d.
vision. Were the people united in their
demand for division the statehood move
ment might be more reasonable. AS it
is the cause is injured by an excess of
zeal. These are not the opinions of your
correspondent, but the reflection Of SEN
timent in congress.
1t may as we'll be understood that the
civil service f~oolishnsss of this admins
~tration is practically yer During the
next summer, when the senate is away
from Washington. every man who holds
an office received from a Republican adj
ministratien as a reward for Republican
work will DO removed. Not only are the
Democratic leaders determined that this
shall be so. but Mr.. Cleveland himself
is beginning to see that the party is being
ruined by mugwumpery and he will
hereafter be more t%ractable. He will
follow the advice of the members of his
cabinet and other leaders of his party.
Redteld, Aberdeen, Brookings, Grand
Forks. Deyillsh Lake and all other post
masters may plaster their scalps on with
giant stickum, but it will avail nothing.
They will he yanked off by the barbar-
Gus political hand of power. Several OF
the gentlemen named or referred to had
narrow escapes during the last week of
November. God gave Grover the govt,
and he was unable to WELD his axe.
Their cases were at the white house and
their scalps were twisted into pigtails,
all ready for the grand jerk Grover
I was disabled. Look out, therefore, We
. followers. Your time is coming. No
mater what promises You may have
: from alleged friends in or out Of the
. Democratic party; the old doctrine is the
, true one, and it will be lived up to. ""ro
5 the victors belong the spoils." The Re,
publicans are anxious for Grover to come
! to this conclusion. They expect to take
their turn in SO, and are desirous OF
having Grover set the u for them.
1 To some these will be unwelcome facts.
But they are facts. Only one man is tc
be spared. Col. N. N. Tyner, whose term
will expire in March. will probably be
re-appointed. This is because he is an
Iold soldier. Republicans are likelv to
pursue the same policy when they re.
' turn to power. They will allow such
. Democratic ex-soldiers as they find in
? will set the music in a high kew. and
the Republicans will have to sing it.
even If they should not want to.
, There will he a delegation of not less
than fifteen Dakotans in this city during
the first week in January. They are