Daily Republican., 1886-09-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
FROM our Regular oonespondsn.

from our Aekuitr OofFcpponoont'
WASHINGTON. Sep "a 1885 AS the
leaves begin TO fall the Capital City be-
gins to scintiilsts. With returning
society. Washington Is the most popu-
lar autumn resort In the country. To
be sure, at no time In the year is this
loity entirely out of see son.
The Presidents vacation seems to
have spoiled him for work. There was
a good deal awaiting him on his return,
but he seemed little inclined to Ettend
TO 1t. Every day, accompanied by his
wife and mothtr In Law, he drives out
in his stylish Victoria, drawn By a
dashing chestnut team. Usually his
drives are in the direction of his coun.
try home, which will be finished
about Christmas Il 10 whispered that
1t is Mr.. .Oleveland's ipteDtion to present
this house, when completed, to Mrs.
Folsc m, and to build himself another
htar Arlington Heights.
Mrs. Cleveland. II is said, has for
room mates canary that was Matched
on the day that President Cleveland
was nominated, and white mouse.
She amuses herself with these, and
with driving and shopping. An eff.
Gle mt hOusekeeper makes 1t unnecessary
for her to be concerned about the cob
webs and ''a polishing the handle of the
big front door"
The President intends to hold the
legular Cabinet meeting tomorrow,
and expects Secretaries Bsysrd, Lamar
Endioott, Whitney, Posf lnaster General
Wins, Attorney General Garland aud
acting Secretary Fairchild to be pres.
ent. The absence Of some OF thete gen.
ilemen has teen SO long continued that
their presence will be almost surprise
Notable among these delinquents 10 the
Secretary of War. IL Is matter oi
notoriety that his absentt eism has &C.
tually thrown the control Of the Wal
department into the hands of its em
ploy es for several months past. There
has been no serious hitch in the work
because the routine business of the de
partm ent goes on Ms we'll as ever, undel
the careful management Of experienced
Republican clerks, just as 1t would gt
on II there were 70 such person as tht
Hon. Secretary of War;" at a salary
of 200 per annum.
II some employe of the War Depart
ment were to absent himself from hi
desk for q few days over his regular
vacation he would promptly be dis
missed. And yet Mr.. Endicott remain
absent for months at a time, payiri
only hurried visits to his office, ant
depending the greater part Of the year ii
New York or at his home in Massa
chusetts, and the President seems u
take no notice Of this unprecedented
state of affairs.
Mr.. Cleveland has certainly not mad
3 fortunate selection of men to fill pub
lie offices. Mr.. Bsyard has been, IL
several In stances, strikingly ill-starres
in his appointments for the diplomat
and consular services Mr.. Manning
health has been found unequal to the
uties of his office. Mr.. Garland ha
been implicated In notorious scandal
IMr, Eudicott has abandoned his dutie
to his subord mates. Commissioner o
Patents Montgomery spends much o
hie time devisipg how to escape the per
formance of his work; aud there ar
scores Of instances, far too many 10 b
enumerated, Of good Republican clerk
In the Departments having been dis
missed, without the preteuse Of q CON
Iplaint, to give place 60 srifilng Demt
cratic parasites. Il.