Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-10
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
DalSotaians at Washington
and who have Left
Washington.
A Conversation with ordway-Day's
Work---HoW Maratta was Mis-
represented---various
Personals.

Washington, March 6-There are nonl
of "the gang" democrats in the city new
Strange, but true. Boyntan has gone
home. because there was either nc
money, or no excuse for him to haunt
the hotels longer; and sOrdway" John
son is 40 democrat. BY the way, where
is Johnson? Who knows? Eh?
Beardsley, Of Fargo, is one of the
whitest democrats IN the west and a
credit to Dakota. He is thorough
business man, and has "knack" oil
making friends. He is at the National
hotel, and can be seen every evening in
this lobby talking business to men who
mean business.
Hon. NJ. H. Day is the strongest demo
crat in the territory. He never gets leli
on anything he undertakes. Do you
know that in the matter OF the appoint.
ment of postmaster at Rapid City he
tells me he went into the fight alone
after Wilson and all the others had
made recommendations MCCARTHY said
that Schnasse could not be appointed
because Day had recommended HIM
That started the ball. Result: Schnas
Sc was appointed. Mr.. Day went to
the president about it. Where's Mo
Carthy, the Big-man-afraid-of-h -his-nose
nowf Eh?
Mr.. Schnasse, Jake .Cantz, and Mr.
HALEY. all of Rapid, were here recently
and met with them for the first time
They are intelligent, excellent gentle.
men, all.
Charley Frost, of the Huron Demo
crat. ls here and has added his splendid
journal to the syndicate of papers form
ing the Dakota news bureau. He is {
sterling fellow, and like Day, stands by
his friends.
Here is q story with moral. A few
weeks ago stood il the lobby Of the
National hotel listening to Ordwsy talk
He was showing mo what mean mar
Day is. He snid that Charlie Mccoy
and Day had together stolen q big
county IN Dakota, and that they were 0
pair of rascals greater than himself. HI
said that he opposed the confirmation oi
Mccoy for the Aberdeen land office
because Charley was dishonest man
He fought him in the senate. "And
what do you think that Day did? HI
came on here and went before the sen
ate committee and took all the blame on
himself; and that is the wsy Mccoy be
came confirmed"
"Weli governor" qnoth I, chat
shows Day to be q bad man. You
wouldn't have stood by friend that
way, would you?"
My conundrnm was too hard for him
and he changed the subject. He hasn't
said word against Mr.. Day, to me
since.
There is absolutely no hope for any
legislation looking either to admission
or division. The house will not bulge
an inch from it's partisan ground. Thai
body ia not going to invite two repub-
licau senators to walk in and take seats
in the north end of the capitol. Not
muchee, my son. They are not as big
fools ae they look, those democratic
statesmen,
The president and senate are having a
monkey and parrot time OF it. They
are fighting for spoils, and the president
is getting the best of 1t. Right or wrong
the president of the United States 10 (
big gan, and great autocrat. He ie
bigger than republican majority, or Q
democratic majority. or universal ma
jority of his fellow citizens against him
He is mightier than the czar OF all tn,
Rassias. He has great many Office
at his disposal, and is using them for al
they are worth. That's what you'd d,
amt it, if you were president? But yor
never will be. The senate is powerful
and can shut off appropriations for th
departments, and cripple; them if il
wants to, but it is not likely to play th
! baby act in that way. The upshot Of
all will be, that the president will hav
a big and growing fight on his hsnd'
during the remainder of bis administrs
tion, but he will never give in.
The resignation Of Hon. John King
postmaster at chamberlain, has bee
sent in. Whomever Hon. NJ H Da
decides to recommend for the position
will get it. Don't forget this fact. "
been telling you ior months how thss
things are ran here, but you don't q
seem to remember il. Your office,sssl
ers, some OF them, turn to Boynton, NJ
Carthy, johnson and others of that il
Wait until the next democratic convel
ton is held, and those kickers will
buried SO deep that they will never
able to find themselves on resnrsectic
day, When Gabriel blows his ceiebratf
cornet solo. g
|, Another reputable citizen and stanne
, democrat, Hon. Dan w. Maratta,
!, being abused by the gang. That
!. right. Let 'ern work. There is 10 mi
who can stand it better than Maratt
Il He is q true and tried friend of the te
II ritory, and nothing can shake the b
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